a Prussian botanist. Nat. ord., Palma
[Palmaceaj]. Linn., Sl-Moncecia (5*
Haxandria. Allied to Areca.)
Stove Palm. Seeds, in hotbed; rich loam.
Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter, 55 to 60.
A", monta'nu (mountain). 10. Grenada. 1829.
IVY/DTA. (Named after Col. Kyd,
first director of the Calcutta Botanic
Garden. Nat. ord., Bytl-nerimls [Bytt-
neriacea;]. Linn., W-Monadelphia 7-
Dodccdndrifi. Allied to Dombeya.)
Stove evergreen trees with white flowers.
Cuttings of half-ripened shoots, in sand, under
a bell-glass, and in heat } sandy peat and fibry
loam, well drained. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ;
winter, 50 to 60.
K. edlyci'na (far#e-calyxed). 30. East Indies.
1818.
frate'rtia (brotherly). 40. East Indies.
1823.
L.
LABEL. Many are the forms and
substances employed in making labels
for plants. For general use they should
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embrace among their good qualities
cheapness, durability, facility of being
written upon, and legibility. We have
before us specimens in zinc, porcelain,
and gutta percha, but most of them
are deficient in some one or more ; of
the desirable qualities. The least 'ob-
jectionable are those of zinc made by
Mr. S. Eooke, jun., 7, Whittall-street,
Birmingham, and may be had at prices
varying from 15s. to 40s. per 1000.
They are written upon with an ink of
which the recipe has been given in The
Cottage Gardener; but the letters are
indelible, so that when a label has
been written upon it cannot be em-
ployed for a second plant. This makes
us prefer a small piece of deal, planed
smooth, painted white, and written
upon with a lead pencil. If fastened
to the plant by a shred of thin lead
the label retains any desired position.
When required for a seed-bed, a small
stake is to be driven into the ground,
and from it the label to be suspended.
LABICH^'A. (Named after M. La-
lichc, a French officer. Nat. ord.,
Leguminous Plants [Fabaceeej. Linn.,
IQ-Di'candria l-Monogynia. Allied to
Cassia. )
Yellow - blossomed greenhouse evergreen
shrubs, from Swan River. Cuttings of half-
ripened shoots, in summer, in sand, under a
bell-glass ; peat and loam. Winter temp.. 38
to 4b.
L, bipuncta'ta (two-dotted). 3. April. 1843.
lanceola'ta (spear-head-towee/). 4. April.
1837.
LA'BLAB. (The Arabic name of the
convolvulus; referring to the t\vining
habit. Nat. ord., Leguminous Plants
[Fabaceae]. Linn., 17 -Diadelphia 4-
Decandria. Allied to Dolichos.)
Greenhouse and stove deciduous climbers
and twiners. By cuttings of young shoots, in
spring, in sandy soil, and in a little heat ; peat
and loam. Temperature, what is usual for
greenhouse and stove.
I L. pere'nnans (lasting. White China). 8.
White. July. China. 1820. Greenhouse.
vulga'ris (common). 8. Violet. July. East
Indies. 1794. Stove.
albiflo'ra (white-flowered). White.
August. East Indies. 1800.
purpu'rea (purple). July. East
Indies. 1790-'
There are also several annuals.
LABRADOR TEA. Le'dum.
LABURNUM. Cy'tisus labu'rnum.
LABYRINTH is an' arrangement of
walks, inclosed by hedges or shrub-
beries, so intricate as to be very diffi-
cult to escape from. From the twelfth
century to the end of the seventeenth
j they were a very favourite portion of
j English pleasure ground, but they are
now more judiciously banished.
LACJE'NA. (One of the names of
Helen. Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchida-
ceffi]. Linn., 20-Gynandria \-Monan-
dria. Allied to Govenia.)
Divisions in spring, or after blooming ; turfy
peat, sphagnum, rotten wood, charcoal, and
broken crocks ; fixed to a block, and that built
above the surface of a pot, and packed with the
above material, or grown in a shallow, open
basket. Summer temp., 60 to 90, and moist ;
winter, 55 to 60, and dry.
