372 



Prim u lace<z Primu la. 



hybrids in the more villous calyx, paler flowers, and absence of 

 folds at the mouth of the corolla-tube. 



2. P. veris, syn. P. officinalis. Cowslip. This is readily 

 known by its leaves being more narrowed towards the base, the 



calyx-lobes being obtuse, 

 and by the corolla-limb 

 being cup -shaped .and 

 deeper coloured. 



The cultivated varie- 

 ties, either natural or 

 hybrid, which are gener- 

 ally referred to the two 

 preceding species, are 

 numerous. The Poly- 

 anthus, P. varidbilis 

 (fig. 200), is interme- 

 diate in character, but 

 its origin is not known 

 with certainty. How- 

 ever, as some of the 

 forms approach the Cow- 

 slip, and some the stalked variety of the Primrose, there seems 

 to be little doubt that it is a fertile hybrid between these two 



Fig. 200. Primula variabilis. (J nat. size. 



Fi.:. 201. Primula Sinensis. (J nat. size.) 



species, if indeed thev are entitled to that rank. The colour! IT 



