J rimul a O f f i c i n a l i s . The C o w s l i p .
PRIMULA. Linn, Gen. PI. P e n t a n d r i a M o n o g y n i a .
Involucrum umbellulze. Corolla tubus cylindricus, ore patulo.
Rail Syn. Gen. i8 . H e r b ie f r u c t u s ic c o s in g u l a r i f l o r e m o n o p e t a l o .
PRIMULA officinalis foliis rugofis dentatis fubtus hirfutis, fcapo multifloro, floribus omnibus nutantibus,
• corollas limbo brew. Jacq. Mifc. Aufir. V. i. p. 159. n. 3. Ait. Kew. V. 1. p. 193.
PRIMULA foliis rugofis dentatis hirfutis, fcapis multifloris, floribüs omnibus nutantibus. Hall. Hiß.
, n. 610.
PRIMULA officinalis foliis rugofo dentatis, limbo corollarum concavo, tubi collo oblongo. Hoff. Germ.
FI. p. 67»
PRIMULA officinalis. Scop. Corn, ed. 2. n. 205.
PRIMULA veris foliis rugofis dentatis. Linn. Sp. PA 204. var. « officinalis limbo corollarum concavo,
Syß. Vegetab. ed. 14. Murr. p. 192. Hudf. FI. Arigl, p. 84. veris,
VERBASCULUM pratenfe odoratum. Bäuh: Pin. 241.
PRIMULA Veris flävo Sore elatiór. Cluf. Hiß. 1. p. 301.
PRIMULA veris odorata Sore luteo fimplici. I. B, HI. 495.
PARALYSIS vulgaris pratenfis, flore flavo fimplici odöräto. Park. Parad. 244. The common field
Cowflip.
PRIMULA veris major. Field Cowflips. Ger. Herb. p. 635. fig. 1. but fig. 2. more refembles the
plant; etnüc. fó o . f , 1. Tbrelk. Rati Syn. 284. Common Paigles, or Cowflips.
; fimilis Primulas acaulis, anifi prædi'ta. fed odore fortiori 1
J.IA fubcordato-ovata, ad bafin contra&a, tunc de- '
currentia, ftru&ura foliis P. acaulis fimilia, 1
fed dimidio fere breviora, margine pleniore, ,
plicato-crenulato, validiora, obfcurius viridia, (
bafi non attenuata, fubtus pilis molliôribus et <
brevioribus veftita ; Petioli glabriores, albidi, «
vix rubentes.
ROOT like that of the Primrofe, but fmelling more
powerfully of anifeed.
LEAVES fomewhat heartlhaped-ovate, contra fled at
the bafe, then decurrent, in their ftrudture
like thofe of the Primrofe, but fhorter .by
nearly one half, fuller at the edge, which is
fomewhat folded as well as notched, ftronger,
of a deeper green, not running fo taper at
the bafe, covered on the underline with fofter
and Ihorter hair; the Leaf-ftalks fmoother,
whitilh, with fcarcely any red in them.
§)RES parvi, nutantes, fubfecundi, lutei, fuaviter a FLOWERS fmall, hanging down, and generally to
ouorati. X one fide, yellow, and fragrant.
®PI erefti, foliis . 3plo aut 4plo longiores, pallidi, | STALKS upright, 3 or 4 times longer than the leaves,
villofi, umbelliferi, multiflori. © pallid, villous, lupporting many flowers in an
| umbel.
WULiE ad exortum umbellas, pedunculos cingentes, {
parvas, acuminatae. 1
STIPULÆ at the bafe of the umbel,' Unrounding the.
peduncles, fmall and tapering to a point.
§ PEDUNCLES about an inch in length, villous, and
I pallid.
•1 CALYX : a Perianthium of one leaf, fomewhat bell-
■a Ihaped, bellying out a little, fitting loofely
, X about the tube of the Corolla, five-cornered,
§ villous, divided into five ovate, pointed feg-
§ ments, f ig .i.
EOLLA monopetala : Tubas uti in Acauli, calyce f COROLLA monopetalous : Tube as in that of the
paulo longius : Limbus vèro brevîiïimus, con- V Primrofe, a little longer than the calyx : the
cavus, flavus, maculis, quinque parvis, dif- V Limb very fliort, concave, yellow, marked at
Faux K the bafe with five fmall diftinft orangé-coloured
X fpots, .the Mouth Ample, without any crown, l W9ÊKM
■ UNCULI fubunciales, villofi, pallidi.
W iX : ? ERi ANTHiUM monophyllum, fubcampanu-
latum, ventricofum, laxum, pentagonum, vil-
lofum, quinquefidum, lacimis ovatis, acutis.
ƒ£• % / I
tinftis, aurantiacis, ad bafin notatus.
fimplex, abfque corona, fig. 2, 3, 4.
■ ^INA et Piflillum uti in Acauli, fig. 5, 6. | STAMINA and Piftillum as in the-Primrofe,^-. 5, 6.
Mpeaking of the Primrofe, we had occafion to notice the place of growth, and time of flowering of the
| M rrfpefting the latter, we may add, that it is found in moift meaaows, as well as upland paftures, and
■ Borders of fields, and fometimes in that abundance as confiderably to diminifh their produce; hence, with
l?artiality for this univerfal favourite, we hefitate not to pronounce it a plant noxious in agriculture; for,
| | v f p ln^ a* ^ leaves, it occupies much ground, while its produce is infignificant, and not relilhed by
■ ttains its chara&er when introduced into the garden, colour excepted, which it has a tendency to change,
■ an orange brown, or tawny, and finally to a deep red; Mr. Moone, who has long cultivated it, amidfl a
% 1 01 rafe |ntl valuable plants, in his garden, Hyde-Park, allures me, that it has conftantly undergone
JjJnofltherthtagewithfem. ■ ' . ƒ
^Riee ERARD I p l P a r k in s o n , figure a variety, of it with bloflbms perfe&ly double, and which appears to
war1 COhln)otl 9# gardens when they wrote, though extremely fcarce, if exifting now; we poflefs a hofe and
wa e. 1 with yellow, and another with deep fcarlet bloflbms, almoft equal in beauty to thofe of the
■ | „ .f e‘, > 111 we have had one plant of the common Cowflip. which from the fame root produced fome
■ °" Parades, and others oh a icapus. • '
V ‘ ; / ■ ■ I ■ . The