L. bi'color (two-coloured). 1. Greenish yellow.
May. Guatemala. 1843.
LACE-BARK. La</c'tta.
LAGHENA'LIA. (Named after M. dr.
la Clienal, a botanical author. Nat.
ord., Lily worts [Liliacea?]. Linn. ; 6-
Hcxandria l-Monogynia. Allied to
Triteleja.)
All greenhouse bulbs from the Cape of Good
Hope, except glauca. Offsets, at potting pe-
riod, and seeds, in a hot-bed, in spring ; sandy
peat, with a little fibry loam. Winter temp.,
35 to 45, and dry, or the bulbs may be kept
in drawers or bags. They are very beautiful
little plants, and grow freely under the above
conditions, potting them whenever growth com-
mences, and watering so long as the leaves are
green, but no longer ; when the pots are full of
roots they stand gentle forcing. The small
species require sand round their bulbs, whether
in the border or pots.
L. angui'nea (serpent). 1. White. April. 1825'
angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). 1. White-
April. 1793.
bifo'lia (two-leaved). . Pink. April. 1813.
contamina'ta (contaminated). . Pink.
March. 17/4.
jla'va (yellow). $. Yellow. May. 1790.
fra'grans (sweet-scented). 1. White, red.
April. 1798.
glauci'na (milkyish-green). 1. Green, white.
May. \79'>-
glau'ca (milky- green). Purple, red. May.
Persia. 1825.
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1. Yel-
Blue. Novem-
. Pink. June.
1. Green, white.
L. hyacinthoi'des (Hyacinth-like); , White,
red. May. 1812.
isope'tala (equal-petaled). f . White, purple.
May. 1804.
lancafo'lia (spear-head-leaved), . White,
green. May. 1818.
liliiflo'ra (Lily-flowered), 4. \Vhite. May.
1825.
lu'cida (glossy-leaved), %. Pink. April. 1/98.
lute'ola (yellowish). 1. Yellow, red, March.
1774.
- macula'ta (spotted-leaved)
low, red. March. 1774
muta'bilis (changeable).
ber. 1825.
nervo'sa (nerved-leaved) .
1810.
orchioi'des (Orchis-like).
March. 1752.
pa' llida (pale-flowered), i. Pale blue. Mav.
1782.
- ceerule'scens (bluish). $. Bluish.
September. 1782.
- mi 1 nor (smaller), i. Pale blue.
1782.
pa 1 tula (spreading -flowered}. 2. White,
pink. April. 1795.
pe'ndula (weeping). , Red, yellow.
April. 1789.
- macula'ta (spotted-teaved). . Red,
yellow. April. 1739.
puncta'ta (dotted). . Purple. May. 1824.
purpu'rea (purple). . Purple. April. 1826.
purpu'reo-caru'lea (purplish-blue). 1. Pur-
ple. April. 1789.
pusi'lla (small). . White. June. 1825.
pustula'ta (blistered). 1. Purple, green.
February. 1790.
quadri' color (four-coloured). 1. Scarlet,
yellow. March. 1774.
- - colora'ta (coloured-/cawd). .
Scarlet, yellow. April. 1774.
- racemo'sa (racemed), 14. White, green.
May. 1811.
ro'sea (rosy). 1. Pink. May. 1800.
ru'bida (red-dotled-Jloivered). %. Red. Sep-
tember. 1803.
Smyrna (late). $. Pink. August. 1820.
sessiliflo'ra (stalkless- flowered). A. Red.
May. 1804.
tri'colur (three-coloured). 1. Red, yellow.
April. 1774.
uni'color (one-coloured). . Pink. May.
.
uniflo'ra (one - flowered). White, blue.
March. 1795.
~ viola'cea (violet). 1. Violet. March. 1795.
LACHNA/A. (From lachne, down; re-
ferring to the downy clothing of the
flower -heads. Nat. ord., Daphnatln
[Thymelaceae]. Linn., H-Octandria 1-
Monofjynia. Allied to Gnidia.)
Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from the Cape
of Good Hope, and all but one white-flowered.
Cuttings of short young shoots, in sand, under
a bell-glass, in spring; sandy peat, with a
little fibry loam. Winter temp., 35 to 45. In
summer, a sheltered, somewhat shady place.
L. buxifo'lia (Box-leaved). 2. May. 1800.
conglomera'ta (clustered). 2. June. 1773,
L. erioce'phala (woolly-headed). 2, June. t?9 3 '
glau'ca (milky-green). 2. June. 1800.
purpu'rea (purple -flowered). 2. Purple.
April. 1800,
LACHNA'NTHES. (From lacknc, down,
and anthos, a flower. Nat ord., Blood-
roots [Hsemodoracese]. Linn., 3-Trian-
dria 1-Monogynia. Allied to Anigo-
zanthos.)
Half-hardy herbaceous perennial, The red
colour found in the roots is used in dying in
North America. Division of the roots, in spring ;
peat and loam. Winter temp., 40.
L. tincto'ria (dyer's). 14. Pink. July. North
America. 1812.
LACKEY MOTH. Clisioca'mpa.
LACTU'CA. Lettuce. (From Jac, milk;
referring to the milky juice. Nat. ord.,
Composites [Asteracese]. Linn., 19-
Syngenesia 1-^qualis.)
Of the numerous species none need be men-
tioned but the common lettuce, which is a hardy
annual.
L. sati'va (cultivated). 4. Yellow. June. 1562.
Varieties. There are the cos and
the cabbage. The first more grown in
summer than in winter ; the second at
all seasons, but more usually in winter,
on account of their superior hardihood.
The cicilias are of a nature interme-
diate the two. When young, the cab-
bage varieties are in general sweeter
than those of the cos at the same age ;
but of a full growth this is reversed ;
hence the latter are preferred for sa-
lads, and the former for soups. The
cabbage varieties succeed better in a
hotbed than the cos.
Vos Varieties. Brighton, Silver,
Black-seeded Green, Spotted or Leo-
pard, Early Egyptian, Green and Brown
Cilicia, Green, Lop, White or Versailles,
White Paris Cove, the finest summer
kind ; Green Paris Cove, rather hard-
ier ; Bath Cos, and Brown Cos.
Cabbage Varieties. Drumheaded,
Princes, Brown Dutch and Common
White Dutch, both good for winter ;
Tennis Ball or Button, good for win-
ter ; Large White, Hardy Green or
Capuchin, good for winter; Imperial
Grand Admirable, Prussian, Large
Roman, Malta, for summer; Neapoli-
tan, for summer.
Soil. Lettuces thrive best in a light,
very rich soil, with a dry substratum*
For th first and last crops of the year
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a warm sheltered situation is required;
but for the Midsummer ones a border
that is shaded during mid-day.
Sowhitj. The first .sowing in a frame
on a warm border, or slender hotbed,
at the close of .lanuary, or early in
February ; at the close of this last
month a larger one in any open situa-
tion, and smaller repeated once every
tluee weeks, until the end of July, for
summer and autumn use, to be coii-
tinued at similar intervals until the
close of September, for winter and
early spring. Sow moderately thin,
each variety separate.
Prlckinif out. When the plants are
about a month old, or two inches in
height, thin them to three or four
inches apart; and prick out: those re-
moved at similar distances. Those from
the sowings in January and February
in frames, and thence until August, in
any open situation. Those of the Au-
gust sowing must be divided into two
portions ; the largest being selected
and planted in an open compartment
for late autumn use, and the smaller
on a warm border for winter and early
spring.
I'lant out finally, in rows a, foot apart
each way. At the time of every re-
moval, whether of pricking out or plant-
ing, water must be given moderately,
and until the plants are rooted. It
may be remarked, that transplanted
lettuces never attain so fine a growth
as those left where sown, nor become
NO soon fit for use : those which are
planted out at once to remain being
better in these respects than 1 host-
pricked out previous to final planting.
