LUPIN U8 



Ivs., verticillate, yellow, fragrant : pod oblong, flat. 

 June, July. S. Eu. B.M. 140. — Succeeds in the poorest 

 soil. Useful for cnt-tlovvers, for the border, for fodder 

 or for plowing under to impro^^e sandy soils. As a 

 fodder, it may be fed green or as hay. 



11. pildsus, Linn. Stem hairy, 2-4 ft. high: Ifts. ob- 

 longdauceolate, hairy: tls. verticillate, pedicelled, rose, 

 the middle of the standard red. S. En. 



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

 hairy: Ifts. linear, '4-I in. long : Us. in short, dense 

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

 ard and wings narrow: pod linear. Gravelly places. 

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



13. aiJinis, Agardli. Stem rather stout, 8-10 in., pu- 

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

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

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

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

 Calif. — A free, hardy species, often growing very rank. 



14. hirsdtuB, Linn. Blue Lupine. Stem hairy, 2-3 

 ft. high, branching toward the top: Ifts. 7-0, oblong or 

 ublong-oval. hairy, long-petioled : Hs. somewhat verticil- 

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

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

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

 plant for the same purposes as L. Iiiteux. It is valuable 

 for fodder and for plowing under. Var. albus, Hort., has 

 white Hs. Var. rtiber, Hort., and var. fdliia roseis are 

 advertised. 



1.5. albus, Linn. White Lupine. Erect stem, 1}4 ft. 

 high: Ifts. obovate-oblong, 5-7, hairy below, l}i-'i in. 

 long: Hs. alternate stalked, on erect stems, quite large, 

 white: pods large. Summer. Asia and 8. En.— A good 

 fodder plant said to be of greater thrift than L. bit('ifs, 

 and remaining green longer. Succeeds well on the 

 poorest soil and is valuable for plowing under. Seeds 

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

 llower. 



16. puslUus, Pnrsh. Lfts. about 7, nuunly oblong, 

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



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

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

 Hs. in raany-tld. elongated racemes, blue; standard whit- 

 ish, then reddish. June-Sept. Mexico. B.R. 25:31.— 

 \'ar. dlbus is also sold. Possibly a perennial but cult, 

 as an annual. 



LYCASTE 



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1325. Lupinus parviflorus. 



IS. mutabilis, Sweet. Stem erect, branched, somewhat 

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

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

 ticillate, fragrant ; standard white mixed with blue, 

 becoming blue with a large yellow mark in the center; 

 wings and keel w-hite. .Jnne-Aug. Jits, of S. America. 

 S.B.P.ii. 130. B.M. 2082. -Attractive species, erect and 

 branching but halt-hardy. 



Var. Cruckshanksii, Hook. ( /,. On 

 Oray). Els. large, fragrant, while, the 

 rose, becoming violet. B.M. 3(150. 



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

 silky pubescent: lfts. 5-7, obovate-lanceolate obtuse 



1326. Lupinus luteus. 



somewhat fleshy, smooth above, silky below and on 

 margins: fls. in pyramidal racemes, alternate; standard 

 orbicular, deep blue with a white spot in the center di- 

 vided by a longitudinal fold: pod linear-oblonfr, silky. 

 Spring. Texas. B.M. 34G7. — Spreadingspecies of merit. 

 20. n^nus, Dougl. Stem slender, ^{~X ft., often 

 branching from the base, hairy: Iftw. 5-7, linear to ob- 

 lanceolate pointed, pubescent both sides, stalks l-:i 

 times longer: lis. in elongated, loose racemes, verticil- 

 late on slender stalks, large, white, pointetl with clear 

 blue, edge<l with deeper blue; wings bluish, hiding wliite- 

 brownish keel: pod hairy. June, July. ('alif. S^B.P.G. 

 11.237, B. R. 20:1705. — This species and its varieties 

 are very Horiferous, giving a fine effect in mas^ses and 

 in the border. Var. ^Ibus, Hort., wliite, tinged with 

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

 riety, the lower halt of the spike rosy red, the iipper 

 white; forms compact tufts and is called a superior 

 variety. 



L. r(n<jiis(ifnlh(s, Liini., with blue fls;., is min^-h thrown in En, 

 ;is a t'uiiiU'v i.);int and for plowing under: annu^d. Native to 

 tlie MedlToTrrinean region. 



The foliowing are y;irden hybrids of unknown origin. They 

 mostly have variegated tls. and are common in r-ult.: L. atm- 

 riolaccus. Perennial, IJ ft. high. Fl;^. (hirk violet, striped with 

 white and yellow. — L. Cipfestinus. Annual, 2 ft. high. Fls. 

 light h)ue. — //. Diuniclti,. Fls. lilar'-ymrple, gold and wliite. Ac- 

 cording to Voss, this is the same as the kind.s known to the 

 trude as snpert)us, insignis (Vilmorin, not Dipxie), tri'.-Ldor ele- 

 gans, and superbns Dunnetti. There is also a double form.— i. 

 hybn-dus. Prohahly nnxed 'kindf^. — L. puWscens, Bentli. Per- 

 ennial or suhslii-uhliy, the pubescence short spreading hardly 

 silky in the new parts: lfts. 7-9, olilongdan'-eolate, acute, 

 sliorter tlian the petiole, pubescent on Itoth sides: tls. loosely 

 arranged almost in whorls; pedicels shorter than the calyx: 

 pod hirsute, 4-fi-seecle(l. Tlie above is from the original de- 

 scription. Bentham neglects to state the color of the fls., but 

 an allied species has tilne fis. ^Mnttet must he in error in c;dl- 

 ing this an annual, ^b'x.. Central Ami-n-., <.'ulnMilii;[. — L, tri- 

 color. See L. Dunnetti. j,^ Phei-PS Wym-vn 



LYCASTE (fanciful name). Orrhi'Jnrm . q'his genus 

 contains about 30 species, all nativ(.',s of S. Arner., Mexico 

 and the West Indies. The flowers are freely produced 

 and remain in good condition on the plant for several 

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

 erect bracted scapes, but sometimes twin-tiowered stalks 

 occur. Pseudobull)S ovate or oblong-ovate, bearing 1- 

 several plicate leaves at the summit, and sheathing 

 leaves f mm the base: sepals sub-similar, spreading, the 

 lateral pair united with thet^ase of the column and form- 

 ing a spur-like chin or mentuiu; petals smaller, project- 

 ing forward, with the tips often recurved ; labellum 

 ;"i-lobed, the lateral lobes erect, middle lobe ascending or 

 recurved, with a fleshy, tongue-like callus on the disk: 

 pollinia 4. In Lycaste the scape arises from the very 

 young leafy axis, which does not develop until several 

 months later. The scape, therefore, appears from the 

 base of the bulb. Among the species, L. Ski}nieri is a 

 favorite orchid wifh growers. The species of Lycaste 



