tself bears flowers in the axillae of 



The inequality 



of length in its stamens is found in many species of 

 (Enothera ; and the deep lobing of its petals would not 

 form a character by itself, even if it also were not to be 

 found in the (Enotheras. Upon the whole, we incline to 

 consider it a connecting link between Gaura and (Enothera. 



J. L. 



