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Primula—continued. 
, oblong or oblong-oblanceolate, deeply lobulate-toothed or 
erenate, narrowed into the petioles, bullate, loosely silky- 
eye Sikkim-Himalaya, 198b, (B. M. 6961; G. C. n. s., xxvi., 
p. 691.) 
P. reticulata (netted). #. yellow; corolla tube funnel-shaped, 
the much-exserted mouth not annulate; scape 6in. to 12in. 
high. Late spring. J. oblong-cordate, obtuse, doubly crenate, 
reticulated, glaucous beneath, on long petioles. Central and 
Eastern Himalayas (11,000ft. to 15,000ft.), 1887. Plant glabrous, 
mealy or not. <A close ally of P. sikkimensis. 
P. rhztica (Rhetian Alps). A synonym of P. alpina. 
P. rosea grandiflora (large-flowered). A large-flowered form 
having bright rose flowers. h. Yin. 
P. rotundifolia (round-leaved). il. pale purple or pink, with 
a yellow throat; corolla tube twice as long as the calyx ; limb 
flat, lin. in diameter; inflorescence puberulous and mealy ; 
scape 8in. to 12in. high. June. J. lin, to din. in diameter, 
orbicular-cordate, crenately toothed ; petioles 6in. to 12in. long. 
Buds in resting season densely covered with sulphurous meal. 
Temperate Himalayas (12,000ft. to 14,000ft.). 
a neue (Rusby’s). jl. deep purple, with a yellow eye; calyx 
mealy-white at base, the meal running up between the lobes 
in acute, tooth-like patches ; corolla lobes obcordate; umbels 
six- to ten-flowered ; scapes Sin. to 10in. high. Spring. / oblong- 
spathulate, denticulate. New Mexico, 1881. A distinct species. 
(B. M. 7032.) 
P. salisburgensis (Salzburg). jj. reddish-purple, rather large, 
several in a head; bracts oblong, as broad as the calyx teeth ; 
seape not viscous. April and May. J. cuneate, the upper 
quarter of their margins set with seven to nine acute, triangular 
teeth, the tips blunt. A hybrid between P. glutinosa (which 
it resembles in habit) and P. minima, growing with its parents. 
It should be grown in peaty soil, sphagnum, &c. 
P. scotica is a form of P. farinosa. 
P. secundiflora (side-flowering).* ., calyx purplish, the lobes 
deltoid, lanceolate, acute ; corolla intense Violet, the tube cylin- 
July. 
drical, the lobes broadly obovate, entire. i. papery, 
covered with golden dust, oblong or ovate-oblong; margins 
equally serrulate; petioles broadly winged, attenuated. 
Glacier of Li-Kiang, Yunnan, China. Plant glabrous, allied 
to P. sikkimensis. It is one of the most beautiful of the 
Primulas. 
P. septemloba (seven-lobed). f., calyx campanulate, glabrous 
or nearly ‘so, divided to the middle into equal, lanceolate, 
acute divisions; corolla purple, lin. long, the limb concave, 
the lobes obovate, emarginate. July. 7. nearly round, deeply 
cordate at base, deeply seven-lobed; lobes broadly ovate, 
obtuse. Rhizome slender, horizontal. Forests at the base of 
the Glacier Li-Kiang, Yunnan, China. Entire plant covered 
with soft, pliant, jointed hairs. Nearly allied to P. mollis. 
P. serratifolia (serrate-leaved). jl. golden-yellow, five to tenin 
an umbel, large ; scapes longer than the leaves. June. /. thin, 
papery, oblong or obovate towards the long and winged 
petioles; margins acutely denticulate or erose. Prairies, Yun- 
nan. This is a near ally of P. obtusifolia, entirely glabrous, 
and without meal. It must not be confounded with the 
obscure European P. serratifolia, a hybrid between P. minima 
and P. Wulfeniana. 
