; it 
Tas. 4356. 
PRIMULA Srvartn. 
Stuart's Primrose. 
Nat. Ord.—PrimuLace®.—PENTANDRIA Monoeynia. 
Gen. Char. Calyx subcampanulatus vel tubulosus, seepius angulatus vel infla- 
tus, quinquedentatus vel quinquefidus. Corolla hypogyna, infundibuliformis 
vel hypocraterimorpha, tubo cylindraceo, brevi vel elongato, ad faucem dilatato, 
limbo quinquefido, laciniis obtusis, emarginatis vel bifidis. Stamina quinque, 
corollz tubo inserta, ejusdem laciniis opposita, inclusa ; filamenta brevissima ; 
anthere oblonge, biloculares, longitudinaliter dehiscentes. Ovarium globosum, 
uniloculare, placenta basilari substipitata. Ovula plurima, punctato-rugosa, 
-peltatim amphitropa, dorso plana, ventre convexa. Capsuda ovata quinquevalvis, 
valvulis integris aut bifidis apice tantum dehiscentibus. Semina minima, nume- 
rosa. Hmbryo in axi albuminis carnosii—Herbe ix Huropa et Asia imprimis 
alpicole, in America boreali rare, foliis plerumque radicalibus, scapo simplici, 
floribus wmbellatis, involucratis, sepissime speciosis. Endlicher et Duby. 
Priwvuta Stuartii; foliis levibus planis late lanceolatis acutis glaberrimis subtus 
farina lutea obtectis argute serratis interdum margine revolutis in petiolum 
late alatum basi dilatatum membranaceum subvaginantem subcoarctatis, 
scapo crasso glabro foliis longiore sub involucro farinoso, involucri*multi- 
flori polyphylli pedicellos subzquantis et illis interdum brevioris foliolis 
inequalibus e basi anguste lanceolata acuminato-elongatis obtusiusculis, 
calycis farinacei campanulato-tubulosi subultra-quinquefidi tubo dimidio 
brevioris laciniis lanceolatis subacutis, corolla hypocraterimorphe lobis 
obrotundis subcrenulatis vix emarginatis. Duby. 
Primvuta Stuartii, Wall. Fl. Ind. v. 2. p.20. Duby in DC. Prodr. v. 8. p. 41. 
This beautiful perennial herbaceous Primrose is a native of 
the mountainous parts of India, having been gathered at Gossain- 
Than in Nepal, by Wallich, and on the Himalayah, at an eleva- 
tion of 9,000 feet, by Royle, who speaks of it as giving a rich 
yellow glow to those regions. The plant, from which the figure 
was taken, flowered in the garden of the Edinburgh Horticultural 
Society, under the superintendence of Mr. James M‘Nab, during 
the summer of 1847, having been presented by the late Sheriff 
Spiers, in whose garden at Granton House it was raised from 
seeds, sent from India by Major Grant, 9th Lancers, during the 
spring of 1845. It was planted in a north exposed border, in 
the summer of 1846, in a mixture of loam and peat. It stood 
MARCH Ist, 1848. D 
