290 61 PEIMITLACEiE. 



Tribe II. Primulece. 



2. Pei'mula Linn. Primrose. 



* Cal.-tabe angular. L. not mealy. 



1. P. vulgdris (Huds.) ; I. oblong-ovate tapering downwards 

 wrinkled crenate, ped. villose radical 1-flowered, cal. tubular, 

 teeth lanceolate-suhilate very acute, cor. -limb flat with a circle of 

 Bcalelike folds at the slightly contracted mouth, caps, ovate ^ the 

 length of cal., long straightish teeth of fr.-oal. meeting at top. — 

 H. B. 4. P. acaulis Jacq. — Scape rudimentary. Fl. erect. 

 Cal. villose. — (3. P. variabilis (Goup.) ; 1. slightly conti-acted be- 

 low, ped. raised on a scape, fl. erect. Sy. E. B. 1132, 11.33. 

 Often taken for P. elatior and called Oxlip. — Woods and thickets. 

 P. m.— V. Primrose. E. S. I. 



2. P. vSris (L.) ; I. ovate abruptly contracted below then attenu- 

 ate wrinkled crenate, scape tomentose umbellate many-flowered, 

 cal. bellsliaped, teeth short ovate, cor.-limb concave with a circle 

 of scalelike folds at the sligiitly contracted mouth, caps, oval ^ 

 the length of inflated cal., short teeth of fr.-cal. converging. — 

 E. B. 6. P. officinalis Jacq. — Cal. tomentose. Cal.-teeth J of 

 the length of the tube, blunt or slightly acute. Oor.-segm. 

 cordate. — Probably hybrids between this and Sp. 1 are mistaken 

 for P. elatior. — Meadows and pastures, P. IV. V. Cowslip. 

 Paigle. E. S. I. 



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

 attenuate wrinkled denticulate, scape umbellate many-fliowered, 

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

 obcordate-oblong, its tube not crownednor contracted at the mouth, 

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

 513. — Cor.-segm. almost square ; limb rarely flat. Outer fl. 

 nodding. Fr. erect. — Clayey woods and meadows in the 

 Eastern Coimties. P. IV. V. Oxlip. E. 



** Cal.-tube not angular. L. mealy beneath. 



4. P. farindsa (L.) ; I. obovate-lanceolate, cal. oblong-ovate, 

 teeth linear, cor.-limb flat, segments obcordate rounded below dis- 

 tant as long as the tube, caps, twice as long as calyx. — E. B. 6. 

 — Umbellate. Fl. pale lilac with a yellow centre; but the 

 colour and breadth of segments very variable. Germen obovate. 

 Stigma capitate. Rarely the scape is wanting and the fl. are 

 among-st the leaves. — North of England and South of Scotland, 

 P, VI. Vn. Bird's-eye Primrose. E, S. 



