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THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



G. OKAGEACE^E (Epilobium anguotifolium) French "Willow. 



This order contains some very 

 beautiful flowering plants, as 

 the Evening -primrose (CEno- 

 thera bieiinis), Euchsia, <fcc. of 

 which there are a great many 

 varieties ; they abound plenti- 

 fully in America, of which 

 country the Evening-primrose 

 is said to be a native. 



Trench "Willow. 



7. MYRTACEJS (Myrtus communis) Myrtle. 



The Myrtles are, for the most 

 part, inhabitants of the warmer 

 climates. They are shrubs or 

 trees, and sometimes of great 

 size and beauty; the flowers 

 and leaves of many species are 

 odorous. There are upwards of 

 fifty species of Myrtle, and they 

 are found in most of the warmer 

 parts of the Old and New 

 Worlds. 



Myrtle. 