P. sibirica finmarchica (Finmark).* /. dark lilac; corolla 
tube short; pedicels much longer than those of P. favinosa, 
7. lanceolate, not farinose beneath. Mountains of Scandinavia, 
1892.. A pretty rockery plant. 
P. Sieboldii (Siebold’s). A form of P. cortusoides. 
P. similis (like).* A hybrid between - P. Balbisii and 
P. Auricula, apparently about intermediate between them. 
It is a fine, robust plant for the rockery or flower-border. 
April and May. Indicarien and Petrasch, Styria. 
P. soldanelloides (Soldanella-like). /. white, large, nodding ; 
scape one-flowered; corolla lobes obcordate. J. 4in. to 4in. 
long, petioled, ovate, runcinate-pinnatifid. Sikkim-Himalaya. 
Plant quite glabrous, not mealy. (G. C. n. s., xxi., p. 545.) 
P. sonchifolia (Sonchus-leaved). fl. violet. June. J. glabrous, 
oblong or obovate-oblong, obtuse, attenuated, sinuate, re- 
sembling those of Sonchus asper; petioles broadly winged. 
Slopes of the mountain T’sang-Chan, China. Nearly allied to 
P. obtusifolia, but distingushed by its almost runcinate leaves. 
P. spectabilis Kitaibeliana (Kitaibel’s).* . rosy-purple, 
larger than in the type, several on each scape, produced in 
abundance. April and May. J. ovate, pointed, serrated, 
densely covered with short, white hairs. Sub-alpine stations 
in Croatia. Habit of P. spectabilis. A charming plant for the 
rock-garden, on sunny, exposed places. It requires rich, loamy 
soil. 
P. spicata pikes). fl. violet, spicate, resembling those of 
P. uniflora. June. 1. papery, pale green, ovate or ovate-oblong, 
obtuse, attenuated at base, doubly crenate; petioles narrowly 
winged, Elevated pastures of Tsang-Chang, above ‘Tali, 
Yunnan, 1884. A very remarkable species, with unilateral, 
spicate flowers, a form of inflorescence unique amongst 
Primulas. 
Primula—continued. 
P. stricta (erect). ji. pink; corolla lobes obcordate. 
1. ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, undulated or rar ly 
erenate, obtuse, highly glabrous, Otherwise like P. farinosa. 
Scandinavian Mountains, 1822. Syn. P. Hornemanniana. 
P. Stuartii purpurea (purple). jl. pale or deep purple, often 
in two whorls; lobes obcordate or bifid, entire. Summer. 
i. rarely toothed, broad, white or yellow beneath. Sub-alpine 
and Alpine Himalayas. Habit and leaves resembling P. Stuartii. 
Syn. P. Jeschkiana (of Kerner). 
P. Sturii (Stur’s). fl. rose-purple, large and free. April and 
May. J. about lin. long, wedge-shaped, glandular-hairy, coarsely 
toothed at the almost truncateapex. Steiermark, near Eisenhut, 
1856. A hybrid between P. minima and P. viscosa, with the 
habit and general appearance of the former, but freer and more 
robust. SYN. P. minima pubescens (of Josch). 
P. tenella (tender). jl. bluish-white, large, solitary, erect ; 
corolla lobes obcordate. 7. numerous, mealy all over, cuneate 
and entire below the middle, toothed above. Eastern VThibet. 
Whole plant 2in. to 2sin. high, glabrous. (G. Gon. s., xxi, 
p. 545.) 
P. tenuiloba (slender-lobed). A variety of P. muscoides. 
P. Traillii (Traill’s).* fl. blush, tinted with white, borne on 
tall, slender scapes. Himalayas, 1897. A new species, very 
closely allied to P. involucrata., (G. C. 1897, xxii., p. 263, f. 80.) 
P. uniflora (one-flowered).* jl. pale lilac, larger than the whole 
rosette of leaves; corolla lobes shallow, unequally toothed ; 
scape slender, one- or two-flowered. /. few, sin. long, orbicular 
or broadly ovate, pinnatitidly crenate. Sikkim-Himalaya. A 
charming little species. (G. C. n. s., xxi., p. 545.) 
