lanceolate, oblique, a cu te : lower lip en tire ; the segment
very long, lanceolate, taper-pointed; between the upper
and lower Iip are 2 small short appendages, attached to
the calyx ju s t below the opening, and resembling two
small segments. Vexillum roundly oval, keeled at the
b a ck ; the sides a little reflexed, of a bright blue, with
darker veins, th a t branch all over it. Wings scarcely so
long as the vexillum, oval, oblique, bluntly rounded,
hollow inwards, blue, marked with numerous darker
veins, eared at the base on one side, with a short unguis
on the other. Keel slender, sharply keeled, and ending
in a sharp point, white below, the point of a blue black
Namens 10, the filaments all connected into a tube but
distinct a t the points, inserted in the base of the a n th e rs :
pollen golden yellow. Ovarium densely clothed with
woolly hairs. Style smooth, ascending. Stigma capitate,
slightly 2-lobed, bearded. Pod densely woolly 6 to 8
seeded. ^
The present handsome and stately plant, is another
interesting addition to our frutescent Lupin e s; i t was
raised from seed in May last, in the garden of Robert
Barclay, Esq. of Bury-hill; the .seeds were given him
by Mr. Borrer, who received them from Buenos Ayres,
where they had been collected from a cultivated plant
in a garden, so th a t it is probably not a native there ;
we believe it to be an undescribed species, as we can
find no description th a t agrees with i t : we would recommend
its being planted ip a warm sheltered situation
, and then if the Winter should be severe enough
to kill it back, it would throw up branches from the
base, particularly if planted pretty deep. Mr. Cameron
informed us, the beginning of December, th a t the
plant was still quite green in the open border, and a few
flowers on i t ; he observes th a t it strikes readily from
cuttings, and when the plants become strong, they will
flower all the Summer.
Lupinus is a Latin name of doubtful origin, said to
have been derived from lupus, a wolf, because it devours
the gro u n d ; it was also given to a kind of pulse
of a most bitte r and harsh taste.
1. Calyx, low in g the smifil appendage between the segments. 2. Vexillum
3. The two Wings. 4. Keel. 5. The 10 Stamens spread open. 0. The w o X
Ovanum terminated by the Style aud Stigma. 7. Oim o f the Bractes. ^