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may he adJcd, The Leaves grow like 

 fingers upon the Foot-Jialks. 

 Tjie Species are ; 



1. Lupin us fylveflris, purpurea 

 jfare, femine rotundo *vario.- J. B. 

 Wild Lupine, with a purple Flower, 

 and round variegated Seed, com- 

 monly called the lefTer blue Lu- 

 pine. 



2. Lupinus angufiifolim cccruleus 

 elatior. Raii H'Ji. Narrow - leav'd 

 taller blue Lupine. 



3 . Lu p i N u s fylveJJris, flore luteo. 

 C.B. P. The common yellow Lu- 

 pine. 



4. Lupinus peregrinus mojor, <vel 

 nfillofus cccruleus major. C. B. P. Fo- 

 reign greater hairy Lupine, with a 

 large biuc Flower, commonly call- 

 ed the great blue Lupine. 



5. Lu P 1 N u s peregrinus major, flore 

 incarnato. H. L. Foreign greater 

 Lupine, with a flefh-coloured Flow- 

 er, commonly call'd the Rofc Lu- 

 pine. 



6 Lupinus fativus, Jiore alco. 

 C. B. P. Garden or Manured Lu- 

 pine, with a white Flower. 



7. Lupinus cczruleus minor per en- 

 xis Virginia?:us repens. Mcr, Hi ft. 

 Smaller perennial creeping blue Lu- 

 pine of Virginia. 



There are feveral other Varieties 

 cf this Plant, which are preferved in 

 feme curious Botimic Gardens, that 

 differ chiefly in the Colour and Size 

 of their Flowers and Fruit ; but thofe 

 here mentioned are fuch as generally 

 are preferred for the Beauty of their 

 blowers, for which alone they are 

 propagated in the Englijb Gardens. 



The firft Sort is very common in 

 every Garden, being fown in the 

 Borders of the Flower garden, with 

 other hardy Kinds of annual Plants, 

 which do not require the Afiiftance 

 ©fan Hotbed to bring them for- 

 ward. The Seeds of this, and the 

 common yellow and white Lupines., 



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are very frequent at every Seed- 

 fhop, where they are generally fold 

 at a very reafonable Price. Thefe 

 Seeds may be fown in Jpril, May, 

 and June, in order to continue a 

 Succeffion of their Flowers thro' the 

 Summer. They mull be fown where 

 they are to remain ; for they feldom 

 do well if tranfplanted. They love 

 a light Soil, not too rich or moift; 

 in both which they are very fubjecl: 

 to rot before they perfect their 

 Seeds. 



Thefe produce their Flowers fuc- 

 ceffively in June, July, and Augujl, 

 according to the time of their being 

 fown ; and commonly grow about 

 two Feet high : fo that if they are 

 rightly difpofed amongft other an- 

 nua! Plants of the fame Growth in 

 Borders, they make an agreeable 

 Variety. The Seeds of thefe Plants 

 mould always be fown in dry Wea- 

 ther ; for if there mould happen to 

 be much Wet foon after they are 

 put into the Ground, it commonly 

 rots them. The blue and white 

 Sorts have no Scent ; but the yellow 

 has a very agreeable Odour, for 

 which it is commonly preferr'd by 

 moil People to the others. 



The narrow-leav'd tall blue Lu- 

 pine is not fo common in England 

 as the other Sorts ; tho' in Italy and 

 Spain it is one of the moft common : 

 in the former of which Places it is 

 fown to improve the Ground which 

 is defign'd for Vineyards; where, 

 when the Lupines are in Flower, 

 they cut them down, and plow them 

 into the Ground as Manure; or, if 

 they have not time enough to do 

 this, they parboil the Seeds, to pre- 

 vent their growing, and fow them 

 upon the Ground, allowing fixteen 

 Bufhels to an Acre, and plow them 

 in : fo that in thefe Countries it is a 

 valuable Plant. 



The fourth and fifth Sorts are not 



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