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Class and Order. _ 
Yis ae Decanpnia. 
’ Generic Character. 
Cal. 2-labiatus. Anthere 5 oblonge ; 5 subrotunde. 
Legumen coriaceum, torulosum, compressum. 
Specific Character and Synonym. 
Lurinus mutabilis : fruticosus, foliolis septenis obovato- 
oblongis, floribus verticillatis; calycis appendiculati 
labio superiore emarginato ; inferiore integro, legu- 
minibus trispermis. 
Lupinus mutabilis ; fruticosus, erectus, ramosus: ramis 
patentibus glaucis glabris, foliis digitatis glaucescenti- 
_ bus: foliolis 7—9 spathulato-lanceolatis obtusiusculis 
- subtus subpubescentibus, calycibus subverticillatis 
inappendiculatis : labio superiore bifido ; inferiore 
carinato acuto integro. Sweet Br. Flower Garden, 130. 
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Descr. Stem fruticose, quite smooth, branched. Pe- 
duncles upright, long, rounded. Leaves digitate ; leaflets 
seven (sometimes nine), obovate-oblong, obtuse, mucronate. 
Flowers fragrant, verticillate, from three to five in a whorl ; 
pedicels inserted somewhat irregularly, so as to render the 
whorls sometimes imperfect : Calyx two-lipped: Upper lip 
emarginate : Lower-lip entire, acute: both nearly equal, 
applied closely to the Corolla, furnished at its base with 
two small, villous, reddish appendixes or bracteoles, which 
soon fall off. Vexillum nearly orbicular with reflexed sides, _ 
white more or less tinged with purple, base yellow. Ale 
broad, equal in length to the vexillum, concealing the boat- 
shaped acute Carina: Filaments, the upper half free, con- 
nected below. Germensmooth : stigma villous. i 
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