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Leucanthemum (Hardy Marguerites)
Same treatment as Chrysanthemum.
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Leucophyton Browni
A popular white-foliaged bedding plant, which maybe increased by dibbling cuttings in sandy soil and placing them in a cool frame.
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Libonia Floribunda
This is a winter-flowering plant, and is easilygrown in a cool greenhouse. It is very useful for table decoration, its slender red and yellow tubes of bloom being very effective, but it does not do to...
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Liatris Pycnostachya
A curious old herbaceous perennial, now seldommet with, sending up late in summer a dense cylindrical purple spike 2 ft. high. It needs a rich, light, sandy soil, and to be protected during the winter...
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Leycesteria Formosa
Ornamental plants, the flowers resembling Hopsof a purple colour. They will grow in any soil, but need protection in winter. They are multiplied by cuttings. Height, 3 ft.
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Leucojum (Snowflake)
Also known as St. Agnes' Flower. Handsomeplants. The flowers are pure white, every petal being tipped with green, dropping in a cluster of from six to eight blooms, each nearly 1 in. long. They grow f...
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Lewisia Rediviva
This makes a pretty rock-plant. It is a perennialand quite hardy, but requires plenty of sun. During April and May it produces large flowers varying in colour from satiny rose to white. The most suita...
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In The Year 1610 And In Jamaica In 16 Its Culture Has Since
become general in warm climates and its use universal.
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