46 BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF PRIMULA. 
branacea obtusa vel subrotundata vel subpraemorsa irregulariter 
eroso-denticulatain petiolum alatum alis integrislaminabreviorem 
attenuata subtus pallidior pulverulenta plus minusve nervulosa 
venis primariis e costa media albida arcuatim adscendentibus. 
Scapus ad 30 cm. altus robustus stramineus minute puberulus 
apicem versus albofarinosus umbellam capituliformem sphaeri- 
cam multifloram gerens; bracteae albofarinosae exteriores 
involucrantes foliaceae ad 1.4 cm. longae subspathulatae lamina 
inciso-fimbriata ad 5 mm. lata in petiolum ligulatum basi vix 
vaginantem et haud incrassatum cuneatim attenuata, interiores 
ligulatae integrae acutae ; pedicelli albofarinosi ad 5 mm. longi 
sub fructu longiores deflexi; anthopodium. obconicum flore 
Species ex affinitate P. capitatae, Hook. bracteis petio- 
latis fimbriatis, corolla exannulata_ intus purpurea digno- 
scenda; a P. pseudocapitata, Ward (ined.) bracteis inciso- 
Yunnan. Open marshy places in pine woods on the ascent 
to Kari Pass between Pung-tzu-la and Shi-zo. Alt. 10,000— 
14,000 ft. Perfumed. G. Forrest. No. 46. September 1904. 
In Herb. Edin. 
Yunnan. Western slopes of Kari Pass leading into the 
Chun pa Valley between Pung-tzu-la and Shi-zo. Alt. about 
13,000-14,000 ft. Flowers most delicately perfumed. G. For- 
rest. No. 303. September 1904. In Herb. Edin. 
One of the Chinese forms of the Himalayan aggregate 
P. capitata, Hook. One other Chinese form is known up to 
this time in P. pseudocapitata, Ward. Both of them, though 
easily recognised as nearly allied to the Himalayan forms, can 
