Primulaceae. 
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— Cor.-limb almost flat. Cal. not swollen, with lanceolate, 
acuminate teeth ....... 4 
4. Pedicels united in an umbel on a common peduncle of 
10-30 cm, gen. inclined to one side, scarcely longer 
than the cal. Hairs as long as, or shorter than, the diam. 
of the pedicels. Cor. sulphur-yellow; limb 20 —30mm in 
diam. — Meadows, thickets; everywhere. 3; rather earlier 
than the last. elatior Jacq. 1833. 
— Pedicels radical, between the Is, without a common ped¬ 
uncle (rarely united in an umbel on a more or less 
long peduncle), erect or spreading in every sense, al¬ 
most as long as the Is. Hairs longer than the diam. of 
the pedicels. Cor. pale sulphur-yellow, rarely rose or 
whitish; limb 30—35 mm in diam. Ls less sensibly nar¬ 
rowed to the base than in the 2 last. P. acaulis Jacq., 
P.grandiflora Lam.—Meadows and pasturages; not every¬ 
where (wanting in L. Z. S.), but very plentiful wherever 
it is found. 3. vulgaris Huds. 1834. 
5 (1). Cor. yellow, rarely white, very rarely rose. Peduncles, 
pedicels, cal. and cor.-throat white-powdery.— Calc, rocks 
of the Alp., subalp. and Jura (?), sometimes descend¬ 
ing. 5. Auricula L. 1835. 
— Cor. violet or rose, rarely white. Peduncles and pedi¬ 
cels not powdery. 6 
6. Ls pubescent-glandular on both sides, and ciliate with 
glandular hairs. Pedicels much longer than the invols. 
Cal. campanulate ....... 7 
— Ls not hairy on the surface, but sometimes viscous or 
shortly ciliate at the edges. Pedicels shorter than, or as 
long as, the invol. Cal. 'oampanulate-tubular . 8 
7. Ls oblong-obovate, narrowed insensibly to the petiole. 
Stem 10—15 cm (with 2 — 15 fls) 1—2 times as long as 
the ls. Stas in the androdynamous fls (with short style), 
inserted immediately below the throat; throat slightly 
powdery. Capsule longer than the cal. P. latifolia Koch, 
not Lap.; P. graveolens Heg.; P. hirsuta Vill. not All. 
—Alp. and subalp.; G. (especially in the Engadine). 6 
viscosa All. 1836. 
— Ls obovate or orbicular-obovate, suddenly contracted 
to the petiole. Stem 3 — 7 cm, scarcely longer than the 
ls. Stas of the androdynamous fls inserted rather above 
the middle of the cor.-tube. Capsule shorter than the 
cal. P. viscosa Vill. not All.; P. villosa Koch not Jacq. 
— Alp. and subalp. 6 hirsuta All. 1837. 
— Ls lanceolate-cuneiform, almost truncate, toothed only 
at the top, very viscous, thick. Stas of the androdyna¬ 
mous fls inserted at the middle of the tube. Caps, equal 
