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caps, elliptical i the length of inflated caL, short teeth of fr.- 

 cal. converging. E. B. 5. St. 14. 4. P. qfficinalis Jacq. Cal. 

 tomentose. Cal. teeth of the length of the tube, obtuse or 

 slightly acute. Cor. -segments cordate. Probably hybrids are 

 formed between this and P. vulgaris, which are mistaken for P. 

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



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

 attenuate wrinkled denticulate, ped. umbellate many-flowered, 

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

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

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

 513. St. 14. 5. Segments of the corolla almost square. Cor.- 

 limb rarely flat. Outer fl. nodding. Fr. erect. Woods and 

 meadows in the eastern counties. P. IV. V. Oxlip. E. 



4. P.farinosa (L.) ; /. obovate-lanceolate mealy, cal. oblong- 

 ovate, teeth linear, limb, of cor. flat, segments obcordate rounded 

 below distant as long as the tube. E. B. 6. St. 14. Umbellate. 

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

 of segments very variable. Germen obovate. Stigma capitate. 

 Rarely the ped. is obsolete and the fl. amongst the leaves. 

 North of England and south of Scotland. P. VI. VII. Bird's- 

 eye Primrose. E. S. 



5. P. scotica (Hook.); /. obovate-lanceolate mealy, cal. swollen, 

 teeth short ovate obtuse, limb of cor. flat, segments broadly obcor- 

 date approximate half the length of the tube. E. B. S. 2608. 

 Half as large as the preceding. Umbellate. Fl. bluish-purple 

 with a yellow centre. Germen globose. Stigma with 6 points. 

 Sandy heaths of the extreme north of Scotland. P. VII. S. 



2. HOTTONIA Linn. Water-violet. 



1. H. palustris (L.) ; fl. whorled stalked upon a long solitary 

 cylindrical stalk, cor. exceeding the calyx, 1. pectinate. E. B. 

 364. L. submerged, crowded. Fl. rising above the water, purple 

 and yellow. Style exceeding the cal^'stani. inserted in tube, 

 . anth. and filaments about equal in length ; or style falling short 

 of cal., stam. inserted at top of tube, filaments 3 or 4 times 

 as long as the anthers. The former of the varieties is appa- 

 rently barren. Ponds and ditches. P. V. VI. E. I. 



3. CYCLAMEN Linn. Sow-bread. 



1. C. hederifolium (Ait.) ; 1. cordate-ovate angular denticulate^ 

 cor.-throat 5-angled, sep. ovate acuminate denticulate. R. xvii. 

 1538. C. europium Sm., E. B. 548. St. a large depressed 

 tuber. L. after the fl., with wavy white blotches above. Fl. 



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