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apice bifid us, laciniis reflexis caducis. Corolla 
4 petaJa plana. Starninibus 8 erectis, filamentis 
crassis, antheris longis, stylo unico, stigmata 4. 
Capsula 4 locularis poiysperma.—Obs. Tliis dif¬ 
fers from the foregoing by the regular petals, 
stamina, &c. 4 stigmas, and from (Enothera by 
this last character, and the bifid calyx. The 
name was an ancient one for some species of Oeno¬ 
thera or Epilobium , and means Ass’s tail . Raf. 
315. Onosuris acuminata Raf. Caule hirsute, foliis 
confertis sessilibus lanceolatis acuminatis subden- 
tatis, dentibus remotis obtusis, floribus axillaribus, 
calicibus angulatis petalis obcordatis. Raf.—Oeno¬ 
thera 3. Rob. p. 490. Stem thick seven feet 
high, flowers yellow. 
316. Oenothera viscosa Raf. Caule ramoso decumbens 
tereti villoso viscoso, foliis sessilibus lanceolatis 
nervosis dentato-sinuatis ; floribus axillaribus, ses¬ 
silibus petalis obcordatis, stigma 4-lobum, cap- 
sulis cylindricis canaliculatis. Raf.—Onagre vis- 
queuse Rob. p, 491. Stem three or four feet 
long, flowers pale yellow, opening in the evening, 
and folding in the morning, blossoming in March 
and April, calyx with, a long tube and four divi¬ 
sions. 
317. Jussieva grandiflora Mich.—Onagre des marais 
Rob. p. 419. Stem round, thick, nearty procum¬ 
bent, roots creeping, leaves petiolate ovate ; 
flowers axillary on long peduncles, five yellow 
petals cuneiform, two bracteas under the ovary, 
capsul round and curved. Blossoms in May. 
