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Black-seeded Bath Cos. A superior 
variety of the above, very close, and 
stands longer without running. Syn. 
Blaclc-seeded Green Cos, New Black- 
seeded Bath. 
Brown Cos. One of the hardiest, rather 
loose in the heart, consequently re¬ 
quires tying; an excellent variety for 
winter. Syn. Brittany Hardy Brornp- 
ton, Deptford Cos. 
Florence Cos. A large loose variety, 
only esteemed for stewing, but excel¬ 
lent in that way. 
Green Cos. Large, very crisp and 
sweet, only suitable for the early 
summer crops, as it is both tender 
and apt to run. Syn. Foster’s New 
Green Cos. 
Imperial Cos. Nearly resembles the 
last, but is a lighter colour, and rather 
more enduring. 
Paris Cos. One of the best, a pale 
green, crisp and sweet; stands well, 
and forms a close heart. 
White Cos. Very pale green, erect 
and close; unsurpassed in flavour, but 
tender, and very impatient of drought. 
Silesian. A stewing variety, for which 
purpose it is very good. 
Brown Dutch Cabbage. A large, loose, 
growing variety, and wanting in 
crispness, as are all of the class; 
very hardy, and therefore useful in 
winter. 
Grand Admiral Cabbage. A large yet 
close growing kind; not so hardy as 
some others. 
Hammersmith. A compact, handsome 
variety, that will stand almost any 
treatment. 
Malta. A hardy kind, of a good size, 
and tolerable flavour. Syn. Marseilles 
Cabbage. 
Tennis-ball. A medium-sized, bright 
green, very close growing kind. This 
and the previous one are, perhaps, the 
hardiest of the family, and should 
always bo included, for few winters 
cause them much injury if planted on 
sloping ground. 
White Dutch Cabbage. A large, loose 
variety, altogether deficient of crisp¬ 
ness, but useful for forcing. Syn. 
Victoria, Victoria Cabbage. 
LIME. See Orange. 
LITCHI, or LEE-CHEE. Dimo- 
carpus (Willdenow.) Nat. Ord. Sapin- 
dacea. There are two species of this 
fruit tree, the Dimocarpus Litchi , or 
Lee-Chee tree, and the 1). Longan , or 
Lon-yen, both natives of Cliiua, where 
they are much esteemed; neither of 
them, however, is much known in Britain. 
“ The fruit is a berry in bunches, of a 
red colour, and rather larger than the 
Grape ; the bunches are small ; the 
skin of the berry is tough and leathery ; 
the pulp is colourless, semi-transparent, 
and of a slightly sweet sub-acid taste.” 
For cultivation they may be referred to 
the Banana. 
LOQ.UAT. Eriobotrya japonica 
(Lindley), Nat, Ord. Rosacea. This 
plant is well deserving attention, both 
for its ornamental character and for its 
fruit, which are about the size of a 
Gooseberry, of a fine yellow colour, pro¬ 
duced in racemes, and of an exceeding 
rich flavour. It is a native of Japan, 
and with us may be grown in the green¬ 
house, or an early vinery would be an 
excellent position for it. The beautiful 
white flowers are then produced in 
January, and the fruit ripens in April. 
To have them in perfection a rather 
high temperature is necessary, and 
hence the necessity of some warmer 
place than the green-house at that par¬ 
ticular time. The plants grow freely in 
a mixture of peat loam and manure, and 
are readily increased by any of the usual 
means : in addition to which it is re¬ 
commended to graft them on the common 
hawthorn, as being conducive to an early 
development of fruit. 
LOVE-APPLE. See Tomato. 
MALAY-APPLE. Jambosa Malac- 
censis (Willdenow.) Nat. Ord. Myr- 
tacea. This is a great favourite between 
the tropics. The fruit is of an oval 
form, about two inches in diameter, in 
consistence and flavour approaching the 
apricot. It is abundantly produced, and 
is agreeable and wholesome. The plants 
require with us the ordinary stove treat¬ 
ment, growing best in an average tempe¬ 
rature of 60°, placed in peat and loam, 
