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PRIMROSE. 
and chidings. There is a sentiment in flowers ; 
there are flowers we cannot look upon, or even 
hear named, without recurring to something 
that has an interest in our hearts : such are 
the Primrose, the Cowslip, the May-flower, 
the Daisy, &c. &c. 
The Cowlip (Primula certs ) is a British 
species of Primula, and has been immortalized 
by Shakspeare. “ The bases of the segments of 
its corolla are within of a deep orange colour, 
and these spots the unrivalled bard has en¬ 
dowed with the office of giving out the deli¬ 
cious fragrance of the flower, and supposes 
them to have been the gift of the Fairy Queen.” 
“And I serve the fairy queen. 
To dew her orbs upon the green; 
The cowslips tall her pensioners be: 
In their gold coats spots we see: 
Those be rubies, fairy favours. 
In those freckles live their savours; 
I must go seek some dewdrops here, 
And hang a pearl in every cowslip’s ear.” 
