602 Ordeh 18.— PaiMULAOB^. 



sort of umbel from the top of the stem, 8 — 10' long, inflated between the joints, 

 Flowers small, white, in numerous verticils, generally 4 in each, subtended by a 

 lance-liuear bract. Apr., (Fla.), Jn. (Mass.) (H. paluslris Ph., nee L.) 



2. PRIM'ULA, L. Primrose. Auricula. (Lat. ^rmus, first ; bo- 

 canso its blossoms appear carJiost in spring.) Calyx angular, 5-cleft ; 

 corolla salver-shaped or often rather funnel-shaped, with 5 entire or 

 notched or bifid lobes ; stamens included, filaments very short ; cap- 

 sule ovoid, 5-valved, valves often bifid, opening at the top, co-seeded. — 

 Herbs (mostly European) with the Ivs. all radical and fls. in an m- 

 volucratc umbel, often showy. 



* Pl.tnts native, wild. Corolla salvor-form, .abruptly spreading Nos. 3, 'Z 



* Plants exotic, cultivated, (a) 



a Corolla salver-form. — The lobfes .abruptly sprcadinjr Nofl. 3, 4 



a CoroILa fiinnel-form. — Leaves rufous, hairy, toothed Nos. 5, H 



— Leaves plain, smooth, often entire Nos, 7, s 



1 P. Mistass£uica Mx. Lvs. 8patulate> dentate or crenate, obtuse or acute, atten- 

 uate at base, green both aides ; invol. 1 — 8-flowered ; bracts 3 times aliortor than 

 tlie pedicels, linear-subulate ; cal. much shorter than the tube of the corolla ; cor. 

 salver-form, lobes obcordato. — Shores of Seneca Lake, N. Y. (Dr. Sartwell), Lako 

 Willoughby, Tt. and throughout Brit Am. A very delicate plant, 3 to T high. 

 Leaves about 5, 5 — 8" by 3 — t", almost petiolato. Flowers 5'' diam., white-. 

 Pedicels 7" in length. 



2 P. farinosa L. fl. Americana, Torr. Bird's-eti3 Primrose. Lvs. narrow, 

 veiny, elliptic-lanceolate, obtuse, denticulate at apex, attenuate at base, UTider 

 surface covered with a yellowish-white, farinaceous dust ; invol. farinaceous, 3 — 20- 

 flowered, shorter than the pedicels ; hracts long-acuminate ; cal. segments lanceo- 

 late, acute ; cor. salver-form, lobes obcordate, bifid, obtuso. — Shores of Lakes 

 Huron and Superior (isTutt., Houghton), N. to lat. 66°. Scape 6 — 12' high. 

 Flowers pale purple, yellow in the center. 



3 P. grandifldra Lam. Common Primrose. — Lvs. oliovaie, oUong, rugous, 

 villous beneath, toothed ; umbel radical ; fl. stalks as long as the leaves ; cor. flat, 

 — 2f Native of Europe. An interesting garden plant, esteemed for its early flow- 

 ering, and for its being prolific in variation. In its wild state its flowers are yel- 

 low and single, but by cultivation they become double, and in the numerous 

 varieties, red, pink, white, orange, purple, &e., and the umbels, in numerous in- 

 stances, are ou a scape. Apr. f (P. vulgaris Huds.) 



4 P. purpiirea Eoyl. Lvs. lanceolate, obtuse, very smooth, covered heneaih 

 with yellowish farina, margin undulate, revolute ; scape thick, glabrous, longer 

 than the leaves ; invol. Oo-flowered, as long as the pedicels, farinaceous beneath ; 

 cor. segments obovato, obtuse, not emargiuate. — Native of the mountains of Na- 

 paul, Asia. Flowers dark purple, f 



5 P. officinalis Jacq. Cowslip Primrose. Lvs. toothed, rugous, hanry 

 beneath ; umbels many-flowered, flowers all nodding ; cal, angular ; cor. concam. 

 — y Native of Britain. Flowers yellow. Plant smells strongly of anise. Leaves 

 are used as a potherb, and are recommended for feeding silk-worms. Its varie- 

 ties may be increased by raising from the seed, Jn, f (P, veris Cam,) 



6 P. elatior Jacq, Ox-lip Primrose. — Lvs, toothed, rugou?, hairy on each 

 aide; umbel many-flowered, witAi the outer flcwers nodding ; cor. flat. — 11 Native 

 of Britain. Flowers yellow, scentless, in a simple umbel elevated upon a scape a 

 foot high. Apr., May, f 



7 P. auricula L, Auricula, Lvs. obovaie, entire or serrate, fleshy ; scape 

 many-flowered, central, as long 33 the leaves ; invol. of .short leaves ; caL povi- 

 dery. — IC N.itive of tli.' .\lps, A well known favorite of the florist. The culti- 

 vated varieties are iinuiuicrablo, and many of them of exquisite beauty and 

 fragrance. May. f 



8 P. calycina Duby, Lvs. lanceolate, thin, smooth, entire, acute, surrounded 

 with a white margin ; invol. 3 — 5-flowered, as long as the pedicels ; cal. tube ven- 

 tricous ; cor. lobes obcordate, eraarginato. — Native of iilt3. in Austria. Flowers 

 purple, very beautiful f 



