200 Onagraricz—C nothera. 
introduced, and now become naturalised in some localities. 
It isa tall pubescent plant with yellow flowers about 3 inches 
in diameter. The peculiarity of this and some other species is, 
that the flowers do not expand till towards evening. 
4. &. Fraseri.tThis 
is one of the best yellow- 
flowering perennial spe- 
cies. It has rich dark- 
green foliage, and 
blossoms abundantly 
throughout the Summer, 
5. H. taraeue folia.— 
A dwarf perennial with 
pinnatifid leaves and 
large pure white flowers, 
G. acaulis and C. 
spectose (fig. 107) are 
dwarf perennial white- 
flowered species; 
chrysantha and @&. 
Missouriénsis have 
yellow flowers, and the 
latter is of prostrate 
habit, and ove of the most desirable. Amongst annuals may 
be cited G. macrd nthe and ?. odurcla, both yellow. 
5. EUCHARIDIUM. 
Pictty annual herbs of dwarf habit, remarkable for the 
slendcr calyx-tube, which is elongated far above the seed- 
vessel. Calyx-limb deciduous. Petals 4, clawed, 3-lobed or 
obeordate, Stamens 4. Capsule 4-cclled, dehiscing through 
the cells; seeds numerous. There are only two species, both 
natives of California. Name from edyapis, avreeable. 
1. BE. coneininm.—A graceful little plant about a foot 
high. Tcaves glabrous, ovate-lanceolate, entire. Calyx-lobes 
cohering at the tips, reflexcd. Petals trilobate, lilac-purple. 
E. grandiflorum of gardens appears to be merely a large- 
flowered variety of the foregoing. 
6. FUCHSIA. 
Small shrubs or trees with opposite or whorled leaves. 
Calyx coloured, tube produced above the ovary, limb 4-lobed. 
Petals sessile on the mouth of the calyx-tube. Stamens 8, on 
Fig. 107, Ginothera speciusa. (4 wat. 2142.) 
