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long, on pedicels one-fourth to one-half of an inch long; calyx two-lipped; 

 standard (upper petal) orbicular with refiexed margins, wings (two lateral 

 petals) obovate; stamens monadelphous, with two forms of anthers. Fruit 

 a linear-oblong, very hairy pod, i^ to 2 inches long and about one- 

 fourth of an inch wide, with three to six seeds; the two valves of the pod 

 coiling when it dehisces. 



In dry, sandy soil, Maine and Ontario to Minnesota, Florida, Missouri 

 and Louisiana. Flowering in May and June. This is the only native 

 species of Lupine in New York, although there are about fifty species in 

 the western states. 



Figure XIX 

 Wild or Perennial Lupine 



(L u p i n u s p e r e n 11 i s Linnaeus) 



