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226 FORREST—PRIMULACEZ FROM WESTERN 
Plant of one inch. Flowers deep, rich purplish-blue. Ona patch 
of peaty soil on a barren limestone ridge at the extreme limit of 
vegetation on the eastern flank of the Lichiang Range. Lat. 
27° 30 N. Alt. 16,000 ft. June, 1906. N.W. Yunnan, China. 
G. Forrest. No. 2,399. 
Primula (Tenellae) yunnanensis, Franch. Pax, Monog., p. 97. 
Plant of 2-3 inches. Flowers rose-pink, faintly fragrant. Dry, 
open situations on bare slopes on the eastern flank of the Tali 
Range. Lat. 25° 40’ N. Alt. 11,000-12,000 ft. September, 1906, 
W. Yunnan, China. G. Forrest. No. 1,817. 
Plant of 2-4 inches. Flowers rose-red, fragrant. In crevices of 
dry, shady rocks and cliffs on the eastern flank of the Lichiang 
Range. Lat. 27° 10° N. Alt. 10,500-12,000 ft. May, 1906. 
N.W. Yunnan, China. G. Forrest. No. 2,059. 
Primula (Tenellae) congestifolia, G. Forrest. Sp. nov. 
ate xxviliA. 
Perennis. Rhizoma vestigiis foliorum anni praeteriti obtectum. 
Folia petiolata late ovata 7-9 mm. longa 5-6 mm. lata in petiolum 
1 cm. longum late alatum attenuata revoluta crenata subtus dense 
farinosa supra vix pubescentia. Scapus crassus 2-2'5 cm. altus 
puberulus 1-3-florus; flores sessiles vel brevissime pedicillati 
pedicillis 1-2 mm. longis farinosis paullo deflexis; bracteae ovato- 
lanceolatae 5-6 mm. longae acutae bvanneo-virkdes glabrae intus 
sparsim farinosz. Calyx poculiformis 7 mm. longus alte fissus 
lobis ovatis obtusis. Corollae roseae tubus anguste infundibuliformis 
calycem vix superans fauce annulato; limbus 1-32 cm. diametiens 
paullo patens lobis ovatis bilobatis. 
Plant of 1-23 inches. Flowers bright rose-red, non-fragrant. On 
open, wind-swept limestone ridges on the Mekong- Salwin divide. 
Lat. 27°-28° N. Alt. 13,000-15,000 ft. July-August, 1905. S.E. 
Tibet. G. Forrest. No. 478. 
A beautiful dwarf perennial with btilliantly-coloured flowers, and 
one of the hardiest species seen. Growing to perfection in the 
most exposed situations. Rare and local. 
Primula (Teneilae) longituba, G. Forrest. Sp. nov. 
late xxxvii. 
Perennis parva glabra. Folia ovata vel late obovata 2 574-2 
longa 1-2"2 cm. lata in petiolum alatum attenuata biserrata subtus 
