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argenteus. 



pusillus. 



vilhsus. 



DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. LuplnUS. 



inappendiculatis : labio superiore emargiuato, inferiorc 

 jntegro. — Donn. catal. hort. cantab. 



Icon. Bat. mag. JSll. 



On the north-west coast. Menzies. If. . June, July, 

 V. s. in Herb. Lambert. This stately perennial ap- 

 proaches near to the foregoing one in its general cha- 

 racter, but the flowers are larger and beautifully va- 

 riegated. In the Herbariuna of A, B, Lambert, Esq. 

 is a specimen from Professor Rudolph, of St. Peters- 

 burg, collected in Unalashka, under the name of 

 L. regius, decidedly the same with the present spe- 

 cies, the name of which sufficiently shows the gran- 

 deur of this plant in its native state. 



3. L, perennisj caule foliisque sericeo-tomentosis, foliis 



digitatis : foliolis (7-8) lanceolatis acutis utrinque se- 

 riceis, calycibus subverticillatis inappendiculatis : la- 

 bio superiore inciso ; inferiore integro. 

 On the banks of the Kooskoosky. M. Lewis. % . July. 

 V. s. in Herb. Lewis. Flowers pale purple, or rose- 

 coloured. 



4. L. perennis ; foliis digitatis: foliolis {5-y) lineari-lan- 



ceolatis acutis supra glabris subtus argenteo-sericeis, 

 calycibus alternis inappendiculatis : labio superior* 

 obtuso ; inferiore integto. 

 On the banks of the Kooskoosky. M. Lewis. 1/. 

 June, July. v. s. in Herb. Lambert. Flowers small, 

 cream-coloured. 



5. L. biennis, pusillus, undique pilis longis albidis hirsutissi- 



musj foliis digitatis : foliolis (7) lineari-ellipticis supra 

 glabris, calycibus alternis inappendiculatis : labio su- 

 periore bipartito ; inferiore integro, leguminibus sub- 

 dispermis. 

 On the banks of the Missouri, $ . June. v. s. in Herb. 

 Lewis. Flowers small, a fine blue mixed with some 

 red. 



6. L. perennis, villosissimus ; foliis simplicibus oblongis, 



spicis elongatis, calycibus alternis inappendiculatis : 

 labio superiore bifido j inferiore integro elongato. — 

 Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. 56. 



L. pilosus. Walt.Ji. car. 180. 



In dry sandy fields : Carolina and Florida. % . June — 

 Aug. V. V. A beautiful perennial, but very shy of 

 cultivation j flowers very variable in colour : white, 

 rose red, and purple. 



