72 The Wild Garden. 



Showy Bramble. Rubus spectabilis. Northern Ame- 

 rica. Shrub ; 4, 5, or 6 feet ; dark purple ; spring ; 

 seed or cuttings. — In warm sunny parts of sheltered 

 shrubberies, where its early-blooming tendency may be 

 encouraged ; thrives freely in any soil. 



Calabrian Cinquefoil. Potentilla calahra. Italy. 

 Herbaceous perennial ; 1 foot ; yeUow ; summer ; seed 

 or division. — Rocky places and warm banks, where its 

 prostrate silvery shoots may be seen to best advantage. 



The numerous showy forms of PotentiUa that may be 

 easily raised from seed are all excellent for naturalization 

 in any position or soil, and well able to take care of 

 themselves among long grass and vigorous perennials. 



THE EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY. 



Fraser's Evening Primrose. (Enothera Fraseri. 

 Northern America. Herbaceous perennial ; i to 2 feet ; 

 yellow; summer; seed or division. — Copses, grassy 

 banks, and fringes of shrubberies in any soil 



James's Evening Primrose. (Enothera Jamesi. 

 North America. Biennial; 4 feet; yellow; summer; 

 seed. — Associated with vigorous herbaceous plants, in 

 groups, near grass drives or wood walks. Very sweet in 

 the evening, and worthy of being grown in quantity. 



Missouri Evening Primrose. (Enothera missoun- 

 ensis. North America. Herbaceous perennial; i foot; 

 yellow; summer; seed or division. — Banks, edges of low 

 shrubberies, fringes of copses, or rocky ground. 



Lamarck's Evening Primrose. (Enotha-a Lamarck- 

 iana. North America. Biennial ; 3 to 4 feet ; yellow ; 



