I06 LEGUMINOS^.. 



colour into masses of evergreen shrubs, and for naturalising in 

 groves and half-kept places where rabbits do not abound ; but 

 if they are fostered the Lupines have no chance, as they are 

 very fond of them. The dwarf species are available for the 

 same purposes, also, in suitable positions. All are propagated 

 by seed and division, and by cuttings also — the cuttings as 

 early as they can be got in spring, S. little hardened at the base, 

 or afterwards from side shoots, inserted in sandy soil under 

 hand-lights in a shady place ; the divisions in early autumn ; 

 and the seed in pots in spring, in cold frames, or in the open 

 ground where they are to remain. 



L. leucophyllus {Hoary-leaved Lnpi?ie). — Plants about 2]/^ 

 or 3 feet high, erect, the stems clothed with leaves divided into 

 about nine oblong lance-shaped leaflets, which, with the stems, 

 are densely covered with whitish hairs. The flowers appear in 

 August and September in rather lax spikes, and are reddish- 

 purple or pink. Native of Columbia. 



L. nootkatensis {Hairy Lupijie). — Plant taller and more 

 luxuriant than the last, growing 4 to 5 feet high, the stems and 

 leaves hairy, with rather long spreading hairs. The leaves are 

 composed of seven or more lance-shaped leaflets. The spike 

 is loose and the flowers distinctly whorled. They open in June 

 and continue for a couple of months, and are purple. Native 

 of Nootka Sound. 



L. perennis {Smooth Perennial Lupine). — This species grows 

 from 2 to 4 feet high, with erect stout stems, destitute of hairs. 

 The leaves are divided into six or more leaflets, lance-shaped, 

 but widening towards the point. The raceme is moderately 

 dense and long, and the flowers are arranged alternately or only 

 imperfectly whorled ; they are blue, but varieties with variously- 

 coloured flowers are to be met w4th. They appear in early 

 summer. Native of North America. 



L. polyphyllus {Many-leaved Lupine). — This is one of the 

 most striking and handsome of the hardy Lupines. It grows 

 from 4 to 6 feet high, erect, with somewhat hairy stems densely 

 clothed with large handsome leaves. The leaflets are numerous 

 — often as many as fifteen — and lance-shaped. The spikes are 

 long, dense, and numerously flowered, and the flowers are 

 arranged in a somewhat whorled manner. They vary much in 

 colour in diff'erent individuals — blue, purplish blue, reddish 

 purple, and white, being the most common shades \ and there 

 are variegated individuals exhibiting different combinations of 

 these colours. Flowers in summer. Native of Columbia. 



L. sericeus {Silky Ljipine). — This is a dwarf plant, growing 

 about I foot or 2 feet high. The stems and leaves are clothed 



