30 BALFOUR—NEwW SPECIES OF PRIMULA. 
accrescentia crassa ad 5 cm. longa ad 8 mm. lata oblongo- 
spathulata obtusa margine recurva regulariter minute crenato- 
dentata basi in petiolum vaginantem lamina longiorem anguste 
alatum attenuata supra sparsim subtus dense luteo-farinosa 
costa media prominula excepta. Scapus ad 6 cm. altus sub 
fructu accrescens plus minusve farinosus apicem versus purpur- 
ascens umbellam unam 8-floram gerens;  bracteae purpura- 
scentes plus minusve farinosae subtus connatae a basi lata 
vaginante acuminatim angustatae ad 7 mm. longae pedicellis 
longiores vel aequilongae ; pedicelli validi erecti purpurascentes 
et farinosi sub fructu aucti; anthopodium abstrictum. Calyx 
breviter tubulosus ad 8 mm. longus extus purpurascens nunc 
ubique extus intusque luteo-farinosus saepe lineis farinosis 
intersepalinis solum notatus ultra medium fissus lobis longis 
ligulatis adpressis apice obtusis vel acutis subcucullatis sine 
hydathodo conspicuo. Corollae violaceae oculo albo tubus 
cylindricus supra stamina ampliatus in flore brevistylo ad 1.5 
cm. longus in longistylo ad 1.2 cm. longus extus fauce plus 
minusve farinosus intus annulo conspicuo 5-lobato instructus 
vix transverse rugosus tenuiter membranaceus, limbi discus 
2 mm. latus, lobi patuli anguste obovati vel elliptici ad 1 cm. 
longi ad 6 mm. lati obscure crenati. Stamina filamentis dis- 
tinctis antherisque oblongis circ. 2 mm. longis in flore brevistylo 
supra medium tubi corollini inserta apicibus antherarum 3 mm. 
ab annulo remotis, in longistylo basin versus inserta calyce 
inclusa. Ovarium ovoideum; stylus brevis tubo calycis 
dimidio longior, longus tubo corollini paullo brevior ; stigma 
capitatum lobulatum. Capsula rufa longitudinaliter striata 
ad 1.4 cm. longa calyce duplo-longior cylindrica angusta apice 
5-10 dentibus valvatim dehiscens. 
Species affinis P. pulchellae, Franch. sed habitu nano, foliis 
supra farinosis, umbella pauciflora, pedicellis brevioribus 
floribusque erectis, calycis segmentis longioribus,  petalis 
violaceis integris, capsula longiore recedit. 
Yunnan. A-tun-tsu. Alt. 13,000-14,000 ft. A semi-alpine 
(note tufted habit and very fibrous roots) growing on open 
mountain slopes under rocks, etc. Situation dry. Not a great 
variation in colour, usually pale. Attacked by fungus. F. 
Kingdon Ward. No. 89. May ro1z. In Herb. Edin. 
Yunnan. F. Kingdon Ward. No. 432. 1913. In Herb. Edin. 
This is a dwarf ally of P. pulchella, Franch. There are 
abundant specific distinctions. Apart from the smallness of 
stature the shorter leaves are farinose above, pedicels are short 
and erect, lengthening in fruit as do those of P. pulchella, 
Franch. The calyx gives a diagnostic mark in the much 
longer segments. Then the corolla lobes are entire. F inally, 
