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The Dictionary of Gardening. 



Primula — co7itinued. 



equally serrulate ; petioles broadly winged^ attenuated. Glacier 

 of Li-Kiang^ Yun-nan, China. Plant glabrous, allied to P. aik- 

 kimensis. It is one of the most beautiful of the Primulas. 



P. septemloba (seven-lobed). fl., calyx campanulate, glabrous 

 or nearly so, divided to the middle into equal, lanceolate, acute 

 divisions; corolla purple, lin. long, the limb concave, the lobes 

 obovate, emarginate. July. I. nearly round, deeply cordate 

 at base, deeply seven-lobed ; lobes broadly ovate, obtuse. 

 Rhizome slender,' horizontal. Forests at the base of the Glacier 

 Li-Kiang, Yun-nan, China. Entire plant covered with soft, 

 pliant, jointed hairs. Nearly allied to P. 'mollis, 



P. serratifolia (serrate-leaved), fl, golden-yellow, five to ten in 

 an umbel, large; scapes longer than the leaves. June. /._ thin, 

 papery, oblong or obovate towards the long and winged petioles ; 

 margins acutely denticulate or erose. Prairies, Yun-nan. This 

 is a near ally of P. ohtusifoliay entirely glabrous, and without 

 meal. It must not be confounded with the obscure European 

 P. serratifolia, a hybrid between P. minima and P, Wulfcniana. 



P. Simllis (like). A hybrid between P. Balhisii and P. Au- 

 ricula, apparently about intermediate between them. It Is a 

 fine, robust plant for the rockery or flower-border. April and 

 May. Indicarien and Petrasch, Styria. 



P. soldanelloides (Soldanella-like). fl. white, large, nodding ; 

 scape one-flowered ; corolla lobes obcordate. I. Jin. to iin. long, 

 petioled, ovate, runciuate-pinnatifld, Sikkim-Hiuialaya. Plant 

 quite glabrous, not mealy. (G, C. n, s., xxL, p. 545.) 



P. SoncMfolia (Sonchus-leavedX Jl. violet. June. I. glabrous, 

 oblong or obovate -oblong, obtuse, attenuated, sinuate, resembling 

 those of Sonchus asper ; petioles broadly winged. Slopes of the 

 mountain Tsang-Chan, China. Nearly allied to P. obtusi/oliay but 

 distinguished by its almost runcinate leaves. 



P. apeotabilis Kitaibeliana (Kitaibers). /. rosy-purple, 

 larger than in the type, several on each scape, produced in 

 abundance. April and May. I. ovate, pointed, serrated, densely 

 covered with short, white hairs. Sub-alpine stations in Croatia. 

 Habit of P. spectabiUs, A cliarming plant for the rock-garden, 

 on sunny, exposed places. It requires rich, vegetable soil. 



P. Bpioata (spiked), fl. violet, spicate, resembling those of 

 P, unijlora. June. l. papery, pale green, ovate or ovate-oblong, 

 obtuse, attenuated at base, doubly crenate ; petioles narrowly 

 winged. Elevated pastures of Tsang-Chan, above Tali, Yun-nan, 

 1884. A very remarkable species, with unilateral, spicate flowers, 

 a form of inflorescence unique amongst Primulas. 



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rosettes, obovate-spathulate, with seven to nine large teeth at 

 apex, and having thinly-scattered, glandular hairs along their 

 margins. Central Tyrolean Alps, 1878. A hybrid between 

 P, minima and P. viscosa hirsuta, resembling the former in habit. 

 It is a splendid plant for the rock-garden, producing flowers 

 in the greatest profusion, and as robust as in P. Forsteri, 



P. Stuartil purpurea (purple), fl. pale or deep purple, often in 

 two whorls ; lobes obcordate or bifid, entire. Summer, h rarely 

 toothed, broad, white or yellow beneath. Sub-alpine and Alpine 

 Himalayas. Habit and leaves resembling P. Stuartiu Syn. 

