PRIM ULA MINIMA. 
LEAST PRIMROSE. 
Class. 
PENTANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
PRIMULACEiE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
S. Europe. 
2 inches. 
April, May. 
Perennial. 
in 1819. 
No. 495. 
This generic name alludes to the early flowering 
of the plant, being deduced from the Latin, primus, 
first, an idea which is not peculiar to England, but 
is carried into several continental languages. Min- 
ima, from minus, less. 
Every species of primula is met with pleasure. 
The whole family appear to he associated with the 
first-coming rays of Spring — the cheering sun- 
beams of April and May — green meadows, and uni- 
versal gladness. Spring and primroses are the 
poet’s own subjects, and from them we imbibe not 
a few of our pleasures. They paint in vivid col- 
ours, and their pictures are enjoyed, and remem- 
bered, and enjoyed over and over again. 
This species of Primula is of more humble 
growth, than most others, but perhaps no one can 
be said to be prettier. It succeeds very well when 
grown in a pot; or it may be planted in the bor- 
ders, in peat, loam, and sand. Plants of this des- 
cription, when grown in the borders, should have 
a small space allotted to them, exclusively, open to 
the morning sun, but protected from midday heat. 
It may be divided at any season. 
Bot. Reg. 581 . 
Order. 
MONOGYNIA. 
