them.
| | | | |If an entire bed is
| | | | |set apart set apart
| | | | |for pansies and only
| | | | |the finest flowers
| | | | |allowed to seed, the
| | | | |bed will keep itself
| | | | |going for several
| | | | |years by merely
| | | | |thinning and
| | | | |adjusting the
| | | | |seedlings.
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DAY PRIMROSE | H.P. |Golden |1 ft. |Early |A day-flowering
Oenothera fruticosa | |yellow | |summer |member of the
| | | | |evening-primrose
| | | | |family, resembling
| | | | |the golden sundrops
| | | | |of our June meadows.
| | | | |Very fragrant, and
| | | | |if once established,
| | | | |will sow itself.
EVENING PRIMROSE | H.B. |Yellow |3 ft. |All |The exquisitely
Oenothera biennis | | | |summer |scented silver-gold
| | | | |flower that unfurls
| | | | |at twilight to give
| | | | |a supper to the hawk
| | | | |moths, upon whom it
| | | | |depends for
| | | | |fertilization. Grows
| | | | |in dry soil and
| | | | |should be used in
| | | | |masses to fill in
| | | | |odd corners.
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