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496. LUPINUS POLYPHYLLUS, var. ALBIFLORUS. White 

 large-leaved Perennial Lupine. 



Class 17th. Diadelphia Decandria. 



This beautiful plant is a variety of that deep blue species 

 now so common an ornament of our gardens. 



A native of North America, and perpetuates itself by 

 seeds, without varying. It flowers in June. 



497. POTENTILLA ARGUTA. Close -flowered Potentilla. 



Class 12th. Icosandria Polygynia. 



A native of North America. 



It is a hardy Perennial, with a handsome foliage, and by 

 no means inelegant in its bloom. It may be seen in the 

 garden of the Horticultural Society. The flowers make 

 their appearance in the month of August. 



498. LOPHOSPERMUM ERUBESCENS. Blushing 



Lophospermum. 



Class 14th. Didynamia Angiospermia. 

 This very handsome climber is a native of Mexico. 

 It grows most luxuriantly during the summer, trained to 

 a wall or treillage ; but requires to be protected during 

 winter, that the woody stems may be preserved from the 

 frost, to push forth new flowering branches the succeeding 

 year. It increases so readily by cuttings, that it will soon 

 be generally known. It blows in August. 



499. ROSA RUGA. The Ruga Rose. 



Class 12th. Icosandria Polygynia. 



This beautiful variety, as a garden plant, is one of the 



