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24 BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF PRIMULA. 
dense luteo-farinosa deorsum in petiolum longum ad 8 cm. 
longum gradatim attenuata ; petiolus anguste alatus in vaginam 
longam purpuream expansus. Scapus ad 20 cm. altus robustus 
plus minusve luteo-farinosus umbellam ad 8-floram gerens ; 
bracteae ad 1.2 cm. longae lineari-subulatae erectae minute 
ciliatae extus virides sparse farinosae intus dense luteo-farinosae 
basi subtus paullo incrassatae ; pedicelli inaequales longiores 
ad 3 cm. breviores 1 cm. longi validi dense luteo-farinosi ; antho- 
podium parvum. Calyx crassiusculus ad 8 mm. longus tubo 
brevissimo 1 cm. longo extus nigro-viridi sinubus intersepalinis 
luteo-farinosis intus glabro lobis ligulatis acutis adpressis intus 
dense luteo-farinosis. Corollae purpureae tenuissimae membran- 
aceae in flore longistylo tubus cylindricus 1.2 cm. longus extus 
intusque glaber efarinosus erugosus annulo magno lobato in- 
structus, limbi discus minutus, lobi magni patentes I cm. longi 
obovati retusi crenulati. Stamina filamentis brevibus et antheris 
latis 2 mm. longis basin tubi corollini versus inserta antherarum " 
apicibus vix ad medium calycis attingentibus. Ovarium hemi- 
sphaeroideum superne incrassatum ; stylus longus validus tubo 
corollino triente brevior ; stigma breviter ovoideum. 
Species P. callianthae, Franch. affinis sed foliis longe 
petiolatis, bracteis longioribus differt. 
N.W. Yunnan. Mekong-Salween divide near A-tun-tsu. 
Precipices, 15,000 ft. F. Kingdon Ward. No. 827. 2oth July 
1913. In Herb. Edin. 
This striking new species has, without doubt, affinity with 
P. calliantha, Franch. but its long stalked leaves with small 
lamina distinguish it at a glance. 
Primula indobella, Balf. fil. et W. W. Sm. 
Perpusilla dense caespitosa radicibus basi erubescentibus 
efarinosa stolonifera stolonibus brevibus. Folia glabra crassius- 
cula petiolata rosulata ad 8 mm. longa subspathulata: lamina 
regulariter crenato-lobata lobis recurvatis hydathodo terminatis : 
petiolus lamina longior ligulatus alis membranaceis integris. 
Scapus glaber ad rx cm. longus folia subaequans vel eis longior 
uniflorus; bractea singula minuta membranacea_ subulata. 
subcalycina et calyci adpressa; pedicellus nullus. Calyx 
poculiformis ad 4 mm. longus corollae tubo brevior viridis 
glaber ad medium fissus lobis latis oblongis obtusis nunc sub- 
truncatis denticulatis. Corollae crassiusculae in flore brevistylo 
tubus 6 mm. longus infundibuliformis extus pubescens intus fauce 
dense albo-barbatus caeteroquin glaber, limbi discus concavus, 
lobiad 5 mm. longi obcuneati profunde bifidi segmentis divaricatis. 
Stamina ad faucem inserta, antheris 1.5 mm. longis. Ovarium 
globosum ; stylus vix calycis tubum aequans ; stigma capitatum. 
