BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF PRIMULA. 21 
The species is very distinct in the series of dwarf tufted 
Primulas with exannulate corollas. The glandular covering is that 
of P. Walshii, Craib, but the form of leaf of that species and its 
involucrally disposed bracts, as well as the flower characters, at 
once distinguish it. P. spathulifolia, Craib and P. melichlora, Balt. 
fil. et W. W. Sm. have leaves of form like those of our species, 
but neither of them is glandular and their inflorescence is not 
capitular. P. Stirtoniana, Watt is also very different both 
in form of foliage and in inflorescence. P. minutissima, Jacquem. 
is altogether a smaller plant with involucral bracts, smaller 
flowers, and different flower details, and it is not glandular. 
P. Heydei, Watt is at once diagnosed by its long scape, and 
there are many other differences. 
Primula Harrissii, Watt ex scheda in Herb. Edin. 
Epilosa foliis floribusque coaetaneis sed sub anthesi nondum 
desquamatis. Folia crassa ad 5 cm. longa ad 1 cm. lata spathu- 
lata obtusa margine subcartilaginea plus minusve acute dentata 
utrinque glanduloso-foveolata deorsum in petiolum alatum 
vaginantem lamina breviorem attenuata. Scapus ad 6 cm. 
longus robustus glaber umbellam circ. 6-floram gerens ; bracteae 
latae ad 4 mm. longae subvaginantes acuminatae carinatae et 
basi subtus in saccum brevem rotundatum 0.5 mm. diam. 
expansae ; pedicelli rigidi erecti ad 7 mm. longi in anthopodium 
longum sursum gradatim expansi. Calyx ad 5 mm. longus 
campanulatus obscure 5-costatus glaber ad medium fissus lobis 
longe lanceolatis obtusis. Corollae tubus 8 mm. longus cylin- 
dricus in flore brevistylo supra stamina ampliatus intus 
fauce farinosus supra stamina plus minusve transverse rugosus 
rugis supremis ad orem annulatim projectis, limbi discus farino- 
sus I mm. latus, lobi obcordati vel obovati 5-mm. longi integri 
profunde emarginati. Stamina filamentis brevibus antherisque 
1.5 mm. longis, in flore longistylo a basi tubi corollini 2 mm. 
ovarium juxta inserta calyce inclusa, in flore brevistylo ad 
medium tubi corollini ultra calycem inserta antherarum apici- 
bus ab ore 2 mm. remotis. Ovarium oblongum in triente 
a stylopodio valvatim incrassatum ; stylus longus ultra 
medium tubi corollini elongatus, brevis tubum calycis aequans ; 
pera magnum ovoideum. 
P. roseae, Royle peraffinis sed minor et foliis floribusque 
coaetaneis distincta. 
Chitral. Guger. 8500-11,000 ft. Coll. Harriss. No. 16,333- 
1gth May 1895. In Herb. Calc., Edin. et Kew. 
Afghanistan. Griffith. No. 3512. In Herb. Calc. et Kew. 
Afghanistan. Griffith. No. 1058, Journal. In Herb. Kew. 
Sir George Watt recognised this plant as a species distinct 
