| + | Lupinus nanus, Douglas. St. slender, ½ -l ft., often branching from the base, hairy: Ifts. 5-7, linear to oblanceolate, pointed, pubescent both sides, stalks 1-3 times longer: fls. in elongated, loose racemes, verticillate on slender stalks, large, white, pointed with clear blue, edged with deeper blue; wings bluish, hiding white brownish keel: pod hairy. June, July. Calif. B.R. 1705.—This species and its varieties are very floriferous, giving a fine effect in masses and in the border. Var. albus Hort., white tinged with lilac. Var. albo- coccineus, Hort. A very compact variety, the lower half of the spike rosy red, the upper white; forms compact tufts and is called a superior variety. |