The varying in their time of becoming
fit for use, however, is of advantage, as
by these means a more perfect suc-
cession is obtained. Those which are
planted to withstand the winter, which
they easily do if sheltered with hoops
and matting during severe weather,
and continue in a fit state for use, are
best planted on ridges, as a protection
from excessive wet, from which they
always suffer. In every stage of growth
they must be kept well watered, and the
earth around them frequently stirred,
for the extirpation of slugs and snails.
IS'o vegetable is more benefited than
the lettuce by the- application occasion-
ally of liquid manure. To check the,
cos plants running to seed before the
heart is perfectly blanched, it is a good
practice, at the. time of tying them up,
to cut out the centre bud of each with
a sharp knife.
Frame Crops. The plants raised
from the September sowing may be
divided as directed for those of August,
but in addition, some of the cds varie-
ties may be planted on a warm border,
to have the shelter of frames and
hand-glasses. Some of the strongest
of .these may, in succession during
November, December, and January,
b6 planted in a moderate hotbed, being
removed with as little injury as possi-
ble to the roots, to bring them forward
for immediate ust?. "Whilst in frames
they require much attention. Being
watered and shaded until established,
they must afterwards have as much
light and air admitted as possible, as
well as a regular supply of moisture.
At night the additional shelter of
matting, and in severe weather an in-
creased covering must be aft'orded.
The day temperature should never ex-
ceed 80, nor fall below (to . The
plants may be, set in rows about six
inches apart; but of those which are
merely sheltering dining the winter,
on the return of mild weather at the
beginning of March or April, every
second 1 one must be carefully removed,
and planted in a warm border, at the
usual open ground distance.
To obtain- Seed. Some of the finest
and most perfect plants of each variety
that have survived the winter, or from
the forwardest sowing of the year,
should be selected. The seed from
any that have run up prematurely can-
not be depended upon. If two varieties
flower near each other, only mongrel
varieties will be obtained. Ekch stem
is to be tied to a stake as a support
against tempestuous weather. The
branches must be gathered as the
seed ripens upon them. It must be
thoroughly dried before it is stored.
LADY-BIRD. Coccine'lla.
LADY'S FERN. La&trtr'a Ihely'ptcris.
L \ uv's LACES. Aru'ndo.
LADY'S MANTLE. Alchemi'tta.
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LADY'S SLIPPER. ^ Cynripe'dium.
LADY'S S:\IOCK. 'Cicraami'ne.
LADY'S Tiu:ssi:s. Nco'ttla splnilh
and Spira'niJies.
L.T/LIA. (La'lia was a Vestal Virgin ;
alluding to the delicacy of the flower.
Nat. ord., Orchids [Orchidaeerc]. Linn.,
20-Gynandria 1-Monandria. Allied to
Kpidendrum.)
Stove orchids. Divisions ; turfy peat, chopped
old moss, and charcoal, raised above the sur-
face of a pot, filled with drainage, or a block of
wood firmly laid across. Treatment similar to
Cattleyu.
L. acumina'ta (pointed-lipped). 2. Pinkish-
white. June. Mexico. 1840.
a'lbida (whitish). Yellowish- white. Oaxaca.
1838.
- viola'eea (violet - lipped}. White,
- a'n Ce ps(fvo-cdg<>d- S colloped). 1*. Rose,
purple. December. Mexico, i sM
- Barkerla'na (Barker's). ]. Purple.
December. Mexico. 1833.
autumna'lis (autumnal). 3. Rosy. Sep-
tember. Mexico. 1836.
ctKrule'scens (bluish). Costa Rica* 1838.
ca'ndida (whiten/towered). White. June.
Bolanos. 1840.
clniiulari'nia (scArlet-flowered) . 2. Reddish.
May. Brazil. 1836.
- erythrobu'lbon (red-bulbed). Brazil. 1843.
epidcndroi'des (Epidendrum-like). Purple,
crimson. July. Brazil. 1835-
fla'va (yellow). Yellow. Mexico. 1841.
furfura'cea (scurfy -stalked). -1J. Rose.
