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inflated tube and patent 4-parted limb. Stam. 4, inserted in 
the throat of the cor. Caps, many-seeded, opening all round 
transversely. 
7. Trientalis. Cal. 7-parted. Cor. rotate, 7-parted, tube 
none. Stam. 7. inserted at the base of the cor. Caps, many- 
seeded, opening with 5 revolute fugacious valves. Seeds in- 
vested with a reticulated tunic. 
8. Glaux. Cal. bellshaped, 5-parted, coloured. Cor. none. 
Stam. 5, inserted at the base of the calyx. Caps, few-seeded 
(about 10), opening with 5 valves. 
9. Samolus. Cal. 5-parted its tube adhering to the lower half 
of the germen. Cor. salvershaped, tube short, limb 5-parted 
with interposed converging scales. Stam. 5, inserted near to 
the base of the tube of the cor. Caps, half covered by the 
persistent calyx, many-seeded, opening with reflexed teeth. 
1. Primula Linn. 
1. P. vulgaris (Huds.) ; I. oblong-ovate wrinkled crenate, scapes 
single-flowered, cal. tubular : teeth linear-lanceolate attenuated 
very acute, limb of the cor. flat. — E. B. 4. St. 14. 6. — L. nar- 
rowing gradually into the footstalks. Scape and cal. villose. 
Cal. -teeth long. Segments of the cor. cordate. — /3. umbellata ; 1. 
slightly contracted below, scape umbellate, cal. -teeth lanceolate 
acute, fl. erect. This is often taken for P. elatior. — Woods and 
thickets. P. IV. V. Primrose. 
2. P. elatior (Jacq.) ; I. ovate contracted below wrinkled den- 
ticulate, scapes umbellate many-flowered, cal. tubular: teeth 
lanceolate acute, limb of the cor. concave : segments cordate ob- 
long. — E. B. 513. ? St. 14. 5. — Cal. -teeth very long and acute. 
Segments of the corolla so narrowly cordate as to be almost 
square. Fl. nodding. Fr. erect. I believe this to be a truly 
distinct species, identical with the continental plant. It is known 
from P. veris by its cal. and cor. ; from P. vulgaris by its leaves, 
nodding fl., and almost square cor. -segments. " Limb of the cor. 
sometimes flat." Mr. H. C. Watson. — See Phyt. i. 232. — Woods 
and meadows, rare. The only recorded station is Bardfield, Essex. 
Mr. H. Doubleday. P. IV. V. Oxlip. E. 
3. P. veris (L.) ; I. ovate contracted below wrinkled crenate, 
scapes umbellate many-flowered, cal. bellshaped : teeth short ovate, 
limb of the cor. concave. — E. B. 5. St. 14. 4.— Scapes and cal. 
tomentose. Cal. -teeth \ of the length of the tube, terminating 
in an obtuse or slightly acute angle. Cor. -segments cordate. 
— It is probable that many hybrids are formed between this 
and P. vulgaris, most of which are mistaken for P. elatior, but 
that appears to me to be quite distinct and is only known to oc- 
cur at the above-mentioned place, specimens from whence agree 
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