PRIMULA 



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PRIMULA 



PRI'MULA. Primrose. (From primus, the first ; 

 early flowering. Nat. ord. Primeworts [Primulaceae], 

 Linn. $-Pentandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Seeds in April, in light, sandy border ; divisions of the 

 plant in March and April, or when the plants have done 

 flowering, or in the autumn. Prce'nitens, or sine'nsis, 

 and its varieties, generally by seed in a slight hotbed, 

 in spring or the beginning of autumn, according as the 

 plants are wanted to bloom early in winter or the follow- 

 ing spring. The Chinese double varieties (so useful for 

 nosegays in winter), by cuttings after flowering, in April 

 or May, and by re-potting the small plants of last year ; 

 sandy loam and peat, enriched with a little decayed 

 cow-dung, and kept open with small nodules of charcoal. 

 These should seldom be below 40 in winter, and the 

 nearer they range from 45 at night, and 50 and 55 

 during the day, the better they will bloom. 



GREENHOUSE HERBACEOUS. 



P. blattarifo'rmis (Blattaria-formed). f-i. Lilac. 



Yunnan, China. 1887. 

 bovea'na (Bovean). See P. VERTICILLATA. 

 floribu'nda (free-flowering). $-. Yellow. Winter. 



Himalaya. 1883. 



grandifto'ra (large-flowered). Flowers larger. 

 grandifto'ra isabelli'na (Isabelline). . Yellow 



fading to lemon. Winter. 1901. 

 Forbe'sii (Forbes's). i-i. Pale lilac. Autumn and 



winter. Yunnan, China. 1891. " Baby Primrose." 

 ,, geraniifo'lia (Geranium-leaved), i. Bright purple. 



Himalaya. 1888. 

 imperia'lis (imperial). 3-4. Cowslip-yellow, tinted 



with orange. Java. 1890. 

 kewe'nsis (Kew). i-r. Bright yellow. Winter. 



1900. (P. floribundaxverticillata.) 

 malacoi'des (mallow-like), i. Pink, with yellow eye. 



Autumn and winter. Yunnan, China. 1908. 



Purple. April, May. Hima- 



mo'llis (soft-leaved), i, 



laya. 1854. 

 obco'nica (obconical). 

 Summer and winter. 

 caru'lea (sky-blue). 

 fimbria'ta (fringed). 



i. Bright mauve or lilac. 

 China. 1882. 

 Blue. 1907. 

 Corolla fringed. 1897. 



gigante'a (giant). Lilac-rose or carmine. 1908. 

 ro'sea (rosy). Rose. 1897. 

 semiple'na (semi-double). Deep rose, mostly 

 semidouble. 1902. 

 supe'rba (superb). Large bright rose. 1906. 

 petiola'ris (long-stalked). Pale purple. Himalaya. 

 na'na (dwarf). . Lilac-purple, with white and 



yellow eye. Himalaya. 1889. 

 poculifo'rmis (bowl-formed). See P. OBCONICA. 

 ,, Poisso'ni (Poisson's). i-i. Rich purple. Yunnan, 



China. 1889. 



pra'nitens (very-glossy). See P. SINENSIS. 

 proli'fera (proliferous), i. Yellow. Himalaya. 1884. 

 pusi'lla (puny) of Wallich. J-J. Rich violet-purple. 



Himalaya. 

 Ru'sbyi (Rusby's). -f. Deep brownish-purple, 



with yellow eye. Spring. New Mexico. 1881. 

 sine'nsis (Chinese). J. Pink. May. China. 1820. 

 fimbr ia! ta a'lba (fringed- white), j. White. June. 



1833- 

 fimbria'ta ro'sea (fringed-rosy). i. Rose. June. 



1833- 

 flo're-a'lbo (white-flowered). |. White. May. 



China. 

 ple'na-a'lba (double- white). White. March. 



China. 



,, ple"na-ro'sea (double-rosy). Rose. March. China. 

 verticilla'ta (whorled). YeUow. March. Arabia. 

 1826. " Abyssinian Primrose." 



HARDY HERBACEOUS. 



P. acau'lis (stemless). See P. VULGARIS and varieties. 

 admonte'nsis (Admontan). Lilac. May. Upper 



Styria. 1884. (P. Auricula xclusiana.) 

 a'lgida (cold). Pale purple. March, April. Siberia. 

 Allio'ni (Allioni's). \. Red. April. France. 1818. 

 ,, alpi'na (alpine). See P. RILETICA. 

 alta'ica (Altaian), . Red. April. Altai. 1819. 

 alta'ica (Altaian) of Lindley. See P. VULGARIS 



SIBTHORPII. 

 amethysti'na (amethyst). Reddish-purple or amethyst. 



