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Supplement. 



593 



POLTflTACHTA. ToUm apmIm H... rib 

 Y^I III tiM follfnHiir ftbonld now b« added 





petal* !!|fht 

 lower hmli ; 



IjMHmX / , nppmr wrfmU and 



iMowBUh- purple to thi 



ntnU keel, uia the bMftI p^rt 



May, Bulba giobo— -tlpp r — gd , lln. Acraai, amuwMl in 



aloof Um ervMUg ri..oflw w thirkly m to tooch tacb 



FOIVTHIEVA. To tb« ^H»e{M dMoribed on p. 198, 

 Vol. m., the folloirinc ^mM dcw hm aad«d : 



>« grandtflorm ( kif to w fd). jLIami: 



It UI their iMgth. wblte, blotded 



iMMls 

 atbiiM 



dorad 



laactoUte: petals hMl 



ln<tlaB.rMl t Up MiaU. i 



r. 



» DKNCMMgnMi MDaae; oorau 



balberi^haiMd* twuied, yellow, 

 §mkw, ml; aeapa 9la« bigh ; 



broM, «mi» acute, dull greea. 



OS pp. 



To tbr ^paaias and TarietiM described 

 1. Vol. ]I[., the following ahoold qow be added : 



A garden Tarfety of P. wMniltf4ra. 



P. monlliferm BiiMnii (Fi: ^ ? ataaaa'aX A tree of giant dze. 

 Tt '*aeiTiM iii liroM and kuoees perpeadlcnUrlr. fonning a 

 roltuBner bead. It growi feater than oUier wieties, and U 

 wftU adapted tor_piantiiig a« a aoUtary iree In parki or in froupe, 

 bet Dol ay roadi or atreeu" (C. Mithlea, m R. a.. Dee. 1, 



POBTIIA TlLI^AUDSlOUiJlS, The oorrect name 

 of the plant dn-^ribed on p. 30, YoL I., as JSchmaa 



PORTITLACA. To the epeoiee ^esoribed on p. 202 

 VikL III., the following ehonld now be added: 



P. gTAsdSflora Rcgell (RegcJ'a). /. of a peculiar aalmoB-bDir 

 liut. with a yellow oentve, aoliUiy. 1386. (R. O. IIM.) 



JP« aomAUc* (Seaali Land). JL bright yellow, l!n. in diameter, 

 difipoeed la ienninal cluvter* of three. I. ecattered, terete, 

 aeaailaMa A. Sin lo lOiu. Sneali Land, Norifa-eaet A/rica. 

 laab. A stove succulent, of balialril in* n. 



POTROS. T^ the species described on p. 213, 

 Vol, Tir. the following ehonld now be added: 



P. argent ca (atlveryX L orate, acnmt * , Inequilateral, of 

 Arm texture; upper surfaoe sUve^-grey, witlian Irreeular band 

 ut iteep green extending nearly the whole Ivn^th nf the midrib. 



and an irregular m;ir^Lu of the same colour, iiurueo, 1887. 



P. clongata (f^lnngated). I nvate f^li^nxated, 12in. to 14Jn. long, 

 6ln. to ICHn. )it..,<r. roriaeeoux. dark, shining green. 188& This 

 Is n*icfu] for cL>vt>rin>c walls, ilc Probably a speales of Scindapgus. 



P. floxnoaa (hent). L altemnte, oblong, with an aoiuninate, 

 d^^«>t>>i| spex. and a fow alternate, elongated rih«. Stemn 

 flatif'ii'd, rootinK. 



P. nigrlr.ina V''*i«' Ki-*»X ^ "P*^ Hng, 6in to 6in. lonjf, shining 

 blahAiiih-Rru«a. ;w,x>. An uruameutiU climber, suitable for 

 erlnic pillars Oj^ trellis- work. 



P. Sttene (shininfrV ^ ovale, acnte, sHrhtly and uneuu&lly cordate 

 at base» dark, sblnlngbroujcy-purpllah-Ki^en, btema terete, 

 .rn Archipelago, 1887. 



