EVENING, OR TREE PRIMROSE. 1/3 



it becomes an evergreen shrub, singular by its 

 waved foliage, beautiful by its yellow blossoms, 

 delightful for its perfume, and curious because its 

 flowers only open 



"When weary peasants at the close of day 

 Walk to their cots, and part upon the way ; 

 When cattle slowly cross the shallow brook, 

 And shepherds pen their folds, and rest upon their crook. 



Crabbe. 