June. China. 



amoe'na (pleasing). J. Purple. April. Caucasus, 



1823. 

 , angu'stidens (narrow- toothed). Deep clear purple, 



whorled. Yunnan, China. 1908. 

 , angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). N. Amer. 

 , anisi'aca (anise-scented). Natural hybrid. (P. 



elatiorx vulgar -is.) 1910. 

 , apenni'na (Apennine). Piedmont. 

 Arcto'tis (Arctotis). W 7 hite to purple. 1886. (P. 



Auricula x v iscosa.) 

 assi'milis (similar). Europe. 



Aurfcula (Auricula). J. Yellow. April. Switzer- 

 land. 1596. " Auricula." " Bear's Ears." 

 bellune'nsis (Bellunan). See P. BALBISII BELLU- 

 NENSIS. 



brevi'sfyla (short-styled). See P. BRKVISTYLA. 

 crtZyca'n/Aa(coloured-calyxed). J. YeUow. April. 

 Switzerland. 1596. 



carinthi'aca (Carinthian). Carinthia. 

 dolomi'tica (dolomitic). Funnel-shaped, lemon- 

 yellow. Tyrol. 1884. 



horie'nsis (garden). J. Variegated. . April. 

 Europe. 1596. 



intege'rrima (most-entire). J. Variegated. April. 

 Switzerland. 1596. 

 lu'tea (yellow). . YeUow. May. Switzerland. 



1596. 



lu'tea pltfna (double-yeUow). |. Yellow. April. 

 Gardens. 



monacf'nsis (Monaco). Monaco. 

 auricula' ta (small-eared). . Red. April. Asia 



Minor, &c. 1790. 

 Balbi'sii (Balbis's). $. YeUow. April. S. Europe. 



1823. 



bellunefnsis (BeUunan). J. Bright yellow. April, 

 May. Europe. 

 beflla (pretty). Violet-purple. June, July. China. 



1884. 

 bellune'nsis (BeUunan). See P. BALBISII BELLUK- 



ENSIS. 



Berni'na (Berne's). J. Rose-purple. April. Switzer- 

 land. 

 biflo'ra (two-flowered). J. Rose. March to May. 



Switzerland. 

 bractea'ta (large-bracted) . YeUow. March, April. 



Yunnan, China. 

 brevi'styla (short-styled). J. YeUow. June. France. 



1818. Hybrid. 



versi' 'color (party-coloured), i. YeUow, red. 

 June. France. 1818. 



bulleya'na (BuUeyan). 1^-3. Orange-buff to reddish- 

 orange. S.W. China. 1909. 

 cadine'nsis (Cadinan). See P. CENENSIS. 

 calyca'ntha (coloured-calyxed). Reddish-blue in 



many-flowered umbels. Yunnan, China. 1892. 

 calyci'na (large-calyxed). J. Pink or purple. June. 



Lombardy or Italian Tyrol. 1826. 

 candollea'na (CandoUean). See P. INTEGRIFOLIA. 

 capita'ta (round- headed-mealy). J. Purple. October. 



Himalaya. 1850. 

 capitella'ta (smaU-headed). J-i. Deep purple. Asia 



Minor ; Persia ; Afghanistan. 1904. 

 carnio'lica (Carniolan). J. Purple. March. Car- 

 niola. 1826. 



mu'lticeps (many-headed). Flowers numerous, 

 darker. 



carpa'tica (Carpathian). See P. ELATIOR CARPATICA. 

 cashmiria'na (Cashmerian). See P. DENTICULATA 



CASHMIRIANA. 



ce'rnua (drooping). Violet. June, July. Yunnan, 



China. 



Churchi'llii (ChurchiU's). See P. ADMONTENSIS. 

 cUia'ta (hair-fringed), j. Red. April. Switzerland. 

 1700. 



balfouria'na (Balfourian). 

 cocci' nea (scarlet). Deep red. 

 ,, purpu'rea (purple). Purple. 

 clusia'na (Clusian). Rose. April. Tyrol. &c. 

 ,, denta'ta (toothed). See P. ADMONTENSIS. 

 cockburnia'na (Cockburnian). i. Orange-scarlet, in 



whorls. W. China. 1905. 

 cogna'ta (cognate). $-J. Pale bluish-purple, fragrant. 



Western China. 1906. 

 Colu'mnce (Columna's). J. YeUow. April. Europe. 



1824. 

 Tommasi'nii (Tommasin's). 



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