Loiseleurea. Ericaceæ.
Propagation by layers; very rarely by seeds, which are slow and uncertain.
Lomatia, Tricondylus. Proteaceæ.
Increased by cuttings of well-ripened shoots placed in a gentle heat under glass.
Lonchocarpus. Leguminosæ.
Seeds. Propagated by growing cuttings placed in sand under glass, in mild heat.
Lonicera, including Caprifolium and Xylosteum (Honeysuckle). Caprifoliaceæ.
Seeds, for new varieties. Sow as soon as ripe, or stratify, first removing them from the pulp. The upright species are commonly grown from layers and from cuttings of dormant wood. The creepers are mostly grown from dormant cuttings.
Lopezia, Pisaura. Onagrarieæ.
Seeds, under cover in spring. Also increased by cuttings.