302 '62. Primula. 21. PRIMULACE^. PI, ex. cor. 



1 . Primula grandiflora, Large-jiowered primrose. 



Leaves ovate, oblong, wrinkled, toothed; fascicles ra- 

 dical, few-flowered ; lobes of the calyx lanceolate, pointed, 

 as Ions as the tube: limb of the corolla flat. 



Primula veris vulgaris, Rati Syn. 284, 1 ; Park. 535. 



JPrimiila veris minor, Gsr. ein, 781, 5. 



Primula veris, Lin. S. P. 205. 



Primula acaulis, Curt. Fl. Lond. 



Primula sylvestris, Scopoli Cam. 



Primula vulgaris, Jlxids. Fl. Angl. 83. 



Primula grandiflora, Lamarck. Fl. Fr. 



Field primrose. 



Woods and hedges ; perennial; April, 



Leaves hirsute underneath ; peduncle as long as the leaves ; 

 IraclecB awlshape ; flowers upright. —Leaves in doses of a 

 drachm and a half, a strong but safe emetic. 



^. rufa. ^ Flowers reddish, liver-colour. 



2. Primula elatior. Tall primrose. 



Leaves ovate, wrinkled, rather toothed ; /hicic/e^ many- 

 flowered; i-eeth of the calyx chafl-like, pointed, scarcely 

 half as long as the tube; limb of the corolla flat. 



Primula pratensis inodoraia liitea, Raii Syn. 284, 2 ; Ger. em. 780, 2, 



Primula veris /3, Lin. S. P. 204, 



Paralysis altera odorata, flore pallido, pol^aiUhos, Park.' Par. 244. 



Primula vulgaris, Huds. Fl. Angt. 84. 



Primula iiiodora, Uelli. Cant. 81. 



Primula elatior, IVith. Bol. Arr. 234. 



Great cows-lips. Ox-lips. 



Fields and pastures; perennial; April. 

 Scape longer than the leaves; outer flowers often droop- 

 ing; neck of the tube of the corolla hemispherical. 



3. Primula veris. Spring primrose. 

 Leaves ovate, oblong, wrinkled, rather toothed; Jascicles 



many-flowered; flo IV ers drooping; teeih of the calj^x very 

 blunt; limb of the corolla concave, very small. 



Primula veris major, Raii Si/n. 284, 3 ; Ger. em. 780, 1 . 



Paralysis vulgaris praleusis, Uorc simplici odorato, Park. Par.^H. 



Primula veris a, /.in. S. P. 204. 



Primula vr>ris, Iluds. Fl. Angl. 



Primula ofliciualis, With. Hot. Arr. 



Common cuws-lips. Paigles. 



Fields and pastures; perennial ; April to June. 



Leaves contracted in the middle ; scapes few, longer than 

 the leaves; flowers scented; limb Small; tube oblong. — 

 Root scented like anise ; leaves sometimes used as a pot- 

 herb or as salad ; flowers used to make a. fine slightly nar- 

 cotic wine. 



