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64 DUuNN—PRIMULA BELLIDIFOLIA, KING, AND ITs ALLIES. 
through which it is already well represented in many herbaria 
and gardens. 
8. Primula Viali, Franch. 
Yunnan. Delavay, 3604. P. Littontana, Forrest, which 
appears to differ from the present species chiefly in robustness, 
may be a variety. 
9. Primula cernua, Franch. 
Yunnan. Delavay.. Like the last, it is not at present in 
cultivation. It has only been found in one locality, and even 
there it is very rare. 
_10. Primula gracilenta, Dunn. Sp. nov. 
Herba perennis, efarinosa. Folia petiolata, rosulata, esa 
obtusa, basi in petiolis dimidio brevioribus angustata, 5-7 ¢ 
longa, irregulariter dentata, membranacea, praecipue in venis 
laxe hirsuta. Scapus gracilis, 15-20 cm. altus, glaber, capitulum 
globosum gerens. Flores sessiles, 7-8 mm. longi, bracteis 
lanceolatis. Calyx late campanulatus, 2 mm. longus, dentes 5, 
tubum aequantes, ovati, margine sparse sed longe ciliati. Corolla 
purpurea ; tubus cylindricus, 7-9 mm. longus, 1°5 mm. latus: 
lobi 5, oblongi, 2 mm. longi, quam I mm. angustiores, apice 
rotundati, 
“W. Szechuen and Tibetan Frontier at gooo to 13,500 
ft.’ Pratt,;.252 (part). 
