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Primula — continued. 



P. nivalis (snowy).* jl. pure white, freely produced in large 

 triisse> on stems as high again as the leaves; corolla lobes 

 obcordute. Spring. /. obovate or spathulate. ciliated, smooth, 

 flat, sharply and irregularly toothed. A. 4in. to 9in. Caucasus, 

 Ac, 1790. 



P. n. farinosa (mealy). I. mealy beneath. Central Asia, 1878. 



P. n. longifolia (long-leaved), fl. dark violet. I. ovate-oblong 

 to lance.ilatt'-ul.iong. Central Asia, 1878. (R. C. 930.) 



P, n. turkestanica (Turkestan). /. rose, generally in two 

 dense wlmrls, and about lin. in diameter. L oblong, flat, 

 obtuse, smooth above, white below, h. bin. Turkestan, 1878. 

 One of the handsomest varieties in cultivation. (R. tJ. 930.) 



P. Obconica (obconical).* jt. pale lilac or purplish, drooping, 

 umbellate ; calyx between campanulate and funnel-shaped ; 

 corolla with a cylindric tube and a flat lindi lin. in diameter. 

 Sjiiing antl sununer. I. radical, many, petioled, broadly ovate- 

 ubl.ing, cordate or rtuinded-cordate, the margins lobulately 

 toothed or nearly entire, ft. 6in. t<i 12in. Central China, 1882. 

 (IJ. <■. n. s., xix. 121; (_in., Sept., 1881.) Wvn. P. poculi/onms 

 (U. .M. 6582). 



P. officinalis (officinal). Cowslip; Palsy«ort. y!. bright yellow, 

 in terminal umbels, hanging more or less to one side ; calyx 

 lobes obtuse ; corolla limb cup-shaped. Spring and summer. 

 I. generally smaller than those of the common Primrose, much 

 nan-owed towards the base, tliickly pubescent with short, stiff 

 hairs. A. 4in. to 12ni. Kurope (Britain), West Asia. A well- 

 known plant, from which the Polyanthus (/'. varlabiiis) is sup- 

 Tinsed to liave originated. See Fig. 277. (Sy. En. B. 1130; 

 1- B. C. 1597, under name of P. ivjlata.) Syn. P. veris. See also 

 Polyanthus. 



FKJ. 278. UiMBEL AND DETACHED FLOWERS OF PRIMI'LA 

 OFl-lCINALIS ELATIOR DUPLEX. 



P. o, elatior duplex (talbr, double). A curious garden form, 

 with a pt'taloid calyx. See Fig. 278. 



Primula— conftnwed. 



P. poculiformis (cup-shaped). A synonym of P. obconica. 



P. prsenitens (very glossy). A synonym of P. sinevsia. 



P, prolifera (proliferous). Jl. yellow, Vm. in diameter ; scApe 

 tall, bearing several whorls of flowers, l. large, obc>vate-oblong, 

 denticulated along the mai-gins. h. 6in. to 24in. Himalaya and 

 Java, 18^4. A very distinct and pretty species. (B. M. 6732 ; 

 R. C. 120^1.) SVN. P. impcrialis, 



P. pubescens (downy), fi. rosy-crimson, in very large heads. 

 April. /. nbovatc obfung, dentate-serrate at apex, the margins 

 densely glandular ciliate. U. 3in. to 6in. South Europe, 1800. 

 A fine liylnid, of which /'. Auricula is one of the parents. 

 ill. G. 1198a.) 



Fm. 279. Umbel a.nd detached Single Flower of Primula off 



MACROCALVX. 



p. o. macrocalyx (large-calyxed). A garden form, with the 

 calyx b.liarL'uus, and abnormally developed. See Fig. 279. 



P. Palinuri (I'alinuri). fl. bright yellow, with a Cowslip-like 

 perfume ami a funnel-shapetl corolla, dispo.sed in a drooping 

 umltel at tlie top uf the powdered scape. April ami May. 

