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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Primula continued. 



the mealy calyx, the lobes narrow and deeply notched. Early 

 summer. I. small, about lin. long, ovate-oblong, roundly toothed, 

 smooth above, clothed beneath with a white, mealy down. h. Sin. 

 to 12in. Northern and Central Europe (Britain). A little gem ; 

 a stiff soil and a damp situation suit it well, and it should be 

 screened from the micfday sun. See Fig. 274. (L. B. C. 1649 ; 

 Sy. En. B. 1134.) P. f. acaulis is a diminutive variety. 



P. Fedtschcnkoi (Fedtschenkow's). fl. deep violet-purple, in 

 whorls after the manner of P. japonica. Summer. I. oblong- 

 obovate, hardly crenated, almost sessile. A. 6in. to 9in. Tur- 

 kestan, 1884. 



P. Florkiana (Flbrke's). See P. minima. 



P. floribunda (bundle-flowered).* fl yellow, small, disposed in 

 whorls, on erect scapes, 4in. to Sin. high. I. stalked, elliptic- 

 lanceolate, toothed, glandular-pubescent. Western Himalayas, 

 1883. A charming plant. (B. M. 6712.) 



P. glutinosa (glutinous).* fl. brilliant bluish-purple, with the 

 divisions rather deeply cleft, nearly sessile, clustered. Early 

 summer. I. lanceolate wedge-shaped, obtuse, smooth ; margins 

 serrated. A. 4in. South Europe, 1824. A very beautiful and 

 distinct species, rarely seen in cultivation. (J. F. A. v. App. 26.) 



P. Gocbclli (Goebl's). See P. Auricula. 



P. grandis (large), fl. yellow, on long pedicels, umbellate ; 

 scape long. A. 9iii. Central Asia, 1878. A distinct species, 

 remarkable only for the large size of its foliage and the small- 

 ness of its flowers. (R. G. 968.) 



P. imperlalis (imperial). A synonym of P. prolifera. 



P. integrifolia (entire-leaved), fl. rose, from one to three on 

 scapes 2in. to Sin. long ; corolla deeply lobed ; tube longer than 

 the calyx. Spring and early summer. I. elliptic or oblong, entire, 

 smooth, shining, ciliate at the edge. A. Sin. Pyrenees and 

 Switzerland, 1792. An elegant little species. (B. M. 942; 

 J. F. A. iv. 327 ; L. B. C. 886.) SYN. P. Candolleana. 



P. involucrata (involucred).* fl. creamy-white, with a yellowish 

 eye, disposed in umbels ; corolla lobes roundish ; involucre 

 membranous, much divided. Spring. I. erect, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, bright green, narrowed into the leafstalk. A. 5in. to 7in. 

 North India, 1845. A distinct species, requiring a moist 

 situation ; it thrives freely in pots plunged half-way in water. 

 (B. R. xxxii. 31 ; R. G. 1863, 394!) 



P. L Munroi (Captain Munro's).* fl. white, with a yellowish eye, 



corolla inflated 

 , more than 



,^.v,oo. ran . u v~ May. I. long-stalked, nearly cordate, 

 obtuse, slightly indented, smooth. A. 6in. to Bin. North India, 

 1845. (B. R. xxxiii. 15, under name of P. Munroi.) 



e). Japanese Primrose. fl. variously 



,. i. ITIUJUIUI ^v ajiiMiii iTiumua;. ji. wmte, witu a ye 



fragrant, in a head on stems Sin. to 7in. high; cor 

 above the middle, with rounded, two-cleft lobes, 

 lin. across. March to May. I. long-stalked, neai 



P. Japonica (Japanese).* Japanese Primrose, fl. vari< 

 coloured, crimson, maroon, lilac, rosy-pink, or white, with 

 differently-coloured eye, and about lin. in diameter; scapes 

 from 1ft. to 2ft. high, bearing five or six many-flowered whorls. 

 Spring. L large, oblong-spathulate, coarsely irregularly and 

 sharply-toothed, sessile. A. 1ft. to lift. Japan, 1871. One of 

 the most beautiful hardy perennials in cultivation. It make 



vigorous growth in moist, shady spots, in deep, rich loam. 

 The seeds sometimes take a considerable time to germinate ; 

 they come up quickly, however, if sown so soon as they are ripe. 

 (B. M. 5916.) 



P. Kanfmannlana (Kaufmann's). fl. glossy-violet, in two 

 whorls of from ten to eighteen, almost lin. broad. Summer. 

 I. softly pubescent, long-stalked, orbicular, with a deeply cordate 

 base, lobed ; lobes irregularly serrated. A. 6in. to 12in. Tur- 



FIQ. 275. PRIMULA LCTEOLA, showing Habit and detached 

 Single Flower. 



a golden-yellow abo 



i).* /. pale or sulphur-yellow, deepening to 

 ut the throat, numerously disposed in com- 



pact, roundish heads, elevated on tall scapes usually 

 1ft. in height. Summer. I. oblong, 6in. to 12m. long, na 



. bout 

 long, narrowed 



Primula continued. 



towards the base and toothed at the margin, h. 14ft. to 2ft. 

 Caucasus, 1867. A handsome species, requiring a moist situation 

 in f ull exposure. See Fig. 275. (R. G. 54L) 



FIG. 276. PRIMULA MARGINATA. 



P. marglnata (margined).* fl. violet-rose, with a mealy throat ; 

 scape many-flowered. April and May. I. oblong or obovate, 

 deeply and unequally toothed ; margins silvery from mealy dust. 

 h. Sin. to 4in. Switzerland, 1777. A very pretty and distinct 

 species. See Fig. 276. (B. M. 191 ; Fl. Ment. ii. ; L. B. C. 270.) 

 There is a form known as major, which is larger in all its parts, 

 and has deeper-coloured flowers, than the type. 



P. minima (least).* Fairy Primrose, fl. usually rose, but some- 

 times white, comparatively large, generally nearly lin. across, 

 solitary, but sometimes twin. Summer. I. wedge-shaped, nearly 

 square at the ends, about Jin. long, smooth, shining, toothed at 

 the top. A. liin. South Europe, 1819. A very small-growing 

 species, requiring a sandy-peat and loam soil. (B. R. 581 ; 

 L. B. C. 315.) P. Florkiana is like this; it is a hybrid, of 

 which P. minima is one of the parents. 



P. mistassinica (Lake Mistassini). fl. red ; corolla hypocrateri- 

 form, with obcordate, sub-emarginate lobes; involucre one 

 to eight-flowered. June. I. veined, spathulate, dentate or 

 crenate, obtuse or acute, glabrous, sub-coarctate at base. A. Sin. 

 North America, 1818. (B. M. 2973 ; H. E. F. 68.) SYN. P. pusilla 

 (B. M. 3020 ; L. B. C. 1726). 



P. mollis (soft).* fl., calyx and corolla tube red, the spreading 

 limb deep rose, with a dark blood-coloured ring round th 

 scapes 1ft. to 1 Jft. high, bearing three or four whorls of bio 



i the eye ; 



. 

 limb deep rose, 



t. high, bearing three or four wh 



each of which is nearly lin. across. May. I. long-stalked, 

 cordate, hairy on both surfaces, the petioles clothed with spread- 

 ing white hairs. Bootan, Himalaya, 1854. A very distinct and 

 rare species. (B. M. 4798.) 



FIG. 277. UMBEL AND DETACHED SINGLE FLOWER OF PRIMULA 

 OFFICINALIS. 



