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Primula—continued. 
P. mistassinica is a form of P. farinosa. 
P. multiceps (many-headed). A variety of P. carniolica. 
P. Mureti (Muret’s). A synonym of P. Muretiana. 
P. Muretiana (Muret’s). #l. rich, deep purple, many in a 
head, large, opening earlier than those of P. integrifolia. 
April and May. J. broader than in P. Dinyana, entire or 
slightly toothed, viscous-hairy. High Alps. Closely allied 
to P. Dinyana, and also a hybrid between P. integrifolia 
and P. viscosa, taking more after the latter than the former 
parent. Rich, deep loam, in a cool position. Sy¥N. P. Mureti. 
P. muscoides (Moss-like). l. purplish, small, solitary ; corolla 
segments deeply two-lobed. J. sessile, obovate, oblong, or 
sub-spathulate, dilated at the base ; margins coarsely toothed. 
Sikkim-Himalaya. Plant densely tufted, small, not mealy. 
(G. C. n. s., xxi., p. 545.) 
P. m. tenuiloba (slender-lobed). f., corolla tube narrower, 
slightly hairy; lobes very narrow, deeply cleft, with narrow 
lobules. 
P. Nelsoni (Nelson's). A variety of P. viscosa. 
P. nivalis (snowy), of Pallas. i. lilac-purple ; calyx tube oblong 
or broadly lanceolate, shorter than the oblong capsule; corolla 
lobes oblong or oval, entire, three to four lines long, the tube 
funnel-formed; umbels consisting of two to ten flowers on 
scapes 3in. to 18in. high. Spring. JZ. lin. to 6in. long, thickis 
perfectly glabrous and often mealy on the under-surface ; mar 
often entire but usually closely denticulate. Caucasus, «c., 
1790. (R. H. 1878, p. 12.) The description of P. nivalis given on 
p. 221, Vol. IIL., is that of P. pubescens alba (Syns. P. nivalis 
and P. nivea, of gardens), and should be replaced by the 
above. 
P. nivalis (of gardens). A synonym of P. pubescens alba. 
P, nivea (snowy), of gardens. A synonym of P. pubescens alba. 
THE DICTIONARY 
Fic. 640. PRIMULA OBCONICA. 
P. obconica. The following are varieties of the useful and 
well-known type. (see Fig. 640): jimbriata, with a fringed 
corolla; and rosea, a rose-coloured form. 1897. 
P. obovata (obovate). 1. pale rose or purple, 
stout scape. April and May. 
: several on a 
1. lin. long, ovate, obtuse, 
OF GARDENING, 
Primula—continued. 
glandular-hairy above; margins evenly and distinctly serrated, 
glandular-hairy. Valmenon. A hybrid between-P. tyrolensis 
(of which it is a near ally) and P. Balbisii, growing with its 
parents. 
P. Obristii (Obrist’s). A hybrid between P. Balbisii and 
P. Auricula; very near the former, but more robust. 
P. obtusifolia (obtuse-leaved). ., calyx dark brown when 
not mealy, campanulate; corolla claret or almost port-wine 
coloured, rarely yellow, the mouth orange-yellow, the lobes 
broadly obcordate ; scape 6in. to 10in. high. May and June. 
1. variable, 2in. to Sin. long, usually obtuse, the under-surface 
naked or mealy. Himalayas, 1887. (B. M. 6956.) There is a 
good variety of this, Gammieana. 
P. cenensis (a mistake for Val Daone). 
P. daonensis. 
P. Olgz (Olga’s).* fl. pretty rosy-lilac or purple, resembling 
those of P. sibirica: corolla lobes Gncardates bifid; scape 
3in. to 4in. high, terminating in a few-flowered umbel. Spring. 
1. ovate-oblong, tapering to a narrow, winged petiole, glabrous, 
shiny on both sides. Turkestan, 1887. Said to be nearly 
allied to P. nivalis (of Pallas), and a great acquisition. 
P. pallida (pale). A very slight form of P. viscosa hirsuta. 
P. pedemontana (Piedmont). A form of P. viscosa. 
P. petiolaris nana (petivlate, dwarf). jl. lilac-purple, lin. 
in diameter, with a white and yellow eye; corolla lobes 
obcordate,- entire or toothed; scape very short. /. almost 
A synonym of 
sessile, obovate, oblong, or spathulate. Himalayas, 1889. 
