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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Primula—continued. 
four-flowered. Spring. 7. ovate-lanceolate, glabrous, argutely 
serrated; petioles dilated, Caucasus. 
P. alpina (alpine).* /l: brilliant violet-purple, large, in a many- 
flowered bunch. May. J. broadly spathulate or obovate, 
slightly toothed, covered, as well as the scape, with farina. 
Grisons. A hybrid between P. Auricula and P. viscosa, of 
great beauty, resembling the former in habit and distribution 
of the flowers. It is suitable for either the rock-garden_ or 
the flower-border. Syns. P. intermedia (of gardens), P. rhetica. 
P. amethystina (amethystine). 1. red-purple, three to six in 
an mbar lobes entire or emarginate. June. J. resembling 
those of a petioles winged, short, 
attenuated. Plant glabrous, slightly 
farinose. 
P. Arctotis (bear’s-ear). /. white or lilac-purple, smaller than 
in P. pubescens (to which this plant is closely allied), densely 
glandular-hairy. /. broadly spathulate-obovate, obtuse, toothed, 
green, 1886, ‘‘A pretty hybrid between P. Auricula and 
P. hirsuta (Kerner).” (R. G. 11988.) 
P. Auricula bellunensis (Belluno). jl. golden-yellow, large, 
on longish scapes, handsome, free. May and June. 1. broadly 
ovate, obtuse; veins prominent; margins deeply and evenly 
serrated or indented, densely ciliated; petioles winged, Alps of 
Belluno. 
P. A. dolomitica (Dolomite).* jl. of a uniform bright lemon- 
yellow, having a cylindrical tube and a broadly funnel- 
shaped limb of obovate, deeply emarginate segments; umbel 
eight- to ten-flowered; scape 2in. to din. long, terete, green. 
1. six to eight, broadly oblong, sessile, dull green, minutely 
hairy, forming a basal rosette, the margins white and minutely 
ciliated. ‘Tyrol, 1884. A beautiful, alpine species 
P. Balbisii (Baldo).* jl. shining golden-yellow, large, almost 
scentless ; throat white, hairy. April and May. Baldo, and 
the Alps of South Tyrol, Styria, &c. This is distinguished 
from its near ally, P. Awricula, by its smaller, rounder, and 
more glossy leaves, which are entirely free of farina, so 
conspicuous in this section. 
P. bella (handsome).* (jl. violet-purple, two or three on a scape, 
sub-sessile, very large. Summer. J. long-petioled, ovate or 
sub-orbiculate. Habit of the Himalayan P. uniflora, but 
differing in the narrow, deep lobes of the leaves, in the shape 
of the calyx, and in the corolla, which has bifid lobes, the 
throat being closed with whitish hairs. Summit of Mount 
Tsang-Chan, Yunnan, 1884, 
P. Berninz (Bernina).* /, rosy-purple, large, very free. April 
i. smaller than in P. viscosa, with slightly crenated 
entirely glandular-hairy, broad-clasping at base. 
rich vegetable soil, Alps, growing with its parents. A 
natural hybrid between P. v. hirsuta and P. viscosa, of rare 
beauty. 
P, biflora (two-flowered).* jl. pretty, deep rose, large, produced 
in pairs on short scapes, in great abundance. Spring. Tyrol. 
Habit and appearance of P. minima, but with larger leaves, 
sheathing at base, and distinctly serrated. The whole plant 
is not more than lin. or so in height; a lovely little subject 
for the rockery, exposed. Sandy peat and loam. A hybrid 
between P, Florkeana and P, minima. 
P. blattariformis (Blattaria-formed). jl. lilac, numerous, 
scattered; corolla lobes broadly obcordaté; raceme 8in. to 
12in. long. Jl. ovate or obovate, deeply crenate. Yunnan. A 
aisuinet and handsome species, clothed with short, papilliform 
airs. 
P. Boveana. The correct name is P. verticillata. 
P. bracteata (bracted). jl. yellow, large; lobes obcordate, 
emarginate; calyx densely pubescent. March. J. petioled, 
rugose-oblong, obtuse, with attenuated base; petioles long, 
narrowly winged. Rhizome thick and woody, very charac- 
teristic. Shaded clefts of the limestone rocks, Lankong, 
Yunnan. Related to P. bullata, but differing chiefly in the 
absence: of powder, in the shorter pubescence, and in the 
glandular hairs which cover the entire plant (absent in 
P. bullata). 
P. bullata (nflated).* jl. golden-yellow, large ; tube narrow at 
the throat, but broadening towards the calyx, half as long 
again as the limb; scapes tall, many-flowered. April. 7. petio- 
late, lanceolate, firm, covered underneath with golden dust, 
reticulated and slightly inflated above; margins doubly 
dentate or crenate; petioles winged. Rhizome thick, woody, 
covered with scars above, divided at the base. Calcareous 
rocks, Yunnan. <A very beautiful species, almost entirely 
covered with golden farina. 
P. calliantha (beautiful-flowered). jl. intense violet-purple, 
five to ten in an umbel, large; calyx campanulate, the teeth 
narrow, purplish on the outside; bracts lanceolate, acuminate. 
Daisy, ovate-oblong ; 
Prairies, Yunnan, China. 
June. /. oblong or obovate-oblong; petioles short, winged 
and attenuated. Rhizome short and thick. Shady places 
under Fir-trees on Mount Tsang-Chan, Tali, Yunnan. A 
charming species, nearly allied to P. secundijlora, differing 
in its more coriaceous leaves, covered underneath with a fine, 
golden powder, and finely crenulate instead of serrulate. 
