G72 Primulacee—Primula. 
hybrids in the more villous calyx, palcr flowers, and absence of 
folds at the mouth of the corolla-tube. 
2. P. veris, syn. P. offictelis. Cowslip.—This is readily 
known by its leaves being more narrowed towards the base, the 
: calyx-lobes being obtuse, 
and by the corolla-limb 
being cup-shaped and 
deeper coloured. 
The cultivated varie- 
ties, either natural or 
hybrid, which are gener- 
ally referred to the two 
preceding species, are 
numerous. The Poly- 
anthus, P. varidbilis 
(fig. 200), is interme- 
diate in character, but 
its origin is not known 
with certainty. How- 
ever, as some of the 
forms approach the Cow- 
slip, and some the stalked variety of the Primrose, there seems 
to be little doubt that it is a fertile hybrid between these two 
eA 
Fig. 200. Primula variabilis. (4 nat. size. 
Vig. 20). Primula Sinensis. (} nat. size.) 
species, if indeed they are entitled to that rank. The colouring 
