48 SmitH—Ne&W PRIMULACEAE. 
1 Primula malvacea, Franch. var. alba, Forrest. 
A typo floribus albis recedit. 
“West China :—Sungkwei Range, Yunnan. Lat. 26° 18’ N. 
Long. 100° 12’ EK. Alt. 10-11,000 ft. Plant of 9-14 inches. 
Flowers fragrant, pure white with yellowish eye and tube. On 
open alpine meadows. July 1922.’’ G. Forrest. No. 21557. 
Primula malvacea, Franch. var. intermedia, W. W. Sm. et 
Forrest. 
Varietas nana P. malvaceae, Franch. ; quoad habitum foliaque 
ad P. blattariformem, Franch. spectans sed inflorescentia 
P. malvaceae praedita; folia plerumque breviter petiolata ; flores 
in umbellis superpositis sed, si nunc racemose dispositi, 
pedicellis elongatis muniti. 
“West Chinn :—-Mountains of the Chungtien plateau, Yun- 
nan. Lat. 27° 30! N. Alt. 11,000 ft. Plant of 3-6 inches. 
Flowers very pale 1 rose. Open stony pasture. July 1914.” 
G. Forrest... No. 12 
“Muli sicwbbctaitte, valley of the Litang, S.W. Szechuan. 
daats28° 12 N. Alt. 10,000 ft. Plant of 4-9 inches. Flowers 
rose with eye yellow. Stony pasture and on ledges of cliffs. 
July 1918.”’ G. Forrest. Nos. 16276, 16495, 16795. 
“Muli. Alt. 9-10,000 ft. Flowers large for the size of the 
‘plant, delicate mauve with white eye. On shady limestone 
cliffs or in the woods below the cliffs. A charming little plant 
of refined colour not, however, fragrant. July 1921.’ F. K. 
Ward. No. 4521. 
‘Mountains east of Yung-ning, S.W. Szechuan. Lat. 27° 
48’ N. Yong. 1019 KE. Alt. 9-10,000 ft. Plant of 4-10 inches. 
Flowers rose. Open stony slopes and on cliffs and rocks in dry 
side valleys. June 1922.’’ G. Forrest. No. 21425. 
Primula melanops, WW. W. Sm. et Ward. 
Ex afiinitate P. sinopurpureae, Balf. f. et P. sinoplantagineae, 
Balf. f. atque cum eis pro microforma P. nivalis, Pall. habenda. 
Ad P. sinopurpuream potius approximat sed minor, foliis subtus 
albido-farinosis, floribus saturate atro-purpureis oculo nigro 
ornatis, capsula magna cylindrica ad 2.5 em. longa. Planta 
florifera ro-15 cm. alta, in fructu nune ad 35 cm. elata. 
“West China :—Litang divide, S.W. Szechwan? Alt. 15,000 
ft. Flowers deep Tyrian purple, black in the centre, fragrant. 
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On screes by glacier lake under the lee of sre. June 1921. 
rs » Ward, No. 4080 
