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LUNARIA 



LUPINUS 



much admired, sinoo the lis. do not possess the bright 

 eolor of the ty)>e species which is object iotiiiblo to miuiy 

 jiersiiiis. 



rediviva, Linn. DifTers from the last in bcinj; poren- 

 nia). the lis. usuiUly larger and li^rhtcr colored (often 

 prayish pnrplc^ May and Jmic, and the pod elliptic or 

 lance-»'lliptic, and taiierint; to either end: l'2"7'i ft. 

 tall. Ell. — Less connnon and less vsUuable than L. 

 annua. Thrives best in partial shade. 



L. H. B. 



A. C. IIoTTES.f 



LUPINUS (from the Latin hi pus, a wolf, becavisc a 

 crop of lupines was supposed to destroy fertility). 

 Lfgumiiids,T. Lupi.S'E. rsually herbs ada])ted to bord- 

 ers in masses, and to all jilaccs in which low-growing 

 showy herbs would be fouml; some make good bedding- 

 plants, others cut-flowers. 



Mostly annuals or herbaceous perennials, 2 species 

 in cult, being shrubby; Ivs. usually digitate, with .5-15 

 entire Ifts.: fls. with calyx deeply bilabiate, .Vtoothcd, 

 unequal; corolla willi simple erect broadly ovate stan- 

 dard, having strongly rctlexed sides; wings united at 

 the apex and inclosing the keel; stamens united into a 

 closed tub<': pod '2-valved, flattened, inclosing .several 

 large seeds. — .\ group of about 300 species mostly con- 

 fined to W. X. .-\mer., a few growing in E. N. Amcr., 

 Peru, Brazil, Mcx., (luatemala, .\fr., and in the Medif. 

 region. A very variable genus in the garden. There 

 are numerous garden hybrids of unknown parentage. 

 Some of these names will be found in the supplementary 

 list. \'oss groups these under the name of L. hybritlus, 

 Hort., and its v.ars. alrococcincus and roscus, or florists' 

 lupines. They have variegated fls. 



In addition to those described below the following 

 native species have been advertised, mostly by Gillctt, 

 in 1881, for western collections. Proliably they are not 

 in cultivation. They are mostly described in Hot. Calif. : 

 L. albicaulis, L. Ckamissonis, L. lepidus, L. lexLCophyllus, 

 L. ornatus and L. Hllomis. 



The lupines are showy plants with conspicuous 

 flowers in terminal racemes, those of the species in cul- 

 tivation being mo.stly vcrticillate. The flowers are 

 blue, white or yellow, or a union of these, papiliona- 

 ceous and free-blooming. All are of ea.sy cultivation in 

 any garden .soil, exce))t that they are said not to suc- 

 ceed in soil containing lime. They are propagated by 

 seed, the jierennials also by division. They do not bear 

 transplanting when once established, hence it is recom- , 

 mended to sow seed where the i)lants are finally desired. 

 A few species are of value economically for soiling or 

 plowing under. 



INDEX. 



affiniB, 15. Fozci, 8. pannflorus, 5. 



albifloruB, 8. orandiflortis, 8. perennifl, 4. 



albo-coccineua, 23. Hartwegii, 20. pilosua, 13. 



albus. 8. 10, 18, 20, 23. hirsutissirnus, 17. plattenais, 10. 



arborcus, 1. hirsutiis. 16. poIyphylluH, 8. 



argcnteus, 6. lut(?u», 1, 12. puHilluH, V.i. 



bicolor, 8. Menzie»ii, 2. rivularis, 7. 



Crurkflhanksu, 21. mirranthns, 14. roscus, 0. 



cytUoidei, 7. Moorhciniii, 8. ruber, 10. 



derifliflorus, 2. niutabiiis. 21. eubrarnosus, 22. 



di^u:ius, 3. nanus. 23. _ sulphurcus, 11. 



loliis roeeis, 16. nootkatensis, 9. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES. 



A. Pcrcnnuih. 



B. Plfintjt ifhruhhy, 



c. Shruh tail, /,-10 ft 1. arboreus 



cc. Shruh dwnrf. lY^ H 2. densiflorus 



BB. PlanU herbaceous. 



c. Lis. with 1 Ifl .3. di£Fusus 



cc. Lva. with sexeral Ifts., digitate. 

