EVENING PRIMROSE 



THE Evening Primrose (CRnothera biennis) is a plant 

 more commonly considered as a flowering plant than 

 as a vegetable, and is but rarely grown for eating ; 

 as such indeed I have 

 never seen it grown in 

 this country. On the 

 continent, especially in 

 Germany, it is cultivated 

 for its roots, which are 

 cooked in a variety of 

 ways. The roots are 

 fleshy, and are used much 

 in the same way as Sal- 

 sify; and I have heard that 

 they are valuable on ac- 

 count of their easy diges- 

 tibility, and that they are 

 nourishing also. They 

 are mostly boiled, and 

 when cold may be mixed 

 with salad like Celeriac 

 or Beetroot. Doubtless 

 there are many parts that 

 are edible among the large 

 flowering plants. Take the Helianthus, for instance. 

 The seeds have been used for food ; they also yield oil 

 that promises to be valuable as an article of commerce, 

 and the large leafy kinds have been used for cattle. 

 The Evening Primrose, if grown for its roots, 



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EVENING PRIMROSE 

 (One- fifth natural size) 



