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they fade ; and which appear to repose on the dandelion-shaped leaves, from the shortness of the stem. Tlie 
plant is a native of Chili, but it is quite hardy in British gardens, where it flowers from May to August. It 
was introduced in 1825. It grows best in a light soil, and it is propagated by division of the root. 
6.— (ENOTHERA MACROCARPA, Pursh. THE LARGE-FRUITED EVENING PRIMROSE. 
Engiuvings. — Swt.Brit. Flow.Gard.t. 5j and our ^j.l in Plate 39. 
Spf-cific Character. — Stem simple^ prostrate, downy ; leaves lan- 
ceolate, quite entire, or glandularly denticulated, with the margins and 
nerves covered with white silky down ; petals broad, obcordate ; sta- 
mens arched, shorter than the corolla ; lobes of stigma cylindrical, 
blunt ; capsule large, sessile, oblong, four-winged. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — This species is a native of the banks of the Mississippi, whence it was introduced in 1811 ; 
and it is remarkable not only for the large size of its flowers, but for the great length of the tube of i'.s calyx, 
which often exceeds four inches ; the pollen having this distance to descend from the stamens to the ovary, which 
is at the base of the tube. The plant in a natural state trails on the ground, and is thus well suited for rockwork, 
the flowers reposing on its large broad leaves j but it may be supported by a stick so as to grow a foot or more 
high. It should be grown in a light rich soil, and it may be propagated by seeds, cuttings, or division of the root. 
6.— OENOTHERA GLAUCA, Mich. THE GLAUCOUS-LEAVED EVENING PRIMROSE. 
tube ; petals large, obcordate, erose ; stamens and stigma shorter than 
the corolla; capsules ovate, tetragonal, thick, short. (G. Don.) 
ENOHivniGS. — Bot. Mag. t. 1606 ; and onifg. 3 in Plate 39. 
Specific Character Plant quite glabrous, decumbent, glaucous ; 
leaves ovate, repandly denticulated ; limb of calyx longer than the 
Description, &c This species has yellow flowers and very glaucous leaves. It is erect, and the stem grows 
from one to two feet high. It is a native of North America, where it is found in woods west of the Mississippi. 
It was introduced in 1813. It is quite hardy in British gardens, where it flowers from June to October. It is 
propagated by seeds or division of the root. 
7.— (ENOTHERA ANISOLOBA, Swt. THE ERECT LARGE EVENING PRIMROSE. 
Enoravikgs. Swt. Brit. Flow. Card. 2d ser. t. 105 ; Bot. Reg. i elliptic, sharply toothed, with the segments at the base variable, linear, 
acute, and divaricating ; upper ones unequal, pinnatifid. Tube of the 
flower very long. Ovary tetragonal. Petals laige, imbricate, with 
crenulated margins. 
t. 1479. 
Specific Character. — Stem suffrulicose, tall, straight, branched, 
downy. Radical leaves elliptic, entire, or few-toothed ; middle ones 
Description, &c. — The root of this species is fusiform and fleshy. The stem is erect, and woody at the 
base, growing to a considerable height, sometimes as much as three feet. The leaves are hairy on both sides, 
and very irregular in their shape. The flower is large and white, but it turns red in dying. The plant rs a 
native of Chili, whence it was introduced in 1828. If the seeds are raised on a hotbed, it will flower the first year. 
8.— (ENOTHERA CORDATA. THE HEART-LEAVED (ENOTHERA. 
Synonvme. CE. bifrons, D. Don. Specific Character.— Stem erect, branching, hairy. Upper leaves 
Engravings.— Swt. Brit. Flow. Card., 2d ser. t. 386 ; and om fig. cordate ; stem clasping, denticulate, pubescent. Petals obovate, ob- 
5 in Plate 39, under the name of (E. bifrons. tuse crenulate. Capsules cylindrical, and covered with bristly hairs. 
Description, &c. — This species strongly resembles the common Evening Primrose ; but it differs in the 
petals being crumpled, its leaves cordate, and its capsules covered with bristly hairs. The species is a native of 
Texas, whence it was introduced in 1838. It was called (E. bifrons by Professor Don, who described it in 
Sweet's British Flower-Garden ; but as that name was previously given to another species by Dr. Lindley, I 
have thought it beat to call it CE. cordata, in allusion to its heart-shaped leaves. 
