KAULFUSSIA. LUPINES. MALOPE. 167 



KAULFUSSIA. 



An attractive little plant, coming very early into flower, 

 but not lasting long. It is hardy. Sow a few circles of 

 them, as recommended for Gilia. 



LUPINES. 



The Lupines are a well-known and very hardy genus 

 of plants, belonging to the Pea family. Some of the 

 species are grown as food for stock, and also for plowing 

 under to enrich the land. I suppose it is called Lupine, 

 or Wolf, because of its power to live on poor, hungry 

 soils. Some of the Lupines are not a foot in height, 

 while others grow on rich soil, from five to six feet high. 

 There is a great variety of colors. The Lupine has a long 

 tap-root, and gets its food from the sub-soil. It does not 

 transplant easily, and should be sown where it is intended 

 to remain. The Dwarf varieties can be sown in rings, 

 like Gilias; the larger sorts should be sown in rows, fif- 

 teen inches to two feet apart, dropping three or four seeds 

 in each hill, and thin out to single plants, after they are 

 fairly established. 



MALOPE. 



The Malope grandiflora has a very large, showy flower; 

 the plant is hardy, and vigorous, growing about three 

 feet high. The seed may be sown in a box in the house, 

 and the plants set out as soon as the weather is suitable, 

 in the open ground, fifteen inches to two feet apart. 

 The seed can be sown in the open ground, and make 

 equally good plants, but not so early. 



