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PB ACTIO AL GUIDE TO GABDEN PLANTS lupinus 



summer, lilac and blue. The variety 

 albus has white flowers; albo-coccineus 

 is very compact in habit, with flowers 

 white and rosy-carmine. 



Culture dc. as above for L. luteus. 

 Seeds to be sown annually. This species 

 and its varieties are very free-flowering 

 and are effective in beds or masses. 



L. nootkatensis. — A perennial 1-1^ 

 ft. high, native of Nootka Sound. 

 Leaflets 7-8, obovate lance-shaped, hairy. 

 Flowers from May to July, blue, mixed 

 with purple, white or yellow, and streaked 

 with deeper veins. 



Cultnre So. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



L. ornatus. — A N. American peren- 

 nial 1-2 ft. high. Leaflets linear lance- 

 shaped, covered with sUvery silky down 

 on both sides. Flowers from May to No- 

 vember, pale blue, with deeper coloured 

 wings, and a ciliated keel. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



L. perennis. — A pretty perennial about 

 2 ft. high, native of N. America. Flowers 

 from May to July, blue. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



L. pilosus {L. hirsutus). — A hairy S. 

 European annual 2-4 ft. high. Leaflets 

 9-11, oblong lance-shaped. Flowers in 

 summer, blue, the centre of the standard 

 petal deeper in colour. The variety alba 

 has white flowers, and roscus pale rose 

 ones. 



Culture dc. as above for L. luteus. 

 Seeds to be sown annually. 



L. polyphyllus [L. grandifoKus ; L. 

 macrophyllus). — A strikingly beautiful 

 and well-known vigorous perennial 3-6 ft. 

 high, native of Cahfornia. Leaflets 11-15, 

 lance-shaped, hairy beneath. Flowers in 

 summer, in great profusion, varying from 

 blue to purple and reddish-purple and 

 white. There are several variations 

 known as albiflorus, argenteus, flexuosus, 

 laxijioms, Lachmanni, rmularis &c. 

 Frti'iegrateshasviolet-blueflowers streaked 

 with white. The white-flowered variety 

 {albiflorus) is very charming, and the 

 only way to increase a really good form 

 of it is by dividing the root clumps. 



Culture dc. as above recommended 

 for the perennial species. Seeds may be 

 also sown in cold frames as soon as ripe, 

 or a few in small pots, from which latter 



the seedlings may be transferred in spring 

 without breaking the ball of soil. 



L. pubescens.— A branching downy 

 annual 2-3 ft. high, native of Mexico 

 and Guatemala. Leaflets 7-9, lance- 

 shaped ; stipules awl-shaped. Flowers 

 from July to September, violet-blue, with 

 a white centre, becoming deep purple. 

 Ehrenbergi is a variety of this species. 



Culture dc. as above for L. luteus. 

 Seeds to be sown annually. 



L. Sabini. — A N, American perennial 

 2-3 ft. high. Leaflets 7-12, lance-shaped,, 

 pointed, silky. Flowers in early summer, 

 yellow. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds and division. 



L. subcarnosus {L. bimaculatus ; L. 

 subramosus ; L. texensis). — An elegant 

 downy-stemmed annual about 1 ft. high,, 

 native of Texas. Leaflets 5, obovate 

 lance-shaped, thick or fleshy. Flowers- 

 from July to September, deep rich blue, 

 with a yellow blotch at the base of the 

 standard petal; keel white, tipped with 

 blue. 



Culture dc. as above for L. luteus.. 

 Seeds to be sown annually. 



L. tomentosus. — A beautiful Peruvian 

 perennial 4-5 ft. high, covered with short 

 sUky hairs. Leaflets 8-10, oblong, blunt- 

 ish, mucronulate, tapering to the base. 

 Flowers in summer, large, variously 

 coloured blue, purple, rose &c. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. This species may not 

 be quite hardy in the coldest parts of the 

 country. 



L. tricolor elegfans [L. Dunnetti). — 

 A very pretty slightly downy annual of 

 uncertain origin. Leaflets 7-9. Flowers 

 in summer, standard petal deep violet or 

 purple becoming deeper in colour with 

 age ; wings and keel white. 



Culture dc. as above for L. luteus. 

 Seeds to be sown annually. 



L. varius (L. semivcrf icillatii s). — An 

 amiual, 2-3 ft. high, native of Spain, 

 and also found in most parts of S.W. 

 Europe. The stems and leaves are cov- 

 ered with a whitish silvery down. Leaf- 

 lets usually 5-6, oblong-lance-shaped, 

 hairy beneath. Flowers in summer, 

 usually dark blue, large, often splashed 

 with white. 



Culture dc. as above, and for L. luteus.. 

 Seeds to be sown annually. 