November. Mexico. 1838.
grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). 1. Xalapa.
Linde'nii (Linden's). Pale rose. June. Cuba.
maja'liK (Maf-flowering). $. Pink, purple.
Mexico. 1838.
peduncula'ris (long-flower-stalked). Violet.
Mexico. 1841.
Pen-i'nii (Perrin's). Lilac. September.
Brazil. 1831.
purpura'scens (purplish). Pink. September.
Brazil. 1838.
rubc'scens (blushing). $. Cream, pink.
May. Mexico. 1840.
rupes'tris (rocky). Violet. Brazil. 1840.
supe'rbiens (gorgeous -flowered}. \. Pink,
crimson. November. Guatemala. 1840.
LAFOE'XSIA. (Named in honour
of the Duke of Lafoens, president of
the Lisbon Academy of Science. Nat.
ovd., Loosestrifes [Lythracete]-. Linn.,
]'l-Ico$andria 1-Monoyynia. Allied to
Lagerstromia.)
A stove shrub. Cuttings of rather ripe wood,
in autumn, in sand, and in bottom-heat ; peat
and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; winter,
50 to 5">, and kept rather dry. ' Prune freely
in winter.
L. microphy'lla (small-leaved). Brazil. 184;.
LAGA'SCA. (Named after 7). M. La-
yasca, professor of botany at Madrid.
Nat. ord., Composites [Asteraceai]-.
Stove annual. Raised in a hotbed, several
times potted there, and bloomed in summer, in
a ereenaouse or plant stove.
L. mo'llis (soft). 2. White. July. South
America. 1815.
LAGEXA'IIIA. Bottle Gourd. (From
lagcna, a bottle ; referring to the shape
of the fruit of some speck's. Nat. ord.,
Cucurbits [GiU'urbitacea'j. Linn., "21-
JUonaiCJif, \0-Monadclfhla. Allied to
Cucumber.)
Hardy annuals from the East Indies, and
yellow-flowered, except where otherwise spe-
cified. Seeds in a hotbed, and either fruited
there, or hardened off and cultivated out of
doors, under hand-lights, against palings, and
other fences; -rich light soil. For culture see
Cucumber .
L. idola'trica (idol&trous-pear-friiited). White,
June.
vitta'ta (banded). White. June.
vulga'ris (common). JO. August. 1597
clavu'ta (club-shaped). 10. Au-
gust. 1597-
depre'ssa (depressed). 10. Au-
gust. 1597.
CQiirgou'r&a (courgourde). 10. Au-
gust. 1597-
turblna'ta (top-shaped). 10. Au-
gust. 1597.
LAGENO'PHORA. (From laffenos t a
bottle, and'p/iomvto bear ; referring to
the flower-heads. Nat. ord., Compo-
sites [Asteraceai]. Linn., Iti-Syngenwia
\-Fnistmnea. Allied to Brachyeon^*)
Greenhouse herbaceous perennial. Division,
in spring ; light soil ; a cool greenhouse, or a
dry cold pit in winter.
L. Fo'rsteri (Forster's). Yellow and purple.
New Zealand. 1837.
LAGEESTIIO'MIA. (Named after M.
Lcujerstrann, a German. Nat. ord.,
Loosestrifes [LythraceaO- Linn., !">-
Polyaudria 1-Monoyjjitia.)
Cuttings of small firm side shoots, in spring,
under a bell-glass, and cuttings of ripened
shoots, in autumn, in strong bottom-heat; peat
and loam. Summer temp., 60 to 00, .with
plenty of moisture, both at the root, and also at
the top, except when in flower. Winter temp.,
55 to 60, and dryish, after being pruned in au-
tumn. The greenhouse species require only
warm greenhouse temperatures.
GllEENHOl'SE EVERGUEEN SHRUBS.
