PLATE VIL. 
. PRIMULA CORTUSOIDES. 
Szberian Primrofe. 
CEASS %. -GRDER. [. . 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIZA. Five Chives. One Pointal. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Catyx. Involucrum polyphyllum, multifiori- Empatement. Fence of many leaves, including 
- um, minimum. Perianthium monophyllum, feveral flowers, and fmall. Cup one leaf, 
wean pentagonum, quinquedentatum, tubular, five-fided, five-toothed, fharp, up- 
acutum, -perfiftens. right, and remaining. 
* Corota. Masala. Tubus cylindraceus, Biossom. One petal. Tube cylindrical, the 
longitudine calycis, terminatus colo parvo length of the cup, terminated by a fhort 
- hemifphzrico. Limbus patens, femi-quin- hemifpherical neck. Border {preading, half 
quefidus; laciniis obcordatis, obtufis. Faux cut into five divifions; the fegments are 
pervia. inverfely heart-fhaped, and blunt. Mouth 
open. 
Sramina. Filamenta quinque, breviffima, intra Cuives. Five threads, very fhort, within the 
collum corolle. Anthere acumenate, ’ neck of the bloffom. Tips pointed, upright, 
__ ere&tze, conniventes, inclufe. approaching, within the tube. 
Pistiztum. Germen globofum. Stylus filifor- Poinrat. Seed-bud globular. Shaft thread- 
mis, longitudine calycis. Stigma globo- fhaped, the length of the cup. Summit 
fum. obular 
‘PERICARPIUM. Capfula teres, longitudine fere  Saaie tases Capfule cylindrical, nearly as 
perianthii, — cularis, dehifcens apice long as the cup, of one cell, opening at 
decem dentato. the top, with ten teeth 
Semina numerofa, fubrotunda. Receptaculum SEEDS numerous, and roundifh, Receptacle ob- 
“ pect acs liberum. long egg-fhaped, and loofe. 
See SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Prima, is petiolatis, cordatis, riescs Primrofe, whofe leaves have foot-ftalks, are 
renatis; corollis leet® purpureis, -heart-thaped, flightly lobed, and fcolloped; 
: = bloffoms of a bright purple 
REP ENCE TO THE PLATE. 
‘cat open, to they the ftuation of the Chive and its internal formati 
3. pie eee Shafi, 1 Summit, a a i 2 ie mo 
Tus fpecies of ri # © cis ‘coma Gmetia, in his Flora Siberica. It was in the year 1794, that 
feeds of this plant were g tent by Profeffor P. Pallas, from Siberia, to Meffrs. Lee and Kennedy, of 
whof the drawing of this moft charming plant was made: though @ 
‘ ers feems sc — to endure the feverity of ours; thriving beft in a pot, 
a very dry fituation if planted out: it is increafed by the root, which 
® Mar and flowers in June, and July, 3 
