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dricus 1 cm. longus flavidus pilis minutis conspersus, lobi 
anguste obovati emarginati glabri. Stamina in flore longistylo 
ad quadrantem tubi corollini inferiorem inserta antheris vix I 
mm. superantibus, in flore brevistylo paulo infra os posita. 
Ovarium subglobosum; stylus glaber in flore longistylo ad os 
pertinens, in flore brevistylo ad quadrantem tubi attingens; 
stigma capitatum. Fructus globosus apice valvis 5 dehiscens 
seminibus numerosis angulatis circ. 0.5 mm. longis. 
“West China :—Goo-du Shan, Yunnan. Lat. 28° 16’ N. 
Long. 100° 12’ E. Alt. 9-10,000 ft. Plant of 3-5 inches. 
Flowers rose, tube green. Foliage fragrant. Moist situations 
on limy cliffs and slopes. July 1921.’ G. Forrest. No. 20568. 
_A most remarkable Primula for tenuity of foliage and flower 
—in the dried state at least-—for both have the fragility asso- 
ciated with dried flowers of Impatiens. It is placed with some 
doubt in the series Malvacea, but the alternative seems to be a 
new section. 
\) Primula atrotubata, W. W. Sm. et Forrest. 
Species szechuanica ex affinitate P. malvaceae, Franch. a qua 
habitu minore, floribus saturate roseis, corollae tubo atropur- 
pureo lineato, oculo kermesino inter alia divergit. 
Planta 10-20 em. alta. Folia petiolo laminam subaequante 
vel saepe multo breviore pilis albidis patentibus longis bene 
induto munita; lamina 3-7 cm. longa, 2.55 em. lata, subovalis 
vel late ovata, apice rotundata, basi breviter cordata, margine 
grosse crenata atque ciliolata, textura in sicco tenuis, supra pilis 
conspersa, subtus ad costam nervosque dense pubescens, ceterum 
hie illic glabrescens. Scapus ad 20 cm. altus dense pubescens 
umbellas 2-3 superpositas in modum P. malvaceae gerens, 
bracteae 6-8 mm. longae lineari-lanceolatae foliaceae pubescentes 
ut pedicelli S13 mm. longi. Calyx 1 cm. saepe superans post 
anthesim accrescens, late cupularis pubescens atque glandulosus 
‘in lobos late ovatos acutos ad duas partes fissus. Corollae 
saturate roseae tubus anguste cylindricus calycem aequans vel 
nunc paulo superans infra medium paululo constrictus atropur- 
Pureus lineatus extra sparsim pubescens, annulus conspicuus, 
lobi 6-7 mm. longi obovati alte bilobulati. Stamina in flore 
longistylo ad tubi corollini partem constrictam inserta. Ovarium 
globosum parvum; stylus in flore longistylo vix ad os pertinens ; 
stigma capitatum. Fructus haud maturus calycis tubo bene 
inclusus 
“West China :— Mountains east of Yung-ning, S.W. 
Szechuan. Lat. 27° 50’ N. Long. 100° 56’ E. Alt. 10-11,009 
4. “Plant of 4-8 inches. Flowers deep rose with crimson eye. 
Dry stony meadows. July 1921.” 
