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or style fallin? short of cal., stam. inserted at top of tube, fila- 

 ments 3 or 4 times as long as tlie anthers. — Ponds and ditches. 

 P. V. VI. E. I. 



Tribe II. Primulea. 

 2. Pei'mtjia Linn. Primrose, 

 • Cal.-tuhe angular. L. not mealy. 



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

 wriiikled crenate, ped. villose radical 1-flowered, cal. tuMar, 

 teeth lanceolate-subiUate very acute, cor.-limh flat with a circle of 

 scalelike folds at the slightly contracted mouth, caps, ovate j the 

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

 JE. B. 4. P. acaulis Jacq.— Scape rudimentary. Fl. erect, 

 Cal. villose. — /3. P. variabilis (Goup.) ; 1. slightij contracted be- 

 low, ped. raised on a scape, fl, erect. Sy. JE. B. 1132, 118S. 

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

 P. m.— V. Primrose. E. S. I, 



2. P- vh-is (L.) ; I. ovate abruptly cmdracted below then attenu- 

 ate wrinkled crenate, scape tomentoae umbellate many-flowered, 

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

 of scalelike folds at the slightly contracted mouth, caps, oval J 

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

 E. B. 5. P. officinalis Jacq. — Cal. tomentose. Cal.-teeth g of 

 the length of the tube, blunt or slightly acute. Cor.-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. eldtior (Jacq.) ; I. ovate abruptly contracted belem then 

 attenuate wrinkled denticulate, scape umbellate many-flowered, 

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

 obcordate-oblong, its tttbe not crowned nor contracted affthe mouth, 

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

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

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

 Eastern Counties. 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 idem dis- 

 tant as long as the tube.— ^. B. 6. — Umbellate. Fl. pale lilac 

 with a yellow centre ; but the colour and breadth of segments 

 very variable. Germen obovate. Stigma capitate. Karely the 

 scape is wanting and the fl. are amongst the leaves. — North of 



