( 1922 ) 
Primuta DECORA. ComeEty AURICULA. 
Be TE TEE HEE HE SE ETE TE EE Se EE EOE 
Class and Order. 
PenranpriA Monoeynia. 
Generic Character. 
Involucr, umbellule. Corolle tubus cylindricus ore patulo. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
Primuta decora ; foliis planis grosse serratis acutis, calycibus 
viscidulis, pedicellis scapo longioribus. 
This plant is nearly allied to Primuza villosa, of which 
we have already given two yery distinct varieties, and are 
acquainted with a third, the helvetica of Donn’s Hortus 
Cantabrigiensis ; but we think it is specifically different from 
all of these, in which the leaves are rounded at the extremity, 
and the serratures or crene are continued uniformly over the 
end. In our plant, the serratures are larger and much 
fewer, being usually about four on each side, and occupy the 
sides of the leaf only, leaving the apex pointed and entire ; or, 
in other words, the terminal tooth is larger and more acute 
than the others. 
In the late Mr. Zrer’s Herbarium, now in our possession, 
is a specimen of our plant from the Kew Garden, where it 
was then called decora, which name we have adopted ; being 
convinced that, although frequently taken for glutinosa, it is 
quite distinct from that species, which has nearly or altoge- 
= sessile flowers, and narrow, minutely-sawed, and clammy 
eaves, | : 
We are not acquainted with the country from which it 
came. It was communicated by N. S. Hopson, Esq. of the 
War-Office. | 
Flowers in April. Is as hardy as the common Auricula, 
and requires the same treatment. 
