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Corollae aureae tubus ad 1'3 cm. longus calyce subduplo 

 longior intus infra antheras transverse rugosus, limbus 

 1-1-3 cm. diametiens lobis rotundatis emarginatis. Capsula 

 ovata calyce inclusa. 



Yunnan. On limestone rocks of Hee Chan Men. Delavay 

 (1884), No. 114. 



This species is readily diagnosed by its glabrous character 

 and the golden farina upon the whole inflorescence. It 

 contrasts strongly in these respects with all the other 

 species in the section. 



2. Primula rufa, Ball til. Sp. no v. (Plate VIII.) 



SufFruticosa omnino pilis rufis plus minusve vestita, 

 fragrans. Rhizoma lignosum apice di visum et vestigiis 

 foliorum anni praeteriti dense obtectum. 



Folia petiolata ad 8 cm. longa ; lamina elliptica ad 6 cm. 

 longa 3 cm. lata supra subbullata plus minusve rufo- 

 pubescens pilis pro parte glandulosis, subtus aureo-farinosa 

 et rufo-pubescens vix elevato-reticulata. apice obtusa, 

 inargine late crenata, basi cuneata vel in petiolum attenuata ; 

 petiolus 2-2 o cm. longus rufus dense pilosus anguste alatus 

 et basi vaginatus. 



Scapus validus erectus 15-20 cm. altus efarinosus pilis 

 rutis dense obtectus umbellam unam multifloram gerens ; 

 bracteae 1-1 "5 cm. longae subfoliaceae efarinosae cum 

 pedicellis et calyce rufo-pubescentes ; pedicelli ad 1*5 cm. 

 longi sed saepius bracteas subaeijuantes. 



Calyx tubuloso-campanulatus rufus basi subincrassatus 

 inter pilos sparse farinosus 8-9 mm. longus vix ad medium 

 tissus, lobis oblongis obtusis. 



Corollae aureae plus minusve luteo-farinosae tubus ad 

 1*3 cm. longus, calycem vix duplo superans, intus infra 

 antheras transverse rugosus; limbus 1*5 cm. diametiens, 

 lobis rotundatis bifidis. 



Yunnan. Hee Chan Men. Delavay (1885), No. 305 



The specimens from which the above description has 

 been made were included in a gift of dried plants which 

 the Director of the Herbarium at the Jardin des Plantes 

 kindly made to the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. It 

 bears the label P. bullata, Franch., and the identification 



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