GAURA 



Calyx-tube. — Long, slender, four-lobed. 

 Petals. — Four, convolute in bud. 

 Stamens. — Eight, deflexed. 



Ovary. — Four-celled, with long, slender style and a four-lobed stigma. 

 Pod. — Long, slender, opening lengthwise to distribute many silky 

 tufted seeds. 



Tall and graceful and willowy, climbing the hillsides, wander- 

 ing along the fences, taking possession of biu-nt tracts — citizen 

 of the world — this is the Willow-weed. The Greeks called it 

 Epilobium, sitting on the long pod; the English, Willow-herb 

 because of its leaves, and Fire- Weed because it loves the ashes 

 of biurned tracts. On the continent of Europe it is known as 

 Rose Bay and French Willow. Entering America by way of the 

 Atlantic coast in colonial days, it crossed the White Horse Pass 

 with the railroad and has recently 

 been reported from the banks of the 

 Yukon. 



Epilobium has value among shrub- 

 bery, to brighten the midsummer 

 green, but it is possessed of indefati- 

 gable runners, and the silky-winged 

 seeds seek homes anywhere and 

 everywhere. One should think twice 

 before planting Epilobium, it is so 

 efficient in planting itself. 



GAURA 



Gaura parvifdlia. 



Gaura, Greek for superb; certainly here 

 misnomer. 



Gaura. Gaitra itarvijblia 



Stem. — Long, slender, lengthening as the season advances. 

 Leaves. — Alternate, dentate or sinnate or entire. 

 Flowers. — White or rose, in long racemes. 

 Calyx. — Tubular with four reflexed lobes. 

 Petals. — Four, almost triangular in shape. 



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