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then; and this, too, in the eastern parts of Asia, but in regions very 
low, and far north of our regions of Tibet and Turkistan.” 
The sign A before a name indicates an uninhabited place, or a pas- 
ture-ground only occasionally visited by nomadic tribes, generally are 
designated as “ Deras." 
PRIMULACEX. 
1. Primula petiolaris, Wall.; De Cand. Prod. viii. p. 37 ; Wall. Fl. 
Ind. ii. p. 22; but the variety, which is named by Wallich P. nana. 
—N. 9770, from the Western Himalaya, province of Kamaon, locality 
Bageser to Munshari, vi Kathi and Namik, 5000-7800 feet; col- 
lected May 24-31, 1855. 
2. P. purpurea, Royle; De Cand. 1. c. p. 40 ; Royle, Ill. 311. t. 77. 
f. 2.—N. 9772 and n. 9840 partly. Western Himalaya, province 
of Kamaon, locality Bageser to Munshari, vid Kathi and Namik, 5000— 
7800 feet, collected May 24-30, 1855 ; and A Roghas up the Milum 
glacier to A Bitarguar, 13,995-14,594 feet, collected June 18th and 
19th, 1855. 
3. P. Moorcroftiana, Wall.; DC. 1. c. p. 45. There is only one im- 
perfect specimen, showing only the foliaceous involucels, and the 
umbel. Involucel or leaflets ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, connate at 
their broad bases, on the margins sharply dentate, and above very mealy. 
Pedicels elongated with farina under the calyx. Calyx-segments fari- 
naceous, ovate-lanceolate, acute, keeled, connected to the middle equal 
in length with the capsules.—N. 9027. Found in the Western Hima- 
` laya, province of Garhval, locality Sukhi, across the Bamsuru and 
Chaia Pass to Kharsali (Passes between the Bhagirathi and Jamna 
valleys), 9000—15,400 feet ; collected October 9-13, 1855. 
4. P. rosea, Royle, lll. 311. t. 75. f. 1; De Cand. l.c. p. 41.— 
N. 1705, Tibet, province of Ladak, locality Le to A Kurumpulu (on 
the southern slopes of Laoche Pass), 11,500-15,470 feet, collected 
July 24, 1856; n. 1899, environs of Le in general, 10,750—12,500 
feet, collected July to September, 1856; n. 1943, locality Yugu to 
(right side of the Indus valley), 11,000—12,000 feet, collected 
August 1-31 ; province of Nubra, locality Kardong to Diskit, on the left 
side of the Shayok, 12,878-9968 feet, collected July 26-28, 1856; 
n. 5296, province of Balti, locality Chorbad-la Pass to A Chungaks, on 
the northern foot of the Pass, 16,976—15,000 feet, collected July 8, 