 P. Jcesckkiaiia (of Kerner). 



P. Sturll (Stur's). fl. rose-purple, large and free. April and May. 

 L about lin. long, wedge-shaped, glanduJar-hairy, coarsely 

 toothed at the almost truncate apex. Steiermark, near Eisenhut, 

 1856. A hybrid between P. minima and P. viscosa^ with the habit 

 and general appearance of the former, but freer and more robust. 

 Syn. p. minima pubescens (of Josch), 



P. tcnclla (tender), fl, bluish-white, large, solitar>', erect ; corolla 

 lobes obcordate. I, numerous, mealy all over, cuneate and entire 

 below the middle, toothed above. Eastern Thibet. Whole pLant 

 2in. to 2iin. high, glabrous. (Q. C. n. s., xxi., p. 545.) 



P. tenuiloba (slender-lobed). A variety of P. muscoides, 



P. nnlflora (one-flowered), fl. pale lilac, larger than the whole 

 rosette of leaves ; corolla lobes shallow, unequally toothed ; 

 scape slender, one or two-flowered. L few. Jin. long, orbicular 

 or broadly ovate, pinnatifldly crenate. Sikkim- Himalaya. A 

 charming little species. (G. C. n. s., xxi., p. 545.) 



P. Venzoi (Yenzo's). fl. pale purple, one to three to a scape, lin, 

 in diameter, very pretty; petals deeply cut. April. I. lin. to 

 lAin. lon^, ovate-lanceolate, pointed ; margins rough, cartilaginous, 

 sfightly indented; surface hairy and densely pitted. Tyrol, &c. 

 Habit tufty, in dense rosettes. A hybrid between P. tyrolensis 

 and P. Widfeniana, nearly allied to the latter. 



P, Tinclfiora (Periwinkleflowered). fl, purplish- violet, l^in. in 

 diameter ; tube long, pubescent, swollen at the base ; corolla 

 lobes obcordate ; scape hairy, one-itowered. I, cuneate-oblong, 

 ciliated, covered with reddish, sessile glands. Yun-nan, China. 

 (O. C- ser. lit. vol. i., p. 575, f. 108,) 



P* viscosa clliata (fringed). A very robust form, with larger 

 flowers, produced in greater abundance than in the type. 



P. T. commntata (changed), fl. bright rose, large. "May and 

 June. I, broadly ovate or obovate, viscous-hairy ; margins entire 

 or slightly toothed. Porpbyritic region. Eastern Alps, 



P* V, COUflnis (neighbour). fl. bright, deep rose, large, very 

 handsome, approaching those of P. p. ciliata^ but larger and 



nil (Stein*s). jl. violet-purple, with a white throat, large ; 

 lin. to 2in. high, three or four-flowered. April. I. in large 



Primula — continued, ^ 



more vigorous. May and June. I. small, obovate, toothed, 

 viscous-hairy. Alps. 



P. V. Ursata (hairy), fl. pale lilac, with a bright silvery eye, 

 large. Spring. Eastern Switzerland, Tyrol, &c. (6000ft. to 

 7000ft.). A charming variety, forming large rosettes of ovate or 

 obovate leaves, deeply and sharply toothed, and densely covered 

 with soft hairs. P. decora, of Sims (B. M. 1922), is very nearly 

 allied to this variety, as also is P. pallida, 



P. V. major (larger). A garden synonym of P. Peyritschii, 



P. V. Nelsoni (Nelson's), j*. pale purple or pink, many on 

 a scape. -April and May. I obovate, entire or slightly serrated ; 

 margins glandular-hairy. Habit of P. viscosa; rosettes neat. 

 Originated in English gardens. 



P. Wulfeniana (Wulfen*s). fl, deep purple-violet, large. April 

 and May. I. not punctate as in P. spectabiUs, lanceolate-spathu- 

 late, shiny green ; margins rough, cartilaginous. Alps. A good 

 and very free rockery plant, requiring calcareous soil^ In 

 Vol. III., p. 222, it is placed as a variety of P. spectabilis, tfut it 

 is quite entitled to specific distinction. 



P. yunnanensls (Yun-nan). /. violet-purple ; corolla tube 



narrow, twice as long as the calyx ; limb concave, bilobed, the 

 Jobes ovate, entire. July. I. ovate-oblong, crenulate, mucronate ; 

 petioles short, narrowly winged, glabrous. Clefts of limestone 

 rocks at foot of Ll-Kiang Glacier, China. A very fine species, 

 closely allied to P. uniflora. 



