Volume 6 — PLATE CCCCV.

PRIMULA DENTIFLORA.

Toothed-flowered Primula.

CLASS V. ORDER I.

PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

Calyx tubulosus quinquedentatus persistens. Corolla tubulosa quinqueloba, fauce perviâ. Capsula apice decemvalvis. Uster’s Juss. Gen. Pl. 108.

Empalement tubulose five-toothed persistent. Blossom tubulose five-lobed, with a pervious throat. Capsule at the apex ten-valved.

SPECIFIC CHARACTER.

Primula, foliis cordatis crenato-lobatis prærugosis, corollis acute dentatis.

Primula, with heart-shaped crenatedly lobed very rough leaves, and sharply dentated flowers.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

The species of the favourite genus Primula which we have here represented, is a very elegant one; 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 other Primulæ; 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.