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edible fruit. Many species of (Enothera are commonly 

 cultivated as garden plants, some bearing flowers 3 or 4 

 inches in diameter; thos with yellow or white flowers 

 which open only in the evening, are called Evening 

 Primroses. The properties of the plants which compose 

 this Order are unimportant. The wood of the Fuchsia 

 is said to be used as a dye, and the roots of (Enothera 

 biennis, the common Evening Primrose, are eatable. In 

 all, the number 4 predominates. 



1. EPILOBIUM (Willow-Herb). Calyx 4-parted, the 

 lobes not combined after expansion ; petals 4 ; stamens 8 ; 

 capsule long, 4-sided, 4-celled, 4-valved ; seeds nume- 

 rous, tufted with down. (Name from the Greek epi, 

 upon, and lobos, a pod, the flowers being placed on the 

 top of a pod- like seed-vessel.) 



2. (ENOTHERA (Evening Primrose). Calyx 4-parted, 

 the lobes more* or less combined after expansion, and 

 bent back ; stamens 8 ; capsule 4-celled, 4-valved ; seeds 

 numerous, not bearded. (Name in Greek signifying 

 " catching the flavour of wine.") 



3. ISNARDIA. Calyx 4-parted ; petals 4, or none ; 

 stamens 4 ; capsule inversely egg-shaped, 4-angled, 

 4-celled, 4-valved, crowned with the calyx. (Named 

 after a French botanist of the 18th century, Antoine 

 d'Isnard.) 



4. CIRCLEA (Enchanter's Nightshade). (7ay,r 2 -parted; 

 petals 2 ; stamens 2 ; capsule 2-celleol, each cell contain- 

 ing a seed. (Name from Circe, the enchantress so cele- 

 brated in Greek Mythology.) 



1. EPILOBIUM (Willow-Herb). 

 * Petals unequal in size ; stamens bent down. 



1. E. angustifolium (Kose Bay, or Flowering Willow). 



Leaves narrow, pointed, smooth. Damp woods ; rare. 



A tall and handsome species not often met with in a ' 



wild state, but very common in gardens, where it is cul- 



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