- VIOLARIE. 
spur conical, short. h.G. Native in Chili about San Carlos. 
Flowers reddish. Membranes of stamens obtuse. 
Var. a, latifolia (Ging. in Schlecht. Linnea. 1. p. 410.) 
leaves ovate-oblong; peduncles nearly equal in length to the 
leaves. h. G. In St. Carlos de Chili. 
Var. B, angustifdlia (Ging. l. c.) leaves lanceolate, ; peduncles 
longer than the leaves. h.G. In Chili at Talcaguana. 
Red-flowered Violet. Shrub 1 foot. 
142 V. corcnoriro'L1A (Domb. herb. et D.C. prod. 1. p. 304.) 
pubescent ; stems erect; leaves ovate, acute, crenate-serrate, 
unequal at the base, with the serratures exserted and apiculated ; 
stipulas lanceolate, setaceously-jagged ; spur very broad, sac- 
cate; capsules ovate, trigonal. h.G. Native in Peru about 
Huanaco. V. punicea, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. Flower 
vermilion. Leaves rather cordate at the base. ` 
Corchorus-leaved Violet. Shrub 1-2 foot. 
143 V. Cuamissoxia'xa (Ging. mss. in Schlecht. Linnea. 1. 
p. 408.) stem shrubby, oblique ; leaves ovate, acuminated, ta- 
pering into the petiole at the base, serrated ; serratures remote, 
appressed ; stipulas lanceolate, lacerately-toothed ; spur short, 
broadly saceate; membranes of stamens all obtuse. h. G. 
Native of the island of O Wahu. lant smooth. The leaves re- 
semble those of Prùnus doméstica. Flowers violet, sweet- 
scented. Sepals lanceolate, acuminate. 
_ Chamisso’s Violet. Shrub 4 foot. 
, 144 V. carirra' ris (Pers. ench. 1. p. 256.) shrubby, climb- 
mg, smoothish ; branches angular ; leaves ovate, unequal at 
thebase, somewhat cordate, sharply serrated, with the ser- 
ratures exserted ; stipulas oblong, acute, trifidly awned at the top, 
peduncles shorter than the leaves; sepals acute ; lower petal 
obovate, roundish, apiculate; spur very short, saccate; ter- 
minal ‘membranes of 2 lower stamens elongated, awl-shaped ; 
nectariferous appendages broad, rounded at the base, trun- 
cate at the top, shorter than the cells; seeds with fuscous dots. 
h. JU. S. Native of New Granada. V. stipularis, H. B. et 
Kunth, nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 872. but not of Swartz. Flowers 
pale blue. 
Capillary-jagged-stipuled Violet. Sh. climbing. 
145 V. serosa (Smith, in Rees’ cycl.) shrubby, branched, 
smoothish; branches flexuous; leaves ovate, acute, serrated, 4 
times longer than the petiole ; stipulas lanceolate, with capillary 
Serratures ; peduncles equal or double the length of the leaves ; 
sepals lanceolate, acute ; spur short, saccate. V. stipularis, Cav. 
‘con. 6. p. 20. t. 531. h. G. Native of Chili at Talcaguana. 
Flowers pale blue. 
Bristly-stipuled Violet. Shrub 1 foot. 
. TRACHELIIFO LIA (Ging. ex Spreng. syst. append. p. 
97.) shrubby, smooth ; leaves on short footstalks, ovate-cordate, - 
acuminated, sharply-toothed ; stipulas lanceolate, quite entire. 
K * G. Native of Sandwich Islands, particularly in O Wahu. 
owers small. , 
Throat-wort-leaved Violet. Fl. Shrub 1 foot. 
sri V. sca’npENs (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 
a . t. 493.) shrubby, climbing, glabrous ; branches rather an- 
guar, striated ; leaves cordate-ovate, crenated, glabrous ; sti- 
pulas oblong, dentately-ciliated; peduncles length of leaves ; 
short acuminated ; lower petal obovate-oblong ; spur saccate, 
neetarife lower stamens with terminal, elongated membranes ; 
sti ae Mo: appendages, oblong, obtuse, shorter than the cells ; 
h Bpa untish, h. S. Native of Peru near Loxa, at the 
eight of 3180 feet. Petals violaceous, smooth. 
