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EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY 



pear in 



until th 



2. O 



July and open only in the evening, remaining open 



e middle of the next forenoon. 



. strigulosa T. & G. Herbage minutely pubescent and 

 glandular. Leaves sessile, linear, obscurely 

 toothed, Yz to 1 in. long. Petals % m - long, 

 yellow turning red. Stigma globose. Capsule 

 linear, about ^4 m - long. 



This slender annual, rarely over 18 in. high, 

 grows in warm, sandy soil as far up as Little 

 Yosemite Valley and even Merced Lake, 

 where it is only 4 in. high, but it normally 

 belongs to much lower altitudes. 



7. GODETIA. 

 Erect annuals with alternate leaves and showy purplish 

 flowers in leafy racemes. Calyx with funnelform tube beyond 

 the ovary, its lobes united and turned to one side. Capsule 

 4-celled, sessile or nearly so. 



1. G. dudleyana Abrams. Leaves linear to oblong, mostly 

 entire, inch or two long including the petiole- 

 like base. Buds nodding. Petals / 2 to 1 in. 

 long, pinkish lavender with darker dots 

 toward the paler base. 



This Godetia is a slender annual, 8 to 18 in. 

 high, belonging to the lower slopes but reach- 

 ing Yosemite Valley. Its delicate coloring 

 and dainty habit make attractive patches 

 along the Wawona Road, where it grows in 

 abundance on warm, southerly exposures. 



2. G. viminea Spach. Leaves linear to 

 lanceolate, entire, mostly */> to \ l / 2 in. long, 



sessile or short-petioled. Buds 

 erect. Petals y 2 to 1*4 in. long, 

 purplish or crimson, with a 

 large purple blotch in center or 

 at apex, the base yellowish. 

 {G. williatnsonii Wats.) 



The strikingly handsome 

 flowers of this slender, erect 

 annual (a few inches to 2 ft. 

 high) may be seen in half- 

 meadowy places, often forming 

 dark-purple areas. A very 

 leafy form with deep-crimson 

 petals Vt. to Ya in. long and 



