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\“ Primula oresbia, Balf. fil. 
32 BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF PRIMULA. 
P. sinuata, Franch. is I have little doubt one of the Sonchifolia 
series. 
Perennis albofarinosa rhizomate brevi. Folia graciliter 
petiolata ad 5 cm. longa; lamina ovata vel elliptica ad 1.7 
cm. longa ad 1.4 cm. lata profunde pinnatim inciso-dentata 
cum dente apicali dentibus mucrone hydathodali corneo ter- 
minatis supra viridis glandulis capitatis obscure pulverulenta 
subtus intense albofarinosa basi subito truncatim vel late 
cuneatim in petiolum contracta; petiolus ad 2.5 cm. longus 
vix alatus plus minusve albofarinosus. Scapus ad 12 cm. altus 
plerumque brevior validus albofarinoso-puberulus umbellam 
subsecundam 5-6-floram gerens; bracteae plus minusve albo- 
farinosae 6-8 mm. longae lineari-lanceolatae crassiusculae acutae 
basi subvaginatae exteriores pedicellis longiores (saepe duplo) 
interiores breviores; pedicelli albofarinosi subnutantes ; antho- 
podium subnullum. Calyx poculiformis angulatus 6 mm. longus 
dense albofarinosus ultra medium fissus lobis erectis ad 4-5 
mm. longis anguste lanceolatis acuminatis hydathodo corneo 
terminatis nervo medio prominente. Corollae lilacinae tenuis 
ubique plus minusve albofarinosae tubus exannulatus 8 mm. 
longus cylindricus intus in floribus omnibus transverse rugosus, 
limbi subconcavi vix ampliati discus 2 mm. diam. valde color- 
atus et dense albofarinosus, lobi obcordati bifidi. Antherarum 
apices in flore longistylo ab ore corollae circ. 4.5 mm. remoti in 
brevistylo ad orem sed haud exserti. Ovarium parvum globosum ; 
stylus longus 6.5 mm. longus exsertus, brevis I mm. longus ; 
stigma subglobosum. Capsula angusta oblonga 3-4 mm. 
longa calyce inclusa valvis primariis bifidis ad basin dehi- 
scentibus. 
Species P. incisae, Franch. affinis sed albofarinosa. 
Hunan. Summit of Yo-Chow. Alt. 10,300 ft. E. E. 
Maire. In Herb. Edin. 
I have not seen enough of P. incisa, Franch., to enable me 
to obtain a clear picture of its features, and the descriptions 
are not satisfactory. Franchet’s type came from Muping, 
collected by David, and all Muping plants are very distinct. 
This I have not seen. With it Pax associates a plant from 
Mt. Omei collected by Faber and two plants collected by 
Pratt at Tatsienlu under the Nos. 31 and 161. In order 
to do this Pax has to modify Franchet’s description in im- 
portant particulars. 
Franchet regarded his P. incisa, Franch., as near to P. 
involucrata, Wall., but very distinct by the scabrid leaves with 
incised lobes. I cannot subscribe to the affinity, but Franchet’s 