L. Indica a'lfm (Indian-white). 12. White. Au-
gust. China. 181(3.
ro'sea (rosy). 12. Rose. August.
China. 1825.
sjiecio'sa (sh,owy). Rose. August. China.
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STOVE EVERGREEN SHRUBS.
L. e'lfigans (elegant). 10. Rose, yellow. Au-
gust. East Indies. 1841.
grandiflo'ra (large-flowered) . 12. Red. July.
East Indies. 1818.
I'ndica (Indian). 6. Flesh. July. East
Indies. 1759.
parviflo'ra (small -flowered). 12. White.
East Indies. 1818.
regi'ntc (queen's). 12. Red. East Indies.
1792.
LAGE'TTA. Lace Bark. (Its Indian
name. Nat. ord., Daphnads [Thymela-
ceoe.] Linn., 8-Octandria \-Monoyynia.}
The inner bark of this stove evergreen is the
beautiful Lace Bark of the West Indies. Cut-
tings of half-ripened shoots, in sand, under a
glass, and in bottom-heat, in April or May ;
peat and fibry loam. Summer temp., 60 to
80 ; winter, 45 to 55,
L. lintea'ria (linen). 6. White. Jamaica. 1/93.
LAGUNA'RIA. (From its resemblance
to Layun<ea, an allied genus. Nat. ord.,
Mallowworts [Malvaceae], linn., 10-
Monadelphia S-Polyandriu. )
Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. By cuttings
of half-ripened shoots, in sand, under a glass,
and in heat, in May ; peat and loam. Winter
temp., 40 to 45.
L. cuneifo'rmis (wedge-leaved). 15. Red. June.
Australia.
lilaci'na (lilac). Lilac. June. Swan River.
1832.
Pnterso'nii (Paterson's). 20. Pale-red.
June. Norfolk Island. 1792.
LA'LAGE. (Named after Lalage, a
gay, witty dame immortalised by Horace.
Nat. ord., Letjwnunow Plants [Faba-
cesej Linn., W-Monadelphia G-Decan-
dfia. Allied to Platylobium.)
Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from New Hol-
land. Cuttings of the young shoots, when they
are getting firm ; seeds in a slight, sweet hotbed,
and seedlings gradually hardened ; sandy peat,
with a little fibry loam, broken crocks, and
charcoal, and extra draining; in summer, a
very airy greenhouse. Winter temp., not below
L. hovecefo'lia ( Ho vea- leaved). 2. Yellow,
orange. March . 1841.
orna'ta (gay). 2. Yellow, purple. April.
1830.
LAMBE'RTIA. (Named after the late
Mr. Lambert, a distinguished patron of
botany. Nat. ord., Proteads [Protea-
ceae]. Linn., k-Tctrandria l-Monoyynia.
Allied to Hakea.)
Greenhouse evergreen shrubs from New Hol-
land. Cuttings of the ripened shoots, before
fresh growth commences, in the spring, in sand,
over sandy peat, in pots nearly filled with drain-
age, and covered with a bell-glass, and kept
close and cool, until the base of the cutting
| swells, when a little bottom-heat may be ap
1 plied ; sandy loam and fibry peat, well-drained,
I and mixed with rough pieces of charcoal. Win-
j ter temp., 38 to 45.
I L. echina'ta (hedgehog). 3. July. 1824.
formo'sa (handsome). 4. Red. July. 1788.
longifo'lia (long -leaved). 4. Red. Julv.
1826.
multiflo'ra (many-flowered). Orange.
ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). 1836.
propi'nqua (related). 1830.
LAMB'S LETTUCE. See Corn-sailed.
LAMOUROU'XIA. (Named after J. V.
F. Lamouronx, a naturalist. Nat. ord.,
Figworts [Scrophulariaceas]. Linn.,
14^-Didynamia S-Angiospermia. Allied
to Bartsia.)
Greenhouse herbaceous perennials, scarlet-
flowered, from Mexico. For culture, see Ange-
Ionia.
L. corda'ta (heart-shaped-team*).
multi'fida (m&ny -cleft-leaved},
1$. 1846.
l. 1846.
