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ll.OWI'l-iS ()!■ TH1-: lll'.l.DS AM) Ml'.ADOWS 



Kill" as loiiLT 



loosely enclo.siii;4 tin; corolla. The capsule is oval, aiu 

 as the calyx. 



The scapes are 6-S in. l.ill. The tlowcrs may be souj^hl in May 



and June. The Cowslip is perennial and easily propagated by division. 



The Cowslip has flowers very similar to those of the Primrose or 



Oxlip, but the limb of the corolla is not flat but cu[) shaped, and iIk; 



throat is open, with obscure not thickened folds. 



It has orange honey-guides, and the (lowers are very stronglv 



Covvsi.ir (/', 



scented. The Cowslip usually grows in the open, while the Primrose 

 grows in the shade. It is visited by humble bees and Anthophora 

 pilipcs. 



The capsule is 5-valved and opens out at the top, and the seeds 

 are shaken out by the wind. 



The Cowslip is a truly clay-loving plant, growing freely on a clay 

 soil, and it is common on Liassic clay and Boulder clay. 



P/iv//os/ic/a priiini/aro/a attacks it. A moth, Eiipa-cilia rufuiliana, 

 feeds on it. 



The second Latin name means of spr/iio-. in reference to the time 

 of flowering. The different names by which it is known are: Arte- 

 tyke, Horse Buckles, Cooslip. Coostropple, CouslojD, Cow Paigle, 



