54 SmitH—NrEw PRIMULACEAE 
their rim and darkening bloomily up to the intense maroon 
blackness of the calyx. In number they are usually two, but can 
be as many (in one unique case) as 5, borne in a genuine head, 
though sometimes they almost look superimposed. July 14th 
1920.”’ erarrer. Mov-1723. 
““S.E. Tibet :—Salwin-Kiu Chiang divide. Lat. 28° 12/ N. 
Long. 98° 24’ E. Alt. 15-15,500 ft. Plant. of 2-3 inches. 
Flowers fleshy, deep wine-crimson, identical in shade to the 
darker forms of P. secundiflora. On open, peaty alpine 
meadows. July 1921.’’ G. Forrest. No. 20000. ‘The same in — 
g2t. 
“‘Salwin-Kiu Chiang divide, west of Chamatong, sarong. 
Lat. 28° 18’ N. Long. 98° 27’ E. Alt. 13-14,000 ft. Plant’ 
of 1%~3 inches. Flowers solitary, occasionally in pairs, pen- 
dulous, fragrant, deep purple-crimson. Moist alpine meadows 
and moorland. June 1922.” G. Forrest. No. 21792. The 
same in fruit. Oct. 1922. G. Forrest. No. 22931. 
he leaves show remarkable resemblance to those of 
P. Dickieana, Watt both in shape and in the peculiar glandular 
markings on the under-surface. 
vx) Primula violacea, W. W. Sm. et Ward. 
Species ex affinitate P. apocliiae, Balf. f. et Forrest atque 
P. cyananthae, Balf. f. et Forrest a quibus foliis utrinque minute 
scabridulo-pubescentibus inter alia divergit. 
Planta 20-25 cm. alta foliis floribusque coaetaneis, squamis 
basalibus sub anthesin destituta. Folia 5-7 cm. longa, 1-1.7 
em. lata, petiolo laminam subaequante; lamina oblanceolata vel 
lanceolata, apice obtusa vel subrotundata, basi in petiolum 
alatum sensim angustata, margine nunc fere integra, nunc 
obscure denticulata, nunc irregulariter dentata, per totam 
superficiem minute scabridulo-pubescens in sicco  tenuiter 
papyracea. Scapus ad 25 cm. altus gracilis epilosus sub 
inflorescentia albo-farinosus spicam florum  sessilium pen- 
dulorum numero plerumque 6-10 parvam gerens; bracteae 
occultae lineari-oblongae albo-farinosae. Calyx cupularis 3-4 
mm. longus ad medium in lobos inaequales alios (in spica 
exteriores) subrotundatos atro-purpureos extra farina sparsos 
intra dense farinosos alios (in spica interiores) oblongos pallidos 
utrinque farinosos fissus. Corollae saturate violaceae tubus 
_ eylindricus circ. 12 mm. longus supra leviter ampliatus 
exannulatus epilosus, lobi circ. 2.5 mm. longi subquadrati vix 
_ emarginati. Stamina in flore brevistylo prope os inserta. 
_Ovarium globosum; stylus in flore brevistylo vix ad medium 
ubum attingens. Capsula deest. | 
