LEGUMINOS^:. CCIV. LUPINUS. 



gardens in Teneriffe, where it was gathered by Courant, Flowers 

 l)lue. It is not known whether this plant is an annual or a pe- 

 rennial. 



Silvered Lupine. PI. 2 to 3 feet? 



37- L. E'LEGANS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 6. p. 477.) 

 plant herbaceous, erect, covered with soft pili ; racemes elon- 

 gated, pedunculate ; flowers somewhat vcrticillate; calyx clothed 

 with silky pili, having the lower lip acute and entire ; leaflets 

 lanceolate, acute, clothed with adpressed pili beneath; stipulas 

 setaceous. If.. ? G. Native of Mexico, between ReErWel Mo- 

 ran and Totolnico-el-Grande. Flowers violaceous? Legume 

 hairy, 3-G-seeded. 



Elegant Lupine. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



.'38 L. MOSTA'NUS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. I.e.) her- 

 baceous ; racemes elongated, pedunculate ; flowers somewhat 

 verticillate ; calyx clothed with soft pili, having the upper lip 

 acuminated and entire ; leaflets 12-13, linear-lanceolate, acute, 

 clothed with adpressed pili beneath. T . G. ^Jativeof New 

 Spain, at Nevatlo de Tolucco. Flowers violaceous ? Legume 

 hairy, usually 8-seeded. 



Mountain Lupine. PI. -J- foot ? 



,'J9 L. NUBI'GENUS (Kunth, mini. p. 174. t. 50.) plant herba- 

 ceous, dwarf; flowers without bracteoles, on very short pedicels, 

 disposed in very dense spikes ; upper lip of calyx bipartite, lower 

 one entire ; bracteas longer than the corolla ; leaflets oblong, 

 acute, hairy on both surfaces. If. G. Native of the Andes, 

 about Quito, at Mount Antisana. Flowers blue. 



Cloud-born Lupine. PI. -| foot. 



40 L. ALOPECUROIDES (Desrous. in Lam. diet. 3. p. 626.) 

 plant herbaceous, caulescent, clothed with rusty woolly down ; 

 racemes sessile ; flowers disposed in very dense spikes, bracteo- 

 late ; upper lip of calyx bipartite, lower one entire ; bracteas 

 longer than the corolla ; leaflets oval-lanceolate. Tf. . G. Na- 

 tive of the Andes, about Quito. Flowers violaceous. 



Fox-tail-like-spiked Lupine. PI. 2 to 3 feet. 



41 L. VAGINA'TUS (Schlecht et Cham, in Linnsea. 5. p. 590.) 

 herbaceous, and clothed with silky villi ; stipulas large, adnate 

 to the petioles almost their whole length, 5-nerved, pubescent, 

 drawn out on each side into a tooth, sheathing the axillary 

 branches ; the free part of the petiole shorter than the sheath ; 

 leaflets 11-13, lanceolate-linear, clothed with silky pili beneath, 

 but glabrous above ; stem obtuse-angled, pubescent, fistular ; 

 flowers somewhat verticillate ; upper lip of calyx deeply bipar- 

 tite, lower one longer, acuminated, and entire. If. F. Native 

 of Mexico, on mount Orizaba. Bracteas oblong, long-acu- 

 minated, membranous, deciduous. Corolla blue. Legume in 

 a young state very hairy, 5-6-seeded. 



Sheathitig-st\pu\e(l Lupine. PI. 1 foot ? 



42 L. ARBU'STUS (Dougl. in bot. reg. 1230.) suffrutescent ; 

 flowers alternate, pedicellate, bracteolate ; upper lip of calyx 

 bifid, lower one entire, acute; leaflets 7-13, obovate-oblong, 

 silky or. both surfaces ; legumes 3-4-seeded ; seeds small, white. 

 Tf. . F. Native of North California ; it is also common near 

 Fort Vancouver. Flowers with a blue vexillum, purple in the 

 centre ; wings and carina rose-coloured. 



Shrub Lupine. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1826. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



* Shrubby species. 



43 L. ARBORECS (Sims, bot. mag. 628.) shrubby; flowers 

 somewhat verticillate, pedicellate, without bracteoles ; both lips of 

 calyx entire ; keel ciliated on the inside ; leaflets lanceolate-linear, 

 acute, pubescent beneath. Jj . F. Native country unknown. 

 Flowers yellowish. 



Tree Lupine. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1793. Shrub 6 feet. 



