AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. 
IV. 
You will have observed that every plant or 
flower bears two names; the former designates 
the genus, the latter the steczes. Thus Primula 
is a genus, of which our British Flora has six 
species: £. vulgaris, Common Primrose; P, 
Verts, Cowslip ; P. elatzor, Oxlip; P. Farznosa, 
Bird’s-eye Primrose; P. scoteca, Scottish Prim- 
rose. Of the genus Vzola we have nine 
species, of which seven are common or fre- 
quent, namely, V. palustris, Marsh Violet; V. 
odorata, Sweet Violet; V. hirta, the hairy- 
leafed one; V. Sylvatica, growing in woods; 
V, Canina, Dog Violet; V. Lutea, Yellow 
Violet ; and V. tricolor, Wild Pansy. 
The observation of peculiarities which dis- 
tinguish one species from another is a delicate 
part of the study of Botany; distinctions of 
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