LUPI'NUS ORNA'TUS. 
Var. Maximus. 
LARGEST ORNAMENTAL LUPINE. 
Class. 
MONADELPHIA. 
Order. 
DECANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
FABACEJE. 
Native of Height. 
Flowers in Duration. 
Introduced 
Columbia. 3 feet. 
June, Aug. Perennial. 
in 1827. 
No. 1104. 
Lupinus is said to have been originally used for 
the name of a plant that over-run and destroyed 
other herbage, as a wolf (lupus) does other animals. 
The smaller variety of this Lupine was pub- 
lished under No. 438, where it was noticed as one 
of those for which England is indebted to the 
London Horticultural Society, and their collector, 
the indefatigable Douglas ; he having discovered it 
in the vicinity of the river Columbia. No man 
ever did so much towards beautifying our gardens 
with hardy plants as Douglas ; and, to give an idea 
of his success, and also of the floral riches that 
America yet can send us, we will here mention the 
species of Lupine only which he collected and sent 
home. — viz., Leucophyllus, Tristis, Plumosus, Lu- 
cidus, Oraatus, Grandifolius, Flexuosus, Albifrons ; 
Arbustus, Ptivularis, Lepidus, Polyphyllus, Nanus, 
Littoralis, Succulentus, Bicolor, Densiflorus, Mi- 
cranthus, Sabinanus, Aridus, Laxiflorus, Sul- 
phureus. Leptophyllus, Hirsutissimus. 
This large and dark flowered variety of ornatus 
appears to have permanency of character, and is 
a most desirable and quite hardy plant. 
