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222 FORREST—PRIMULACE& FROM WESTERN 
antibus. Corollae violaceo-coeruleae tubus infundibuliformis 1-1°2 
cm. longus calycem paullo superans fauce viridi-luteo ; limbos 
2°5-3 cm. diametiens expansus lobis late obovatis integris vel paullo 
emarginatis. 
Plant of 2-3 inches. Flowers rich purplish-blue, eye and tube 
yellowish-green. Open, exposed situations on rocks in side valleys 
on the eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 
11,000-12,000 ft. October, 1906. W. Yunnan, China. G. Forrest. 
No. 1,814. 
Is nearest to P. bullata, Franch., but differs in the non-ligneous 
rhizome, in the dense pubescence of the under surface of the larger 
-and broader leaves, the efarinose, pubescent and larger calyx, the 
larger flowers, and the spreading limb and almost entire lobes of 
the corolla. 
A very rare plant, of which, unfortunately, seed was not procurable. 
Judging from the situation in which it was found, it must be ex- 
ceptionally hardy, and with its beautiful, large, blue flowers would 
prove a valuable addition to the primulas already in cultivation. 
Primula (Soldanelloideae) spicata, Franch. Pax, Monog., p. 70. 
A slender plant of 4-8 inches. Flowers bright blue, faintly fragrant. 
Dry, rocky slopes and on ledges of cliffs in side valleys on the 
eastern flank of the Tali Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 11,000 ft. 
September-October, 1906. W. Yunnan, China. G. Forrest. No. 
1,807. 
Another of the many splendid plants discovered by Pére Delavay. 
Of all the primulas there is not one can compare with this small 
species in airy gracefulness. The scapes are so slender they seem 
scarcely able to bear the weight of the relatively iarge flowers, which 
the slightest current of air sets trembling and swaying. Itis a lover 
of dry, sunny situations, and is not by any means plentiful. It is 
annual, setting seed very rapidly and withering almost immediately. 
Primula (Soldanelloideae) delicata, G. Forrest. Sp. nov. 
Plate xxixa. 
Folia petiolata oblonga basi plus minusve attenuata 2-4 cm. longa 
8-12 mm. lata irregulariter serrata subtus praesertim pubescentia. 
Scapus gracilis 3-7 cm. altus basi pubescens apice farinosus, spicam 
unilateralem farinosam gerens; flores sessiles subpenduli. Calyx 
campanulatus 4 mm. longus lobis ovatis acutis. Corollae cyaneae 
tubus calyce brevior ; limbus campanulatus 4-5 mm. diametiens lobis 
ovatis apice dentatis. 
