194 OENOTHERA 



CEnoth'era — continued. 



(E. taraxacifo'lia. A prostrate trailer of biennial 

 growth (on light soils often perennial), with 

 large snow-white blossoms changing to pink. 

 Most suitable for banks and rock-work. 



Sow the seed of the annual species iV in. deep 

 in patches in April outdoors, while the half-hardy 

 should be sown under glass and transplanted in 

 May. The biennial kinds in a shady place outdoors 

 in April to July, transplanting the young seedlings 

 in a sunny border in September or October to their 

 flowering quarters. (E. hien'nis requires 2 to 3 ft. 

 all round. 



Olympian Mullein. See Verbascum olympicum. 



Omphalo'des — Venus' s Navelwort (from Gr. omphalos, 

 the navel, and eidos, form, so called from the shape 

 of the seed). Nat. Ord. Boraginacew. 



0. linifo'lia. A pleasing little hardy annual from 

 Portugal, 1748. It is about 6 to 12 ins. high, 

 has greyish-green foliage, and the purest white 

 Forget-me-not-like flowers produced in June 

 to September. It is very suitable for growing 

 in the recesses of rock-work and shady places 

 of that kind. It often reproduces itself without 

 extra trouble. 



Sow the seeds ^ in. deep in April out of doors 

 to flower in June, and again in June to flower in 

 autumn. If sown again in September they should 

 survive the winter and flower in early spring. 



