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pine or plant-stove, with a border of
two or three I'eet in breadth to grow in,
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it will succeed remarkably well. It is
far from being a tender tree, or one
difficult to manage, being of a robust,
healthy habit, and requiring but little
attention.
" Some people eat the fruit before it is
quite ripe, at which period it has an
agreeable acid flavour; but to obtain a
luscious, melting, highly-flavoured fruit,
it should hang on the trees until somewhat
shrivelled. It is probable that the
fruit would ripen on the back-wall of
some green-house, if it had plenty of
light and air ; at all events it is worth a
trial."
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Gard. Ch}-on.
LORD ANSON'S PEA. Lathyrus]
magcllanuits.
LOTE. Zizyphus lotus. \
LOTUS. Forty species. Mostly
hardy and half-hardy annual and perennial
trailers. Perennials are increased
by cuttings ; and the annuals by seed,
in any light soil.
LOUREA. Two species. Stove biennials.
Seed. Light rich loam. |
LOUSEWORT. Pedicular is.
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LOUSE. See Aphis.
LOVE-APPLE. Lycopersicon esculentuni.
See Tomato. '
LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING, Amaran-\
thus caudalus.
LOWEA berberrifolia. Half-hardy
deciduous shrub. Seed and layers;
sandy loam and peat. Common salt
applied occasionally is beneficial.
LOZOTiENIA rosaria, is a small
moth, of which the caterpillar feeds
upon the leaves of the rose tree. Mr.
Curtis says, that— " The eggs are laid
in the summer or autumn, and hatch
with the opening leaves ; and the little
caterpillar begins at once to form a residence
l)y drawing two or more leaflets
together, on which it feeds. This operation
soon points out where the caterpillar
is, and the best method wliich
we know of getting rid of it, is handpicking,
which should be practised as
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each pot, and fill them with the above
compost, about three parts full, press
this down in the centre of the pot, and
fill the remainder of the pot with silver
sand ; give them a good watering to
settle the cuttings, then take a large
pot and fill it half full of draining, and
the remainder with sand or gravel, and
then plunge four of the little pots in
this large one, and place a bell-glass
over them. Plunge in bottom-heat, and
in about a month the cuttings are rooted
and fit for potting off into small sixtypots
; keep them close for about a week
or so."
Grafting. — Mr. Beaton grafts the
Luculia upon stocks of Burchellia ca-
pensis.— Gard. Chron.
After-Culture. — "Drainage is absolutely
indispensable for JmcuHq. During
the summer and early autumnal
months water should be freely supplied,
and the under surface of the leaves, as
well as the whole plant, repeatedly
washed with the fine rose of the syringe.
The general waterings must also be
gradually diminished in September, and
afterwards administered very sparingly,
for the fine fibrous roots are easily in-
jured by too much moisture. It requires
a much cooler treatment than it generally
receives, and should never be
grown in a pot when it can be planted
out in a conservatory." Gard. Chron.
" It is not inclined to grow naturally,
and therefore should not be stimulated
in the spring and early summer. During
that period it sliould be kept in a greenhouse
: towards the end of May and
the beginning of June, it should be
planted out in a warm place rather
sheltered t'rom the sun. In August or
September it should be taken up and
repotted, and placed in a vinery or cool
hot-house. It will then grow vigorously,
and form its head of blossoms,
which are both beautiful and fragrant,
and expand during the greater part of
the winter. It may be kept in the
drawing room without injury till it has
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soon as the operation of the caterpillar done flowering, and should then be re-
becomes visible." Gard. Chron. turned to the green-house."
LVCV LI A gratissima. Green-house Chron.
evergreen shrub. LUCUMA. Four species.
Propagation by Cuttings.— " In pro- evergreen trees. Ripe cuttings.
Gard.
Stove
Rich
pagating this take a piece of light peat
and break it quite hue, add about one-
sandy loam.
LUHEA paninilata. Stove everthird
of fine silver sand, mix this well green climber. Cuttings. Peat and
together, and taking some small thumb loam.
pots, place one crock at the bottom of L U I S I A alpina. Stove epiphyte.