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P. umbelli'fera (umbelliferous). July. 1826. 



vesti'ta (clothed). May. 1800. 



villo'sa (woolly). June. 1//4. 

 PBI'MULA. Primrose. (From pri- 

 mus, the first; early flowering. Nat. 

 ord., Primeworts [Primulaceae]. Linn., 

 5-Pentandria l-Monogynia.) 



Seeds in April, in light sandy border ; divi- 

 sions of the plant in March and April, or when 

 the plants have done flowering, or in the au- 

 tumn. Preenitens, or sinensis, and its varie- 

 ties, 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 following spring. The Chinese 

 double varieties (so useful for nosegays in 

 winter), by cuttings after flowering, in April or 

 May ; and by repotting 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 sel- 

 dom 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. 



GEEENHOUSE HEEBACEOUS. 



P. pra'nitens (very glossy. Chinese). . Pink. 



May. China. 1820. 

 fimbria'ta a'lba (fringed- white). 



2. White. June. 1833. 

 fimbria'ta ro'sea (fringed-rosy). 



1. Rose. June. 1833. 

 . , flo're a'lbo (white-flowered). f. 



White. May. China. 

 -_- , ple'na a'lba (double - white). 



White. March. China. 

 ple'na ro'sea (double-rosy). Rose. 



March. China. 



verticilla'ta (whorled). Yellow. March. 



Egypt. 1826. 



HAEDY HEEBACEOUS. 



P. Allio'ni (Alliom'a). *. Red. April. France. 

 1818. 



Altofica( Altaian). $. Red. April. Altai. 1819. 



amae'na (pleasing). $. Purple. April. 



Caucasus. 1823. 



auri'cula (Auricula). |. Yellow. April. 



Switzerland. 1596. 



calyca'ntha (coloured-calyxed). $. 



Yellow. April. Switzerland. 1596. 



horte'nsis (garden). . Variegated. 



April. Europe. 1596. 



intege'rrima (most-entire). . Va- 

 riegated. April. Switzerland. 1596. 



lu'tea (yellow), j. Yellow. May. 



Switzerland. 1596. 



lu'tea ple'na (double-yellow), i. 



Yellow. April. Gardens. 



Balbi'sii (Balbis's). . Yellow. April. 



South Europe. 1823. 



brevi'styla (short-styled). \, Yellow. June. 



France. 1818. 



versi'color (party-coloured). . 



Yellow, red. June. France. 1818. 



capita'ta (round-headed-meaty), f. Purple. 



October. Himalayah. 1850. 



Carnio'lica (Carniolan). . Purple. March. 



Carnipla. 1826. 



cilia'ta (hair-fringed. Swiss). $. Red. 



April. Switzerland. 1700. 



'! ] PR! 



P. corttt-sui'des (Cortusa-like). 1. Red. June. 

 Siberia. 1794. 



davu'rica (Davurian). $. Red. May. Siberia. 



deco'ra (comely). $. Pink. April. South 



Europe. 1800. 



denticula'ta (toothed-tea^). 1. Purple. 



May. 



dentiflo'ra (toothed-flowered). 1. Red. 



June. Siberia. 1806. 



ela'tior (taller. Oxlip). 1. Yellow. May. 



Britain. 



calyca'ntha (coloured - calyxed). 

 Variegated. April. Britain. 



flo're-ple'no (double - flowered). 

 Brown, crimson. April. Britain. 



rown, crmson. Apr. Britain. 

 polya'ntha (many-flowered). $. Va- 

 riegated. April. Britain. 

 farino'sa (mealy), $. Red. June. Britain. 



Anma'rcAtca(Finmarck). *. Violet. May. 



Norway. 1798. 



giga'ntea (giant). }. Red. June. Siberia, 



1820. 



glauce'scens (milky- green). Pink. June. 



Switzerland. 1826. 



glutino'sa (clammy). \. Red. June. South 



Europe. 1824. 



Helve 1 tica (Helvetian), l. Red. June. 



Switzerland. 

 -- a'lba (white). . White. May. 



injla'ta (inflated). 4. Yellow. May. Hun- 



gary. 1825. 

 interifo'li 



Pyrenees. 17 



. 

 integrifo'lia (entire-leaved). 4. Pink. June. 



involucra'ta (ruffed). . White. April. N. 



India. 1845. 



latifo'lia (broad-leaved). \. Red. April. 



Pyrenees. 1820. 



longiflo'ra (long-flowered). . Red. June. 



Europe. 1825. 



longifo'lia (long-leaved), j. Red. April. 



Levant. 1790. 



longisca'pa (long -flower -stalked). Lilac. 



April. Altai. 1837. 



mar gina'ta (silver-edged). $. Pink, April. 



Switzerland. 1777. 

 -- ma'jor (larger). Pink. April. 



microcu'lyx (small-calyxed). Red. May. 



Altai. 1838. 



mi'nima (least). 4. Bed. April. S. Europe. 



1819. 



Mistassl'nica (Lake Mistassins). . Red. 



June. N.America. 1818. 



Munro'i (Capt. Munro's). f . White. May. 



N. India. 1845. 



niva'lis (snowy), ^. Purple. April. Dahuria. 



1790. 



ni'vea (snow-white). . White. April. 



Siberia. 



Palinu'ri (Palinur's). 4. Yellow. April. 



Naples. 1816. 



Palla'sii (Pallas's). 4. Yellow. June. Altai. 



1823. 



Perrinia'na (Perreip's). 4. Yellow. June. 



Spain. 



Piedmonta'na (Piedmont). %, Pink. May. 



Piedmont. 1826. 



pube'scens (downy). .}. Red. April. S. 



Europe. 1800. 



pvsi'lla (weak). ^. Purple. June. N.Ame- 



rica. 1822. 



Sco'tica (Scotch)/ ^. Red. June, Scotland. 



