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XXII. Defcnpiion of a new Specks of Viola, By Thomas Fur ly Forjitr^ Efq, 



R L. S. 

 Read July 7, i8oi. 



VIOLA CONCOLOR. 



Viola caullbus eredis, foliis lato-lanceolatis fllpulifque lanceolato 

 linearibus integerrimis ; 



Habitat in uliginofis AmericsE Septentrionalis, :^ 



Descriptio. 



Radix fibrofa, raniofa, alba, perennis. 



Caulis herbaceus, erciSlus, flexuofus, fulcato-angulofus, fimpleXj 



hifpidus, pedalis et ultra. 

 Falia alterna, lato-lanceolata, acuminata, integerrima, rugofa, cili- 

 ata, dilute virentia; variant faepe argute dentata aut lacera. 

 Peiiolus breviffimus, femiteres. 



Stipules quatuor; dux majores, duse minores ; lineari-lanceolatae, 

 arcuatas, integrae, ciliatae. 

 Pedunculi duo, minimi, ex axillis foliorum; unus ferens florem 

 abortivum. 



Bradiece dusc, minimae, lineares, obtufe» 



Flores 



