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441. LATHYRUS CALIFORNICUS. Calif ornian Lathyrus. 



Class l?th. Diadelphia Decandria. 



A rambling, strong-growing, creeping-rooted, handsome 

 Perennial, a native of North America. With us it flowers 

 during the most of the summer, thriving freely in any soil 

 or situation, but especially in peat, among other plants. 

 Bloom purple. 



442. POLYGALA OPPOSITIFOLIA ; var. MAJOR. Large, 

 opposite-leaved Poly gala. 



Class 17th. Diadelphia Octandria. 



This is a beautiful greenhouse plant, easily increased, 

 and blossoming in abundance in the early months in the 

 year, a season when few flowers are to be procured. 



443. LUPINUS LEPIDUS. Lively Lupine. 



Class 17th. Diadelphia Decandria. 



This is a fine Perennial, a native of North-west America. 

 It flowers in August and September, and is propagated by 

 dividing the roots in the autumn. It may be seen in the 

 garden of the Horticultural Society. 



444. GENISTA PROCUMBENS. Procumbent Genista. 



Class 17th. Diadelphia Decandria. 



A rare and pretty little hardy shrub, well adapted for 

 covering rock-work, over which its stems trail in dense 

 masses. It is a native of Hungary and Moravia. Its 

 flowers are very fragrant, which are produced in June and 

 July. 



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