LAMPWICK. Phlo'mis tychni'tk.
LANCE -WOOD. Guatte'ria.
LAND-DITCHING. See Draining.
LANDRA. Rapha'nus la'ndra.
LANDSCAPE GARDENING, as its name
intimates, is the composition of beauti-
ful scenery, so that all artifice is con-
cealed by the blending of trees, shrubs,
ground, and water ; thus forming vistas
gratifying as those which occur na-
turally. Admiration for such scenery
is an innate quality of the human
mind ; and successfully to imitate such
scenery requires judgment as well as
taste* It is not possible, without a
heavy outlay, to introduce any desired
species of landscape beauty upon a
given plot of ground. There is the
beauty of the level surface, quite un-
attainable without such outlay, upon
a surface which is abrupt and broken.
The beauty of the clay districts is not
otherwise to be secured upon those of
the chalk; neither on light uplands
can be arranged the dense beauties of
well watered alluvial vales. " Consult
the genius of the place" is an axiom
which has been derided, but which is
dictated by the soundest sense.
Under this general head we have not
space to enter fully into details ; but
some of these will be found, under
their appropriate titles, in other pages,
and chiefly borrowed from Mr. Whate-
ley, who has published more correct
views upow the art of tastefully arrang-
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ing grounds than most men who have
written upon the subject.
LANKESTE'RIA. (Named after Dr. E.
Lankcster, a distinguished botanist.
Nat. ord., Acanthads [Acanthacese].
Linn., 14^-Didynamia ^-Angio&permla,
Allied to Eranthemum.)
Stove evergreen shrubs from Sierra Leone.
Cuttings of young shoots, in sandy soil, in heat,
in spring ; peat and loam, well drained. Sum-
mer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 48 to 58.
L. longiflo'ra (long-flowered). Yellow. April.
parviflo'ra (small-flowered). Yellow. April.
1844.
LANTA'NA. An ancient name for Vi-
burnum. Nat. ord., Verlencs [Ver-
benaceae]. Linn., l^-Didynamia 2-
Stove evergreen shrubs. Cuttings of the
short side shoots, two inches in length, taken
off close to the old wood, when fresh growth
commences in spring; fibry loam and a little
peat ; Se.lloviana requires sandy peat. Summer
temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 45 to 55.
L. acttlea'ta (prickly). 10. Red. June. West
Indies. 1693.
Brasilie'nsis (Brazilian). 3. White. June.
Brazil. 1823.
cocci'nea (scarlet). 3. Scarlet. June.
South America. 1824.
cro'cea (copper-coloured). 4. Copper. June.
Jamaica. 1818.
hi'spida (bristly). 3. Purple. July. Mexico.
1924.
ho'rrida (horrid). 3. Bed. June. Mexico.
1824.
involucra'ta (involucred). 3. Pink. July.
West Indies. 1690.
la vandula'cea (Lavender- like). 3. Red.
July. South America. 1820.
melisaifo'lia (Balm - leaved). 2. Yellow.
August. West Indies. 1732.
mo'llls (soft). 4. Red, white. July. Mexico*
1828.
.multi' flora (many-flowered). 1834.
ni'veu mutu'bilis (snowy - changeable -
coloured). 5. Yellow, rose. May.
odora'ta (scented). 2. White. May. West
Indies. 1758.
pilo'sa (downy). 3. Purple. July. Cuba.
1823.
purpu'rea (purple). 2. Purple. July. South
America. 1820.
ra'dula (rough-leaved). 3. Purple. West
Indies. 1803.
Salviafo'lia (Sage-leaved). 3. Red, June.
Cape of Good Hope. 1823.
Sellovia'na (Sellow's). 1. Rose. April.
Monte Video. 1828.
lanceola'ta (spear -head -
Deep rose. July. Montevideo. 1838.
stri'cta (erect). 3. Pale purple. Jamaica.
1733.
trifo'lia (three-leaved). 3. Purple. July.