Plate 1789. 



PBIMULA FABERI, OKv. 



PRIMULACKJ!. 



P. (Aleuritia) Faberi, Oliv. (*, nov.) ; planta glabra, : rhi*oma 

 breve, foliis ovalibus v. oblanceolato-oblongis acutiuscuhs basi ^pe 

 longe attenuate remotiuscule denticulatis submembranace is VjP^J 

 ceis concolorihna glaberrimis, scapo erecto folus * a-p «? 



umbellis 3-8-floris involucratis, bracteis involncn he r ba f c Xe cam- 

 ovato-oblongis obtusiusculis, pedicellis sarins bre ™ s ^*' .^rfnato- 

 panulato glabro ad medium 5-fido lobis ovato-elliptic 1S , ]a flavida 

 costatia obtusiusculis apiculatis corolla? tubo brevioriDus, obtusia 



tnbo ad faucem ampliato lobis adscendentibus ovato-oDiu B 



mtegris tubo 3-plo brevioribus. _ 



„ ., n Mnunt Omei, Bev. ±>. 



Hab. China ; Szecbwan Prov., summit of Mourn 



Faber (No. 325). 6 _ 10 oll< 



Folia 3-4 poll, longa (cum petiolo), 8-10 lin. lata. ^JJ* explana to 

 longus erectas. Flares fragrantissimi f po 11 - a ' 

 circ. J poll. diam. m p rJma laa 



An interesting addition to the superb series a > {hed hy Mons. 

 recently discovered by the Abbe Delavay ana ^ ^ Adm i n istra- 

 Franchet, through whose kind offices we are indeo of imenS . Mr. 

 tion of the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle for ajine s ^pfcwus in- 

 ker's species catches the eye at first glance ^ ^^ pedice llate 

 volncre, which almost conceals the calyxes 



flowers.— D. Oliver. . 



t? , -, <t Ovary. Enlarged. 



Fig. i. Calyx. 2. Corolla laid open. 3. uvarj 



