LUPINUS 



LABURNUM AND BBOOM OBDEB lupinus 325 



L. fallax. — An ornamental bush 3-5 

 ft. high, native of Mount Tamalpais, to 

 the west of San Francisco Bay. It has a 

 neat symmetrical habit, and sUvery leaves 

 divided into 7-9 Unear lance-shaped acute 

 leaflets li-2^ in. long. The beautiful 

 violet-coloured flowers are borne in sum- 

 mer on long spikes in great profusion. 



Culture do. as above for L. arhoreus. 

 This plant reijuires to be grown in a 

 warm sheltered position. 



L. Hartwegi. — A beautiful Mexican 

 species lJ-2 ft. high. Leaflets 7-9, oblong 

 lance-shaped ; stipules linear, very long. 

 Flowers late in summer, varying from 

 pale to dark blue, the standard petal 

 shaded with white or rose. There are 

 white and rose-coloured forms. 



Culture andPropagation. — This orna- 

 mental species is in reality a perennial in 

 warm dry localities, but in unfavourable 

 parts it is likely to perish in winter ; it 

 is therefore best treated as an annual, and 

 raised from seeds every year as recom- 

 mended above for L. luteus. 



L. laxiflorus {L. arbustus). — A North 

 American perennial 12-18 in. high, with 

 Unear lance-shaped leaflets. Flowers late 

 in summer, blue, the keel and base of the 

 wings being reddish. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



L. lepidus. — A perennial about 6 in. 

 high, native of N. America, with lanoe- 

 shaped leaflets silky on both sides. 

 Flowers in late summer, purple-blue, the 

 standard petal having a white spot at the 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



L. leptophyllus. — A Mexican perennial 

 1-3 ft. high. Leaflets Unear acute, with 

 a few sUky hairs on each surface. 

 Flowers in summer, violet. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



L. leucophyllus (L. plumosus), — A 

 very hairy N. American perennial 2-3 ft. 

 high, with 7-9 oblong-lance-shaped leaflets 

 and awl-shaped wooUy stipules. Flowers 

 from June to November, pink. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



L. littoralis (L. noothatensis fruti- 

 <:osus ; L. versicolor). — A N. American 

 perennial 1 ft. high. Leaflets 5-7, linear 

 spoon-shaped, silky on both surfaces. 



Flowers from June to October, purplish- 

 blue. 



Culture do. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



L. luteua {L. odoratus). — A S. Euro- 

 pean annual 1-1 J ft. high. Leaflets 7-9, 

 oblong, lower ones obovate. Flowers 

 from June to August, yellow, fragrant. 

 The variety leucospermus has entirely 

 white seeds. 



Culture dc. as above. Seeds may be 

 sown out of doors in April and May, and 

 in the milder parts of the country in early 

 autumn as soon as ripe. 



L. Menziesi (L. sulphurev^). — A re- 

 markable silky-haired CaUfornian armual, 

 about 2 ft. high. Leaflets 9-11, oblong 

 lance-shaped. Flowers in July and 

 August, slightly fragrant, sulphur-yellow 

 to orange. The variety suferhus is a finer 

 flowering form. 



Culture dc. as above for L. luteus. 

 Seeds to be sovim annually. 



L. Micheneri. — An herbaceous peren- 

 nial, native of N. California. It has a 

 somewhat trailing habit, and looks pretty 

 in spring and summer, although the dull 

 purple or brownish-green flowers are not 

 particularly attractive. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds and division. 



L. microcarpus. — A N. American 

 annual 1^ ft. high. Leaflets 9-10, lance- 

 shaped, smooth above, hairy beneath. 

 Flowers in April, blue, about 6 in a 

 whorl. 



Culture dc. as above for L. luteus. 

 Seeds to be sown annually. 



L. mutabilis. — A beautiful Colombian 

 annual 3-4 ft. high ; leaflets 7-9, bluntly 

 lance-shaped, rather glaucous and downy 

 beneath. Flowers from June to August, 

 fragrant, large, the standard petal white 

 changing to blue, with a large yellow 

 mark in the centre ; wings white faintly 

 striped ; keel white. Cruilcshanki and 

 varicolor are desirable varieties. The 

 plant known as hybridus atrococcineus 

 is a beautiful free-flowering variety with 

 deep scarlet blossoms, and has probably 

 originated from forms of L. mutabiUs. 



Cultu/re dc. as above, and as for L. 

 luteus. Seeds to be sown annually. 



L. nanus [Common Dwairf Lupine). 

 A pretty CaUfornian annual 1 ft. or 

 more high. Leaflets 5-7, narrow lance- 

 shaped acute, hairy. Flowers in early 



