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\J00 Primula helodoxa, Balf. fil. (Candelabra.) 
Epilosa efarinosa inflorescentia calyceque exceptis. Folia 
varia nunc rosulata subpatula cinerea opaca circa I0-I2 cm. 
longa 2-3 cm. lata oblanceolata vel oblongo-obovata vel lanceo- 
lata denticulata obtusa in petiolum alatum vaginantem lamina 
dimidio breviorem attenuata costa media lata albida vel erube- 
scente venulisque primariis fere transverse patulis non prominulis 
percursa, nunc erecta viridia ad 35 cm. longa 7 cm. lata tenuia 
oblanceolata vel obovato-lanceolata apice rotundata in triente 
supremo denticulata caeteroquin integra deorsum gradatim 
attenuata petiolum alatum longum vaginantem formantia costa 
media albida latissima venisque primariis acute ascendentibus 
haud prominulis percursa. Scapus ad 6 dm. altus vel altior 
robustus umbellam terminalem et verticillos 4—5 inter se remotos 
plurifloros (ad 20) gerens ad nodos aureo-farinosus; bracteae 
variae nunc ad 7 mm. longae anguste lanceolatae acuminatae 
basi subconnatae pedicellis dimidio breviores nunc longissimae 
pedicellis vel etiam floribus longiores basi cucullatim vaginantes 
superne loriformes subfoliaceae margine plus minusve crenato- 
undulatae semper plus minusve aureo-farinosae ; pedicelli ad 
3.5 cm. longi graciles stricti patentes sub fructu erecti plus 
minusve aureo-farinosi; anthopodium obconicum distinctum, 
Calyx parvus 3-5 mm. longus poculiformis extus densissime 
aureo-farinosus costis 5 striatus intus efarinosus breviter (vix ad 
trientem) fissus lobis subpatentibus triangularibus acutis minu- 
tissime membranaceo-fimbriatis hydathodo corneo terminatis. 
Corollae aureae tubus ad 1.4 cm. longus membranaceus annulatus 
lobis annuli inaequalibus intus leviter transverse rugosus, limbus 
granulosus, lobi ad 8 mm. longi ad 6 mm. lati obovati integri 
leviter retuso-truncati. Antherae floris brevistyli ex ore tubi 
corollini vix exsertae, stamina longistyli fere ad basim inserta 
annulum interstaminalem incdnspicuum formantia antherarum 
apicibus 8 mm. ab annulo remotis. Ovarium globosum ; stylus 
brevis calycem paullo superans, longus ad annulum attingens 
vel subexsertus. Capsula globosa calycis lobis adpressis inclusa 
stylopodio incrassato 5-areolato margine crenato coronata 
primo circumscissim dein valvis 5 dehiscens. Semina nigro- 
brunnea irregulariter angulata scrobiculata. 
Species P. Smithianae, Craib himalayensi orientali affinis 
sed robustior. ; 
“Yunnan. Hills west of Tengyueh. Alt. 5600-6000 ft. 
Lat. 25° N. Plant of 1-2} ft. Flowers bright golden-yellow, 
fragrant. Marshy meadows.” G. Forrest. No. 7561. May 
. 1912. In Herb. Edin. 
Yunnan. G. Forrest. No.9802. March 1913. Im Herb. 
Edin. 
