PLATE XII. 
Styria, the Tyrol, Piedmont, Dauphiné, and the Pyrenees. It is worthy 
of notice that the Primrose (P. vulgaris) is the only one of the tribe 
that endures the heat of the shore level; while it is rare that the 
cowslip (P. veris), or the Oxlip (P. elatior), which some do not consider 
specifically distinct, descend below 2,800 feet, a height rarely gained 
by the primrose. Primula latifolia was in fine blossom on March 29th 
in the year 1864, and had, by its appearance, been sometime in flower. 
