LUPINUS 



Ivs., verticillatp, vellnn-, fragrant : pod oblong, flat. 

 June, July. S. Eu." P.M. Ilii. -Succeeds in tlie iK)ori.,st 

 soil. Useful foi' i-ni llowiiv. f,>i- the border, for fodder 

 or for plowing himI'v i" iminove sandy soils. As a 

 fodder, it may bv led -niu uv us hay, 



11. pildsus, Linu. Stem haiiy, 2-4 (t. high: Uts. oh- 

 loug-lanceolate, hairy: fls. vertiuillate, pedicelled, rose, 

 the middle of the standard red, S, Bu. 



12. micrinthus, Dougl. Stem slender, 3-12 in, high, 

 hairy: Ifts, linear, H-1 in- long: fls, in short, dense 

 racemes, somewhat verticillate, very small, violet, stand- 

 ard and wings narrow: pod linear. Uravelly places, 

 Ore. to Calif.— A slender plant of branching habit. 



13. affinis, Agardh, Stem rather stout, 8-10 in., pu- 

 bescence very short : Ifts. broadly wedge-obovate, obtuse, 

 long, more or less smooth above; stipules one-half the 

 length of Ivs,; petioles twice longer than the Ifts. : fls. 

 on a long stalk, deep blue: pod linear. Early spring. 

 Calif.-A free, hardy spec-irs, ol'icn (;[-iiwlng very rank. 



li. hirsiltUS, Linn. Bi.ii, I.n im-. Sli.in hairy, 2-3 

 ft. high, branching toward ilir !•<[<: Ills. 7-'.l, oblong or 

 oblong-oval, hairy, long-pi'tinlrd : rls. s.mu'what verticil- 

 late or scattered, large, mostly purple, sometimes varie- 

 gated with blue or violet; pod large, very hairy. July, 

 Aug. S. Eu. — Used ornamentally and as an economic 

 plant for the same purpose.s as li. liiteus. It is valuable 

 for fodder and for i.lowiri'; iiinlcr. Var. albus, Hort,, has 



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15. 41bU3, Linn. Wiini: l.rriNK. l^n-ct stem, Vi ft. 

 high; Ifts. obovate-oblon-, . 7. liiiiA li-luw, 1)^-2 in. 

 long: fls. alternate stalkid. I i . ciuite large, 

 white; pods large. Sunnm i \ i , ^ lOu. — Agood 

 fodder plant said to be ol' ^i. m , ilnm ihaui. Intens, 

 and remaining green loii:;.-i. .SiK.-.-t-.i., well on the 

 poorest soil and is valuable lor plowing under. Seeds 

 are sown April-July, the plants plowed under when in 

 flower. 



16. puslUua, Pursh. Lfts. about 7, mainly oblong, 

 acute: fls. blue or purple. Prairies. B.B. 2:270. 



17. HArtwegll, Lindl. Stem erect, 2-3 ft. high, some- 

 what branching: lfts. 7-9, oblong, obtuse, very hairy: 

 fls. in many-fld. elongated racemes, blue; standard whit- 

 ish, then reddish. June-Sept. Mexico. B.R. 2,"):31.- 

 Var. 41buB is also sold. Possibly a perennial but cult. 

 8S an annual. 



Var, Cruckshanksii, Hook. (A. ('nirL-shanksii, A. 

 fray). Fls. large, frugraut, white, the standard yellow- 

 o.se, becoming violet. B.M. 30j(J. 



19. Bubcarnftsus, Hook. Stem 8-10 in. high, ascending, 

 ilky pubescent; Ifts. 5-7, obovate-lanoeolate obtuse, 



1326. Lupinus luteus. 



somewhat fleshy, smooth above, silky below and 

 margins: fls. in pyramidal racemes, alternate; stMinh 

 orbicular, deep blue with a white spot in the ceiilii- 

 viilt'd by a longitudinal fold: pod linear-oblong, sill 

 Spring. Texas. B.M.34G7. — Spreadingspecies of nii'i 

 20. ninuB, Dongl. Stem slender, i ,-l ft , cti 

 branching from the biisc, baiiv: Ills, :• ,. liii,:ir i., . 

 lanceolate pointed, |.iiiir,c,rit I1..1I1 



times longer: fls. in rloimai. il. l,.,>s,, ,; 



late on slender stalks. l;iri;o, Hhitc, 1 i, ,| . i, , 1, 



blue, edged with deeper blue; u ihl- i,j,,|.ii, 1,1,1 m. vv 1,1 

 brownish keel; pod hairy, .him , ,iiil\ (iilii s |; i' 



11.257. B. R. 20:1705.-Tliis M ,in,lii v;,,i,i 



are very floriferous, giving 11 li iir,! in ni.iss.s ;i 



in the border. Var. ilbus, llmt., whili-, tm^'iMl w 

 lilac, Var. albo-coccineus, Hort. A very compact ■ 

 riety, the lower half of the spike rosy red, the upi 

 white; forms ooinpact tufts and is called a super 



1325. Lupmus parviflorus. 



18. mutftbilis. Sweet. Stem erect, branched, somewhat 

 woody, 5 ft. tall: lfts. 7-9, lanceolate, obtuse, hairy be- 

 low and somewhat glaucous: fls. large, somewhat ver- 

 ticillate, fragrant ; standard white mixed with blue, 

 becoming blue with a large yellow mark in the center; 

 wings and keel white. June-Aug. Mts. of S. America. 

 S.B.F.G. 130. B.M. 2082. -Attractive species, erect and 

 branching but half-hardy. 



color. «.o L. iJunuetti. A. P.n ,, - U^ ,m ■, , 



LYCASTE (fanciful name). Orchid,).,., Tin, :•, mis 

 contains about 30 species, all natives ol S \nirr , , M. \i,-o 

 and the West Indies. The flowers are fn^rly proilnced 

 and remain in good condition on the plant for several 

 weeks. They are normally borne singly on erect or sub- 

 e.-.-ctbr;n-t,.d s,M|H-s. but soiuelimes twin llnwi-red stalks 



'"■'■ni !'-■ u,l,,i,iill,- ,,■, , ,,i,I,,,, ; ,,1 ,,!,■, 1, raring 1- 



s''* I ■■''•'• ,.. 1, , . ,,i I ■ .,■,■,,! slicathing 



!.■:, ^ , ,, , ', :Hling,the 

 l:i'i'-| •• ■■ ■■'■ - . i ' ,, I , , ,., ' I.,, . ,, I, :iiid form- 

 ing a i U, .1,11,,. :,, lis ,,rii,ilKT, project- 

 in},- i,ii«:ini, uiih :i,' ■ ,1 M.Mirvtid; labellum 



3-l"li''il, tlir liilri-ii I I ..111., l.)be ascending or 



rcTurx ..I, H nil ,■! il, i' ,' ■ 'sillus on the disk: 



liiiilini,! I, In l,\i';isi,, 11, , -,, :,|„, ,irisi-3 from the very 

 young leafy axi,s, which d.KS iii,t lUn-elop until several 

 months later. The scape, therefore, appears from the 

 base of the bulb. Among the species, L. Skinneri is a 

 favorite orchid with growers. The species of Lyoasta 