PRISinitA. Within the laet two or three years, a 

 eoneidoraWe imi»etiiH baa been giren to Primula cnlti- 

 Tation, and a large nnmber of now and rare epecies and 

 hybrid* have l^^^n inirodnood to English gardens. Un- 

 donbtedly^ the roont extenaive oolloction is that of the 

 Koyal Botanic GardL: ,Kew; Mr. D. Dewar— foreman of 

 the Htri.finroaa Dt;partinent— who haa charge of it, haa 

 kindly prepared the following do^^riptions, and has cor. 

 rooted, from personal obscrration and Btndj of the plants 

 in a living atate, a number of errors common to Frimola 

 nomonr' tnre, Ae. Thone speoially intereat^jd in Fhmroaee 

 should consult the " Report _f the Primula Conforonce," 

 fonning Tol. VIL» No- 2, of the "Journal of the Eoyal 

 Horticnltnral Society," 188& The moet important of 

 recent monographs is the exoellent one of Dr. Pax, of 

 Brettlan iibSS), entitled " Monographische TJebersicht 

 u! - die art«n der Gattnng IVtmala/* 



P. utlmonto&aia (Admont). /., calyx coloured, pubescent ; 

 coru-^ lobes Ulac, cordate; soape erect, twice ns long as the 

 leaves, few-floworcd. May. t spathulate-ovate, dentate-serrate 

 on the marjcini*, glandular-pilose. Eoots tufted. iStyrian Alps, 

 isifLX A hybrid Iwtween A AuriaUa and P, Cltmana, found 

 OB itnsston<- rock with Ito partnU. SYNS, /*. ChwxhiUii, 



▼oL IV. 



Primula— -eonfinti^rf. 



P. alplaa (alp'neT fi- brilliant riolet purple, large, in a many- 

 flow«rf r<i oanch. May. I. broadly spathnliite or obovate, slightly 

 Uwthed, covered, as well as the Bcspe, with farina. GrUons. 

 A hybrid between P. Juricttfi and P. vitcosa, of great beauty, 



rpmbling the former in habit and distribution of the fiowers. 

 la suitable for either the rock-garden or the flower-border. 

 SnfB. P. ifUermedia (of garden&X P- rha^tica, 



P, amethyattna (amethystine), rf. red-purple, three to dx la 

 an aaabei ; lobes entire or emargmate. June. L resembling 

 those of a Oaisy, ovate-oblong; petioles winged, short, at- 

 teaoated. Prainea, Ton-nan, China. Plant glabrous, slightly 



farinose. 



P. arctotia (beards-ear), fl, wtiite or lilac-purple, smaller than 



. la P. : ^-^^ceru (to which this plant is closely allied), densely 



glandular-hairy, i. broadly apathnlate-obovate, obtuse, toothtd, 



green. 1886. "A prf^'^+v hybrid between P. Auricula and 



P. Airfato (Kemer)." (li. O. 11966.) 



P- Aoiicnla dolomltica (Dolomite). /. of a nnffonn bright 

 lemon-yellow, hiiring a cylindrical tube and a broadly funnel- 

 Shsped limb of obovate, deeply emarginate segments; umbel 

 eight to ten-flowered ; scape kin. to 3in. long, terete, green. 

 L mx to eight, broadly oblong, sessile, dull green, minutely 

 hairy, forming a basal rosette, the margins white and minutely 

 ciliated. Tyrol, 1884. A beautiful, alpine species. 



P. Balblfill (Baldo). jL shining golden yellow, large, almost 

 srentless ; throat white, hairy. Apnl and May- Baldo, and the 

 Alps of South Tyrol, Styria, Ac. This is distinguished from its 

 near ally, P. AuHcuia^ by its smaller, rounder, and more glossy 

 leaves, which are entirely free of farina, so conspicuous in this 

 section. 



