. Vick's floral guide. CEnotheras are very fine half-hardy annuals, openingtheir flowers suddenly in the latter part of the day,and making a most brilliant exhibition during the even-ing and early in the morning; they certainly looklike things of life as they open with a nervousmotion that cannot only be seen but heard. Someof the large varieties attract much attention. The low,white variety, acaulis alba, is a man-el of beauty, jpure white, and one or more flowers appearing each even-ing. Most of the other varieties are yellow. No plant jin the garden is more interesting to the children, whow
. Vick's floral guide. CEnotheras are very fine half-hardy annuals, openingtheir flowers suddenly in the latter part of the day,and making a most brilliant exhibition during the even-ing and early in the morning; they certainly looklike things of life as they open with a nervousmotion that cannot only be seen but heard. Someof the large varieties attract much attention. The low,white variety, acaulis alba, is a man-el of beauty, jpure white, and one or more flowers appearing each even-ing. Most of the other varieties are yellow. No plant jin the garden is more interesting to the children, whowatch the opening flowers with the greatest acaulis alba, a very dwarf or ratherstemless plant, the leaves lying ciose to theground, Lamarckiana grandiflora, flowers yellow, 4inches in diameter; plant grows 4 feet in height,
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