mom 
48A LXXXVII. PRIMULACEX. (J. D. Hooker.) [ Primula. 
mouth not annulate, ovary obovoid. Duby in DC. Prodr. viii, 41. P. altis- 
sima and P. speciosa, Don Prodr. 78. 
CENTRAL and Eastern Hiwarava; Nipal, Wallich; Sikkim, alt. 11—15,000 ft., 
J. D. H., Elwes. 
Rootstock very small. Leaf-blade 2-3 in.; petiole 4-6 in., very slender. Scape 
12-16 in. very slender; inflorescence sometimes mealy; flowers nodding, slightly 
fragrant ; bracts regularly placed, but unequal in size, broad, sometimes toothed. 
Calyx 1-3 in., campanulate, quite terete or 5-ribbed. Corolla-tube nearly 4 in. ; lobes 
erecto-patent, small, rounded, or notched, Fruit not zeen, ` Wallich describes the 
leaves as slightly pubescent beneath, which Ido not observe. A close ally of P. 
sikkimensis. 
5. P. vaginata, Watt in Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. ined.; puberulous or 
glabrescent, not mealy, leaves 4 in. diam. orbicular deeply cordate 7-lobed one 
third way, lobes 3-fid, petiole with a broad basal sheath, scape 2—4 in., umbel 
2-6-fld., pedicels very unequal, bracts linear, calyx-lobes short, corolla lilac, 
tube funnel-shaped, mouth annulate, lobes 2—4-fid. 
Sıxxım Himataya; Laghep, alt. 10,000 ft., Clarke. 
Rootstock small, woody. Leaves puberulous or glabrous; petiole equalling the 
blade, abruptly dilated at the very base into a broad membranous sheath. Scape 
glabrous; pedicels 1-4 in. Calyx campanulate, lobes ovate acute. Corolla-tube not 
twice the length of the calyx; limb 4 in. diam. Ovary globose, acute. Fruit un- 
known. 
6. P. Clarkei, Watt o Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. ined.; quite glabrous, 
leaves 1-1} in. orbicular- or elliptic-cordate sharply toothed or crenate, tip 
rounded, scape 0, pedicels equalling or shorter than the petioles, calyx broadly 
campanulate, lobes short, corolla-tube slender, mouth not annulate, limb flat, 
lobes 2-fid, capsule globose included, 
Kasuwin ; at Poosiana, alt. 7000 ft., Clarke. 
Habit of a Viola. Rootstock slender, woody. Leaves membranous, nerves very 
slender ; petiole 2—4 in., very slender, base narrowly sheathing. Pedicels 2-3, slender. 
Corolla-tube in., lobes narrow. Ovary globose, acute, stigma capitate. Seeds black, 
subglobose, minutely papillose, I; in. diam. 
** Pubescent or tomentose with flaccid jointed hairs. 
7. P. mollis, Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 4798 ; softly pubescent or tomentose, 
not mealy, leaves 3-5 in. diam. orbicular deeply cordate obtusely lobulate and 
erose, petiole stout, scape long, flowers in 2-5 loose superposed whorls, bracts 
linear-lanceolate, corolla rosy, mouth annulate, limb flat, lobes obovate or 
obcordate. 
Eastern Himataya; Bhotan, Booth. 
A near ally of P. cortusioides, and of the common garden P. sinensis. Crown with- 
out sheathing seales. Leaves rather thick, pubescent on both surfaces; petiole 
3-6 in., base shortly sheathing. Scape and inflorescence 12-18 in.; whorls distant, 
3-6-fld., pedicels l-l% in. Calyx membranous, broadly campanulate, loose, lobes 
acuminate. Corolla 3 in. diam. Ovary globose, acute, upper half thickened ; stigma 
globose. Fruit unknown. 
u` 8. P. geraniifolia, Hook. f.; very slender, softly pubescent, not mealy, 
leaves 2-3 in. diam. orbicular deeply cordate acutely lobulate all round lobules 
toothed, petiole very long, scape very slender, flowers in simple or superimposed 
whorls, bracts few linear, corolla lilac, mouth annulate, lobes obcordate, 
E. Trszt; Chumbi valley (between Sikkim and Bhotan), alt. about 10,000 ft., 
King. 
