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  • Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose)
  • Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose)
  • Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose)
  • Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis): flowering stem. Watercolour.
  • Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt. Onagraceae. Ozark Sundrops, Bigfruit Evening Primrose. Formerly O. missouriensis. Distribution: South central USA. O. macrocarpa does not appear to have been used medicinally, but other species are so used. Austin (2004) records that O. biennis (Evening Primrose) was used by Native Americans as a potherb in West Virginia. Leaves as salad, roots boiled like potato also infusion to treat obesity and relieve piles (Cherokee)
  • Four British garden plants, including a rhododendron: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Seven plants, including a slipper flower: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1833.
  • Seven garden plants, including an orchid and an amaryllis: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1837.
  • Seven plants, including two orchids and an alstroemeria: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Seven garden plants, including a fuchsia and monkey flower: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1834.
  • Eight plants, including two orchids and a celosia: flowering stems. Coloured etching, c. 1836.
  • Twelve British wild flowers with their common names. Coloured engraving, c. 1861, after J. Sowerby.
  • Borago officinalis (Borage, Star flower)