PLATE. CCCCV. 
PRIMULA DENTIFLORA. 
ON Pir GP 
ee vothed-flowered Primula. 
CLASS V: ORDER & 
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Catyx tubulosus quinquedentatus persistens. EmpPatemenrt tubulose five-toothed persistent. 
' Corolla tubulosa quinqueloba, fauce per- | Blossom tubulose five-lobed, with a per- 
via. Capsula apice decemvalvis. Uster’s | vious throat. Capsule at the apex ten- 
Juss. Gen. Pl. 108. valved. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, 
Primuta, foliis cordatis crenato-lobatis preru- . 
Primuta, with heart-shaped crenatedly lobed 
gosis, corollis acute dentatis, 
very rough leaves, and sharply dentated 
flowers. 
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REFERENCE TO THE PLATE, 
2. A blossom laid open, to show the insertion and s ite oF i Ghice:, 
3. The seed-bud and pointal, + 
4. The same magnified, — 
THE species of the favourite genus Primula which we have here represented, is a yery elegant one ; 
and greatly resembles P. cortusifolia, which is figured on our 7th plate ; but differs from it in the 
extraordinary denticulations of the flowers 3 which we have been assured are a constant and permanent 
character of the plant, and, if so affords an excellent and decisive mark of specific distinction, and at the 
same time a trivial name of undeniable goodness. We have not been able to ascertain with any kind of 
certainty its native place of growth. Tt was communicated to us in bloom in the month of September 
last, from theselect collection of Lady de Clifford, at Paddington, and is found to be a hardy plant, 
and to succeed with the treatment of the other Primule ; that is, as an alpine plant in bog earth, and 
_ asmall portion of loam ; and protected in summer from the mid-day and afternoon, but not the morn- 
ing or evening sun. It is propagated by parting the roots in autumn ; and as a new and at the same 
_ time beautiful Primula, it cannot fail to be acceptable to all our subscribers. 
