LUPI'NUS MACROPHYL'LUS. 
LARGE-LEAVED LUPINE. 
Order. 
DECANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
LEGUMINOSiE. 
Native of 
lleig’ht. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Ameriea. 
4 feet. 
June, July. 
Perennial. 
in 1835. 
No. 674. 
Lupiniis, see No. 310. Macrophyllus is derived 
from the Greek makros, long or large; and phul- 
LON, a leaf. 
This must be considered the finest, indeed we may 
be allowed the epithet, most splendid, species of 
Lupine at present in our gardens. Its dense racemes 
of dowsers, from a foot to two feet long, make the 
plant remarkably striking. Its flowers do not pos- 
sess the variety of tint which is common to Lupi- 
nus tomentosus, but they are, notwithstanding, very 
variable, occurring in some cases, of a brownish 
purple, in others of a deep bright purple, and of 
every intermediate tint. 
This species very much resembles Lupinus poly- 
phyllus. No. 291, but is of more robust habit, has 
larger leaves, with darker coloured flowers ; and the 
whorls of flowers are more crowded than in poly- 
phyllus. 
Lupinus macrophyllus may be divided at the root, 
but when increase is recpiired it is far better to raise 
seedlings. This should be done in spring, and when 
the plants are two or three inches high, they should 
be planted where they are intended to remain. 
Sweet’s FI. Gar. s. 2, 356. 
Class. 
DIADELPHIA. 
