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Primula Intermedia. Siberian Birds- 

 Eye-Primrose, 



C7j/> and Order. 

 Pentandria Monogynia. 



Generic Characler. 



Involucrum umbellulae. CorolU tubus cylindricus : ore pa- 

 tolo. Cap/, l-locularis, teres, dentibus 5 — 10 debifcens. Sent. 



plurima. 



Specific Characler and Synonyms. 



PRIMULA intermedia ; foliis ovato-lanceolatis fubcrenatis 

 utrinque viridibus depreffis, umbelia fubnutante 

 corollishypocrateriformibus : laciniis obcordatis. 



PRIMULA foliis utrinque viridibus. GmeL Fl. Sibir. v. 4. p. 

 8. t. 44. f. 3. (in textu figura fecunda dtplici 

 errore, ni fallimur, citatur). 



This plant, which was raifed by Mr. Loddiges from feeds 

 'ent from Siberia, appears to be intermediate between Pri- 

 mula furinofa and nivalis [longtfolia Bot. Mag. 392.) The 

 ic ape is longer than that oi ' farinqfa and more flender than in 

 either of the other allied Ipecies ; the leaves are green on both 

 "des without any mealinefs, and lie flatter on the ground than 

 to both the others ; the calyx is very nearly as long as the 

 tube of the corolla, and its fegments are more acute than in 

 jarinofa : the braftes compofing the involucre are fhorter by 

 half than the pedicles, and are incurved. 



We learn by Gmelin, that this fort is far more common 

 in Siberia than the farinofa, of which however he considers it 

 f s a variety ; but to us, as well as to Mr. Loddiges, who is 

 ln the habit of cultivating all three, it appears to come as near 

 to nivalis. Perhaps all three may be confidered as only 

 varieties of the fame fpecies, yet they feem to be permanent, 

 ar »d not at all inclined to change from one to another. 



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