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Lupinus Perennis. Perennial Lupine* 



Cla/s and Order. 



DlADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 



Generic Charatler. 



Cat. 2-labiatus. Anihera 5, oblongae 5, fubrotundae. Legumen 

 coriaceum. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



LUPINUS perennis calycibus alternis inappendiculatis f la- 

 bio fuperiore emarginato ; inferiore integro. 

 Linn. Syjl. Vegctab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 655. Ait* 

 Keiv. v. 3. p. 28. 



LUPINUS calycibus alternis, radice perenni repente. FI. 

 Virg. 172. 



LUPINUS caeruleus minor perennis virginianus repens. 

 Mori/, hift. 2. p. 87. / 2. /. 7. /. 6. 



LUPINUS floribus caeruleis inodoris, in fpicas longas di- 

 geftis, radice reptatrice. Clayt. n. 779. 



Every fpecies of Lupine defcribed in the Species Plantarum 

 of Linn/eus, and in the Hortus Kewenfis of Mr. Aiton, 

 except the one here figured, are annuals ; till another peren- 

 nial one therefore fhall be discovered, the term perennis 

 will be Itriclly applicable to the prefent plant. 



Its root is not only of the kind juft mentioned, but 

 creeping alfo ; Mr. Miller informs us, that he traced lome 

 of them belonging to plants of a year old, to the depth ot 

 three feet, they alfo fpread out far and wide; hence the 

 roots even of young plants are with difficulty taken up en- 

 tire, and as they do not fucceed well by tranfplanting, » 

 the root be cut or broken, our excellent author prefers 

 raifing this elegant plant from feed, which, though not very 

 plentifully produced, ripen in July and Auguft; care mult 

 be taken to gather them as foon as ripe. 



It is a native of Virginia, and appears to have been cul- 

 tivated in the Botanic Garden at Oxford, as long fince a> 

 1658. 



Flowers from May to July. 



Is a hardy perennial, fucceeding bell in a dry fituation> 

 with a loam moderately ftiff. 



