biennial ; and, like Lupinus Hartivegii, flowers from the end 

 of June until destroyed by frost in the autumn. 



If treated as an annual the seeds should be sown as early 

 as possible (February), so that the plants may have a long 

 season before them ; but if managed as a biennial, the seeds 

 should be sown the previous year, about the beginning of 

 August ; kept in pots protected from frost during winter, 

 and planted out in the open borders about the middle of 

 May. It makes large plants, growing nearly three feet high, 

 and flowering profusely all the autumn. 



