LYCHNIS 159 



Lupi^Nus — continued. 



L. mutcdhilis Cruickshank'i. Height 4 ft. Is a 

 handsome plant having spikes of blue, white, 

 and yellow shaded flowers. Few equal this 

 form. 



L. na'nus. A dwarf plant, 9 ins. high, with shaded 

 blue flowers. California, 1833. There is a 

 pure white variety called L. n. al'biis. 



L. puhes'cens. Height 2 ft. A woolly plant with 

 violet and blue bloom. This is a biennial. 

 Quito, 1844. 



L. subcamo'sus. Height 12 ins. Rich blue and 

 white. Texas, 1835. This is perennial, but 

 should be treated as an annual in this country. 



Put the large bean-like seeds into the open 

 ground 2 ins. deep about the middle of April to 

 end of May for later flowering, 12 ins. apart, and 

 18 ins. for the tallest varieties. The first sown 

 should flower in June and July, while mutabilis will 

 last till October. If sown in autumn about begin- 

 ning of October they should bloom in May. L. 

 pubescens being biennial should be sown in July to 

 flower the following summer, though it might 

 flower the same year if sown early. 



Lych'nis (from Gr. lychnis, a plant with a bright red 

 flower ; related to lychnos, a lump). Nat. Ord. 

 Caryophyllacece. 



L. co^li-ro'sa, or Rose of Heaven. This is a pretty 

 but uncommon little plant 9 ins. high only, 



