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species Herbariis Kewensi et Calcuttensi deficitur) sed foliis exterioribus 
squamis reductis et farinosis, scapo brevi, lobis calycis oblongis satis 
distincta est. 
Glabra, farinosa. Folia interiora ±10, tenuiter membranacea, in 
petiolnm mediocrem alatum attgnuata, ad 7 cm. longa, ad 2 cm. lata, 
elliptica, ambitu obtusa, basin versus cuneata, leviter eroso-denticulata ; 
folia exteriora ± 20, ad 2*5 cm. x 1*5 cm., squamiformi-reducta, 
coriacea et intus valde . farinosa, arete compacta. Scapus brevis, 15-2 
cm. longus, flores 5-10 gerens. BractetB 6-10, ad 1*5 cm. longse, lineares 
Flores longiuscule pedicellati ; pedioelli ad 4» cm, longi, quam folia 
breviores. Calyx ad 8 mm. longus, tubulosus, Frimula petiolaris calyce 
robustior, coriaceus, ad medium fissus ; lojbi oblongi, obtusi, ad 3 mm. 
lati, paulum divergentes, apice 3-5-dentati. Corollce probabiliter 
purpurea tubus calycem ad 4 mm auperans, ad 12 mm. longus, infundi- 
buliformis, ore annulatus ; limbus 2-2*25 cm. diametiens ; lobi obcor- 
dati, paulum dentati. Capsula tubo calycis dilatato inclusa ; seminibus 
immaturis. 
Pele-la, Bhutan, at an elevation of 10,100 feet. 122 White! 
Primola Jonardnni W. W. Smith, sp. nov. 
Ab omnibus indicia Primulis foliis bracteisque facile distincta. 
Ad Farinosas Pax, est afRnitas. 
Parvula, glabra, farinosa. Rhizoma robustum, ad 3 cm. persistens, 
vetustis foliis in apice vestitum, ramos emittens. Folia parva 8-12 
mm, longa, 4-5 mm. lata, petiolata, ovata, obtusa, Integra, subtus 
farinosa, coriacea, etiam matura revoluta ; cutis rugosa laxissima 
translucida ; petiolus arete distinctus, ad 5 mm. longus, alatus. Scapus 
ad 5 mm. longus, fructu duplo porrectus, pubescens. Bracfea 2-3, ad 
5 mm. long®, ad 4 mm. lat®, irregulariter scutiformes, intus farinos®, 
calycem ad medium velantes. Calyx 3-4 mm. fere ad imum in lobos 
ellipticos fissus, pubescens. Corollce purpure® ttibus calycem vix 
superans vel ®qua,ns, breviter infundibuliformis ; limbus 5-9 mm. 
diametiens ; lobi obcordati, emarginati. Capsula globosa calycem baud 
excedens ; senjina non visa. 
Bod La, Bhutan, at an altitude of 14,000 feet No. 69 White ! 
Named after Babu Jonardun Nusker who has worked with enthusiasm 
in the Calcutta Herbarium for forty years and has acquired an extensive 
knowledge of the Indian Flora. 
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