Primula

(Bot.) See PRIMULA CEE. Primulacex, (prim-u-la'se-e.) [From L. primus, first -to indicate the early opening of the flowers in some species.] (Bot.) An O. of herbaceous plants, all. Cortusales, having usually opposite, frequently radical, ex stipulate leaves, and flowers on single or umbellate scapes. The Primroses, gen. Primula, are deservedly favorites, the Bird's Eye (Primula farinosa), the Chinese Primrose (Primula sinensis), and many other species, being among the finest of our garden plants. [s. 732]