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Primula continued. 



planted on rockwork where it will not get the midday sun. Sea 



Fig. 271. (B. M. 4550 ; R. G. 985.) 

 P. Clnsiana (Clusius'). JL bright rose, about lin. in diameter, 



in stalked umbels. April and May. L broadly ovate, slightly 



pubescent; margins obscurely toothed. A. 6in. to 9in. Tyrol 



(J. H. ser. iii. voL xL p. 356.) 

 P. cortusoldes (Cortusa-likeX* JL deep rose, disposed in umbels; 



scapes about 6in. long. Early summer. L large, soft, cordate, 



almost lobed, crenated, wrinkle,!, on stalks 2n. to 4in. long. 



A. 6in. to lOin. Siberia, 1794. Very distinct (A. R B. L T 



FIG. 272. PRIMULA CORTUSOIDES SIEBOLDII, showing Habit and 

 detached Single Flower. 



P. c. Sieboldil (Siebold's).' JL fine deep rose, with a white eye, 

 but very variable, from lin. to IJin. across; umbel six to ten 

 flowered. April L ovate, the larger ones somewhat cordate 

 at the base, coarsely and irregularly toothed, Sn. to Sn. long, 

 and nearly as much broad. Boot creeping. A. Sin. to 12in. 

 1865. A variety larger and handsomer tt 



Japan, 



than the type. 



Primula continued. 



A variety larger 

 See Fig. 272. (B. M. 55280 STW. P. amaena (of gardens). 



P. Courtti (Court's). A synonym of P. vertidUata timentU. 



P. davnrica (Dahurian). fl. pink, with a lemon-coloured eye ; 

 corolla hvpocrateriform, with obcordate, emarginate lobes ; in- 

 volucre many-flowered. May. 1. lanceolate-spathulate, sub- 

 entire, glabrous. A. Sin. Dahuria, Siberia, 1806. (B. M. 1219, 

 under name of P. intermedia.) 



P. decora (decorous). A variety of P. citeota. 



P. dentlculata (toothed).* JL bright lilac, small, in dense, 

 round heads or umbels, each blossom being about 4in. across, 

 with a prettily-cupped corolla; scape long, somewhat dark- 

 coloured. Spring and early summer. L oblong-lanceolate, 

 wrinkled, toothed, hairy on both surfaces, and densely so under- 

 neath, where they are also more or less covered with a white 

 mealiness. A. Sin. to 12in. Himalaya. A handsome species, 

 thriving best in a moist position, and in leaf mould. (B. M. 

 3959; B. B. 1842, 47; S. E. B. ii. 114.) P. <L pulcherrima. is a 

 great improvement on the type : it grows from lOin. to 12in. 

 high, and has a more globular flower-truss, of a deeper lilac 

 colour. 



P. d. cashmerlana (Kashmir).* fl. light purple, with a yellow 

 eye, small, and densely arranged in globular trusses ; scape from 

 9in. to 12in. high, very stout and mealy, thickening near the top. 

 March to May. L oblong, serrated, pale green, the under surfaces 

 beautifully covered with a meal resembling gold-dust Kashmir, 

 1879. A handsome variety, preferring a moist situation, where 

 it will endure any amount of sunshine. During winter, the 

 crowns are liable to rot, from the amount of moisture lodging 

 therein ; it is advisable, therefore, to place a piece of glass 

 over them. See Fig. 273. (F. M. n. s. 360; R. H. 1880, p. 330.) 



P. elatior (taller). True Oxlip. JL pale yellow, horizontal or 

 drooping, disposed in peduncled umbels ; corolla limb concave ; 

 throat open, without folds. April and May. L on winged 

 petioles. A. 1ft Europe (Britain). This species differs from 

 P. tulgorit in the less inflated calyx, shorter pedicels, and cap- 

 sule longer than the calyx tube. It is intermediate between 

 that species and P. officinali*. (Sy. En. B. 1131 ; B. R. 896 

 and L. B. C. 1585, under name of P. PaUatii.) P. e. amaena is a 

 pretty form from the Caucasus, with purple flowers. (B. M. 

 3252, under name of P. amcena.) 



P. elegans (elegant). A garden synonym of P. tOririea kath- 

 miriana, 



P. erosa (bitten). JL in dense, umbellate heads, lavender or 

 purple, covered with meal Early spring. L oblong-spathulate 



or oblanceolate, coarsely and unevenly toothed. A. 4in. to Sin. 

 Himalaya. Similar to P. denticulata. 



FIG. 273. PRIUDLX DEXTICCLATA CASHMKRIASA, showing Habit 

 and detached Single Flower. 



P. fnrlnoffff (mealy)- Bird's-eye Primrose. JL light purple, with 

 a yellow eye, about Jin. across, arranged in compact umbels, 

 on a stalk longer than the leaves ; corolla tube about equalling 



FIG. 274. PRIMULA FARISOSA, showing Habit, and detached Umbel 

 of Flowers and Leaf. 



