Tas. 5004. 
VIOLA PEDUNCULATA. 
Long-stalhed Golden Violet. 
Nat. Ord. VioLariE®.—PENTANDRIA MoNOoGYNIA. 
Gen. Char. Calycis sepala inzequalia, omnia plus minus deorsum in appendices 
auriculeeformes (e dilatationibus nervorum prodeuntes) producta, post anthesin 
erecta. Petula inzequalia, estivatione convolutiva, ungue trinervi; inferius deor- 
sum in calcar cavum plus minus productum. Stamina approximata aut coarctata 
(uec coalita) ad apicem dentium tori pentagon! 5-dentati inserta. Filamenta basi 
dilatata, oblonga vel triangularia, antheras demissius gerentia; lobi antherarum 
basi divergentes ; stamina 2 anteriora dorso appendices varias nectariferas in 
calear intrantes gerentia. Ovarium nunc superum, nunc basi toro concavo cinc- 
tum et ideo semi-inferum. Valvule capsule elastice post maturationem con- 
tractee semina ejicientes ; semina horizontalia, manifeste carunculata, plus minus 
ovoidea et nitida. Embryo oblongus; radicula teretiuscula ; cotyledones seepius 
oblongo-orbiculate, planiuscule, radicula vix longiores.—Herbe plerumgue per- 
ennes, rarissime annue, nunc caule brevissimo vel subterraneo, unde acaules dicta, 
nune caulescentes vel suffrutices parvi ; folia alterna, marcescentia ; ped unculi sodz- 
tarit, axillares, uniflori, 2-bracteolati, non articulati, apice reflewi; flores cernut ; 
folia seminalia oblonga ovatave, petiolata ; primordialia opposita, sed raro co- 
_etanea. DC. 
Viota (§ Chamemelanium) pedunculata ; glabriuscula elongata ramosa, foliis 
rhombeo-cordatis obtusis grosse crenato-serratis reticulatis basi in petiolum 
longum decurrentibus; stipulis longis lineari-oblongisve basi pinnatifido-laci- 
niatis, pedunculis longissimis longe supra medium bibracteatis, stigmate 
emarginato, calcare brevissimo subnullo, petalis late obovato-rotundatis su- 
perioribus sublonge unguiculatis lateralibus basi barbatis. 
Viota pedunculata. Torrey and Gray, Fl. of N. America, v. 1. p. 141. 
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The handsomest we know of the genus, albeit lacking the fi 
erance of the great favourite, the Sweet Violet of Europe. It 
was one of the many discoveries of Douglas in California, during 
the last of his journeys, and but a little before the accident which 
caused his death in the Sandwich Islands. It has been since 
found by Mr. William Lobb. Beautifully dried specimens were 
sent home by him, and plants were reared from seed by Messrs. 
s, the exhibition of 
Veitch and Son, Exeter and Chelsea Nurserie 
which at the Horticultural Society naturally attracted much atten- 
SEPTEMBER lst, 1857. 
