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Primula villosa. Mountain Primula. 
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Clafs and Order. 
Pentandria Monogynia. 
Generic Character. 
Involucrum umbellulae. Corolla; tubus cylindricus ! ore patulo. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
PRIMULA villofa foliis obovatis dentatis villofis, fcapo 
breviffimo muhifloro. 
PRIMULA villofa. Jacquin FI. Auflr. app. t. 27. 
Mr. Miller, in the Sixth Edition of the Abridgment of his 
Gardener’s DiQionary, mentions only four Primulas, exclufive 
ol the Auricula* the two firft of which are named erroneoufly, 
and of the two laft not a fyllable is faid either as to their place 
of growth or culture. 
The plant here figured, has been introduced pretty generally 
into the Nurfery-Gardens in the neighboured of London within 
thefe few years: Mr. Salifbury informs me, that a variety of 
this plant with white flowers, brought originally from the Alp s 
of Switzerland, has for many years been cultivated in a garden 
in Yorklhire. 
It is not noticed by Linnaeus: Profelfor jacquin, in hu 
I lora Aultriaca, has figured and defcribed a Primula, which, 
though not agreeing fo minutely as could be wiflted with the 
one we have figured, is neverthelefs confidered by fome of the 
firft Botanifts in this country as the fame fpecies ; he gives it the 
name of villofa. which we adopt, though with us it is fo flighty 
villous as fcarcely to deferve that epithet. 
It varies in the brilliancy of its colours, flowers in Apri 
and will lucceed with the method of culture recommended fo 
the Round- Leaved Cyclamen. 
