258 61. PRIMULACE. 
9. Samoxus. Cal. 5-parted its tube adhering to the lower 
half of the germen, persistent. Cor. salvershaped, tube short, 
limb 5-parted with mterposed converging scales. Stam. 5, 
inserted near to the base of the tube of the cor. Caps. 4 
inferior, many-seeded, opening with reflexed teeth. 
1. Primuua Linn. 
1. P. vulgaris (Huds.) ; 1. oblong-ovate wrinkled crenate, scapes 
single-flowered, cal. tubular, teeth linear-lanceolate attenuated 
very acute, limb of cor. flat with a circle of scalelike folds at the 
slightly contracted mouth, caps. ovate 3 the length of cal., long 
straightish teeth of fr.-cal. meeting at top.— WH. B. 4. St. 14.6. 
P. acaulis (Jacq.) Koch.—L. narrowing gradually into the foot- 
stalks. Scape and cal. villose.—B. caulescens ; 1. slightly con- 
tracted below, scape umbellate, fl. erect. This is often mistaken 
for P. elatior.—Woods and thickets. P.IV.V. Primrose. 
2. P. veris (L.); 1. ovate contracted below wrinkled crenate, 
scapes umbellate many-flowered, cal. belishaped, teeth short ovate, 
limb of cor. concave with a circle of scalelike folds at the slightly 
contracted mouth, caps. elliptical 3 the length of inflated cal., 
short teeth of fr.-cal. converging.—E. B. 5. St.14.4.  P. offici- 
nalis (Jacq.) Koch.—Scapes and cal. tomentose. Cal. teeth 3 of 
the length of the tube, terminating in an obtuse or slightly acute 
angle. Cor.-segments cordate.—It is probable that hybrids are 
formed between this and P. vulgaris, nm England, which are mis- 
taken for P. elatior, but they are almost unknown on the Conti- 
nent.—Meadows and pastures. P. IV. V. Cowslip. Paigle. 
3. P. elatior (Jacq.); 1. ovate contracted below wrinkled den- 
ticulate, scapes umbellate many-flowered, cal. tubular, teeth lan- 
ceolate acute, limb of cor. concave, segments cordate oblong, tube 
not crowned nor contracted at the mouth, caps. linear-oblong 
equalling cal., teeth of fr.-cal. patent.—H. B.513. St.14.5.— 
Segments of the corolla so narrowly cordate as to be almost square. 
Limb of the cor. rarely flat. Fl. nodding. Fr. erect.—Woods 
and meadows in the eastern counties. P.IV.V. Ozlip. fF. 
4. P. farinosa (L.); 1. obovate-lanceolate mealy, cal. oblong- 
ovate, teeth linear, limb of cor. flat, segments obcordate rounded 
below distant as long as the tube.—E. B.6. St. 14.—F'. pale lilac 
with a yellow centre. Colour of the cor. and breadth of segments 
very variable. Germen obovate. Stigma capitate-—North of 
England and south of Scotland. P. VI. VII. Bird's-eye ae 
rose. 5. 
5. P. scotica (Hook.) ; 1. obovate-lanceolate mealy, cal. swollen, 
teeth short ovate obtuse, limb of cor. flat, segments broadly obcor- 
date approximate half the length of the tube —ZE. B. 8. 2608. 
