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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Primula—continued. 
the mealy calyx, the lobes narrow and deeply notched. Early 
summer, J. small, about lin. long, ovate-oblong, roundly toothed, 
smooth above, clothed beneath with a white, mealy down. A. 3in. 
to12in. Northern and C al Europe (Britain). A little gem ; 
a stiff soil and a damp situation suit it well, and it should be 
screened from the midday sun. See Fig. 274. (L. B. C. 1649; 
Sy. En. B. 1134.) P. f. acaulis is a diminutive variety. 
P. Fedtschenkoi (Fedtschenkow’s). fl. deep violet-purple, in 
whorls after the manner of P. japonica. Summer. l. oblong- 
obovate, hardly crenated, almost sessile. A. 6in. to 9in. Tur- 
kestan, 1884, 
P. Florkiana (Flirke’s). See P. minima, 
P. floribunda (bundle-flowered).* f yellow, small, disposed in 
whorls, on erect scapes, 4in. to Sin. high. i. stalked, elliptic- 
lanceolate, toothed, glandular-pubescent. Western Himalayas, 
1883, A charming plant. (B. M. 6712. 
P. glutinosa (glutinous),* A. brilliant —— with the 
divisions rather deeply cleft, nearly sessile, clustered. Early 
summer. Z. lanceolate wedge-shaped, obtuse, smooth; margins 
serrated. h. 4in. South Europe, 1824. A very beautiful and 
distinct species, rarely seen in cultivation, (J. F. A. v. App. 26.) 
P. Goebelli (Goebl’s). See P. Auricula, 
P. grandis (large). jl. yellow, on long pedicels, umbellate ; 
scape long. A. 9in. Central Asia, 1878. A distinct species, 
remarkable only for the large size of its foliage and the small- 
ness of its flowers, (R. G. 968.) 
P. imperialis (imperial). A synonym of P, prolifera. 
P. (entire-leaved). ji. rose, from one to three on 
scapes 2in, to 3in. long; corolla deeply lobed ; tube longer than 
the calyx. Spring and early summer, J. elliptic or oblong, entire, 
smooth, shining, ciliate at the edge. h. 3in. nees and 
Switzerland, 1 An elegant little species. (B. M. 942; 
J. F. A. iv, 327; L. B. C. 886.) Syn. P. Candolleana. 
P. involucrata (involucred).* fl. creamy-white, with a yellowish 
eye, disposed in bels; corolla lobes roundish; involucre 
membranous, much divided. Spring. l. erect, oblong-lanceo- 
late, bright green, narrowed into the leafstalk. A. 5in. to Tin. 
North India, 1845. A distinct. species, —— a moist 
situation ; it thrives freely in pots plunged f-way in water. 
(B. R. xxxii. 31; R. G. 1863, 394.) 
P. i. Munroi (Captain Munro’s).* fi, white, with a yellowish eye, 
fragrant, in a head on stems in. to Tin. high; corolla inflated 
above the middle, with rounded, two-cleft lobes, more than 
. across. March to May. l long-stalked, nearly cordate, 
obtuse, slightly indented, smooth. A. 6in. to 8in. North India, 
1845. (B. R. xxxiii. 15, under name of P. Munroi,) 
P. (Japanese).* Japanese Primrose. variously 
yured, crimson, maroon, lilac, rosy-pink, or white, with a 
differentiy-coloured eye, and about in diameter; scapes 
from lft. ne eft. high, bearing Pd or six many-flowered ced 
; ; oblong-spathulate, coarsely an 
y-toothed, sessile. A. lft. to 1}ft. Japan, 1871. One of 
the most beautiful n cultivation. It makes 
— growth in moist, shady spots, in deep, rich loam. 
seeds — — a — time * germinate; 
comse up quickly, however, if sown so soon as they are ripe. 
(BM, S016) : ' x 
. Kaufmanniana (Kaufmann’: -viol: in t 
whorls of from ten to * oor "te seh 
if broad. Summer. 
_ l softly pubescent, long-stalked, orbicular, with a deeply cordate 
bans; lobed > lobes irregularly serrated. h. bin. to tain: Tur- 
kestan, 1883, 
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‘FiG. 275. PRIMULA LUTEOLA, showing Habit and detached 
DEN — Tuas Die : 
Ret ing oe 
Primula—continued. 
towards the base and toothed at the margin. . k. 14ft. to 2ft. 
Caucasus, 1867. A handsome species, requiring a moist situation 
in full exposure. See Fig, 275. (R. G. 54L) 
= — Pits y 
Fic. 276. PRIMULA MARGINATA. 
P, marginata (mandned ji. violet-rose, with a mealy throat ; 
scape many-flowered. April and May. l. oblong or obovate, 
—— and unequally toothed ; margins silvery from mealy dust. 
h. 2in. to in. Switzerland, 1777. A very pretty and distinct 
species. See Fig. 276. (B. M. 191; Fl. Ment. ii. ; L. B. C. 270.) 
ere is a form known as major, which is larger in all its parts, 
has deeper-coloured flowers, than the type. 
P. minima (least).* Fairy Primrose. M. usually rose, but some- 
times white, comparatively large, generally —— across, 
solitary, but sometimes twin. Summer. l. wedge-shaped, nearly 
square at the ends, about jin. long, smooth, shining, toothed at 
the top. k. lsin. South Europe, 1819. A ve small-growing 
species, — a sandy-peat and loam soil. (B. 581 5 
pS Seal ) P. Flérkiana is like this; it is a hybrid, of 
w P. minima is one of the parents. 
P. mistassinica (Lake Mistassini), fl. red; corolla hypocrateri- 
form, with obcordate, sub-emargi f lobes; involucre one 
to eight-flowered. June. l veined, spathulate, dentate or 
— obtuse —— —— at — h. šin. 
0 merica, 2973 ; H. E. F. 68.) Syn. P. pusilla 
(B. M. 3020; L. B. C. 1726). vi 
P. mollis (soft).* A. calyx and corolla tube red, the i 
limb deep rose, with a dark blood-coloured ri Kaat crpe ad 
scapes lft. to lift. high, bearing three or four whorls of blossoms, 
of which is nearly lin. across. May. _ l long-stalked, 
cordate, hairy on both surfaces, the petioles clothed with spread- 
ing white hairs. Bootan, Himalaya, 1854: A very distinct and 
rare species. (B. M. 4798.) 
Fic. 277. UMBEL AND DETACHED SINGLE FLOWER OF PRIMULA 
