By Anstrutiikr Davidson, C. M., .\J. D. 



An old plant of Lupinus Paynei, with seed pods. 

 This specimen measured ISyj feet across the crown. 



Shrtib 4-8 ft. high from a trnnk-like base 3, 4 and sometimes 

 8 inches in diameter ; sikly ptibescent throughout ; petioles 2-4 

 inches long, twice the length of the leaflets ; stipules firm 6 lines 

 long, linear-lanceolate ; leaflets oblanceolate, rather thinly pubes- 

 cent silvery on both sides, apex acute; racemes 8-15 inches long, 

 rather dense, subverticillate, flow^ers very fragrant, 6-8 lines 

 long, varying from white through lilac and lavender to purple, 

 pedicels 3 lines long ; standard with yellow spot changing to 

 red or reddish purple ; keel ciliate above the middle to near the 

 tip- upper calyx cleft one-third of its length, lower entire, pod 

 canescent (silvery, silky on drying) 2 inches long. 6-8 seeded; 

 seeds varying from grey to brown with various markings. 



California: Canyons of the Tapo Ranch, Santa Susana. May, 

 1918, Theodore Payne, Xo. 3305 Type in authors herbarium. 



This plant has been under observation by 'Sir. Payne for some 

 years. It grows on hillsides of a reddish clay with occasional 

 outcroppings of gravel. Those with long lavender blooms are 

 quite like a Wisteria in appearance and are altogether the most 

 show}^ of all our southern lupines. 



This plant has been grouped with L. longifolins (Wats) 

 Abrams. from w'hich it differs in being silvery-pubescent, hav- 

 ing proportionally longer petioles, narrower lanceolate leaflets, 



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