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198. Diapensia Linn. 
650. Diapensia iiimalaica H. f. & T. 
Zemu and Yumchho La., 14-16,500 ft., Nos. 1276, 1361, lo40. 
Extends sparingly along the slopes above the Zemu glacier. 
XLVIll.— rEIMULACE.E. 
199. Primula Linn, 
551. Primula reticulata Wall. 
Zemu Valley, 12-15,000 ft., Ncs. 1128, 1429, 1502. 
653. Primula denticulata Wall. 
Lachen and Lower Llonakh, 8-11,000 ft. 
553. Primula atrodeutata W. W. Smith, sp. nov. 
P. Schlagintweitiana Pax, affinis sed bracteis lineari-lanceolatis 
longe-acuminatis, floribus minoribus diversa. 
Minor, gracilis, efarinosa, pubescens. Rkizoma esq[uamosum, 
vetustis folds nigris flaccidis indutum. Folia cum floribus nascentia, ad 2 
cm. longa, 1 cm. lata, angusto-spatbulata, obtusa, in petiolum brevis- 
simum contracta, argute clenticulata, minutissime puberula. Scapus folia 
longe superans, 6-8 cm. altus, capitulum densum gerens ; hractem 5 mm. 
longse, lineari-lanceolatse, longe-acuminatse, non-gibbos 3 e, nigricantes ; 
pedicelli fere nulli. Flores erecti. Calycis 4-5 mm. longi tubus bre- 
viter campanulatus, ad medium fissus ; lobi lineari-lanceolati, acuminati, 
nigrescentes. Corolla lilaciiise tubus calycem duplo superans, gracilis ; 
lobi obcordati emarginati. 
Zemu and Llonakh, 14,500-16,000 ft.. Nos. 1478, 1812, 2007. 
Perhaps the East Himalayan form of P. Schlagintweitiam Pax. It 
matches a somewhat incomplete specimen in Herb. Kew, collected by 
Hooker in Lachen, 13,000 ft., not named. 
554. Primula capitata Hook. 
Throughout the Zemu and Llonakh valleys, 12-15,000 ft.. Nos. 
1088, 1355, 1625, 2059. Frequent and variable. 
555. Primula IDellidifolia King. 
Zemu, Llonakh, 13-14,500 ft.. Nos. 1624, 2058. Pare. 
556. Primula concinua Watt. 
Zemu, Llonakh, 15-16,000 ft.. Nos. 1263, 1718, 2022. 
557. Primula glabra Klatt. 
Yumchho La, 15,000 ft., No. 1315. 