44 L. MULTIFLORUS (Desrous. in Lam. diet. 3. p. 624.) 

 shrubby ; flowers alternate, almost sessile, bracteolate ; upper 



lip of calyx bifid, lower one tridentate ; leaflets lanceolate, cover- 

 ed with silky villi. Jj . F. Native of Monte Video. Flowers 

 azure blue, but the vexillum and carina are yellowish on the 

 outside. Spikes very long. 



Ma>iy-jlon<ercdLu]m\t:^ Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1810. Sh. 5 to 6 ft. 



45 L. MUTA'BILIS (Sweet, fl. gard. 2. t. 130.) shrubby, erect, 

 branched ; branches spreading, glaucous, glabrous ; leaflets 7-9, 

 glaucescent and rather pubescent beneath, lanceolate, bluntish ; 

 flowers somewhat verticillate ; calyx without bracteoles, upper 

 lip bifid, lower one keeled, acute, entire. lj. F. Native 

 of South America. Flowers large, the vexillum white mixed 

 with blue, changing to blue, with a large yellow mark in the 

 centre ; wings white, faintly striated ; keel white. L. Cruik- 

 shanksii, Hook. bot. mag. t. 3056., a native of Peru, is nothing 

 but a slight variety of L. mutabilis, differing a little in the colour 

 of the flowers. 



Changeable-fiowered. Lupine. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1819. 

 Shrub 3 to 6 feet. 



46 L. CANALICULA'TUS (Sweet, fl. gard. 3. p. 283.) shrubby, 

 clothed in every part with silky tomentum ; flowers alternate, 

 pedicellate, bracteolate ; calyx appendiculate, with the upper lip 

 bifid, and lower one entire and acuminated ; leaflets 8-9, linear, 

 canaliculate, obtuse, clothed with silky pubescence beneath ; 

 ovary very hairy. Jj . F. Native of Buenos Ayres. Flowers 

 bright blue. 



Ckannelled-leaQetteA Lupine. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1828. Sh. 

 3 to 6 feet. 



47 L. VERSICOLOR (Sweet, fl. gard. 2d series, t. 12.) shrubby, 

 erect, branched ; branches and leaves pubescent ; leaflets 7-9, 

 lanceolate-spatulate, bluntish, and somewhat mucronate, smooth- 

 ish above, and pubescent beneath ; stipulas linear-subulate ; 

 racemes elongated, on short peduncles ; flowers somewhat verti- 

 cillate ; bracteas caducous, spreading, silky, ciliated, longer than 

 the calyx, which is also silky ; upper lip of calyx bifid, lower 

 one entire. Jj. F. Native of Mexico. Flowers small, with the 

 vexillum of a purplish lilac colour above about half-way down, 

 then becoming blue on each side ; wings of a fine dark blue, tinged 

 with purple ; keel ash-coloured, dark purple towards the point. 



I'arty-coloitred-fiowereA Lupine. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1825. 

 Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



48 L. PULCHE'LLUS (Sweet, fl. gard. 2d ser. t. 67.) shrubby, 

 erect, branched ; branches erect, clothed with silky pubescence ; 

 leaflets 5-7, oblong-lanceolate, acute, mucronate, tapering to the 

 base, pubescent beneath, and with adpressed pili ; stipulas seta- 

 ceous ; racemes middle-sized, pedunculate ; flowers verticillate ; 

 bracteas caducous and setaceous, longer than the pedicels ; both 

 lips of calyx entire. Tj . F. Native of Mexico. Flowers dis- 

 posed in a longish raceme, the vexillum with various shades of 

 purple and blue mixed ; wings pale blue, slightly edged with 

 purple. Keel white, tipped with bluish purple. 



Neat Lupine. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1827. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



49 L. CAMPE'STRIS (Schlecht et Cham, in Linnsea. 5. p. 589.) 

 shrubby, densely clothed with canescent pubescence ; branches 

 angular ; leaflets 7, oblong-lanceolate, bluntish, mucronate, green 

 above ; stipulas subulate, short ; racemes panicled ; flowers 

 somewhat verticillate ; calyx bibracteolate, with both lips entire, 

 the lowest one longest ; legumes hairy. fj . F. Native of 

 Mexico, between Perote and Plachichuca. Bracteas linear, acu- 

 minated, caducous. Flowers violaceous, about the size of those 

 of L. angusti/uliits. 



Field Lupine. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



50 L. LEPTOPHY'LLUS (Schlecht. et Cham, in Linnaea. 5. p. 

 589.) shrubby ; branches angular, clothed with adpressed pu- 

 bescence ; leaflets 9, linear, acute, with a few silky hairs on 

 both surfaces ; stipulas foliaceous, linear ; flowers disposed in 

 loose pedunculate racemes, somewhat verticillate ; calyx pubes- 