 I. broadspathulate, smooth, sharply and unequally toothed, 

 bright pale green, almost as large as thuse of young Cabbages. 

 h. 6in. to 9in. Palinuri, Southern Italy, 1816. A vigurous- 

 grnwing and distinct species. (B. M. 3411; II. E. F. 118.) 



P. Parryi (Parry's).* Jl. bright purple, with a yellow eye, nearly 

 lin. across ; scapes long ancl stout, bearing about a dozen fine 

 large blo.ssoms in a panicle at the top. Spring, l. erect, 

 narrowly obovate-oblong, obtuse or sub-acute, sessile or narrowed 

 into the very broad petiole, obscurely toothed or entire, 5in. to 

 Sin. long. /(. 6in. to ISin. Rocky Mountains, 1865. A beautiful, 

 large species. (B. M. 6185.) 



Fig 280 Primlla sikkimlnsi&, showmg lUbit and detached 

 Single Flower. 



P. pusilla (weak). A synonym of P. mintasiiinica. 

 P. rosea (rosy).* ,rf. bright rosy-carmine, with a yellow eye. 

 nearly lin. across, disposed in heads of from six to ten blossomsi 

 nn stout scape.-i 4in. to 6in. high. Spring, l. pale bright green, 

 smooth, 3in. to 6in. long, in shape resembling tho.se of the 

 common Primrose, but not wrinkled ; edges slightly serrated and 

 crimped, h. 4in. Kashmir, 1879. A handsome 

 species, with a neat habit. (B. M. 6437; F. M. 

 n. s. 360.) 

 P. sapplilrina(sappliire-colouretl).* jl. jialeblue, 

 borne on slender .scapes lin. to 2in. high. l. 

 spathulateobovate, obtuse, toothed, disposed in 

 rosettes aliout gin. in diameter. Sikkim (at 

 13,000ft. to 15,00Uft. elevation), 1884. A minute 

 species. (W. C. n. s., 1884, xxi. p. 545.) 

 P. scotica (Scotch).* Jl. rich purple, with a 

 yellowisli eye; tube of corolla about equalling 

 the calyx and twice as long as the lobes; umbel 

 few-flowereil. June. /. obovate-lanceolate, toothed, 

 even, powdery on both sides, k. 2in. to 4in. 

 Scotland. A lovely little species, very like 

 /'. fariittisa, but .smaller, and proportionately 

 stouter. (L. B. C. 652 ; Sy. En. B. 1135.) 

 P. sibirica (Siberian). /. red ; corolla campanulate, 

 CiNALIS (^]jg segments lanceolate-ovate or lanceolate, acute 



or slightly obtuse ; involucre three to live- 

 flowered. May. /. slender, flat, smooth, obovate, 

 entire, obtuse, very glabrous, long-petioled, with undulated 

 margins, ft. 3in. Siberia, 1818. (B. M. 3167.) /'. .s. iiite<jernma 

 is a variety with very entire leaves. (B. M. 3445.) 

 P. s, kashmiriana (Kashmir), ft. rosy-lilac, in stalked und^els. 

 June. I. Inuii-stalked, ovate - elliptical. ft. 6in. Western 

 Ilinialftva. 1879. A hamlsome, glabrous species. (B. M. 6493.) 

 S\.\. /'. fh';iaiis, of some gardens. 

 P. sikkimensis (Sikkim).* Jl. pale yellow, nearly lin. long and 

 mure than Vin. across, numerously disposed in large umbels, 

 which sometimes produce as many as sixty blossoms; scapes 

 from lift, to 2ft. high. Summer. L rough, wrinkled, obovate- 

 oldong-', obtuse, bidentate, attenuated into a footstalk, fi. l^ft. 

 to 2ft. Sikkim Himalaya, 1850. See Fig. 280. (B. M. 4597.) 

 P. sinensis (Chinese).* Chinese Primrose. Jl. white or pale lilac, 

 normally small, the edges of the limb quite smooth, with a 

 terminal notch in each segment. Spring. I. fleshy, with sinuated 



