Tas. 5906. 
ANDROSACE cCaARNEA, VAR. EXIMIA. 
Native of the Auvergne Alps. 
Nat. Ord. Primutacea&.—Tribe PRIMULE. 
Genus Anprosace, Tourn.; (Endl. Gen. Plant., p. 730). 
ANDROSACE carnea ; laxe cespitosa, caulibus brevibus suberectis, foliis dense 
confertis patenti-recurvis linearibus v. subulato-linearibus subacutis 
- planis enerviis sparse ciliatis v. ciliatis et puberulis, pedunculo stellatim 
tomentello, floribus capitato-umbellatis roseo-purpureis, calyce cam- 
panulato 5-fido, lobis acutiusculis tubum corolle equantibus. 
Awnprosace carnea, Linn. Sp. Pl., 204. Duby in DC. Prod., vol. viii. p. 51. 
Reich. Ic. Crit.t. 580. Flor. Germ. vol. xvii. t.1112. Gren. and Godr. 
fl. France. vol. ii. p. 456. 
AnprosaceE Halleri, Gmel. bad. vol. iv. p. 151. t. 8. ; 
Aretia Halleri, Linn. ;—Hall. Helv. t. 17. Plukenet Almag. t. 108. f. 5. 
Var. eximia, laxius et latius cespitosa, foliis laxioribus minus rigidis valde 
recurvis longioribus linearibus sparse puberulis, floribus majoribus 3 
poll. diametro. Ic. nost. t. 5907. 
A comparison of this form of Androsace carnea, with the 
usual state of that plant as it occurs in Dauphiny, the Py- 
renees, Savoy, and Switzerland, shows it to be characterized 
by its greater size, looser cushion-like tufts, longer, more linear 
and uniformly recurved leaves, with sparse pubescence, and 
much larger flowers, of a very fine rose purple colour ; so 
great indeed are these differences, that when pots of living 
specimens of this and the ordinary form are placed side by 
side, it is hard to believe that they are not specific ; but the 
comparison of an extensive suite of herbarium specimens, shows 
so many intermediate forms, together with so many other 
varieties, that I believe it will be found impossible to separate 
them by any certain character. Fortunately too I have been 
able to submit the flowering specimens to _Cosson, of Paris, 
JuNE Ist, 1871. 
