LUPINE. 1(M» 



LUPINE. Lupims. 



Natural Order Pa'pilionacece or LegUminosce : a Genus 

 of the Diadelphia Decandria Class. 



*' Tristisque Liipini 



Sustuleris fragiles calamos" 



Virgil. 



*' Wliere stalks of Lupines grew, 

 Th' ensuing season, in return, may bear 

 The bearded product of the golden year." 



DllYDEN. 



The Lupine, which v/e cherish in our gardens as 

 an ornament to the parterre, formed an important 

 article in the husbandry of the Romans, who 

 cultivated it not only as a subsistence for their 

 cattle, but as a food for themselves also. Pliny 

 says, he could not recommend any diet that is 

 more wholesome and lighter of digestion than the 

 White Lupines when eaten dry. Their bitter- 

 ness was taken off by soaking them in hot water, 

 or covering them with hot ashes. The same 

 author says, that this food gave those who ate it 

 generally with their meals a fresh colour and a 

 cheerful countenance. 



