Plate 41. 
PRIMULA FARINOSA, var. MAGELLANICA. 
family, Primulace^ .-—Petals united. Ovary superior. Stamens epi- 
petalous, equal to and opposite the corolla lobes. Flowers 
pentamerous. Placenta free-central. 
Genus, Primula .-—Herbaceous plants with an underground stem. 
Leaves basal, simple. Flowers solitary, or in clusters on a leafless 
stalk. Calyx tubular, 5-lobed. Corolla salver- or funnel-sbaped, 
with a long tube, 5-lobed, each lobe notched. Stamens 5, inserted 
on petals. Stigma capitate. Fruit a capsule, opening into 5 teeth. 
This genus is peculiar . owing to the fact that it possesses 2 
forms of flowers, long-styled and short-styled. 
Pnmula farinosa, L., var. magellanica, Hooh. f. Plant 
about 7 in. high. Leaves spoon-shaped or ovate, narrowing 
gradually into a stalk, usually about 1| in. long, but often larger, 
margins scalloped, green above, whitish and mealy beneath. 
Flower stalk very much longer than, and standing up from, the 
leaves. Flowers in a globose head, white, with a yellow " eye," 
sometimes tinged with lavender. Calyx teeth pointed. Corolla 
tube longer than calyx, limb |-f in. in diameter. Style green. 
Stigma yellow. 
Hillsides, etc. Fairly common. 
Flowers October and November. 
East and West Falklands. 
Description of plate :— 1, whole plant ; 2, section of flower ; 3, calyx ; 
4, section of calyx and pistil ; 5, section of corolla ; 6, pistil ; 7, fruit ; 
8, seed. All except 1 enlarged. 
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