shaped, blue, double the length of the vexillum: carina 
llid, ciliated, acute. Pod linear, covered with bristly, 
 soeee hairs ; seeds linear, brown with black spots.” 
For the drawing of this interesting plant, which flowered 
in the Botanic Garden of Edinburgh, in June, 1829, I am 
indebted to my friend Dr. Grevitte, who sent it to me 
from thence. Not having, therefore, had an opportunity 
of seeing and describing a living individual, I have copied 
above, the words of its original discoverer, Mr. Dovetas, 
who found it “ growing abundantly on the sea-shore of. 
North-West America, from Cape Mendocino to Puget’s 
Sound. Its tough, branching roots are serviceable in bind- 
ing together the loose sand, and they are also used by the 
natives of the river Columbia as winter-food: being pre- 
pared by the simple process of drawing them through the 
re until all their moisture is dissipated. The roots are 
then tied up in small bundles, and will keep for several 
months ; when eaten, they are roasted on the embers, and 
become farinaceous. The vernacular name of this plant is 
Somnuchian: and it is the Liquorice spoken of by Lewis 
and Crarxe, and by the navigators who have visited the 
North-west coast of America. 
“ The Sea-shore Lupine is a hardy perennial, flowering 
from June to October, and propagated by cuttings, divi- 
sions of the roots, and seeds.” 
Fig. 1. Flower, before its complete expansion. 2, Vexillum, 3. Ale. 4. 
Carina. 5, Stamens and Pistil—All magnified, 
