BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF PRIMULA. 7 
\W{9 Primula Calderiana, Balf. fil. et Cooper. 
Glabra efarinosa rhizomate parvo foliis longe petiolatis. 
Folia crassiuscula ad 12 cm. longa ad 1.5 cm. lata oblanceolata 
obtusa margine eroso-denticulata ecartilaginea utrinque punctis 
albidis quasi squamatis cellularum aeriferarum instructa subtus 
efoveolata costa media prominula deorsum in petiolum angus- 
tum alatum vaginantem sensim attenuata. Scapus ad 15 cm. 
altus gracilis infra glaber superne velutino-puberulus et pur- 
purascens umbellam circa 12-floram gerens; bracteae ad 7 
mm. longae a basi lata acuminatae nigro-purpureae velutino- 
puberulae ; pedicelli filiformes flexiles nigro-purpurei puberuli 
ad 1.5 cm. longi; anthopodium magnum obconoideum. Calyx 
ad 6 mm. longus crassus campanulatus nigro-purpureus pube- 
rulus ad vel vix ultra medium fissus lobis ovatis obtusis. 
Corollae atropurpureae crassae tubus in flcre brevistylo ad 
I cm. longus in longistylo 1 cm. longus calycem superans supra 
stamina subito ampliatus extus glaber intus cellulis aeriferis 
albidis notatus ad orem annulo magno luteo coronaeformi 
instructus infra stamina sub-membranaceus, limbi patuli discus 
puberulus circa 8 mm. latus, lobi circa 6 mm. longi et lati 
oblongi vel elliptici vel rotundati emarginati vel suberosi. 
Stamina magna filamentis 1 mm. longis ad basin latis et strumis 
intermediis corollinis annulum formantibus conjunctis, antheris 
2 mm. longis, in flore longistylo fere ad medium tubi corollini 
inserta apicibus antherarum ab annulo circ.2 mm. remotis, in flore 
brevistylo apicem tubi versus inserta apicibus circ. 0.5 mm. ab 
annulo remotis. Ovarium discoideum ; stylus longus exsertus, 
brevis calyce brevior ; stigma magnum ovoideum lobulatum. 
Species ex affinitate P. Gammicanae, King forsan microforma, 
foliis oblanceolatis longioribus, floribus minoribus paucioribus, 
calyce nigro-purpureo non angulato, corolla extus non velutina 
et annuli forma distinguenda. 
Sikkim. Above Changu. Alt. 12,500 ft. Purple; very 
variable, but common on peat hill tops. R. E. Cooper. No. 
20. 28th June 1913. In Herb. Edin. 
Sikkim. Changu. Alt. 12,000 ft. W. W. Smith. No. 
3285. June rgro. In Herb. Calc. 
One of the many forms which have been confused under 
the name P. obtusifolia, Royle. As matter of fact P. obtusi- 
folia, Royle, is a rare plant of the North-West Himalayas, and 
all the plants from Sikkim and the East Himalaya which have 
been referred to P. obtusifolia, Royle, belong to other species. 
\)5% Primula celsiaeformis, Balf. fil. 
Herbacea omnino subasperula pilis glandulisque obsita 
rhizomate parvo folia pauca petiolata et scapum racemosum 
