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the length of the spur and the form of the style, independently 

 of general features. 



Viola Patrinii, DC. Lower spurs of the First and Second 

 Ranges, 3000-7000 feet. 



V. Patbinii, var. stjaveolens, Watt. 

 Subcsespitosa, foliis angustioribus obtusis, stipulis saepissime denticulatis, 

 floribus majoribus fragrantissim is, petalis erectis, calcari longiore, stig- 

 mate oblique triangulari. 

 Higher southern slopes of the Second Range. 



Y. canescens, Wall, in Boxl. Fl. Ind. ed. 1824, ii. p. 450. 

 (Plate XI. B. figs. 6-10.) 

 Sarmentosa, foliis confertissirais canesceutibus rotundato-cordatis crenato- 



serratis, sinu angusto, stipulis insigniter laciniato-fimbriatis, sepalis 



lineari-lanceolatis, calcari brevi lato rotundato, stylo recto deorsum gra- 



datim attenuato, stigmate terminali truncato integro depresso. — Wall. 



Cat. 1442, ex parte. 



A smaller plant in all its parts than V. serpens, having hoary, 

 olive-green, thick leaves, 6-12 lines across, aud white flowers, with 

 the petals 3-4 lines long, not half the size of the purple flowers 

 of V. serpens. 



From the southern spurs of the First Range to the southern 

 spurs of the Second Range, 3000-8000 feet. Distributed from 

 Kumaon westward to Kashmir, inhabiting dry, exposed situations. 



V. serpens, Wall, in Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1824, ii. p. 449, non 

 Wall. Cat. (Plate XL A. figs. 1-5.) 



Caulescens, foliis paucis pilis sparsis appressis conspersis late cordatis acu- 

 minatis serratis, sinu lato, stipulis integris vel interdum obsolete denticu- 

 latis, sepalis ovato-lanceolatis, calcari elongato subrecurvato, stylo clavato 

 basi subito constricto curvato, stigmate laterali longe rostrato. — V. aspera, 

 Ging. ; V. pilosa, Bl. ; V. palmaris, Buch., non Ham. ; V. Hamiltoniana, 

 Don ; V. repens, Ham. 



V. serpens, as limited in the ' Flora Indica,' includes, in addition 

 to some of the foregoing synonyms, V. canescens, V. Wrightiana, 

 and V. Griffithiana, all of which should be regarded as distinct 

 species. V. Griffithiana, if viewed as a variety only, must be 

 placed under V. serpens, and not V. canescens, as in ' Flora 

 Indica.' 



Distributed throughout the slopes of the Second and Third 

 Ranges, 7000-10,000 feet. 



