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thf nie;ily ciilyx, the lobes narrow and deeply notched. Karly 

 siniinier. l. sniali, aliout lin. luii;;, ovate-oblonj;, roundly toothed, 

 siuonth above, clothed beneath \\ith a white, mealy down. A. 3in. 

 to 12iri. Northern and Central ICiirope (IJritain). A little j^eiu ; 

 a stiff soil and a damp situation suit it well, and it should be 

 screened from ttie midday sun. .See Fig. 274. (L. B. C. 1649 ; 

 Sy. Kn. B. 1134.) /'. /. acaulis is a diminutive variety. 



P. FedtSChenkol (Fedtschenkow's). rf. deep violet-purple, in 

 wli(irl> after the manner of /*. japonica. Summer. I. oblong- 

 (ibovate, hardly crenated, almost sessile, k. 6in. to 9in. Tur- 

 kestan, 1884. 



P. Florkiana (Florke's). Sfc P, xninima. 



P. florlbunda (bundle-flowered).* jl. yellow, small, disposed in 

 whorls, on ereet suapes, 4in. to Sin. high. I. stalked, elliptic- 

 lauceolate. touthed, glandular-pubesc, nt. Western Iliuialavas, 

 1883. A charming plant. (B. M. 6712.) 



P. glutinosa (glutinous).* jl. brilliant bluish-purple, with the 

 <livi.-,ittiis latlier deei>Iy cleft, nearly sessile, clustered. Early 

 summer. /. lanceolate wedge-shaped, obtuse, smooth : margins 

 serrated, h, 4in. South Kurope, 1824. A very bt-autifnl and 

 distinct species, rarely seen In cultivation. (J. F. A. v. Ai>ii. 26.) 



P. Goebelli (Ooebl's). Sec P. Auricula. 



P, grandis (large). .//. yellow, un long pedicels, xmibellate ; 

 scape long. /(. 9in. Central Asia, 1878. A distinct species, 

 reinarkabl- only f.-r the large size of its foliage and the small- 

 ness of its flowers. (R. U. 968.) 



P. imperialis (imiierial). A synmym of /'. proU/era. 



P. Integrifolia (entire-leaved). Ji. rose, from one to three on 

 scape.-> 2in. to 3in. long; corolla deeply lobed ; tube longer than 

 the calyx. Spring and early summer. I. elliptic or oblong, entire, 

 smooth, shining, ciliate at the edge. h. 3in, Pvrenees and 

 Switzerland. 1792. An elegant little species. (J5. M. 042 ; 

 .1. F. A. iv. 327: L. B. C. 886.) .Syn. P. CamloW-aua. 



P. involucrata (involucred).* jl. creamy-white, with a yellowish 

 eye, dispo.'^ed in undiels ; corolla lobes roundish; involucre 

 membranous, much divided. Spring, l. erect, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, bright green, narroweil into the leafstalk, h. 5in. to Tin. 

 North India, 1845. A distinct species, reijuiring a moist 

 situation ; it thrives freely in pots plunged half-way in water. 

 (U. It. xxxii. 31 ; K. (.!. 1S63, 394.) 



P. 1. Munroi (Captain Munros).* rf. white, with a yellowish eye, 

 fragrant, in a head on stems Sin. to 7in. high; corolla inflated 

 above the middle, with rounded, two-cleft lobes, more tlian 

 lin. across. March to May. I. long-stalked, nearly cordate, 

 obtuse, slightly indented, snmotli. h. 6in. to Sin. North India, 

 18^5. (B. R. xxxiii. 15. under name of P. Mvnroi.) 



P. japonica (Japanese).* .lapane.se Primrose. ,rf. vaiiously 

 culMurtd, crimson, maroon, lilac, rosy-pink, or white, with a 

 ditferently-coloured eye, and about lin. in diameter ; scapes 

 from 1ft. to 2ft. high, bearing five or six many-flowered whorls. 

 Spring. /. large, oblong-spathulate, coarsely irregularly and 

 sharply-toothed, sessile, h. 1ft. to lift. Japan, 1871. One of 

 the most beautiful hardy perennials in cultivation. It makes 

 vigorous growth in moist, .shady spots, in deep, rich loam. 

 The seeds sometimes take a considerable time to germinate ; 

 they cnnie up iiuickly, however, if sown so soon as they are ripe. 

 (B. M. b916.) 



P. Kaufmanniana (Kaufmann's). /. glossy-violet, in two 

 wh.iils tif firm ten to eighteen, almost lin. broad. Summer. 

 /. softly pubescent, long-stalked, (ubicul.ir. with a deeply cordate 

 base, lobed ; lobes irregularly serrated, h. bin. to 12in. 'l"ur 

 kestan, 1883. 



Fiti. 275. PuiMlTLA LUTEOLA, showing Habit and detached 

 Single Flower. 



P, luteola (yellowish).* ./i. pale or sulphur-yellow, deepening to 

 a golden-yellow about th? throat, numerously disposed in com- 

 pact, roundish heads, elevated on tall scapes usually about 

 1ft. in height. Summer. L oblong. 6in. to 12in. long, narrowed 



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towards the base ai^l toothed at the margin. /(. l;ft. to 2ft. 

 ( 'aucasus, 1857. A han (some species, rciuiring a nudst situation 

 in full exposure. See Fig. 275. (R. ti. 641. 



Fic. 276. Priml'la maugin.\t.\. 



P. marginata (margined).* ri. violet-rose, with a mealy throat; 

 scape ULauy-flowereil. April anil May. /. <'blong or obovate, 

 deeply and UTieiiuaUy toothed : margins silvery fnmi mealy dust. 

 h. 2in. tu 4in. Switzerlaiul. 1777. A verv pretty and distinct 

 species. See Fig. 276. (B. M. 191 ; Fl. Ment. ii. ; h. B. C. 270.) 

 Tiiere is a form known as uwjor, whicli is larger in all its parts, 

 and has deeper-coloured flowers, than the type. 



P. minima (least).* Fairy Primrose, jf. usually rose, but s()me- 

 times white, comparatively large, generally nearly lin. across, 

 solitary, but sometimes twin. Summer, l. wedge-shaped, nearly 

 square at the ends, about lin. long, .smoutli, shining, toothed at 

 the top. h. l^in. South Europe, 1819. A very small-growing 

 species, ret^urin"; a sandy-peat and loam soil. (B. R. 581 ; 

 I.. B. C. 31b. > P. Flnrktaua is like this; it is a hybrid, of 

 which I', ihinitna is one of the parents. 



P. mistasslnica (Lake .Mistassini). rf. red; corolla hypocrateri- 

 form, with obcordate. sub-emurginate lobes; involucre one 

 to eight-flowered. June. I. veined, spathulate, dentate or 

 crenite, obtuse or acute, glabrous, sub-coarctate at base. A. 3in. 

 North America, 1818. { B. M. 2973 ; H. E. F. 68.) Sv.\. P. pmilla 

 (B. M. 3020; h. B. C. 1726). 



P, mollis (soft).* /?., calyx and corolla tube red, the spreading 

 limli deep rose, with a dark blood-coloured ring round the eye ; 

 scapes 1ft. to I Ut. high, bearing three or four whorls of blossoms, 

 each of which' is nearly lin. across. May. I. long-stalked, 

 cordate, hairy on both surfaces, the petioles clothed with spread- 

 ing white hair.s. Bootiui, Himalaya, 1854. A very distinct and 

 rare species. (B. .M. 4798.) 



Fig. 277. U.muel and OETACHEr) Single Floweu of Primlla 



OFFICINALIS. 



