. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. GEEEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 245 a small portion of light loam dusted amongst it; in potting, press the soil firmly down, for, like most very fine-rooted plants, they cannot grow in loose soil. In the matter of watering, follow the instruc- tions given for the hard-wood Ericas. All are natives of South Australia. L. Baxterii.—Flowers deep salmon-colour. June and July. L. biloba major, sometimes called L. grandiflora.— A rather strong-growing species for the family, with rich deep blue flowers. May and June. i. formosa.—A dwarf and close-growing plant; flowers b
. Cassell's popular gardening. Gardening. GEEEN-HOUSE PLANTS. 245 a small portion of light loam dusted amongst it; in potting, press the soil firmly down, for, like most very fine-rooted plants, they cannot grow in loose soil. In the matter of watering, follow the instruc- tions given for the hard-wood Ericas. All are natives of South Australia. L. Baxterii.—Flowers deep salmon-colour. June and July. L. biloba major, sometimes called L. grandiflora.— A rather strong-growing species for the family, with rich deep blue flowers. May and June. i. formosa.—A dwarf and close-growing plant; flowers bright orange-scarlet. May and June. L. splendens. — A nomewhat robust kind; flowers bright scarlet. June and July. Leucadendron. — A genus of Pro- teaceous plants; all natives of the Cape of Good Hope and its neighbourhood; they require the same treatment as Banksia. L. argenteum.—We give this species only. It is a very beautiful plant, though seldom seen in our gardens; it is the Silver Tree of the colonist, and was called "Witle- bloom" by the early Dutch settlers; it is, however, becoming scarce in its habitats through being cut down for firewood. The leaves of this plant are narrowly-lanceolate, closely set upon the stems, both surfaces being densely clothed with pure white, shiny, silky hairs; the flowers are yellow, borne on large terminal globose heads. Leueopogon.—A large genus belonging to the Epacris family, which may be treated in a similar manner. The name is derived from the white- bearded flowers; they are very hardy, and are valuable for cutting, as the flowers last a long time in water, and are well adapted for bouquet-making. Leucopogons are robust-growing plants, attaining a height of from four to twelve feet in their native country ; the leaves are mostly lanceolate, hard, and bright green ; the flowers of all the species are white,. produced on axillary racemes in great abundance. The following are the most ornamental species :— L.
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