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New Species of Primula. 
BY 
WILLIAM GRANT CRAIB, M.A., 
Lecturer on Forest Botany and Indian Forest Trees 
in the University of Edinburgh. 
THE following new species are described :— 
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aequipila, Craib S Saints ak 169. 
drymophila, Crai b (Petiolaris) P. 170. 
silasee Craib (Petiolaris), p. 17 
euosma, Craib (Petiolaris), p. ash 
fagosa, Balf. f. et Craib tae a 172. 
Harsukhii, Craib (Denticulata), p 
leptophylla, Craib Mabie: econ p. eae 
limnoica, Craib (Denticulata), p. 175. 
mac ropoda, Craib (Petiolaris), p. 176. 
polia, Craib (Petiolaris), p. 177. 
praticola, Craib (Petiolaris), p. 178. 
wae ee 
Primula aequipila, Craib (Petiolaris), 
Rhizoma crassum vel subcrassum ; squamae basales tenues, 
brunneae, diu persistentes, ad 15 mm. longae, superne saepe 
dentatae, ciliolatae. Folia omnia basalia, suberecta, oblonga, 
elliptica vel subquadrato-elliptica, apice rotundata truncatave, 
Saepe late retusa, basi rotundata vel. subacuminata, usque ad 
Io cm. longa et 7.3 cm. lata, rigide chartacea, supra viridia, 
pilis minutis albis capitatis farini-potentibus sparse instructa, 
et ad costam inferne pilis elongatis transverse septatis densius 
tecta, subtus pallidiora, costa pilis iisdem elongatis tecta, aliter 
pilis brevioribus sed nequaquam parvis transverse septatis 
subaequaliter vix dense tecta, costa supra pallescente lata 
subtus prominente, nervis lateralibus utrinque 8-11, supra 
Saepe pallescentibus parum impressis subtus prominentibus, 
hervulis in foliis maturis reticulationem laxam subtus promi- 
nulam supra plerumque impressam formantibus, margine sub- 
crenulata, hydathodo-denticulata, dentibus saepissime recurvis ; 
petioli usque ad 5 cm. longi, pilis elongatis transverse septatis 
densius pilosi, praetereaque pilis brevibus farini-potentibus 
Sparse instructi. Pedunculi communes solitarii, 8.5-17 cm. 
* For key to the new species described here of the Davidii alliance and to their 
allies see p. 18x. 
[Notes, R.B,G., Edin., No, LIV, October 1919.] 
