50 SmitH—-NEw PRIMULACEAE. 
longus anguste campanulatus extra leviter farinosus intus 
densius in lobos ovato-lanceolatos acutos ad medium fissus. 
Corollae glabrae purpureo-roseae tubus circ. 9 mm. longus 
cylindricus supra sensim ampliatus, lobi obovati circ. 9 mm. 
longi emarginati. Stamina in flore jAuesety's ad medium tubum 
inserta. Ovarium globosum; stylus in flore longistvlo ad os 
pertinens; stigma capitatum ructus deest. 
est China :—Me kong- Yangtze divide, Yunnan. Lat. 27° 
36’ N. Long. 99° 10’ E. Alt. 14,500 ft. Plant of 1%-2% 
inches. aoe soft purplish-rose. On moist stony pasture. 
July 1921.’ . Forrest. No. 19678. 
We have ae doubt of the affinity of this dwarf species with 
P. gemmifera, Batal. and P. chrysopa, Balf. f. et Forrest. It 
is distinguished easily by the rounded pluridentate small leaves 
and the solitary flowers. Only one collection was made and in 
the area the plant appeared to be very rare. 
yw? Primula oxygraphidifolia, WW. W. Sm. et Ward. 
Species nana valde distincta cujus affinitas est cum P. tibetica, 
Watt, atque P. fasciculata, Balf. f. et Ward, a quibus foliis 
diversis, floribus multo majoribus solitariis (ut in P. fasciculata), 
calycis lobis obtusis praeter alia signa removitur 
Planta 3-5 cm. alta caespitosa efarinosa epilosa rhizomate 
parvo vaginis emarcidis foliorum vetustorum induto. Folia 
petiolo 8-18 mm. longo alato praedita; lamina variabilis nunc 
late ovata circ. 1 cm. longa et 7 mm. lata, nunc fere orbicularis 
vel ovato-lanceolata vel lanceolata, apice rotundata vel obtusa, 
basi rotundata vel in foliis angustioribus in petiolum angustata, 
margine integra vel dentibus 1-3 utrinque munita, textura in 
sicco carnosula, supra atroviridis subtus olivacea; folia anni 
prioris saepe persistentia et aspectu albo-spongiosa. Scapus. ad 
5 em. longus axillaris ad medium bracteis 1-2 membranaceis 
circ. 2 mm. longis appressis lanceolatis acutis munitus. Calyx 
6-7 mm. longus anguste campanulatus glaber efarinosus in lobos 
ag cire. 3 mm. longos et 1.5 mm. latos apice rotundatos 
c undulato-erosos fissus; lobi atque juga viridia intervallis 
pallido-viridibus submembranaceis. Corollae lavendulaceo- 
coeruleae glabrae tubus 11-12 mm. longus cylindricus supra 
paulo dilatatus, annulus valde distinctus, lobi 8 mm. longi 
obcordati alte emarginati. Stamina in flore longistylo calycis 
tubum medium haud superantia, in flore brevistylo paulo supra 
_ medium tubum corollinum inserta. Ovarium globosum; stylus 
_ longus vix ad os pertinens, brevis vix 1 mm. superans; stigma 
=. capitatum. Fructus (ex reliquiis anni prioris) haud exsertus 
ne valve gage 