Primula—continued. 
P. carniolica (Carniola).* jl. pale to deep blue, with a silvery- 
white throat; scape 3in, to 4in. high, with from three to ten 
flowers. April and May. 1. 2in. long, ovate-lanceolate, tapering 
to the base, but again broadening at the clasping point, 
glabrous, shining on the upper surface. Rosettes large, loose. 
Alps of Carinthia, and Carniola. Syns. P. Freyeri, P. Jellen- 
kiana. P. ¢. multiceps has larger and deeper-coloured flowers. 
P. cashmeriana (Kashmir). A form of P. denticulata. See 
also P. kashmiriana, 
P. cernua (drooping) l. broadly ovate, short, petiolate ; 
margins crenulate. early allied to P. capitata and P. erosa, 
from which it differs in the flowers (produced in July) being 
stalked instead of sessile, and in the shape of its leaves and 
calyx. Chalky alpine pastures north of Tali, Yunnan, 1883. 
P. Churchillii (Churchill’s). A synonym of P. admontensis. 
P. ciliata (ciliated). A variety of P. viscosa. 
P. Clusiana dentata (toothed). A synonym of P. admon- 
tensis. 
P. commutata (changed). A variety of P. viscosa. 
P. confinis (neighbour). A variety of P. viscosa, 
P. cortusoides grandiflora (large-flowered). A synonym of 
P. c, Sieboldii. 
P. cridalensis (Cridala).* jl. rosy-purple, large. J. ovate, 
broadening again at base, slightly ciliated, and rough on the 
upper surface. Tyrol, 1884. A very distinct hybrid between 
yeh qunolenate and P. Wulfeniana. It is a fine plant for exposed 
rockeries. 
P. daonensis (Val Daone). Kents rose, with a white centre, 
very large. May and June. J. obovate, glandular-hairy on both 
sides; margins serrated. Tyrol and Eastern Swiss Alps (6500ft. 
to 9800ft.), 1854. A small and very pretty plant; it does well 
on exposed places on rockery. SYN. P. enensis. 
P. decora (comely), of Sims. A form of P. viscosa hirsuta. 
P. Delavayii (Delavay’s). fl. intense purple, large, slightly 
hairy on the outside; peduncles eventually lft. or more Kiet. 
August. JU. broadly ovate or sub-orbicular, cordate. Damp 
situations in clayey soil (16,000ft.), Yunnan, China. A very 
interesting new species, constituting a new sub-genus on 
account of the large, laterally compressed seeds, and by the 
flowers appearing before the leaves, borne singly on bractless 
peduncles. 
P. denticulata alba (white). A white-flowered variety, re- 
quiring the same treatment as the type. 1886. 
P. d. pulcherrima (very pretty). 1. lilac-purple, in spherical 
heads 3in. or more across. February to April. 
P. d. variegata (variegated), A- garden variety, having the 
leaves bordered with white. 1889. 
P. digenea (two-natured, i.e., hybrid). A hybrid between 
P. elatior and P. vulgaris, nearly allied to the former. It is 
not distinct enough for general collections. Alps. 
P. Dinyana (Dinyan’s). ji. deep purple, handsome, produced 
in great abundance; corolla lobes narrow-obcordate; scapes 
3in. to 6in. high, disposed in rather large heads of four to ten 
flowers. Spring. J. 4in. long, ovate-lanceolate, with ciliated 
and _ slightly dentate margins. Bavaria. A hybrid between 
P. integrifolia and P. viscosa, most nearly allied, however, to 
the first parent, from which it takes its habit. It is a very 
useful plant for the rockery, doing best in rather shady nooks, 
in rich, vegetable soil. 
P. discolor (two-coloured).* fl. lilac or violet-purple, with silvery 
eye, large; scape 3in. to 4in. high, covered with farina. April. 
7. ovate, with dentate margins, sparingly covered with glandular 
hairs. Western and South Tyrolese Alps (in fissures of granite 
rocks, 6000ft. to 7000ft.). A hybrid between P. Auricula and 
P. daonensis, resembling the former in habit. It is a charming 
plant, easily managed in the open border. A possible parent 
of the garden Auriculas. 
P. dolomitica (Dolomite). A variety of P. Auricula. 
P. dryadifolia (Dryas-leaved). (fl. violet, three to five in an 
umbel, sub-sessile ; calyx campanulate; bracts broadly ovate. 
July. J. ovate or sub-cordate ; petioles short, winged. Rhizome 
long, slender. Glacier of Li-Kiang, Yunnan. Habit much 
resembling that of Dryas octopetala, well characterised by its 
leaves and the shape of its bracts. 
P. Dumoulinii (Dumoulin’s). /. deep rose-coloured, large for 
the size of the plant; corolla lobes obcordate; scapes not 
more than 2in. high, producing numerous flowers, in compact 
bunches. Spring. J. more spreading, larger, and broader 
than in P. minima (which this plant resembles in habit), with 
numerous small pits on the upper surface. Collected on the 
Mountain Trate, Indicarien, Austria, 1877. A robust-growing, 
free-flowering hybrid between P. minima and P. spectabilis, 
with the characters of both parents distinctly shown in robust 
specimens. It is pretty for rockeries, doing well wherever 
. minima grows. Sandy peat, in rather dry positions. 
P. elatior calycantha (calyx-flowered). A pretty, garden 
form, having a large, leafy, frilled and lobed calyx, which is 
coloured like the corolla. 1886. (R. G. 1886, p. 242, f, 17.) 
