DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF FLOWERS. 273 
There are a number of annual Lupins, of vigorous 
growth and easy to cultivate, and well adapted for children 
to make their first attempts in floriculture. The old vari- 
eties are, LZ. albus, white; Z. pilosus, large blue; and Z. 
luteus, with fine yellow flowers. The seeds may be 
planted in April or May. 
L. varius, is a more delicate species, with smaller foli- 
age and fine blue flowers. 
L,. Hartwégii.—Hartweg’s Lupin.—This is a beautiful 
species, with delicate foliage and numerous dense spikes 
of rich, blue ‘flowers; one to one and one-half foot high; 
from July to September; suitable for planting in masses. 
L, Cruikshankii.—This is an elegant species, growing 
from two to three feet high, with large spikes of white 
flowers, shaded with yellow, purple, or blue. 
LYCHNIS. 
{Name from the Greek for lamp, the cottony leaves of a related plant having 
been used as a substitute for wicks.) 
Lfchnis Chalced6nica,—Scarlet Lychnis.—A common 
border perennial from Russia, of easy cultivation. The 
flowers are brilliant scarlet, which makes it valuable, as 
there are but few flowers of that color among our hardy 
herbaceous plants. The double variety is one of the most 
splendid decorations of the border; it is propagated only 
by divisions of the root or by cuttings of the flower 
stem. The cuttings are taken off at any time when the 
shoots are tender, and planted in a sandy loam, in a warm 
situation, but covered with a hand-glass and shaded from 
the sun. When well established, they may be trans- 
planted into the bed or border where they are to remain, 
and will flower strongly next year. There is also a single 
and double white varicty. The single kinds are easily 
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