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EVENING PRIMROSE.— (Oe^^othera Biekkis.) 



Plant tall; leaves lance shaped or ovate at the base, 

 growing in bushy bunches three or four feet in height. 

 Flowers in a spike opening at sunset or in cloudy 

 weather; very sweet scented; root biennial; blossoms 

 yellow, petals fourlobed, stamens six short; pistil long- 

 er; stile single; stigma with four divisions resembling 

 horns; the calyx consists of a pouch under the flower; 

 found in meadows and fields; blooms in summer and 

 belongs to Evening Primrose family. 



WILD ROSE.— (Rosa LuciDA.) 



Plants growing from one to two feet high usually 

 prickly, leaves dull green or bright, with serrate mar- 

 gin. Fruit a berry which turns bright red when ripe 

 and crowned with a rough brown substance; flowers 

 single, or two or three together, very open, light pink; 

 petals four or five, somewhat lobed; stamens many, 

 anthers yellow or brown; calyx cup shaped and 

 divided into five sepals which are long and pointed. 

 Blooms in summer and is commonly found in fields, 

 meadows and timber. The rose family is a large one, 

 there being species both wild and cultivated, some of 

 which have been brought to a high state of perfection. 

 There are many other plants belonging to the family 

 which do not resemble theip much. They are princi- 

 pally cultivated for their beauty and fragrance. 



