PEIMULA 



PBIMBOSE OBDEB 



PBIMULA 609 



shaped, slightly crenate. Flowers in 

 summer, deep violet-purple, in a series of 

 whorls at the top of the scape. 



Culture dc. as above. Ordinary 

 garden soil and leaf mould in the rookery 

 or border. 



P. floribunda. — A beautiful free-grow- 

 ing Himalayan species. Leaves stalked, 

 elliptic lance-shaped, toothed, somewhat 

 downy. Flowers in summer, bright 

 golden-yellow, about \ in. across, numer- 

 ous, on erect stalks, 4-8 in. higlf. The 

 variety grandiflora is simply a large - 

 flowered form of the type. 



Culture Ac. as above. The rockery or 

 border in ordinary soU. Requiring slight 

 protection in winter. Easily raised from 



P. florkeana (P. minima hyhrida). 

 A free-growing natural hybrid between 

 P. minima and P. viscosa, native of the 

 Swiss and Tyrolese Alps. Leaves rather 

 broadly wedge-shaped, about 1 in. long, 

 toothed. Flowers in spring, deep lUac 

 or lilac-purple, several on a scape about 

 2 in. high. Corolla lobes heart-shaped, 

 deeply notched. Involucre leafy. 



Culture dc. as above. The rockery in 

 moist well-drained sandy loam. 



P. Forbesi. — A pretty free-flowering 

 downy Chinese species with rosettes of 

 broadly oval or oblong, unequally toothed 

 leaves, 2-3 in. long, with slender stalks 

 2-3 in. long. Flowers in March and 

 April and onwards, 4-6 in distant whorls 

 on slender pedicels, the peduncles being 

 6-12 in. or more high. Single flowers 

 j-f in. across, soft rosy-purple, whitish 

 and orange in the centre. Corolla lobes 

 broad, deeply notched. 



Culture dc. as above. This likes warm 

 sheltered parts of the rockery or border 

 in rich sandy loam and leaf soil. It is 

 perhaps too tender to stand sharp 

 winters, but may be readily raised from 

 seeds sown in gentle heat in March. 



P. Forsteri. — A robust natural hybrid 

 between P. minima and P. viscosa hvr- 

 suta, native of the Tyrol. Leaves 2-4 in. 

 long, rather roundly wedge-shaped, deeply 

 and sharply toothed at the apex, hairy 

 above. Flowers in early spring and again 

 ia autunm, deep rose, large, with a white 

 throat, 2-3 on a scape. 



Culture dc. as above. Sandy loam in 

 the rockery. 



P. gambeliana. — A native of the 

 temperate Himalayas. Leaves roundish 

 heart-shaped, toothed, smooth, about 1 in. 

 across. Flowers about 1 in. across.purple, 

 with round slightly notched corolla lobes. 



Culture dc. as above. Sheltered nooks 

 in the rockery, in rich sandy loam and 

 leaf soU. 



P. geranifolia. — A native of the Eastern 

 Himalayas with short thick rootstocks. 

 Leaves roundish and deeply heart-shaped, 

 1-1^ in. wide, hairy, pale green, with 

 small lobes. Flowers in May, pale pur- 

 ple, i in. across, on softly hairy scapes 

 6-10 in. high. 



Culture dc. as above. The border or 

 rockery in rich gritty soU, in sunny 

 sheltered spots. 



P. glacialis. — A pretty little Chinese 

 species with oblong obovate toothed 

 leaves. Flowers in June, violet, 8-5 in 

 an umbel. Calyx deeply cleft into long 

 linear lobes. 



Culture dc. as above. Crevices of rocks 

 in sandy soil in sunny sheltered spots. 



P. glutinosa. — A beautiful and distinct 

 species about 4 in. high, native of the 

 Austrian and Tyrolese mountains. Leaves 

 lanceolate wedge-shaped, toothed towards 

 the apex, deciduous in winter. Flowers 

 in early summer, bright bluish-purple, in 

 clusters. Corolla lobes deeply cleft. 



Culture dc. as above. JJich moist 

 sandy loam or peat in the rockery. 



P. grandis.— A native of Central Asia, 

 about 9 in. high, with large, rather oblong 

 obovate toothed leaves. Flowers small, 

 bright yellow, drooping in umbels at the 

 top of long scapes. The corolla is deeply 

 5-lobed, but the oblanoeolate lobes are in 

 a line with the tube, and not spreading 

 away from it. 



Culture dc. as above. The border or 

 rockery in warm spots in good sandy 

 loam and leaf soU. 



P. Heeri. — A dense tufted natural 

 hybrid between P. viscosa hirauta and 

 P. integrifolia. Leaves ovate lance- 

 shaped, 1-2 in. long, slightly toothed, 

 hairy. Flowers in AprU, large, purple, 

 several on a scape. 



Culture dc. as above. Sandy loam 

 and leaf soil in the rookery. 



P. hirsuta. — An Alpine Primrose with 

 rather woody stems, and rosettes of 

 thickish broadly oblong spoon-shaped 

 leaves, toothed on the margins, and 



