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heat ; when rooted, the plants should have night temperature of
about GO’, being hardt~ned off if to 9~ ptacett out-of-doors.
Lucuma. supoturrYr.
The genus comprises several species of tropical fruits, usually
propagated by seeds, the outer husk being first removed and the =
seed planted at once in santly soil. Of t91e lnnrllt’~r sapotc (I,.
~~arn~~scr), seedlings 111u~ 9x1 espect.ed to bear at five to seven
years of age. Seedlings of thtb ti-es (L. .t~(~/*~~os(f) should bear in
three to seven J*ears.
Luffa (I~isl~-c4ot9~ Gourtl. Vegeta.ble Sponge). Cmvirt~ifmm.
Prt~pagated 9,~ seett, sown in the open, or in the North better
st,lrttbct in pots in earl)- spring. The sptGcbs art’ frost-tender and
in gOllt’l’iI9 sho~lltl 9)e hand ted as cucum9)ers and melons.
unaria (~Honesty). Crlrc~fcru~.
Th(b 1)iennial species is propagated by seeds and the perennial
iLtS0 1)). ttivision.
Lupinus (,Lupine). Lrlgu 111 ittow.
Seeds ma). be used for the easy propagation of all the species,
usuatt~ being sown where the plants are to grow, as they do not
bear transplantin g welt after attaining some age. The perennial
species forming stools may 9,e increased by’ division.
Lycaste. Orclridcrcm~.
Propagation bJV :!i\-ision and pseudol~ul9k+. See Ori~hids, page 372.
Lychnis, includin, ~7 ;$grosteinnia and \‘karia. C’nr,~oyh.~llart~~.
Propagated readit>. in spring by seeds, t 9x1 perennials also by
division and sometimes 9)~. cuttings.
Lycium (~latrimon~,-Vint~. Box-Thorn). Sola~rr~.
Propagated by seeds and layers ; and also 9)~ hardwood cuttings
in autumn or spring, and some species I>>. the natural suckers.
Lycopersicum : To~wfo.
Lycopodium (Club-Moss). L,pwpodic~ww.
Increased by spores, as for ferns (which see) and by short cuttings
in pans or pots ; sometimes by layers. See Srlugi~tual.
Lycoris. ;I mnyyttiducm.
Propagated by offsets, as for amar~~ttis ; also by seed if procurable,
but longer time is usually requirect.
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