76 FAMILIAR FLOWERS OF FIELD AND GARDEN. 



Sundrops, or 



The evening - primrose is a four- 

 ETening-Frimrose, petalsd, pale-yellow flower which 

 (EnotUrapumiia. q^q j^ay generally find on the road- 

 side in early summer, or later. The variety (E. 

 pumila I find very common on the meadows of 

 Oampton in June. I have drawn 

 a small piece of the plant, to show 

 what is the general appearance of 

 the flowers ; they are small and 

 not nearly so pretty as the blos- 

 soms of the later-blooming variety 

 we most often meet beside the 

 road. 



Evening-FrimroBe, 



(Enoihera biennis. 



The larger even- 



ing - primrose is 

 common beside the road and in 

 the pasture. It has a very lovely, 

 pale, pure yellow blossom without 

 a trace of orange on its petal. 

 The peculiarity of this flower is 

 that it opens about sunset, gives 

 sundrops. ^^^^ ^ f^jjj^ perfumc, and then 



when broad daylight returns looks limp and with- 

 ered ; this is true also of the charming Nicotiama 

 affinis (tobacco). Of course, on cloudy days the 

 primrose looks in better condition ; but its only fault 

 lies in its frailty. As a garden flower it is satisfac- 



