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deflexae. Calyx foliaceus obliquus poculiformis pallide viridis 
sepalo posteriore saepe pallide purpurascente subventricosus circ. 
5 mm. longus extus glaber intus lacteo-farinosus ultra medium 
fissus lobis inaequalibus posteriore quadrato circ. 3 mm. longo et 
lato apice truncato vel concavo sub-eroso margine ciliatim farin- 
oso antero-lateralibus oblongis vel sublanceolatis angustis circ, 
I mm. latis obtusis margine ciliatim lacteo-farinosis. Corollae 
in flore brevistylo tubus infra cylindricus circ. 8 mm. longus 
albido-lilacinus extus glaber supra stamina ampliatus et pullo- 
violaceus intus rugosus albidus exannulatus, limbi concavi 
anguste pullo-violacei discus glaber circ. 2 mm. latus strumis 
interpetalinis albidis oculatus, lobi erecti circ. 2 mm. longi 4 mm. 
lati obovati bifidisegmentis obtusis. Stamina in flore brevistylo 
infra os corollinum inserta filamentis albidis conspicuis antheris 
semiexsertis connectivo erubescente. Ovarium discoideum viride 
depressum ; stylus brevis pallide viridis calyce longior ; stigma 
discoideum depressum lacteum. 
Species P. bellidifoliae, King proxima sectionis Muscarioidis 
foliis minoribus lamina elliptica basi subito angustata subru- 
gulosa, scapo glanduloso-pubescente, corolla quam calyx vix 
triplo longiore lobis bifidis, antheris in flore brevistylo semiex- 
sertis recedens. 
Bhutan. In sandy crevices and rocky ledges, preferring 
shaded N.-facing situations at elevations 13,000-15,000 ft. 
Flowers deep blue. Head 1 inch in diameter. Cooper. No, 
5A79- 3 OT4: 
A charming little plant now in cultivation, discovered in 
Bhutan by Mr. Roland E. Cooper, collector for Bees, Ltd. Its 
nearest ally is P. bellidifolia, King, hitherto the only Himalayan 
species known of the Muscarioid Section. Cooper’s discovery 
is therefore a link in the chain, which will doubtless in time be 
completed, uniting the Himalayan with the Western Chinese 
areas—in the latter we know of nine species—of distribution 
of the section. P. Menziestana as a cultivated species has 
the merits and demerits of its section. Its soft hairy leaves 
suggest sensitiveness to our winter.damp. Its flowers are 
amongst the brightest in the section. They are shorter and 
broader than in P. bellidifolia and radiate from the head 
more horizontally than is usual in the section, save in forms of 
P. nutans, Franch. The uppermost calyx lobes are daintily 
picked out at margin with yellow meal. The corolla limb is much 
larger than in P. bellidifolia, and the lobes are distinctly bifid. ~ 
Primula Mooreana, Balf. fil. et W. W. Sm. (Sphaerocephala.) 
Albo-farinosa epilosa rhizomate parvo foliis plurimis rosulatis 
floribusque coaetaneis. Folia membranacea ad 15 cm. longa ; 
