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Primula—continued. 
equally serrulate ; petioles broadly winged, attenuated. Glacier 
of Li-Kiang, Yun-nan, China. Plant glabrous, allied to P. sik- 
kimensis. It is one of the most beautiful of the Primulas. 
P. septemloba (seven-lobed). __/l., 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. 7. 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. 1. 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. obtusifolia, entirely glabrous, and_ without 
meal. It must not be confounded with the obscure European 
P. serratifolia, a hybrid between P. minima and P. Wulfeniana. 
P. similis (like). A hybrid between P. Balbisit 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). jl. white, large, nodding ; 
scape one-flowered ; corolla lobes obcordate. J. jin. to sin. long, 
petioled, ovate, runcinate-pinnatifid. Sikkim-Himalaya, Plant 
quite glabrous, not mealy. (G. C. n. s., xxi., p. 545.) 
P. sonchifolia (Sonchus-leaved), jl. violet. June. J. 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. obtusifolia, but 
distinguished by its almost runcinate leaves. 
P. spectabilis Kitaibeliana (Kitaibel’s). /. rosy-purple, 
larger than in the type, several on each scape, produced in 
abundance. Apriland May. J. ovate, pointed, serrated, densely 
covered with short, white hairs. Sub-alpine stations in Croatia. 
Habit of P. spectabilis. A charming plant for the rock-garden, 
on sunny, exposed places. It requires rich, vegetable soil, 
P. spicata (spiked). jl. violet, spicate, resembling those of 
P. uniflora. June. 1. 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. 
P. Steinii (Stein’s). 7. violet-purple, with a white throat, large ; 
scape lin. to 2in. high, three or four-flowered. April. /. in large 
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. Stuartii purpurea (purple). 1. pale or deep purple, often in 
two whorls; lobes obcordate or bifid, entire. Summer. J. rarely 
toothed, broad, white or yellow beneath. Sub-alpine and Alpine 
Himalayas. Habit and leaves resembling P. Stuartit. SYN. 
P. Jeeschkiana (of Kerner). 
P. Sturii (Stur’s). fl. rose-purple, large and free. April and May. 
i. about lin. long, wedge-shaped, glandular-hairy, coarsely 
toothed at the almost truncate apex. Steiermark, near Hisenhut, 
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. tenella (tender). . bluish-white, large, solitary, erect; corolla 
lobes obcordate. J. numerous, mealy all over, cuneate and entire 
below the middle, toothed above. Wastern Thibet. Whole plant 
2in. to 2}in. high, glabrous. (G. C. n. s., xxi., p. 545.) 
P. tenuiloba (slender-lobed). A variety of P. muscoides. 
P. uniflora (one-flowered). jl. pale lilae, larger than the whole 
rosette of leaves; corolla lobes shallow, unequally toothed ; 
scape slender, one or two-flowered. J. few, sin. long, orbicular 
or broadly ovate, pinnatifidly crenate. Sikkim-Himalaya. A 
charming little species. (G. C. n. s., xxi., p. 545.) 
P. Venzoi (Venzo’s). jl. pale purple, one to three to a seape, lin. 
in diameter, very pretty; petals deeply cut. April. J. lin. to 
1hin. long, ovate-lanceolate, pointed ; margins rough, cartilaginous, 
slightly indented; surface hairy and densely pitted. _ Tyrol, &e. 
Habit tufty, in dense rosettes, A hybrid between P. tyrolensis 
and P. Wulfeniana, nearly allied to the latter. 
P. vincifiora (Periwinkle-flowered). /. purplish-violet, 14in. in 
diameter; tube long, pubescent, swollen at the base; corolla 
lobes obcordate; scape hairy, one-flowered. J. cuneate-oblong, 
ciliated, covered with redilish, sessile glands. Yun-nan, China. 
(G. C. ser. iii., vol. i., p. 575, f. 108.) 
P. viscosa ciliata (fringed). A very robust form, with larger 
flowers, produced in greater abundance than in the type. 
P. v. commutata (changed). (fl. bright rose, large. May and 
June, J. broadly ovate or obovate, viscous-hairy ; margins entire 
or slightly toothed. Porphyritic region, Eastern Alps. 
P. v. confinis (neighbour). l. bright, deep rose, large, very 
handsome, approaching those of P. »v, ciliata, but larger and 
more vigorous. May and June. J. small, obovate, toothed, 
viscous-hairy. Alps. 
P. v. hirsuta (hairy). /. 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). l. pale purple or pink, many on 
ascape. Apriland May. lL. obovate, entire or slightly serrated ; 
margins glandular-hairy. Habit of P. viscosa; rosettes neat. 
