292 COXNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBull. 



Epilobium palustre L. (of marshes). 



Rare. Litchfield, only one plant in a shaded sphag'num 

 bog (Bissell). Aug. — Sept. 

 Epilobium palustre L., var. monticola Haussk. (living in moun- 

 tains). 



Rare. Sphagnum bogs: Wolcott (Bissell), Monroe 

 (Harger), New Fairfield (Eames). Aug. — ^ Sept. 



The leaves and root are medicinal, as are those of the 

 species. 



Epilobium coloratum Muhl. (colored). 



Moist or wet shaded places. Rare in the southeastern part 

 of the state: Lyme (Graves). Frequent or common else- 

 where. July — Aug. 



Epilobium adenocaulon Haussk. (having glandular stems). 



Damp woods and moist open ground. Rare in most dis- 

 tricts: Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps), Norfolk and Middle- 

 town (Bissell), Watertown (Harger), Stratford (Eames), 

 New Britain (Bissell). Frequent in New London County 

 (Graves). July — -Sept. 



OENOTHERA L. Evening Primrose. 



Oenothera cruciata Nutt. (cross-shaped). 



Oenothera biennis L., var. cruciata Torr. & Gray. 

 Onagra cruciata Small. 



Rare or local. Waste ground: Hartford (H. S. Clark), 

 Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps). July — Aug. 



Oenothera Oakesiana Robbins. 



Oenothera biennis L., var. Oakesiana Gray. 

 Onagra Oakesiana Britton in part. 



Frequent along the coast on sea beaches, sand dunes and 

 railway embankments (Graves, Eames). July — Oct. 



Oenothera biennis L. (of two years). 

 Onagra biennis Scop. 

 Common Evening Primrose. 



Common. Dry fields, pastures and roadsides. June — - 

 Oct. 



All parts of the plant are used medicinally. 



