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ae) BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF PRIMULA. 
Primula cephalantha, Balf. fil. 
Pilosa rhizomate parvo. Folia rosulata petiolata ad Io 
cm. longa ad 2 cm. lata; lamina anguste oblonga vel sublan- 
ceolata obtusa margine serrato-lobata vel inaequaliter grosse 
dentata supra pubescens subtus pallidior pilis villosis prae- 
sertim ad venas obtecta deorsum in petiolum lamina breviorem 
vel eam aequantem alatum villosum attenuata. Scapus ad 
25 cm. altus glaber superne plus minusve luteo-farinosus capi- 
tulum pluriflorum subspicatum gerens; bracteae externae ad 
mm. longae membranaceae plus minusve luteo-farinosae 
deflexae basi lata vaginantes minutissime ciliatae superne 
acuminatae calycem aequantes interlores minores; pedicelli 
subnulli; anthopodium latum flore abstrictum. Flos de- 
flexus. Calyx tenuiter membranaceus pallide viridis cupuli- 
formis dense luteo-farinosus ad 4 mm. longus haud ad medium 
fissus lobis mucronulatis inaequalibus posteriore maximo rotun- 
dato anteriore angustiore ovato vel oblongo obtuso vel sub- 
acuto. Corollae purpureae anguste tubulosae limbo concavo 
tubus ad 8 mm. longus extus luteo-farinosus intus glaber ex- 
annulatus infra stamina in flore brevistylo rugosus, limbi discus 
2.5 mm. longus luteo-farinosus, lobi aperti breves 2.5 mm. 
longi erecti oblongi vel subquadrati vel subrectangulares nec 
rotundati apice vix integri nec emarginati. Stamina floris 
brevistyli ad faucem inserta antheris ex tubo prolatis, floris 
brevistyli ad basin tubi corollini, filamentis brevissimis. Ova- 
rium globosum ; stylus longus exsertus, brevis calyce brevior ; 
stigma discoideum. Capsula globosa calyce paullo aucto 
densissime luteo-farinoso inclusa. 
Species Sectionis Muscarioidis optime distincta. Ex affini- 
tate P. pinnatifidae, Franch., foliis pilis dense vestitis, bracteis. 
vaginantibus, lobis corollinis vix integris haud rotundatis 
differt. 
Yunnan. High plateau of Je-mo-tchouan. Alt. 9600 ft. 
Flowers blue violet. July. E.E. Maire. In Herb. Edin. 
Perhaps the nearest affinity of P. cephalantha, Balf. fil. is 
with P. pinnatifida, Franch. Broadly, the form of leaf is the 
same, but P. cephalantha, Balf. fil. is a much more hairy form 
and never has the bright green foliage that characterises P. 
pinnatifida, Franch. The inflorescence and flower of the two 
plants differ. In P. cephalantha, Balf. fil. the head is more 
spicate, the outer bracts have a broad sheathing base, the 
posterior calyx lobe is not denticulate and the others are rarely 
acute, the corolla lobes are not imbricate and have not the broad 
rotundate quite entire shape of those of P. pinnatifida, Franch. 
Lastly, as the fruit is formed the yellow meal that is developed 
forms a dense coating on the bracts and calyx—a feature not 
