BALFOUR—NEW SPECIES OF PRIMULA. 187 
Taking the pompon in the corolla throat as typical of the 
Bella series the following ten species belong to it :—P. bella, 
Franch., P. Bonatiana, Petitm., P. coryphaea, Balf. fil. et Ward, 
P. indobella, Balf. fil. et W. W. Sm., P. magnobella, Balf. fil. et 
Forrest, P. moschophora, Balf. fil. et Forrest, P. nanobella, Balf. 
fil. et Forrest, P. oreina, Balf. fil. et Cooper, P. pusilla, Wall., 
P. sciophila, Balf. fil. et Ward. 
Geographically we have :— 
Central and Eastern Himalaya—P. pusilla. 
Bhutan—P. indobella, P. oreina. 
E. Upper Burma—P. coryphaea, P. sciophila. 
unnan—P. bella, P. Bonatiana, P. moschophora, P. magno- 
bella, P. nanobella. 
\424 Primula optata, Farrer. (Nivalis.) 
Farinosa rhizomate brevi crasso ramoso radices plurimas 
rubras emittente et rosulas caespitosas vestigiis fibrosis foliorum 
vetustorum nec squamis paleaceis tunicatas gerente. Folia ad 
7 cm. longa oblanceolata vel spathulato-oblonga ad 1.5 cm. lata 
obtusa margine regulariter serrulata utrinque glandulis globosis 
fariniferis obsita subtus pallidiora plerumque linea farinosa 
marginali decorata deorsum in petiolum breviter vaginantem 
laminam subaequantem vel ea breviorem attenuata. Scapus 
crassus humilis folia triente excedens ad 12 cm. longus viridis 
vel paullo purpurascens dense albo-farinosus umbellam globosam 
ad 10-floram (rarissime verticillum inferum) gerens ; bracteae 
nigro-purpureae a basi circ. 2 mm. lata acuminatae ad 8 mm. 
longae pedicellos subaequantes praesertim intus plus minusve 
albo-farinosae ; pedicelli breves vix 1 cm. longi validi copiose 
albo-farinosi ; anthopodium latum turbinatum. Calyx crassus 
nigro-purpureus extus sparsim albo-farinosus elongato-campanu- 
latus circ. I cm. longus corollae tubo paullo brevior ultra medium 
fissus, lobis elongatis oblongis obtusis vel subacutis intus dense 
farinosis. Corollae violaceo-coeruleae tubus membranaceus con- 
color extus efarinosus infra stamina cylindricus ‘supra am- 
pliatus in flore brevistylo circ. 1.3 cm. longus in flore longistylo 
circ. 1.1 cm. longus intus erugosus supra stamina puberulus 
annulatus annulo angusto membranaceo-lobato pallidiore, limbi 
paullo cupuliformis discus circ. 1.5 mm. latus extus basi sparsim 
farinosus supra sparsim puberulus, lobi longe elliptici nervulis 
5-7 vix ramosis neque anastomosantibus percursi circ. I cm. 
longi et 6 mm. lati integri apice rotundati vel obtusi. Stamina 
filamentis brevissimis antheris latis aurantiacis circ. 2 mm. longis 
apiculo nullo in flore brevistylo breviter supra mediam tubi 
q as + ue bene 