 D. Foliaf/e not conspicuously hairy 

 a^jote. 

 E. Number of Ifts. 6-9. 



F. Lfls. shorter than petioles. 



c. I'od ]4 in. Umo 4. perennis 



GO. Fod %in. lung r>. parviflorus 



IS-IS 11. 



7-70 12. 



or red, but sclf- 



FP. Lfts. as long as petioles.. . . fi. 



EE. A'u7nber of Ifts. 7-.') 7. 



EEE. .\ii?ribcr of Ifts. 10-16 8. 



DD. Foliage conspicuously hairy 

 or silky above. 

 E. Fls. parti-colored, striped. ... 9. 

 EE. Fls. light blue, with a dark 



spot on the standard 10. 



AA. Anmials. 



B. Fls. yellow. 



c. Number of lfts 

 cc. Number of lfts 

 BB. Fls. blue, white 

 colored, 

 c. ArraiwcmenI of fls. in whorls. 



D. Nuinhcr of If Is. 9-11 13. 



DD. Number of Ifts. 6-7. 



E. Plant villous 14. 



EE. Plant merely puberulent 15. 



cc. Arrangement of fls. scattered. 



D. Lfts. hairy an both sides Hi. 



DD. Lfts. with vi.'feid stinging hairs. .17. 

 DDD. Lfts. not hairy abtn^c. 



E. Color of fls. while IS. 



EE. Color of fls. bhic 111. 



BBB, Fls. of 2 or more colors. 



c. Foliage hairy on both sid.es 20. 



cc. Foliage not conspicuously hairy 

 above. 



D. Height about 6 ft 21. 



DD. Height 1 ft. or less. 



E. Arrangement of fls. alter- 

 nate 22. 



EE. Arrangement of fls. whorled..2S. 



argenteus 



rivularis 



polyphyllus 



nootkatensis 

 plattensis 



sulphureus 

 luteus 



pilosus 



micranthus 

 affinis 



hirsutus 

 hirsutissimus 



albus 

 pusillus 



Hartwegii 



mutabilis 



subcarnosus 

 nanus 



1. arboreus, Sims. Tree Lupine. Lfts. 7-11, lanceo- 

 late-linear, acute, silvery downy below, entire; fls. some- 

 what verticillate, in tall, loose racemes, sulfur-yellow, 

 fragrant: pods pubescent, lJ.^-3 in. long. July-Sept. 

 Common in Calif. B.M. 682. Gn. 30, p. 289; 47:398. 

 — Shrub, 4-10 ft. high, .somewhat pubescent, not hardy 

 at the north. Var. Snow Queen or Queen of the Snow is 

 pure white. Var. l&teus has been advertised. 



2. densiflorus, Benth. (L. Mcnziesii, Agardh). 

 A. dwarf shrub, 18 in. tall with long hairy lf.-.stalks and 

 handsome compound Ivs. : fls. in a long dense xaceme, 

 deep yellow, large. Calif. B.M. 5019. — A very attrac- 

 tive plant. 



3. diffilsus, 

 Nutt. Deer 

 Cabbage. St. 

 decumbent and 

 many-branched, 

 1-2 ft., some- 

 what woody at 

 the base, densely 

 silky: Ivs. large, 

 ov.ai or oblong- 

 ovate, obtuse, 

 mucronate, on 

 long, soft -silky 

 petioles; fls. more 

 or less alternate, 

 on a very long 

 (6-12 in.) spike, 

 light blue, the 

 standard with a 

 greenish yellow 

 center: pods 

 oblong, flatfish, 

 N. C. to Fla.— 





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2217. Lupinus parviflorus. 



very woolly. April. Sandy barrens. 

 Hardiness N. not determined. 



4. perennis, Linn. Sun-Dial. Common Wild 

 Lupine. St. erect, 1-2 ft. high, rather stout, minutely 

 pubescent: Ivs. long-petioled, soft-downy; lfts. 7-9, 

 obovate-oblong to lanceolate, obtuse, glabrous above, 

 soft-downy below: fls. in large, loo.se terminal spikes or 

 racemes, alternate, blue, varying to white, June, July. 

 Canada to Fla. B.M. 202. Mn. 6:101. B.B. 2:269.— 