Half-hardy. A dwarf “variety of an exceedingly variable 
species. (B. M. 70798.) 
P. Peyritschii (Peyritsch’s). A hybrid between P. Auricula 
and P. viscosa. It may be treated as a very robust form of 
the latter species. Alps. Syn. P. viscosa major (of English 
gardens). 
P. pinnatifida (pinnatifid). 7. violet; tube long, cylindrical; 
lobes entire. July. /. long-petiolate, winged, ovate or oblong, 
the base entire, cuneate, pinnatifid. Glacier of Li-Kiang, 
Yunnan, China. The fiowers of this species recall those of 
Erinus alpinus, but are, of course, larger. 
P. Plantz (Planta’s). fl. rose-purple, rather large. April and 
May. J. ovate, pointed, finely serrated from the middle to the 
apex, entirely covered with brown, glandular hairs. 1880. 
Habit robust, like that of P. viseosa hirsuta; rosettes close 
and tufty. A hybrid between P. viscosa hirsuta and 
P. daonensis, growing with its parents. 
P. Poissoni (Poisson’s).* fl. rich -purple, 4in. to Zin. in 
diameter, disposed in whorls. July to September. 7. narrowly 
oblong, with a broad, dilated, clasping base ; margins serrated. 
h. 4ft. to 6ft. Yunnan, China, 1889. Allied to P. prolifera. 
(B. M. 7216; Gn. 1891, 827; R. H. 1891,491.) A very free species. ' 
P. Portz (Porta’s). J. 
wine-red, large, several on a scape. 
April and May. 
l. small, viscous, obovate, serrated only on 
the upper half. South Tyrol, 1873. A hybrid between 
P. Auricula and P. daonensis. It is allied to P. discolor, 
but it differs in the glandular-hairy scape and in the absence 
of farina on the calyx and corolla. A useful little plant for 
rockeries. 
P. pubescens alba (white). See description under P, nivalis, 
on p. 221, Vol. Ill. This plant has been- long known in 
English gardens under the names of P. nivalis and P. nivea, 
and has been supposed to be a variety of P. viscosa. It is, 
however, not viscid, and is usually mealy, which not only 
excludes it from P. viscosa, but also from P. v. hirsuta, under 
which it is often quoted. 
P. pulchra (beautiful). #7. purple, large for the size of the 
plant (lin. in diameter); tube funnel-shaped. J. oblong or 
ovate-oblong, glaucous beneath; base round or cordate; 
margins wavy. Sikkim-Himalaya. Plant glabrous, not mealy. 
(G. C. n. s., xxi, p. 545.) ~ 
P. pumila (dwarf).* 1. rosy-purple, large, free; calyx tubnlar- 
campanulate, the teeth ovate ; scape about lin. high, glandular- 
hairy, two- or more-flowered. April and May. Jl. cuneate, in. 
to Zin. long, half as broad, with seven to nine large, triangular 
teeth at the apex; margins covered with small, sessile glands. 
Southern Tyrol, &c. (6000ft. to 7000ft.). This hybrid between 
P. minima and P. daonensis is well named, being amongst the 
smallest of its class. It is nearly allied to P. minima in habit 
and general appearance. 
P. purpurea (purple), of Royle. A variety of P. Stuartit. 
P. pusilla (weak), of Wallich. fl. violet-purple, sessile, about 
lin. in diameter; calyx hoary; tube short, terete; lobes 
oblong, obtuse or acute: scape slender, one- to four-flowered. 
Spring. 7. sin. to lin. long, spathulate-oblanceolate, pinnati- 
fidly toothed. Central and Eastern Himalayas (15,000ft. to 
16,000ft.). Plant densely tufted, hoary. (B. M. 7079a.) This 
must not be confounded with P. pusilla, of Goldie. Syn. 
P. humilis. 
P. Reidii (Reid’s).* fl. ivory-white, fragrant, very shortly 
pedicellate, nodding; calyx ample, glandular-ciliate; corolla 
tube as long as the calyx, the lobes broadly oblong, connivent 
in a globe, bilobed at apex ; scape rigid, many-flowered. May. 
