DIAGNOSES SPECIERUM NOVARUM. 13 
superantes. Calyx spadiceus campanulatus intus dense albo- 
farinosus; lobi carinati lanceolato-acuminati. Corollae albae 
aureo-oculatae circ. 2 cm. longae tubus calycem superans ; lobi 
obovati. Stamina floris brevistyli ad os corollaeinserta. Species 
ex affinitate P. Beesianae, G. Forrest in Sectione Candelabra. 
S.W. Szechwan. Tsarong. Muli Mts., valley of the Litang. 
Forrest. 16,255. June 1918. 
ut Primula limbata, Balf. f. et Forrest. 
as 
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Albo-farinosa, gemmae hibernaculo brevi, squamis suis sub 
anthesi a basiexplanatis. Folia ad ro cm. longa 3 cm. lata firma 
subcoriacea anguste obovata acuta vel obtusa eroso-dentata in 
petiolum brevem vix discretum attenuata ; subtus griseo-farinosa 
et farina alba dense limbata. Scapus robustus ad 16 cm. longus 
obscure farinosus umbellam plurifloram gerens; bracteae 
lineares + pedicelli tenues bracteas superantes. Calyx purpureus 
albo-farinosus. Corolla violaceo;purpurea. Capsula cylindrica 
circ. 8 mm. longa. Species Sectionis Nivalis-verae. 
Western N.W. Yunnan. Mekong-Salween divide. Forrest. 
14,304. July 1917. 
Primula maikhaensis, Balf. t. et Forrest. 
Caespitosa luteo-farinosa foliis praeteritis dense vestita. 
Folia obovato-spathulata ad 4.5 cm. longa 1.5 cm. lata apice 
rotundato-obtusa leviter crenulato-dentata ; supra atro-olivacea; 
subtus luteo-farinosa ; petiolus alatus membranaceo-vaginatus. 
Scapus folia aequans obscure pulverulentus ; umbella 2—3-flora ; 
bracteae pulverulentae intus luteo-farinosae oblongae acutae ; 
pedicelli bracteas vix superantes pulverulenti. Calyx ad medium 
fissus extus pulverulentus intus luteo-farinosus ; lobi oblongi 
obtusi. Corolla roseo-purpurea oculo viridi-flavido calycem 
duplo superans circ. 2 cm. longa exannulata; lobi obovati 
bilobulati. Genitalia longiora ad os corollae. Species Sectionis 
Yunnanensis. 
N.W. Yunnan. N’Maikha-Salween divide. Forrest. 18,094. 
June 1919. 
Primula metria, Balf. f. et Cooper. 
Parva rosulata efarinosa. Folia longe petiolata ascendentia 
sub anthesi ad 3.5 cm. longa; lamina oblonga vel ovalis vel 
elliptica vel ovata vel subcordiformis ad 2 cm. longa I.2 cm. : 
lata, obtusa vel apice rotundata, margine crenato-dentata, basi 
abrupte contracta nunc cordata, vel in foliis oblongis cuneata et 
in petiolum attenuata, utrinque opaca et pilis albis mollibus 
articulatis densissime vestita, subtus pallidior ; petiolus laminam 
aequans vel ea longior. Scapus circ. 6 cm. longus strictus 
