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1. H. palustris L. (common TT., ox* FeatherfoU) ; flowers 

 whorled^^n a long solitary cylindrical stalk, corolla longer than 

 the calyx, leaves pectinated. E, B, t. 364. 



Ditches and pools in England, but not found in Scotland, 

 patrick, Ireland. 2/.. 5,6, 

 Flowers large, handsome, pale purple, rising above the water. 



Down- 

 Root creeping. Leaves all submerged. 



teeth. 

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B. Capsule superio7\ opening at the apex hy valves or 

 Seeds peltate ; emiryo transverse. PRiMULEiE. (Gen. 2 



2. Pkimula Linn, Primrose. Oxlip. Cowslip. 



CaL tubular or campanulate, 5-toothed. Cor. salvei'-sliaped, 

 its tuhe cylindrical, its mouth open. Caps, opening with ] teeth. 



Named from jt?rmw6\ ^r5/, on account of the early appear- 

 ance of the flowers in the most common species, — in France 

 Primevere. 



1. P. vulgaris Huds. (common P.); leaves obovate-oblo: 

 nate-toothed wrinkled, scape umbellate usunlly sessile some- 

 times on a common stalk, flowers erect, calyx tubular somewhat 

 inflated teeth linear-lanceolate attenuated very acute, limb of 

 the corolla flat, tube with a circle of scale-like folds at the 

 slightly contracted mouth. — a. umbel sessile among the leaves. 

 E, B. t. 4. P. acaulis AIL P. grandiflora Lam. P. veris y. 

 acaulis i. — (3. umbel stalked. 



Woods, hedge^banks, and pastures, abundant. I/.. 4, 5 If the 



flower- stalks of the van a. or common form, are traced to their very- 

 base, they will be found to spring from one common point, and to 

 constitute a sessile umheL The var, p. is the Polyanthus of our gardens, 

 and often supposed to be P. elatior, 



2. P. elatior Jacq. (Jacqtnns O.) ; leaves ovate toothed 

 wrinkled contracted below the middle, scape umbellate outer 

 flowers drooping, calyx tubular usually close to the tube of the 

 corolla, teeth lanceolate acute, limb of the corolla slightly con- 

 cave, tube open at the mouth without scales or folds. E. B. 

 t. 513. P. veris (3. elatior L. 



Woods and meadows in the eastern counties of England, particu- 

 larly about Bardfield in Essex. Hitcham, Suffolk. 1}.. 4, 5. — We 

 are not satisfied that this species is really distinct from the numerous 

 hybrids between P. vulgaris and P. veris. 



3. P. veris L. (common C, or Paigle) ; leaves ovate crenate 

 toothed wrinkled contracted below the middle, scape umbellate, 

 flowers drooping, calyx tubular campanulate, teeth short ovate, 

 limb of the corolla concave, tube with a circle of scale-like folds 

 at the slightly contracted mouth. E. B. t. 5. 



Meadows and pastures, frequent in ackvey soil in England. Rare 

 in Scotland ; near Edinburgh, and in Fifeshirc. %. 4, 5.— On the 



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