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Primula — continued. 



j)lanteil un rnckwdrk where it will not y:et the iniilday sun. See 



Fit;. 271. (ii. M. 4550 ; R. G. 985.) 

 P. Clusiana (('lusius'). jl. brijjht rose, about lin. in diameter, 



in stalked umbels. April and May. /. broadly ovate, slightly 



pubescent; margins (discurely toothed, h. 6in. to 9in. Tyrol. 



(J. H. ser. ill. vol. xi. p. 356.) 

 P. cortusoldes (Cortusa-like).* Jl. deep rose, disposed in umbels ; 



scapes about 6in. long. Early summer. I. large, soft, cordate, 



almost lobed, crenated, wrinkled, on stalks 2in. U* 4in. lonR. 



h. 6in. to lOin. Siberia, 1794. Very distinct. (A. It. R. i. 7 ; 



B. M. 399.) 



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Fiu. 272. Primula cortusoides Sieboldii, showing Habit and 

 detached Single Flower. 



P. c. Sieboldii (Siebold's).* /. fine deep rose, with a white eye, 

 but vi-ry variable, from lin. to l|in. across; umbel six to ten- 

 fliiwered. April. I. ovate, the larger ones somewhat cordate 

 at the base, coarsely and irregularly toothed, 2in. to 3in. long, 

 and nearly as much broad. Root creeping, h. Sin. to 12in. 

 Japan. 1865. A variety larger and handsomer than the type. 

 See Fig. 272. (B. iM. 5528.) Sy\. P. ainoeua (of gardens). 



P, Courtii (Courts). A synonym of P. verticillata stmensis. 



P. davurica (Dalmrian). Jl. pink, with a lemon-coloured eye; 

 corolla hypiicrattiift'ini, with obcordate, emarginate lobes ; in- 

 volucre mauy-tidwered. May. I. lanceolate-spathulate, sub- 

 entire, glabrous, h. 3in. Dahuria, Siberia, 1806. (IJ. M. 1219, 

 under name of P. intermedia.) 



P. decora (decorous). A variety of P. viscosa. 



P. denticulata (toothed).* ji. bright lilac, small, in dense* 

 round heads or umbels, each blossom being about iin. across, 

 with a prettily-cupped corolla ; scape long, somewhat dark- 

 coloured. Spring and early summer. I. oblong-lanceolate, 

 wrinkled, toothetl, hairy on both surfaces, and densely so under- 

 neath, where they are also more or less covered with a white 

 mealiness, h. Sin. to 12in. Himalaya. A handsome species, 

 thriving best in a moist position, and in leaf mould. (IJ. M. 

 3959; K. R. 1842, 47; S. E. B. ii. 114.) P. d. pulchcrrima is a 



great improvement on the type ; it grows from lOin. to 12in. 

 igh, and has a more globiilar flower-truss, of a deeper lilac 

 colour. 



P. d, cashmeriana (Kashmu-).* Jl. light purple, with a yellow 

 eye, small, and densely arranged in globular trusses ; scape from 

 9in. to 12in. high, very stout and mealy, thickening near the top. 

 March to May. I. oblong, seiTated, pale green, the imder surfaces 

 beautifully covered with a meal resembling gold-dust. Kashmir, 

 1879. A han<lsome variety, preferring a nmist situation, where 

 it will endure any amount of sunshine. During winter, the 

 crowns are lialde to rot, from the amount of moisture lodging 

 therein ; it is advisable, therefore, to j>lace a piece of glass 

 over them. See Fig. 273. (F. M. n. s. 360; R. H. 1880, p. 330.) 



P. elatior (taller). True Oxlip. ji. pale yellow, horizontal or 

 drooping, disposed in peduncled umbels; corolla limb concave ; 

 throat open, without folds. April and May. I. on winged 

 petioles, h. 1ft. Europe (Britain). This species differs from 

 /'. vulffari-s in the les.s inflated calyx, shorter pedicels, and cap- 

 sule longer than the calyx tube. It is intermediate between 

 that -species and P. officinalis. (Sy. En. Ji. 1131 ; IJ. R. 896 

 and L. Ii. C. 1585. under name of P. Pallaxii.) P. e. aniana is a 

 pretty form from the Caucasus, with purple flowers. (Ii. M. 

 3252, under name of P. amcena.) 



P. elegans (elegant). A garden synonym of P. sibirica kash- 

 iniriaiia. 



P, erosa (bitten). Jl. in dense, umbellate heads, lavender or 

 purple, covered with meal. Early spring. I. oblung-spathulate 



Primula — continued, 



or oblanceolate, coarsely and unevenly toothed, h. 4in. to 8in 

 llim;Uaya. Similar to P. denticulata. 



Fig. 273. Primll\ denticulata cashmeriana, showing Habit 

 and detached Single Flower. 



P. farinosa (mealy).* Bird's-eye Primrose. Jl. light purple, with 

 a yellow eye, about Ain. across, arranged in compact umbels, 

 on a stalk longer than the leaves ; corolla tube about equalling 



Fig. 274. Pkiml'LA farinosa, showing Habit, and detached Umbel 

 of Flowers and Leaf. 



