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THE NURSERY-LIST 353heat ; when rooted, the plants should have night temperature ofabout GO’, being hardt~ned off if to 9~ ptacett out-of-doors.Lucuma. supoturrYr.The genus comprises several species of tropical fruits, usuallypropagated 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 sevenyears of age. Seedlings of thtb ti-es (L. .t~(~/*~~os(f) should bear inthree 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 betterst,lrttbct in pots in earl)- spring. The sptGcbs art’ frost-tender andin 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 perennialiLtS0 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 notbear transplantin g welt after attaining some age. The perennialspecies 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 bydivision and sometimes 9)~. cuttings.Lycium (~latrimon~,-Vint~. Box-Thorn). Sola~rr~.Propagated by seeds and layers ; and also 9)~ hardwood cuttingsin 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 cuttingsin 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.2A