228 G. King — On three neiv Himalayan Primulas. [No. 2, 



2. Peimula Pantlingii, King. Glabrous, not mealy ; the sheaths 

 very short. Leaves sessile ob-lanceolate, the edges remotely and obscurely 

 sub-dentate, slightly revolute (at least when dry), about 1'5 in. long 

 and '3 in. broad. Scape 6 or 6 inches long, one- to two-flowered ; bracte- 

 oles few minute subulate ; pedicels rather stout, about '2 in. long. Calyx 

 narrowly campanulate, about half as long as the tube of the corolla, cleft 

 about half way down ; the teeth lanceolate-acuminate. Corolla yellow, 

 glabrous, the tube sub-infundibuliform, the throat without an annulus, 

 the limb about 1 inch across, deeply lobed ; the lobes obcordate, the api- 

 cal notches wide and deep. Ovary globose ; stigma capitate. Fruit un- 

 known. 



Hab. — At Chopta, altitude about 12,000 feet, in the Lachen valley, 

 Sikkim, growing in damp places and even actually in water : Mr. Pant- 

 ling's collector. 



This approaches P. Dickieana, Watt, but has narrower leaves and 

 rather fewer smaller flowers than that species. The corollas of this are 

 pale yellow with a darker yellow eye. They are extremely beautiful. 



Plate IX, fig. 1 Frimida PantU7igu, King, natural size ; 2 and 3 

 corolla ; 4 and 5 calyx ; 6 anthers, slightly enlarged. 



3. Peimula Jaffeeyana, King. Glabrous, slightly mealy when 

 very young ; the sheaths at the base of the leaves membranous short. 

 Leaves obovate-elliptic, narrowed into a short winged petiole, the apex 

 blunt, the edges irregularly and closely dentate ; blade about 1*5 in. 

 long, and from '5 to "75 in. broad ; petioles from "5 to "75 in. long. 

 Scape 3 inches long, many-flowered ; bracteoles numerous, subulate ; 

 pedicels slender varying from '5 to '75 in. long. Calyx cylindrico- cam- 

 panulate, about half as long as the tube of the corolla, 5-ridged externally, 

 cut about half way down ; the teeth linear-lanceolate. Corolla pala 

 purple, the tube cylindrical, inappendiculate, the limb spreading, about 

 •5 in. across, rather deeply lobed ; the lobes broadly obcordate. Ovary 

 globose ; stigma faintly 2-lobed. Fruit not seen. 



Hab. — Chumbi valley, E. Himalaya, at elevations of about 12,000 

 feet ; Dr. King's collector. 



This approaches P. Tihetica, Watt ; but has much larger, more mem- 

 branous, leaves. I have named it after Mr. A. T. Jaffrey, Curator of the 

 Botanic Garden, Darjeeling. 



Plate X, fig. 1 Primula Jaffreyana, King, 2 calyx, 3 entire flower, 

 natural size, 4 corolla and anthers, 5 ovary, style, and stigma, 6 anthers, 

 slightly enlarged. 



