Limnanthes

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Linaria

SPECIES.

L. liumboldtianum needs to be put in a
warm house in winter. The other species
are hardy.

L. peltatum (syn. Villarsia nymph-
aoides).

LIMNANTHES (Lim-nan-thees.
Geraniaeese). California. L. Douglasii is
the only species worth growing. Mowers

LILY OF THE
VALLEY

The Lily of the Valley thrives in the shady
garden. It loves plenty of leaf-mould and some
lime in the soil and also likes to be left un-
disturbed.

white and yellow^ saucer-shaped, freely
produced. A good plant for bees. Sow
at any time from March to June, or in
September for spring flowering. Moist
position.

LIMNOCH1RIS (lim-no-kar-is. Alis-
macea). Stove aquatics from Brazil that
^require a tank of warm water or may be
grown in the shallow part of an aquarium.

Propagate by seeds, by division or by
their runners. *

SPECIES.

L. emargincta (syn. flcwa and plumieri).
Yellow flowers, July. 1J-2 ft.

L. Humboldtii (syn. Hydrocleis Com-
mmottit).

LINARIA (li-na-ria. Scrophularineas).
Toadflax, Useful hardy herbaceous
annuals and perennials that resemble
Antirrhinums and vary from dwarf plants
to large border plants, good for cutting.

Culture.—The perennials are propagated
by division in spring or after blooming
and by seeds sown in spring. They are
not particular as to soil.
SPECIES.

L. alpina, a pretty summer-blooming
perennial with purple and orange flowers,
and its white and rose varieties are excel-
lent for the rockery; L. Cymbalaria
(Kenilworth Ivy or Pennywort), the native
creeping toadflax, an evergreen trailer with
violet flowers, is useful for walls and
banks; L. Dalmatica with yellow flowers
from June to August, 2 ft.; L. gdiodes
bearing blue flowers in July, 18 in.; L.
purpurea, with purple flowers from August
onwards, 12 in.; and L. vvlgaris, the com-
mon toadflax of woods and fields, with stiff
stems with sulphur-coloured flowers, are
the most suitable for borders.

SEE IF
YOUR SOIL
REQUIRES

LIME

ADD A LITTLE
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
IF MQ EFFERVESCENCE
THE SOIL REQUIRES LIME

Lime is a most important soil element. To

test for its presence use dilute hydrochloric

acid.

Annual Linarias are useful in annual,
or mixed borders. Modern strains come
true to colour in white, gold, mauve, pink
and combined crimson and gold colours.
They are from nine inches to a foot in
height and are as useful for table decora-
tions as for the border.

L. aparinoides, 1 ft., mixed colours,
L. bipartite, 1 ft., purple and white,
L. marveeana, 1 ft., violet-purple. I*.