FRIONOPHYIiIiUM. A synonym of Encho- 

 lirion (which see), 



PRITCHARDIA. To the species described on 

 p. 224, Vol. Ill,, tbe following should now be added; 



P. Thurstoni (Thurston's), fl. borne in compact panicles at the 

 apices of the slender stems ; stems longer than the leaves, 

 from the axils of which they rise. L fan-shaped, palmatisect, 

 large, forming a dense tuft at the top of the tall stem. Fiji. 

 (B. G. 1887, p. 486-9, f. 123-4, 1-8.) 



FRUNTTS. Bentham and Hooker include Cerasus 

 under this genus. To the species and varieties described 

 on pp. 235-7, Vol. III., the following should now be added : 



P, domestlca Plantieril (Plantier's). fl, pure white, semi- 

 double, produced in abundance, and succeeded by black Plums of 

 good flavour. 1885. Garden variety. 



P, hybrida reptans (hybrid, creeping), fl. red. Branches 

 prostrate, divaricate. 1886. Garden hybrid. (R. H. 1886, 

 pp. 416-7.) 



P. li* stiicta (erect), fl. white. Branches erect. 1886. Garden 

 hybrid. (R. G. 1886, pp. 416-7.) 



P. Jacquemoutii (Jacquemont's). fl, often in pairs, very shortly 

 pedicellate ; calyx tube ^in. to iin. long ; petals pink, ^in. broad, 

 orbicular ; stamens about twenty. May. I. 2in. to 2iin. long, 

 ovatOj ovate-lanceolate, elliptic, or nearly obovate, acute or 

 acuminate, serrulate ; petioles ^in. long. k. 6ft. to 10ft. North" 

 west Himalayas, 1886. Hardy shrub. (B. M. 6976.) 



P. japonioa (Japanese). The correct botanical name of the 

 plant described on p. 236, Vol. III., as P. sinensis, 



P. j« spliserica (spherical). This form only differs from the type 

 in its somewhat larger, spherical fruits, (R. H. 1887, p. 136, f. 29.) 



P. Maine Alphandi (Alphand's). A variety having semi- 

 double, rose-pmfc flowers. Japan, 1885, (R. H. 1885, p. 564.) 

 Syn. Armeniaca Mume Alphandi, 



FS£UDOPH(ENIX (from pseudos, false, and Phceniw; 

 alluding to the resemblance in general aspect to the 

 kindred genua Phoenix). Ord. Palmm, A monotjpio 

 genus. The species is a stove Palm, requiring similar 

 culture to Phoenix (which see, on pp. 103-4, Vol. III.). 



P. Sargenti (Sargent's). /., spadix panicled, about 3ft. long and 

 broad, fr. bright orange or red, |in. in diameter. I. pinnate, 4ift. 

 long ; leaflets lanceolate, acuminate, 1ft. to lift, long, glaucous 

 beneath, h. 25ft. Florida, 1887. (G. C. ser. iii., vol. iv., p. 409 ; 

 G, & F.. vol, i, 1888. pp. 355. 355.) » *- • 



FSITTACOSCKCENtrS. A synonym of Gahnia 

 (which see). 



FSTCHOTBIA. To the species described on 

 p. 239, Vol. III., the following should now be added : 



^;.?'^?^^"^®? (sulphur-coloured). fl, bright blue, Centranthus- 



S?i?* looo"® r* clusters, /r. sulphur. yellow. I shining green, 



i^^h profuse and continuous flowering, small, climbing 



PTERIS. To the species and varieties described on 

 pp. 240-5, Yol. III., the following should now be added : 



^: 5^?*®* (Bause's). sti. deep chestnut-brown, fronds densely 

 tufted, erect, 12in. to 13in. high ; pinnse about 2in. Ion?, the 

 lowermost bipmnate. consisting of four to six broadiv linear, 

 deep green pinnules. 1886. A useful, decorative, garden Fern, 

 of very compact habit. * 



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