EVENING PRIMROSE 
The Evening Primrose {CEnothera biennis) is a plant 
more commonly considered as a flowering plant than 
as a vegetable, and is but rarely grown for eating j 
as such indeed I have 
never seen it grown in 
this country. On the 
continent, especially in 
Germany, it is cultivated 
for its roots, which are 
cooked in a variety of 
ways. The roots are 
fleshy, and are used much 
in the same way as Sal- 
sify; and I have heard that 
they are valuable on ac- 
count of their easy diges- 
tibility, and that they are 
nourishing also. They 
are mostly boiled, and 
when cold may be mixed 
with salad like Celeriac 
or Beetroot. Doubtless 
there are many parts that 
are edible among the large 
flowering plants. Take the Helianthus, for instance. 
The seeds have been used for food ; they also yield oil 
that promises to be valuable as an article of commerce, 
and the large leafy kinds have been used for cattle. 
The Evening Primrose, if grown for its roots, 
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EVENING PRIMROSE 
{One-fifth natural size) 