P. Venzoi (Venzo’s). jl. pale purple, one to three to a scape, 
lin. in diameter, very pretty; petals deeply cut. April. 
7. lin. to ldin. long, ovate-lanceolate, pointed; margins rough, 
cartilaginous, slightly indented ; surface hairy and densely 
pitted. Tyrol, &c. Habit tufty, in dense rosettes. A hybrid 
Peneen P. tyrolensis and P. Wulfeniana, nearly allied to the 
atter. 
P. verticillata is the correct name of P. Boveana. 
P. vinciflora (Periwinkle-flowered). fl. purplish-violet, 14in. in 
diameter; tube long, pubescent, swollen at the base; corolla 
lobes obcordate ; scape hairy, one-flowered. 7. cuneate-oblong, 
ciliated, covered with reddish, sessile glands. Yunnan, China. 
(G. C. 1887, i., p. 575, f. 108.) 
P. viscosa ciliata (fringed). A very robust form, with larger 
flowers, produced in greater abundance than in the type. 
P. v. commutata (changed). fl. bright rose, large. May and 
June. J. broadly ovate or obovate, viscous-hairy ; margins 
entire or slightly toothed. Porphyritic region, Eastern Alps. 
P. v. confinis (neighbour). jl. bright, deep rose, large, very 
handsome, approaching those of P. v. ciliata, but larger and 
more vigorous. May and June. J. small, obovate, toothed, 
viscous-hairy. Alps. 
P. v. hirsuta (hairy).* /. pale lilac, with a bright silvery 
eye, large. Spring. Eastern Switzerland, Tyrol, &c. (6000ft. 
to 7000ft.). A charming variety, forming large rosettes of ovate 
or obovate leaves, deeply and sharply toothed, and densely 
covered with soft hairs. P. decora, of Sims (B. M. 1922), is 
very nearly allied to this variety, as also is P. pallida. 
P. v. iberica (Iberian). A variety with lilac flowers, 1885. 
P. v. major (larger). A garden synonym of P. Peyritschit. 
P. v. Nelsoni (Nelson's). . pale purple or pink, many on a 
scape. April and May. J. obovate, entire or slightly serrated ; 
margins glandular-hairy. Habit of P. viscosa; rosettes neat. 
Oviginated in English gardens. 
P. v. purpurea (purple).* A beautiful spring-flowering 
variety, bearing clusters of crimson-purple flowers. 
P. Wulfeniana (Wulfen’s).* /l. deep purple-violet, large. 
April and May. JZ. not punctate as in P. spectabilis, lanceolate- 
spathulate, shiny green; margins rough, cartilaginous. Alps. 
A good and very free rockery plant, requiring calcareous soil. ~ 
In Vol. III., p. 222, it is placed as a variety of P. spectabilis, 
but it is quite entitled to specific distinction. 
P. yunnanensis (Yunnan).* . violet-purple; corolla tube 
narrow, twice as long as the calyx; limb concave, bilobed, 
the lobes ovate, entire. July. 7. ovate-oblong, crenulate, 
mucronate; petioles short, narrowly winged, glabrous. Clefts 
of limestone rocks at foot of Li-Kiang Glacier, China. A very 
fine species, closely allied to P. unijlora. 
April. 
y loosely 
Varieties. The number of garden varieties in the various 
sections into which the genus is split up by florists is 
very great. For the conyenience of the reader we give 
some of the best in each class : 
Chinese Primulas (P. sinensis). BRAD'S 
MAID, BRIGHTNE ORD PINK, F 
BLUE, GIANT Ros 2 RIAL WHITE, 
KENTISH PURPLE, Miss Eva FisH, Miss INEZ, PEACH BLOSSOM, 
PINK QUEEN, PRINCESS, PURITY, ROSY QUEEN, and SWANLEY 
MAUVE. 
YLING, BRIDES- 
2D DOUBLE 
