OENOTHERA 



(From entothera, "wine-trap," the Greek name for the plant, oinos, wine, and iheran, to catch. The edible root was used 

 as a relish with the wine after dinner) 



Onagrdce<z 



1 08. (Enothera fruticosa, var. Youngii (0. Youngii) 

 English Names: Evening primrose, Sundrops. 



NORTH AMERICA JUNE AND JULY 



FRAGRANT, bright lemon-yellow flowers one and one half to two 

 inches across, freely borne in clusters on a sturdy, much-branched 

 plant growing one and one half to two feet high. Leaves shiny grayish 

 green, firm and fairly 

 large, narrow, pointed- 

 oval, nearly three inches 

 long; persistent. Excel- 

 lent for the herbaceous 

 border on account of its 

 stocky habit and pro- 

 fusion of bright flowers, 

 which in spite of its Eng- 

 lish name bloom through- 

 out the daytime except in 

 very bright sun. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easy culture 

 in any garden soil, in sun 

 or half-shade. Does best 

 in full sun and dry, sandy 

 soil. 



Propagate by seed or 

 by cuttings. 



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