P. bella (prettyX /. violet-purple, two or three on a scape, sub- 

 aaaaile, very l^r: Summer. L long-petioled, ovate or sub- 

 orbicuiate. Hat>it of the Himalayan P. Mnijlora^ but differing 

 in the narrow, deep lobes of the leaves, in the shape of the calyx, 

 and in the corolla, which has bitid lotws, the throat being closed 

 with whitish hairs. Summit of Mount Tsang-Chan, Yunnan, 

 1881. 



P. beUtmciislB (Belluno). fL golden-yellow, large, cm longish 

 scapes, haodsoBe, free. May and June. {. broadly ovate, obtuse ; 

 veins prominent; maraios deeply and evenly serrated or indented, 

 dem^Iy ciliated; petioles viuged. Alps of Belluso. Said to 

 be a hybrid between P. ^uricu£a and P. Balbisiu 



P. Heminsa (Bemlna). jL rosy-purple, large, very free. April 

 and May. L smaller than in P. vueeaa, with slightly crenated 

 narKin'* entirely glandular-hairy, broad -claflping at base. Hocks, 

 rich vwaSable soil, Alps, growing with its parents. A natural 

 hybrid Detween P. e, hirtuUk and P. ei«ce«a, of rare beauty. 



P. biflora (two-Suwered). fL pretty, deep rose, large, produced 

 In pairs on short scapes, in great abnndance. Spring. Tyrol. 

 Habit and appearance of P. minima, but with larger leaves, 

 sheathing at base, and distinctly aerrated. The whole plant is 

 not more than lin. or so in height': a lovely little subject for 

 the rockery, exposed. Sandy peat and loam. A hybrid between 

 P. FUirkmna and P. minima, 



P. blattaxiformls (Blattaria-formedl JL lilac, numerous, 

 scattered ; corolla lobes broadly obcordate ; raceme Sin. to 12)n. 

 long. 2. ovate or obovate, deeply crenate. Yon-nan. A dis- 

 tinct and handsome species, clothed with short, papilUform 

 hairii. 



(brae ted). 



jL yellow, large; lobes 

 Ty pubescent. March. 



rugo±»e-oblong, obtuse, with attenuated base. ^ 



narrowly winged. Rhizome thick and woody, very charac- 

 teristic. Shaded clefts of the limestone rocks, Lankong, 

 Yunnan. Belated to P. bullata, but differing chiefly in the 

 absence of powder, in the shorter pubescence, and In the 



flandular hiurs which cover the entire plant (absent in 

 \ bvllata), 



'. ballata (inflated). JL golden-yellow, large ; tube narrow at 

 the tliroM, but broa^dening towards the calyx, half as long again 

 as the limb; scapes tall, many-flowered. April. L petiolate, 

 lanceolate, firm, covered underneath with golden dust, reticu- 

 lated and slightly inflated above ; margins doubly dentate or 

 crenate ; petioles winged. Rhizome thiclc. woody, covered with 

 scars above, divided at the bSaa. Calcareous rocks, Yun -nan. 

 A very beautiful species, almost entirely covered with golden 



f ari na. 



► calUantha (beautiful-floweredX A intense violet-purple, five 

 to ten in an umbel, large ; calyx campanulate. the teeth narrow, 

 purplish on the outside; bracte lanceolate, acuminate. June. 

 i ublong or obovate-oblong ; ^ petioles short, winged and 

 attenuated. RhiEome short and thicl* Shady places under 

 ^r-trees on Mount Tsanfi-Chan, Tali, Tun-nan. A charming 

 «r»«ries nearly allied to P. »^cundtflora, differing m its more 

 ciSSius leaves, covered underneAth with a fine, golden powder, 

 and finely crennlate instead of serrulate. 



carzLioUca (Camiola). ;l pale to deep blue, with a silvery- 

 'white throat; scape im, to 4in. high, with from three to ten 

 flowem. AprU and May, I 2in. long, ovate -lanceolate, tapering 

 to the base, but again broadening at the clasping pomt, 

 glabrous, shining on the upper surface. Rosettes large, loose. 



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