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LUPINUS LITTORALIS. SEA-SHORE Lupine. 
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Class and Order. 
Diapetru1a Decanpria. 
( Nat. Ord.—Leeuminosz. ) 
Generic Character. 
Calyx profunde bilabiatus. Corolla papilionacea, vexillo 
lateribus reflexis, carina acuminata. Stamina monadelpha, 
vagina integra, antheris 5 parvis subrotundioribus, precoci- 
oribus, 5 oblongis, serioribus. Stylus filiformis. Stigma 
terminale, subrotundum, barbatum. Legwmen coriaceum, 
oblongum, compressum, oblique torulosum. Cotyledones 
crass, per germin. in folia converse. De Cand. 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
- Luprxus littoralis * ; perennis, floribus verticillatis pedicel- 
latis ebracteolatis, calycis labio utroque integro, folio- 
lis 5—7 lineari-spathulatis utrinque sericeis, legumin- 
ibus 10—12-spermis transversim sulcatis, radicibus 
granulatis. Douglas. : : 
Lurinus littoralis. Douglas in Bot. Reg. t. 1198. 
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Descr. “ Root somewhat fusiform, with fleshy tubercles. 
Stem decumbent, silky. Leaflets five to seven, linear spa- 
thulate, both sides covered with silky hairs ; stipules subu- 
late, their hairs longer than those of the leaves or stem. 
Flowers whorled ; pedicels hirsute, double the length of the 
calyx. Calyx without bracteoles; both lips entire, nearly 
of equal length. Vesillum ovate, purple: ale gr sae 
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* The derivation of the word Lupinus is unknown: for the imagi 
Connexion between the term Jupus, a wolf, and the quality in this plant to 
devour the soil, is too absurd to deserve attention, 
