riMMlLACE^-. l^!} 



JfoiiljjDiiu'ry also iillmlcs to tlio ]iror»'s.s of wini--makiiif» from tlir flowprs — 



" Wlioso Himplo sweets with ciiriuas skill 

 The frupil cot Inge ihiiiU'H distil, 



Nor envy Friinep the vine. 

 While many a feslnl cup they fill 

 Willi Itrilain's homely wine." 



The root of the Cowslip is al.so astringent anil iliurclie, antl was at one time nsed 

 medicinally. It has a scent resemhling anise, and is valued as a perfume in some 

 parts of Kuropc. The leaves arc wholesome, and may bo eaten as a salad or a 

 potherb. 



SPECIES in.— P R I M U L A EL ATI OR. Lhm. (?) Jacq. 



I'lAiK MCXXXI. 



Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ, ct Helv. Vol. XVII. Tab. MXC. Fig. 1. 

 J?i7/o^ Fl. Gall, et Germ. Exsicc. No. 63. 

 P. veris. /3 elatior, Linn. Spec. Plant, p. 204. 



Loaves ovate-oval or oval-obovatc, a])ruptly or rather abruptly con- 

 trnctcil at the base into wiiifjod petioles, rounded at the apex or sub- 

 obtuse, irregularly erose-denticulate, rugose. Umbel rai.sed on a scape; 

 pedicels about equal to the calyx, more or less drooping. Caly.x 

 S-sided-prismatic ; teeth nearly halt' the length of the tube, broadly 

 oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, acute. Corolla with the limb narrower 

 across than the length of the tube, widely funnelshapod ; segments 

 obovate-quadnite, flat; throat not contracted, without any folds. Capsule 

 oblong-ovoid, longer than the tube of the calyx. Pubescence of the 

 scape, pediceLs, and calyx of rather long shaggy jointed hairs. 



In woods and meadows on clay soil. Local. Plentiful in some parts 

 of I'^sse.x, Sult'olk, and Cambridge. 



England. Perennial. Sjiring, early Summer. 



P. elatior differs from P. officinalis in tlie leaves being generally less 

 contracted at the l)a.se, though in some specimens tliey are quite as 

 much so, in the flowers being less drooping, the caly.x-teeth longer 

 and much accuminated towards the ajjox, which is acute. Tiie corolla 

 has the limb usually larger than in the cow.slip, and widely fumiel- 

 shaped, not sauccrshaped, and of a pale buff-yellow, without any con- 

 traction at the throat, being quite destitute of the bosses which are 

 present in the primrose and cowslip ; the segments of the limb are 

 also narrower. The capsule is much longer in proportion to the calyx. 

 The pubescence is much longer and more shaggy. 



Jaquin's Oxlip. 

 French, Trimcvere inodore. German, hoher HimmeUchUisteL 