Originated in English gardens. 
P. Wulfeniana (Wulfen’s). jl. deep purple-violet, large. April 
and May. J. not punctate as in P. spectabilis, lanceolate-spathu- 
late, shiny green ; margins rough, cartilaginous. Alps. A good 
and very free rockery plant, requiring calcareous soil. In 
Vol. IIL., p. 222, it is placed as a variety of P. spectabilis, but it 
is quite entitled to specific distinction. 
P. yunnanensis (Yun-nan). /. violet-purple; corolla tube 
narrow, twice as long as the calyx; limb concave, bilobed, the 
lobes ovate, entire. July. J. ovate-oblong, crenulate, mucronate ; 
petioles short, narrowly winged, glabrous. Clefts of limestone 
rocks at foot of Li-Kiang Glacier, China. A very fine species, 
closely allied to P. uniflora. 
PRIONOPHYLLUM. A 
lirion (which see). 
PRITCHARDIA. To the species described on 
p. 224, Vol. III., the 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. J. fan-shaped, palmatisect, 
large, forming a dense tuft at the top of the tall stem. Fiji. 
(R. G. 1887, p. 486-9, f. 123-4, 1-8.) 
PRUNUS. Bentham and Hooker include Cerasus 
under this genus. To the species and varieties described 
on pp. 235-7, Vol. IIL., the following should now be added: 
P. domestica Plantierii (Plantier’s), /. pure white, semi- 
double, produced in abundance, and succeeded by black Plums of 
good flavour. 1885. Garden variety. 
synonym of Encho- 
P. hybrida reptans (hybrid, creeping). fl. red. Branches 
prostrate, divaricate. 1886. Garden hybrid. (R. H. 1886, 
pp. 416-7.) 
P. h. stricta (erect). /l. white. 
hybrid. (R. G. 1886, pp. 416-7.) 
P. Jacquemontii (Jacquemont’s). fl. often in pairs, very shortly 
pedicellate ; calyx tube din. to jin. long; petals pink, din. broad, 
orbicular; stamens about twenty. May. J. 2in. to 24in. long, 
ovate, ovate-lanceolate, elliptic, or nearly obovate, acute or 
acuminate, serrulate ; petioles in. long. h. 6ft. to 10ft. North- 
west Himalayas, 1886. Hardy shrub (B. M. 6976.) 
P. japonica (Japanese). The correct botanical name of the 
plant described on p. 236, Vol. III., as P. sinensis. 
P. j. spherica (spherical). This form only differs from the type 
in its somewhat larger, spherical fruits. (K. H. 1887, p. 136, f. 29.) 
P. Mume Alphandi (Alphand’s). A variety having semi- 
double, rose-pink flowers. Japan, 1885. (R. H. 1885, p. 564.) 
Syn. Armeniaca Mume Alphandi. 
PSEUDOPHENIX (from pseudos, false, and Phoenix ; 
alluding to the resemblance in general aspect to the 
kindred genus Phenix). Orp. Palme. A monotypic 
genus. ‘The species is a stove Palm, requiring similar 
culture to Phcenix (which see, on pp. 103-4, Vol. IIT.). 
P. Sargenti (Sargent’s). l., spadix panicled, about 5ft. long and 
broad. fr. bright orange or red, Zin. in diameter. J. pinnate, 44ft. 
long; leaflets lanceolate, acuminate, 1ft. to 1}ft. long, glaucous 
beneath. h. 25ft. Florida, 1887. (G. C. ser. ili., vol. iv., p. 409 ; 
G. & F., vol. i., 1888, pp. 353, 355.) 
PSITTACOSCHGNUS. A synonym of Gahnia 
(which see). 
PSYCHOTRIA. To the species described on 
p. 239, Vol. III., the following should now be added: 
P. sulphurea (sulphur-coloured). jl. bright blue, Centranthus- 
like, borne in clusters. fr. sulphur-yellow. J. shining green. 
Fiji, 1887. A profuse and continuous flowering, small, climbing 
shrub. 
PTERIS. To the species and varieties described on 
pp. 240-5, Vol. III., the following should now be added: 
P. Bausei (Bause’s). sti. deep chestnut-brown. fronds densely 
tufted, erect, 12in. to l3in. high ; pinne about 2in. long, the 
lowermost bipinnate, consisting of four to six broadly linear, 
deep green pinnules. 1886. A useful, decorative, garden Fern, 
of very compact habit. 
Branches erect. 1886. Garden 
