43 FLORA HISTORICA. 



rRIMROSE. Primala. 



Natural Order Prccice. Lysimachlcc, Juss. A Genus 

 of the Pentandria Monogynia Class. 



■And here's the meek 



And soft-eyed Primrose. 



Hurdis. 



Woods and groves are of thy dressing, 

 Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing. 



Milton. 



Peinte des feux de l'Orient, 

 Ca Primevere offre, en modele, 

 La coupe qu' Hebe souriant, 

 Prtsente a la troupe immortelle. 



This delicately-perfumed, and modestly-coloured 

 early blossom is considered the emblem of early 

 youth, and represents the age between child and 

 womanhood. 



Pale Primroses, 



That die unmarried, ere they can behold 

 Bright Phoebus in his strength. 



Winter 's Tale. 



The generic name of this flower is derived from 

 primus, it being one of the earliest flowers of the 

 spring, and from thence the English name of Prim- 

 rose, the French Primevere, and the Italian Prima- 



