16 BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF PRIMULA. 
true P. bella, Franch. of China with the Bhutan form P. 
indobella, Balf. fil. et W. W. Sm. 
\y\ Primula fasciculata, Balf. fil. et Ward. 
Pusilla epilosa rhizomate parvo vaginis siccis foliorum vetus- 
torum obtecto foliis rosulatis longe petiolatis. Folia ad 2 cm. 
longa; lamina oblonga vel elliptica vel subovata obtusa vel 
apice rotundata margine integra cartilaginea ad 8 mm. longa 
ad 4 mm. lata crassiuscula subtus plus minusve sparsim farinosa ; 
petiolus lamina 2~-3-plo longior alatus longe vaginans. Flores 
plurimi axillares solitarii; pedicelli ad 5 cm. longi tenues ; 
anthopodium conspicuum. Calyx tubulosus ad 4 mm. longus 5- 
costatus intervallis pallidioribus granulosus ad quadrantem fissus 
lobis deltoideis hydathodo corneo terminatis. Corollae pallide 
roseae flavo-oculatae tubus in flore brevistylo infra cylindricus 
supra stamina sursum ampliatus ad 6 mm. longus extus pallidus 
intus non rugosus annulo parvo ad orem instructus, lobi ex disco 
angustissimo limbi horizontaliter patentes 5 mm. longi obovati 
emarginati. Stamina in flore brevistylo ad orem tubi corollini 
inserta antheris I.5 mm. longis semiexsertis filamentis brevi- 
bus. Ovarium globosum ad trientem supremum incrassatum 
5-valvatim lobatum; stylus brevis albidus calycis tubum 
aequans validus ; stigma parvum anguste capitatum. 
Planta aspectu P. tibeticae, Watt sed floribus majoribus 
solitariis axillaribus differt. 
Yunnan. Flowers deep rose-pink with orange eye. Cover- 
ing bogs on the Chungtien plateau. 11,000-12,000 ft. May 
1913. F. Kingdon Ward. No. 279. In Herb. Edin. 
In dried specimens like the East Himalayan P. tibetica, 
Watt especially the form of that species in which the scape 
is very short and concealed within the leaves. Perhaps one 
ought to look at P. fasciculata, Balf. fil. et Ward as the West 
Chinese representative of the Himalayan P. tibetica, Watt. I 
find no trace of a scape in any specimen, and the flowers are 
always solitary in the axils of the leaves. The flowers in P. 
fasciculata, Balf. fil. et Ward do not show the characteristic 
reflexing of the petals of P. tibetica, Watt. The leaves of 
P. tibetica, Watt are said to have no meal, but I find it 
always—especially in young leaves. 
i Ray Primula florida, Balf. fil. et Forrest. 
Rhizoma parvum multiceps foliis petiolatis, Folia ad 8 
cm. longa; lamina ad 3.5 cm. longa ad 3 cm. lata in forma 
et magnitudine varia oblonga elliptica ovata rotundata basi 
subtruncata vel subcordata venis primariis flabellatis in petio- 
lum cuneatim attenuata obtusa vel apice rotundata margine 
