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P L A T E CCCCV.
PRIMULA DENTIFLORA.
Toothed-Cowered Primula.
C L A S S V. ORDER I .
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.
E S S E N T I A L GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX tubulosus quinquedentatus persistens.
Corolla tubulosa quiiiqueloba, fauce pervia.
Capsula apice decemvalvis. Uster's
Juss. Gen. PI. 108.
EMPALEMENT tubulose five-toothed persistent.
Blossom tubulose five-lobed, with a pervious
throat. Capsule at the apex tenvalved.
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
PRIMULA, foliis cordatis crenato-lobatis praerugosis,
corollis acute dentatis.
PRIMULA, with heart-shaped crenatedly lobed
very rough leaves, and sharply dentated
flowers.
R E F E R E N C E TO THE PLATE.
1. The empalement.
2. A blossom laid open, lo show the insertion and structure of the chives,
3. The seed-bud and pointal.
4. The same magnified.
THE species of the favourite genus Primula which we have here represented, is a very elegant one J
and greatly resembles P. cortusifolia, which is figured on our 7th plate; but differs from it in the
extraordinary denticulations of the flowers; which we have been assured are a constant and permanent
character of the plant, and, if so, affords an excellent and decisive mark of specific distinction, and at the
same time a trivial name of undeniable goodness. We have not been able to ascertain with any kind of
certainty its native place of growth. It was communicated to us in bloom in the month of September
last, from the select collection of Lady de Clifford, at Paddington, and is found to be a hardy plant,
and to succeed with the treatment of the otlier Primulse ; that is, as an alpine plant in bog earth, and
a small portion of loam ; and protected in summer from the mid-day and afternoon, but not the morning
or evening sun. It is propagated by parting the roots in autumn ; and as a new and at the same
time beautiful Primula, it cannot fail to be acceptable to all our subscribers.
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