Pcntandria . §3 
Prim. Vulgaris, Common Primrose ; with leaves- 
toothed, wrinkled j scape or flower stem one-flowered, 
limb of the corolla plain ; perennial ; is the well 
known harbinger of spring, and is very common in 
woods and hedges. 
Prim. Elatior, Oxlip, or great Cowslip ; with tooth- 
ed and wrinkled leaves contracted in the middle, ma- 
ny-flowered scape, limb of the corolla plain ; perenni- 
al ; flowers in April, and grows in pastures and among 
brushwood, but is not very common. 
Prim. Veris , Common Cowslip, or Paigle ; differs 
from the preceding by the limb of the corolla being 
concave; is also perennial j and is common in mea- 
dows and pastures in England. 
Prim. Farinosa , Bird’s-eye Primrose ; with smooth- 
crenafced leaves, dusty underneath ; is also perennial ; 
flowers in June and July, and with its elegant flowers^ 
adorns the mountainous pastures in the north of 
England. I met with it plentifully in a meadow north , 
from Stromness in Orkney. 
All the varieties of polyanthus which have arisen from 
long and repeated culture, derive their origin from the 
species of primula now described ; and from another 
species. Primula Auricula , all the beautiful varieties of 
the auricula which adorn the flower garden in the spring, 
have proceeded, 
Soldanelia. Gei 2. char.-** -Cor. bell-shaped, deep- 
ly divided, or fringed ; caps, one-celled. 
Sol. Alpina, Alpine Soldanella ; of this genus this 
beautiful species only is known ; it is a native of the ele- 
vated regions of Switzerland and Germany ; grows readi- 
ly in this country, and expands its fine blue or white- 
blossoms in March. 
