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7. Trientalis. Cal. 7-parted. Cor. rotate, 7-pnrt<;(i, tube 
none. Stam. 7, inserted at the base of the eor. Cajis. many- 
seeded, opening ivith 5 rcvohite fugaeious valves. Seeds in- 
vested with a reticulated tunic. — (i. F. G. Gam. i. 17- 
8. Glaux. Cal. hellshaped, 5-parted, coloured. Cor. none. 
Stam. 5, inserted at the base of tlie ealyx. C.aps. few-seeded 
(about 10), opening with 5 valves. — G. F. G. Gam. i. 12. 
9. Samolus. Cal. b-pwried its tube adhering to the lower half 
of the germen, j)ersistent. 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. 5 
inferior, many-seeded, opening with reflexed teeth. — G. F.G. 
Gam. i. 23. 
1 . Primula Linn. 
1. P. vulgaris (Iluds.) ; 1. oblong-ovate wrinkled crenate, scapes 
single-flowered, cal. tubular ; teeth linear-lanceolate attenuated 
very acute, limb, of the cor. flat with a circle of scalelike folds 
at the slightly contracted mouth. — E. B. 4. St. 14. 6 . P. acaulis 
( Jacq.) Koch. — L. narrowing gradually into the footstalks. Scape 
and cal. villose. Cal. -teeth long. Segments of the cor. cordate. 
— /3. caulescens; 1. slightly contracted below, scape umbellate, 
cal. -teeth lanceolate acute, fl. ei’ect. This is often mistaken for 
P. elatior. — Woods and thickets. P. IV. V. Primrose. 
2. P. elatior (Jacq.); 1. ovate contracted below wrinkled den- 
ticulate, scapes umbellate many-flowered, cal. tubular ; teeth 
lanceolate acute, limb of the cor. concave : segments cordate ob- 
long, tube not crowned nor contracted at the mouth. — E. B. 513.? 
St. 14. 5. — Cal. -teeth very long and acute. Segments of the co- 
rolla so narrowly cordate as to be almost square. Fl. nodding. 
Fr. erect. 1 believe this to be a truly distinct species, identical 
with the continental plant. It is known fi-om P. veris by its cal. 
and cor. ; from P. vulgaris by its leaves, nodding fl., and almost 
square cor.-segments. Limb of the cor. rarely flat. — See Phyt. 
i. 232 and 1001. — Woods and meadows in the eastern counties. 
P. IV. V. Oxlip. E. 
3. P. veris (L.); 1. ovate contracted below wTinkled crenate, 
scapes umbellate many-flowered, cal. bellshaped: teeth short ovate, 
limb of the cor. concave with a circle of scalelike folds at the 
slightly contracted mouth. — E. B. 5. St. 14. 4. P. officinalis 
(Jacq.) Koch. — 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 th.at hybrids are 
formed betw'een this and P. vulgaris, in England, which are mis- 
taken for P. elatior, but they are almost unknown on the Conti- 
nent. — Meadows and pastui-es. P. IV. V. Cowslip. Paigle. 
