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LUPIN US. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEN. 



LUPINUS. 



ration are few, though the names occur- 

 ring in catalogues are numerous. The 

 best of the perennials are 



L. arboreus ( Tree Lupine). A precious 

 plant for dry soils and rough rocky banks 

 or slopes, the scent of a single bush 

 reminding one of a field of Beans. Its 

 purplish variety is good, though not 

 nearly so valuable, and there are some 

 inferior yellowish varieties. The best 

 variety is the yellow, because while there 

 are good blue perennial Lupines, there is 

 no other good yellow. It forms a roundish 

 bush, 2 to 4 ft. high, and is easily raised 



Lunaria biennis (seed vessels of Honesty). 



from seed; handsome forms are increased 

 from cuttings. It may be killed in severe 

 winters, but is worth raising from time to 

 time where the soil suits it. 



L. polyphyllus, one of the handsomest 

 hardy plants, 3 to 6 ft. high, with tall 

 flower-spikes crowded with blossoms, 

 varying from blue and purple to reddish- 

 purple and white ; in summer thriving in 

 open positions in any kind of garden soil. 

 It is a fine plant for naturalising, as it 

 holds its own against stout weeds. The 

 principal varieties are argenteus, flexuosus, 

 laxiflorus, Lachmanni, rivularis, and 

 grandiflorus. N.America. Division: seeds. 



L. nootkatensis is a dwarfer species, 

 and has large spikes of blue and white 

 blossoms. It flowers earlier than L. 

 polyphyllus, and continues in bloom for a 

 long time, but it is not a good perennial, 

 and requires to be frequently raised from 

 seeds. N. W. America. 



ANNUAL LUPINES are among the most 

 beautiful of hardy annuals, extremely 



varied in colour, and of the simplest 

 culture. As they grow quickly, they need 

 not be sown till about the middle of 

 April. They thrive in any common soil. 

 L. sub-carnosus is a beautiful ultramarine 

 blue, and should always be grown. L. 

 hybridus atrococcineus is the finest of all, 



Lupinus polyphyllus 



having long and graceful spikes of flowers 

 of a bright crimson-scarlet, with white 

 tips. Other excellent sorts are mutabilis, 

 Cruikshanki, Menziesi, luteus, superbus, 

 pubescens, Hartwegi, and the varieties of 

 Dunnetti. Many other sorts are so much 

 alike that they are not worth separating. 



