Lipostoma

Lipostoma campanuliflora. Stove evergreen tree. Cuttings. Loam and peat.

Lippia

Two species. Stove. L. dulcis, herbaceous; L. purpurea, evergreen shrub. Cuttings. Rich light soil.

Liquidambar

Two species. Hardy deciduous trees. Seed and cuttings. Common soil.

Liriodendron

Liriodendron tulipifera, and one variety L. T. obtusifolia. Hardy deciduous tree. Seed. Rich light loam.

Lissanthe

Seven species. Greenhouse evergreen shrubs. Young cuttings in spring. Sandy peat. Repot into larger pots before moving from green-house in summer.

Lissochilus

Lissochilus roseus. Stove epiphyte. Offsets. Peat and potsherds.

Lists

Lists, for fastening trees against walls, are usually merely shreds of woollen cloth cut into lengths varying from two to four inches. Strips of very thin sheet-lead are preferable as not harbouring insects; and, if there be any truth in electricity being beneficial to growing plants, lead thus employed should improve their growth; for, with the nails, it forms a gentle galvanic battery. Wires and twine have been recommended to tie the branches to the walls; but the process is tedious, and cuts are inflicted, inducing gum and canker. Shreds of a black, blue, or red colour look best, harmonizing with that of the leaves. If old lists are re-employed they should be previously boiled to destroy the larvae of insects.

Lithospermum

Fifteen species. Chiefly hardy, herbaceous, and evergreen perennials. L.dispernum and L. tenuifiorum are annuals. L. distichum and L. scabrum are green-house herbaceous. Seed or cuttings. Light calcareous soil.

Littaea

Littaea geminiflora. Green-house evergreen perennial. Suckers. Sandy loam.

Livistonia

Two species. Stove palms. Seed. Sandy loam.

Loasa

Nine species. Chiefly hardy and green-house annuals. L. incana is a green-house evergreen trailer. Seed. Light soil. L. placei is a dangerous stinging plant. Mr. Halliday, gardener at Elmham Hall, gives these directions for cultivating: -

L. Latcritia

Plants of this, saved from seeds sown in the spring, kept in pots during the summer, shifted twice or oftener in the course of the autumn, so as to require a twenty-four sized pot about March, make good green-house plants for the same season. Planted out at the same time as other half- hardies, in a shaded situation, it also makes a good bed for the flower-garden, putting a stiff", branchy pea-stake to each plant for it to run upon. But it best unfolds its beauty upon a north wall, planted out in a rich, light soil, with four or more pieces of line to each plant for the shoots to climb." - Gard. Chron.

Loaving

See Heading.

Lobelia

Eighty-four species. Chiefly hardy and green-house herbaceous plants. Some, however, are an-nual, and others require the heat of a stove. Herbaceous are propagated by division; shrubby by cuttings; annuals by seed. Sandy loam and peat suit them all.

Lobster-Shells

See Animal Mattel's.