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hybridism. It is well, therefore, to present at the outset the 
following clear tabular statement which I have compiled :— 
British Members of the Genus PRIMULA. 
Nos. in ; 
« » gs English Name and Census 
lon ed. (1999). Seientifie name. Description. Number. 
1061 P. acaulis, Zinn. |The Primrose. 111 
X veris. Hybrid with Cowslip *. — 
“var. caulescens.” |? Hybrid with Cowslip. — 
X elatior. Hybrid with Oxlip. — 
1062 | P. veris, Linn. The Cowslip. 91 
( Xacaulis). (Hybrid ; see above). — 
x elatior. Hybrid with Oxlip. — 
| 1063 P. elatior, Jacg. The “ True "or 
| * Bardfield " Oxlip. 7 
| * var. acaulis.” Single-flowered Form. — 
| (Xacaulis). (Hybrid ; see above). — 
(X veris). (Hybrid ; see above). — 
1064 P. farinosa, Linn. | The Mealy or 
Bird's-eye Primrose 
1065 P. scotica, Hook. |The Scottish Bird's- 
eye Primrose. 4 
“var. acaulis.” Single-flowered Form. — 
* The “Common,” “ Spurious,” or “ Hybrid Oxlip.” 
PM the first three species shown that I am alone herein 
AM me 4 They are of special interest because (as I shall show) 
produci, ot them enters into hybrid unions with the other two, 
cause (o E more or less perplexing intermediate forms, and be- 
ere md to this fact) the question as to whether they should 
een noc o three distinct species or as varieties of one has 
with an m ten and more warmly discussed than is the case 
same ui or equally -well-known British plants; while, for the 
Confused T their synonymy has become, I fear, inextricably 
one varia] Innius regarded them as three forms or varieties of 
Tecent years Species +; but, though this view was accepted until 
acaulis and » ss not endorsed by modern botanists. Of Primula 
: Veris, I have little to say, except upon the hybrid 
t ‘Species Plantarum,’ p. 204. 
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