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caps, elliptical i the length of inflated cat., short teeth of fr.- 

 cal. converging. — E. B. 5. St. 14. 4. P. officinalis Jacq.— Cal. 

 tomentose. Cal. teeth ^ of the length of the tube, obtuse or 

 sUghtly acute. Cor.-segtnents cordate. — Probably hybrids are 

 formed between this and P. vulgaris, which are mistaken for P. 

 elatior. — Meadows and pastures. P. IV. V. Cowslip. Paigle. 



3. P. elatior (Jacq.) ; I. ovate abruptly contracted below then 

 attenuate wrinkled denticulate, ped. umbellate many-flowered, 

 cal. tubular, teeth lanceolate acute, cor.-limb concave, segments 

 obcordate-oblong, tube not crowned nor contracted at the mouth, 

 caps, linear-oblong equalling cal., teeth of fr.-cal. patent. — J5. B. 

 513. St. 14. 5. — Segments of the corolla almost square. Cor.- 

 limb rarely flat. Outer fl. nodding. Fr. erect. — Woods and 

 meadows in the eastern counties. P. IV. V. Osclip. E. 



4. P . farinosa (L.) ; I. ohovateAanceolnte mealy, cal. oblong- 

 ovate, teeth linear, limb, of cor. flat, segments obcordate rounded 

 below distant as long as the tube. — E. B. 6. St. 14. — Umbellate. 

 Fl. pale lilac with a yellow centre ; but the colour and breadth 

 of segments very variable. Germen obovate. Stigma capitate. 

 Rarely the ped. is obsolete and the fl. amongst the leaves. — 

 North of England and south of Scotland. P. VI. VII. Bird's- 

 eye Primrose. E. S. 



5. P. scotica (Hook.) ; I. obovate-lanceolate mealy, cal. swollen, 

 teeth short ovate obtuse, limb of cor. flat, segments broadly obcor- 

 date approximate half the length of the tube. — E. B. S. 2608. 

 — Half as large as the preceding. Umbellate. Fl. bluish-purple 

 with a yellow centre. Germen globose. Stigma with 6 points. 

 — Sandy heaths of the extreme north of Scotland. P. VII. S. 



2. HoTTONiA Linn, Water-violet. 



1. H. palustris (L.) ; fl. whorled stalked upon a long solitary 

 cylindrical stalk, cor. exceeding the calyx, 1. pectinate.— £. B. 

 ^64. — L. submerged, crowded. Fl. rising above the water, purple 

 and yellow. Style exceeding the cal., stam. inserted in tube, 

 anth. and filaments about equal in length ; or style falling short 

 of cal., stam. inserted at top of tube, filaments 3 or 4 times 

 as long as the anthers. The former of the varieties is appa- 

 rently barren. — Ponds and ditches. P. V. VI. E. I. 



3. Cyclamen Linn. Sow-bread. 



1. C. hederifolium (Ait.) ; 1. cordate-ovate angular denticulate, 

 cor ."-throat 5-angled, sep. ovate acuminate denticulate. — R. xvii. 

 1538. C. europceum Sm., E. B. S48.— St. a large depressed 

 tuber. L. after the fl., with wavy white blotches above. FL 



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