Climbing Violet. Shrub climbing. 
shrutp V. ARGU’ TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 373.) 
cordat y, twining; branches terete, hairy; leaves profoundly 
fac o sharply serrated, upper surface puberulous, under sur- 
e hoary ; footstalks villous ; stipulas lanceolate, setaceously- 
IV. Viora. 833 
jagged ; peduncles shorter than the leaves ; sepals acute ; lower 
petal obovate, mucronate ; spur broad, very blunt, scarcely one 
half shorter than the lamina; two of the stamens with longer 
obtuse reflexed membranes ; nectariferous appendages, ovate, 
truncate, a little shorter than the anthers; seeds covered with 
glandular dots, brown. kh.G. Native of Peru in cold woods be- 
tween Gonzana and Loxa at the height of 3180 feet. Flowers 
flesh-coloured, smooth. 
Sharp-serrated-leaved Violet. Shrub twining. 
149 V. stipeuLa`Ris (Swartz, fl. ind. occid. 3. p.1956.) glabrous ; 
stems reptant; leaves ovate-lanceolate, tapering to both ends, 
with blunt, pressed, serratures; stipulas oblong, acuminated, 
furnished with long cilize ; spur very short; two of the stamens 
with longer awl-shaped, recurved membranes. h. S. Native 
in the islands of Guadaloupe and St. Christopher, V. persica- 
rizfolia, Poir. dict. 8. p. 628. Flowers blue or white. 
Stipular Violet. Shrub trailing. 
150 V. Graci'Luma (St. Hil. in mem. mus. 11. p. 449. t. 22. 
f. a.) caulescent, very smooth; stem filiform; leaves small, 
broadly-cordate, obsoletely and remotely toothed ; stipulas lan- 
ceolate-aw]-shaped, hardly toothed ; peduncles longer than the 
leaves; sepals acuminated; petals beardless. .S. Native 
of Brazil in moist pastures. Flowers violaceous; spur short, 
saceate, Anthers ending ina membrane at the apex, anterior two 
appendiculate on the back, and with terminal hooked processes, 
the rest with erect terminal processes. Style awl-shaped. 
Very-slender Violet. Fl. Nov. Pl. 4 to į foot. 
151 V. susprmipia‘ta (St. Hil. in mem, mus. 11. p. 450.) 
caulescent, very smooth ; leaves ovate-cordate, acute, unequal- 
sided, toothed ; stipulas oblong-lanceolate, ciliately jagged; pe- 
duncles shorter than the leaves; sepals ovate-oblong; petals 
beardless, acuminated ; style awl-shaped, curved. Y.S, Na- 
tive of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, near the town 
called Villa Rica, at the height of about 3700 feet above the 
level of the sea. Flowers pale violet. Spur short, saccate. 
Anthers almost as in V. gracillima. 
Subdimidiate Violet. Fl. Jan. Pl. 5 to 1 foot. 
152 V.conre’rta (St. Hil. in mem. mus, 11. p. 453.) caules- 
cent, very smooth; leaves crowded, ovate-lanceolate, acute, 
finely-toothed ; stipulas broadly linear, very blunt, ciliately- 
jagged; peduncles equal in length to the leaves; sepals lan- 
ceolate, linear, acute ; style awl-shaped, in form referable to the 
letter S. 4. S. Native of Brazil in the southern part of the 
province of St. Paul in humid pastures and shady woods near 
the town of Castro. Root creeping. Flowers white. 
Cronded-leaved Violet. Fl. Feb. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
153 cerasiroLIa (St. Hil. mem. mus. 11. p. 451.) caules- 
cent, very smooth ; leaves approximate, lanceolate, acute, toothed ; 
stipulas oblong-lanceolate, acute, auricled at the base, ciliary- 
jagged; peduncles usually shorter than the leaves ; sepals acu- 
minated ; style awl-shaped, incurved. Y. S. „Native of Brazil 
in very shady places of woods on the mountains called Serra- 
da Caraca not far from the town called Cahetè in the province 
of Minas Geraes. Root creeping, slender, usually emitting 
runners from the base. Flowers violaceous. 
Zar. [, intermèdia (St. Hil. l. c. p. 453.) leaves somewhat 
ovate-lanceolate, rather distant, somewhat unequal-sided, 4%. S. 
Flowers violaceous. 
Cherry-leaved Violet. Fl. Jan. PI. 4 to 1 foot. 
154 V. Domseya'na (D.C. mss. and prod, 1. p. 305.) gla- 
brous ; stems reptant; leaves oval, cuncately narrowed at the 
base, serrated, with the serratures exserted and remote ; stipulas 
lanceolate-linear, setaceously-toothed ; spur very short. h.S. 
Native of South America. V.répens, Domb. herb. Perhaps a 
variety of V. stipularis, Swartz. ? Flowers blue. 
Dombey’s Violet. Shrub creeping. 
