BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF PRIMULA. =e 
be readily distinguished by the much smaller corolla limb and 
the more globular head of flowers. 
((\ Primula stolonifera, Balf. fil. 
P. farinosa, Linn. ex G. Forrest in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. 
Edin. iv (1908) 231. 
P. pseudodenticulata, Pax ex Pl. Chinenses Forrestianae, 
Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edin. vii (1912), 84, 91. 
Multiceps stolonifera epilosa. Stolones basi nudi ad 6 cm. 
excurrentes robusti decumbentes in axillis foliorum rosulatorum 
orientes. Folia floribus coaetanea ad 8 cm. longa ad 1.5 cm 
lata oblanceolata vel anguste obovato-oblonga obtusa tenuiter 
membranacea efarinosa margine crenato-denticulata vel den- 
tato-serrata vel subserrata deorsum in petiolum lamina breviorem 
alatum alis integris sensim attenuata utrinque laevis costa 
media subtus albida prominula. Scapus sub anthesi tenuis 
sub fructu auctus robustus glaber apicem versus plus minusve 
farinosus umbellam parvam gerens; bracteae minutae exteri- 
ores 3 mm. longae elongato-triangulares obtusae subcrassae 
basi plus minusve farinosae membranaceo-auriculatae infra 
nec incrassatae nec gibbosae, interiores minores;  pedicelli 
2-4 mm. longi validi plus minusve farinosi anthopodio turbinato 
ad 2 mm. longo flore abstricto terminati. Calyx campanulatus 
plus minusve farinosus 5 mm. longus ad medium fissus lobis 
oblongis obtusis apice saepe purpurascentibus. Corollae pur- 
pureae tubus 5 mm. longus extus plus minusve farinosus supra 
stamiha ampliatus intus annulo luteo conspicuo instructus et 
transverse rugosus infra membranaceus, limbi discus 0.5 mm. 
latus, lobi obovati 4 mm. longi plani profunde bipartiti. 
Staminum filamenta brevissima antheris ovoideis 1 mm. longis 
in flore brevistylo prope orem tubi corollini inserta apicibus 
antherarum annulum attingentibus longistylo ad medium in- 
serta apicibus antherarum ab annulo 2mm. remotis. Ovarium 
globosum superne crustaceum ; stylus ruber, longus staminibus 
vix longior, brevis calycis tubo paullo longior ; stigma capitatum. 
Capsula calyce inclusa valvis 5—10 crustaceis dehiscens. 
Species aggregatae P. denticulatae, Sm. stolonibus esqua- 
matis notata. 
Yunnan. Delavay. 1883-1885. In Herb. Paris. 
Yunnan. Moist, open situations along the base of the 
eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 8000- 
gooo ft. Plant of 4 to 12 inches. Flowers pale rose, eye 
orange. G. Forrest. No. 1818. April-May 1906. In Herb. 
Edin. | 
Yunnan. Moist, boggy situations by sides of streams in 
the Lichiang Valley, south of the city. Lat. 26° 50’ N. Alt. 
