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This is closely allied to Saussurea villosa, Franch., from Yunnan, 



Western 



Maxi 



Wood, of the firm of Dry 



Mr. Pratt manv kind servi< 



nursed him through an attack of fever. 



Cj^ h Primula japonica, A. Gray, forma robusta foliis usque ad 

 sesquiped. longis scapo tripedali. 



Szechuen, Dr. A. Henry, 8879 ; Mr. A. E. Pratt, 130 and 356. 



jj ' Primula Cockburniana, Hemsl. 



P. Poissoni similis sed foliis tenuioribus fere obsolete denticu- 

 latis, scapo graciliore, floribus minoribus, calycis farinosi dentibus 

 deltoideis, corolla3 lobis retusis, bracteis minutis. 



Ilerha perennis, glabrescens, scapo gracili 4-12 poll, alto, flori- 

 bus in verticillos 2-3 superpositos dispositis, verticillis 3-6-floris. 

 Folia tenuia, obovato-oblonga, deorsum attenuata sed non vere 

 petiolata, apice rotundata, 2-4 poll, longa, primum plus minusve 

 pulverulenta, cito glabrescentia, obscure lobulata simul minute 

 denticulata, venis primariis conspicuis. Flores circiter 6 lineas 

 longa et 9 lineas lata, pedicellis gracilibus demum fere pollicari- 

 bus; calyx anguste campanulatus, circiter 2 lineas longus,dentibus 

 erectis acutis ; corollse glabri tubus cylindricus, lobis obcordatis 

 patentibus venosis. Capsula deest. 



Pratt, 174. 



Easily recognized by its slender habit among the species having 



superposed whorls of flowers. 



The name given to this species is intended to commemorate 

 two gentlemen to whom Mr. Pratt was indebted for much valuable 

 assistance. They are H. Cockburn, Esq., formerly of H.M. 

 Consular Service at Chungking, and the Rev. G. Cockburn, of the 

 Church of Scotland Mission in China. Though of the same 

 name, these gentlemen are in no way related. 



Primula nutantiflora, Hemsl. 



P. soldanelloidei simillima, differt foliis oblongo-spathulatis 

 sessilibus supra medium paucidentatis, subtus pulverulentis, 

 scapo circiter 3-4 lineas sub florum bracteis 2 parvis instructo 

 calycis plus minusve pulverulenti dentibus acutis. 



Szechuen : South Wushan, Dr. -4. Henry, 5584. 



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