25 2 Craib— New Species of Primula. 



purpurea, luteo-oculata ; tubus (fl. brevistyli) 15 mm. longus, 

 extra parce puberulus, intra infra stamina minute puberulus, 

 superne dense pilosus ; lobi oUongo-obovati apice saepius 

 trilobati, 7 mm. longi, 4 mm. lati. Antherae breviter acumi- 

 natae 1.75 mm. longae, filamentis paulo ultra 0.5 mm longis 

 suffultae. Ovarium subglobosum, circiter 1 mm. altum, placenta 

 globosa breviter sed distincte stipitata ; stylus 2.5 mm. longus 

 stigmate 0.6 mm. alto 0.5 mm. diametro. 



Sikkim. Below Jongri, Pey-kiong-la, King s collector (fl J une 

 1887) ; Nye-gu-la, 13,000 ft., King's collector (fl July 1888) 

 Singaleelah, Sirkia-la, 14,000 ft., Watt, 5425- Sikkim, J. D. 

 Hooker. 



Primula gracilipes, Craib. 



Rhizoma rectum, 2-8 mm. diametro, radices numerosas 

 elongatas emittens. ' Folia saepissime oblongo-spatulata, apice 

 rotundata obtusave, basi in petiolum plus minusve alatum 

 angustata, rarissime subtruncata, 2-4-5 cm. longa, 1-2 cm. 

 lata membranacea vel chartaceo-membranacea, mox efarmosa 

 nervis lateralibus utrinque 6-8 intra marginem ramosis pagma 

 superiore conspicuis vel subconspicuis inferiore cum costa satis 

 lata prominentibus, nervulis plerumque obscuns vel subobscuns, 

 margine argute eroso-denticulata, exteriora petiolo plus minusve 

 alato 2-3 cm. longo suffulta, interiora petiolo late alato vix 

 distincto suffulta vel fere sessilia. Scapus haud evolutus ; 

 flores pedicellis gracilibus folia subaequantibus vel 11s paulo 

 brevioribus sufralti ; bracteae quoad formam variabiles, anguste 

 deltoideae vel lineari-lanceolatae sed saepissime apice longius 

 iiatae, circiter 5 mm. longae. Calyx viridis, sub anthesin 

 farinosus, 6.5-7 mm. longus ; lobi oblongi, breviter vel 

 longiuscule acuminati, acuti, 3-4 mm. longi, 1.25-2 mm. lati, 

 glanduloso-ciliolati. Corollae tubus (floris brevistyli) 13 mm. 

 longus ; lobi late obovati vel late obovato-cuneati, apice acute 

 tridentati, 9 mm. longi, 8.5 mm. lati. Antherae 2 mm. longae, 

 filamentis 0.5 mm. longis. Ovarium 1.75 mm. altum, stylo 

 stigmate grandi capitato incluso 6 mm. longo. 



E. Sikkim. Yeumthang, 11,000 ft., Cave ; Begger, 12,500 

 ft., Cave; Changu, 12,000 ft., Smith, 3287 ; Dickchoo, 11,000 ft., 

 C.B. Clarke, 27797B. 



Primula hupehensis, Craib. 



Folia late oblanceolata vel obovato-oblanceolata, apice 

 rotundata, basi in petiolum latins alatum attenuata, usque ad 

 5.5 cm. longa (petiolo 5-12 mm. longo incluso) et 2.5 cm. lata, 

 membranacea vel chartaceo-membranacea, pagina utraque 



