302 62. Primula. 21. PRlMULACEiE. PI. ex. con 
1 . Primula grandiflora. Large- flowered primrose . 
Leaves ovate, oblong, wrinkled, toothed; fascicles ra- 
dical, few-flowered ; lobes of the calyx lanceolate, pointed, 
as long as the tube; limb of the corolla flat. 
Primula veris vulgaris, Raii Syn. 284, 1 ; Park. 535. 
Primula veris minor. Gar. em. 781,5. 
Primula veris, Lin. S. P. 205. 
Primula acaulis, Curt. FI. Lond. 
Primula sylvestris, Scopoli Cam. 
Primula vulgaris, Huds. FI. Angl. S3. 
Primula grand iflora, Lamarck. FI. Fr. 
Field primrose. 
Woods and hedges; perennial; April. 
Leaves hirsute underneath ; peduncle as long as the leaves ; 
Iractece awdshape; flowers upright. — leaves in doses of a 
drachm and a half, a strong but safe emetic. 
£. rufa. Flowers reddish, liver-colour. 
2. Primula elatior. Tall primrose . 
Leaves ovate, wrinkled, rather toothed; fascicles many- 
flowered; teeth of the calyx chaff-like, pointed, scarcely 
half as long as the tube; limb of the corolla flat. 
Primula pratensis inodorata lutea, Raii Syn. 284, 2 ; Ger. em. 780, 2. 
Primula veris /3, Lin. S. P. 204. 
Paralysis altera odorata, flore pallido, polyantbos, Park. Par. 244. 
Primula vulgaris, Huds. FI. Angl. 84. 
Primula inodora, Rel/i. Cant. 81. 
Primula elatior, With. Bol. Arr. 234. 
Great covos-lips. Ox-lips. 
Fields and pastures ; perennial ; April. 
Scape longer than the leaves; outer flowers often" droop- 
ing; neck of the tube of the corolla hemispherical. 
3. Primula veris . Spring primrose . 
Leaves ovate, oblong, wrinkled, rather toothed ; fascicles 
many-flowered; flowers drooping; teeth of the calyx very 
blunt ; limb of the corolla concave, very small. 
Primula veris major, Raii Syn. 284, 3 ; Ger. em. 780, 1. 
Paralysis vulgaris pratensis, flore simplici odornto, Park. Par. 244. 
Primula veris a, Lin. S. P. 204. 
Primula veris, Huds. FI. Angl. 
Primula officinalis, With. Rut. Arr. 
Common cuws-lips. Paigles. 
Fields and pastures ; perennial ; April to June. 
Leaves contracted in the middle; scapes few r , longer than 
the leaves; flowers scented; limb small; tube oblong. — 
Root scented like anise ; leaves sometimes used as a pot- 
herb or as salad ; flowers used to make a fine slightly nar- 
cotic wine. 
