Floral Illustrations of the Seasons

PRIMULA auricula.

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Auricula.

Illustration from Floral Illustrations of the Seasons Consisting of the Most Beautiful, Hardy and Rare Herbaceous Plants, Cultivated in the Flower Garden

Class and Order.—Pentandria Monogynia.

Syn. Primula auricula. Jacquin Flo. Aus. 5, t. 415?

Root fibrous—leaves radical, ovate, dentate—base entire—stem simple, radical—flower terminal, corymbose—calyx five segments—corolla monopetalous, cream colour, slightly tinged with yellow, five segments, emarginate—stamens five—pistil one.

This plant is a native of Switzerland, and was introduced into this country about the year 1596. It is the parent of all the beautiful varieties of Auricula, which are now cultivated in our gardens. It grows low, and, like many of the genus, is suitable and ornamental for rock work. The Primulas flourish most in a mixture of loam, decayed leaves, and bog earth, and, like all Alpine plants, require a pure atmosphere. The leaves of this species are apt to vary in form, the margins occasionally being entire. Some of the most beautiful are the following:—

Primula nivalis. Primula villosa.

—— cortusoides. —— farinosa.

—— helvetica. —— Scotica.

—— decora. —— Pallasii.

—— integrifolia. —— minima.

—— marginata.

Pl. 7.

Plate 8. Sanguinaria Grandiflora. Drawn from Nature by M.R. Engraved by R. Havell Jun^r.