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Tribe II. Primulece. 

 2. PRI'MULA Linn. Primrose. 



* Cal.-tube angular. L. not mealy. 



1. P. acaulis (L.) ; /. oblong-orate tapering downwards 

 wrinkled crenate, ped, villose radical 1-flowered, cal. tubular, 

 teeth lanceolate-subulate very acute, cor.-limb flat with a circle of 

 scalelike folds at the slightly contracted mouth, caps, ovate J the 

 length of cal., long straightish teeth of fr.-cal. meeting at top. 

 E. B. 4. P. vulgaris (Huds.) ed. viii. Young 1. reticulate- 

 rugose. Scape rudimentary. Fl. erect. Cal. villose. /3. P. 

 variabilis (Group.) ; 1. slightly contracted below, ped. raised on a 

 scape, ti. erect. Sy. E. B. 1132, 1133. Often taken for P. elatior 

 and called Oxlip. A hybrid between Sp. 1 & 2 according to 

 Darwin. Woods and thickets. P. III.-V. Primrose. E. 8. 1. 



2. P. veris (L.) ; /. ovate abruptly contracted below then attenu- 

 ate wrinkled crenate, scape to oientose umbellate many-flowered, 

 cal. bellshaped, teeth short ovate, cor. -li nib concave with a circle 

 of scalelike folds at the slightly contracted mouth, caps, oval 

 \ the length of inflated cal., short teeth of fr.-cal. converging. 

 E. B. 5. P. offidnalis Jacq. Cal. tomentose. Cal. -teeth of 

 the length of the tube, blunt or slightly acute. Cor.-segm. 

 cordate. Probably hybrids between this and Sp. 1 are mistaken 

 for P. elatior. Meadows and pastures. P. IV. V. Cowslip. 

 Paigle. E. S. I. 



3. P. elatior (Jacq.) ; /. ovate abruptly contracted below then 

 attenuate wrinkled denticulate, scape umbellate many-flowered, 

 cal. tubular, teeth lanceolate acute, cor.-limb concave, segments 

 obcordate-oblong, its tube not crowned nor contracted at the mouth, 

 caps, linear-oblong exceeding cal., teeth of fr.-cal. patent. E. B. 

 513. Young 1. transversely plicate. Cor.-segm. almost square; 

 limb rarely flat. Outer fl. nodding. Fr. erect. Hybridizes 

 rarely with Sp. 1 & 2. Clayey woods and meadows in the 

 Eastern Counties. P. IV. V. Oxlip (true) . E. 



** Cal.-tube not angular. L. mealy beneath. 



4. P. farinosa (L.) ; 1. obovate-lanceolate, cal. oblong-ovate, 

 teeth linear, cor.-limb flat, segments obcordate rounded below dis- 

 tant as long as the tube, caps, twice as long as calyx. E. B. 6. 

 Umbellate. Fl. pale lilac with a yellow centre ; but the colour 

 and breadth of segments very variable. Germen obovate. 



