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LUPlNUS Hartwegii. 



Mr, Hartweg's Lupine. 



DIADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 



Nat. ord. LEGUMiNOSiE, § Papilionace^. 

 L UPINUS. Bot. Reg. vol. 6. fol. 457. 



L. Hartwegii; annuus pilosus, stipulis setaceis, foliolis 7-9 oblongis obtusis, 

 racemo elongate multifloro, bracteis setaceis plumosis floribus inapertis 

 duplo longioribus, bracteolis calycis setaceis longissimis, carina imberbi. 



Caulis 2-pedalis, erectus, pilis longis vestitus. Folia etiam ■pilosissima, 

 laxe tamen nee dense. Bractea citissime deciduce, more L. plumosi longis- 

 simcE. Flores coerulei, vexillo medio rosea ; carind imberbi. 



This very fine plant differs from X. plumosus not only in 

 its annual duration and brilliant blue flowers, but also in its 

 obtuse green leaves and much longer hairs. It was sent to 

 the Horticultural Society by Mr. Hartweg, after whom it is 

 named, and it has since been extensively distributed among- 

 the Fellows of the Society. 



It was found growing in corn-fields, and appears to be 

 different from all the Mexican species described by Schlech- 

 tendahl in the Linnaea. 



It is a very fine half-hardy annual, growing from two to 

 three feet high, and flowering freely from the end of June 

 until destroyed by frost in the autumn, if planted in any 

 good rich soil. 



The seeds should be sown in pots about the beginning of 

 April, and placed in the greenhouse for a few days until the 

 plants come up, when they should be removed to a cold pit 

 or frame, and when large enough should be potted into 



