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surfa(;(! of tlu3 leaves few, tliose of the under surface 

 numerous. 



Found over the whole of Europe, with the exception of 

 the sub-arctic region, from the sea- level to an elevation of 

 6500 feet. They occur also in the district of the Eastern 

 Mediterranean. Primula accmlis is found in Algeria, and 

 P. elatior and P. officinalis in Siberia. 



29. Primula acaulis, L, — Flower scape wanting. Ped- 

 uncles long, arising from the root-stock. Leaves more or 

 less hairy beneath. Corolla Hat, large, pale sulphur colour. 

 Capsule oval, two-thirds as long as the calyx. P. vulgaris, 

 Huds. — Occurs throughout almost the whole of Europe. 



Var. caulcsccns, Auct., differs from the type in having 

 a developed flower scape, and is found rarely with the 

 ordinary form. 



Var. balcarica, Willkomm. — Leaves on the underside 

 almost glabrous. Flowers white. Balearic Islands. 



Var. SibtJiorjni, Eeichenb. — Leaves more or less hairy 

 beneath. Scape almost wanting. Flowers rosy. Eastern 

 Mediterranean region. 



30. P. ELATIOR, L. — Flowers umbellate on a scape. 

 Leaves more or less pubescent beneath, or glabrous. 

 Corolla tolerably large, sulphur-coloured, nearly flat. 

 Capsule cylindrical, a little longer than the calyx. Leaves 

 oval or obovate, much wrinkled, generally contracted 

 suddenly into the more or less winged petiole. Calyx 

 with acute triangular teeth ; angles green. 



Almost everywhere in Europe, from the sea-level to 

 an altitude of nearly seven thousand feet (in Bavaria and 

 the Tyrol). 



Var. intricata, Gr. Godr. — Leaves obovate-elliptical 

 or oval, gradually attenuated into the broadly-winged 

 petiole, less wrinkled. Scape a little longer than, or 

 shorter than, the leaves. Calyx narrowly tubular- 

 campanulate, with triangular, acute segments. Capsule 

 shortly cylindrical, equalling the calyx, or moi'e rarely 

 a little longer. 



Pyrenees, Alps, Bosnia. 



31. P. OFFICINALIS, L.— Flowers umbellate, two to 

 forty on the scape. Leaves ovate or ovate-oblong, 

 generally contracted suddenly into the winged petiole ; 



