^5G PENTANDUIA. MONOGYNlA. viotA, 



(which he caWsV. striata, J the V. debilis o{ Mic h au st^ 

 which is described as havin.a: white flowers. It is difficult to 

 determine the species called striata by A i t o n, and I have 

 therefore adopted the name given by Sc hiveinitz to the 

 plant described above. 



16, V. Muhlnthere^'ii* : stem Weak, assurgent ; leaves 

 renifornrj-cordate, the upper ones a little acunninate, crenate= 

 serrate, snnooth ; stipules lanceolate, serrate-ciliate ; nectary 

 produced ; stigma tubular, rostrate. V. asarifolia and nli- 

 ginosa M u h I. Cat. p. 25. V. ulginofia S chw. Viol. 1. c. p, 

 72. V. dehilis Pursh Fl. I. p. 174. excl. syn. Kult. 

 Gen. I. p. 150. 



Stem 6 — 10 inches lonj^, branched from the base, very smooth;j 

 when old decunbent and geniculate. Lower leaves exactly 

 reniforni-cordate ; the upper ones with a short abrupt point, 

 sometimes a little pubescent on the veins beneath ; fietioles va- 

 riable in length, geiierally about as long as the leaves. Sii' 

 pules acuminate ; the lower ones lacerately ciliate. Peduncles 

 longer than the leaves, with 2 alternate subulate bracts above 

 the middle, i^/ow^rs middle-sized, blue. Pe?a/s obovate, ob- 

 tuse ; the lateral ones bearded ; sfiur nearly one-third the 

 length of the corolla, sometimes shorter. Segments of the 

 calyx linear, narrow, slightly ciliate. Stigma recurved at the 

 tip. 



Hab. In sphagncus swamps, and on the banks of creeks, in 

 shady places. Abundant in the Cedar Swamp near New- 

 Durham, New-Jersey, &c. May. 



It is with reluctance that I change the name of this species, 

 which has already received so many appellations. V. uliginosa 

 of Schroder, and R o e ?n. fif Sc hult. V. p. 357, is a dis- 

 tinct plant from the one so named by Muhlenberg and 

 Schweinitz; and the V. asarifolia oi P u r s h is a stem- 

 less species. V. debilis of Schweinitz, 1 cannot distin- 

 guish from the plant described above, the character of the 

 elongated spur being not very constant. V. debilis of Mi- 

 ch a u jc appears to be a distinct species, perhaps V. ochro- 

 leuca. 



\1.\ . rosirata J\J u h I. : smooth; stem diffuse, erect; 

 leaves cordate, the upper ones acute, serrate ; stipules lanceo- 

 late, serrate-ciliate; petals beardless; nectary longer than 

 the corolla. P vr s h FL 1. ^. 174. Schw. Viol. 1. c. p. 

 72. Muhl.Cat.Y>.'25. J\' u 1 1. Gen. ]. i>. 150. Roem. 

 4- Schul t. v. p. 373. 



Stein about 6 inches high, smooth, angular. Leaves cordate, flat, 

 with the sinus open; lower ones on long petioles, generally ob- 

 tuse. Peduncles filiform, longer than the leaves ; bracts su- 

 bulate. Flowers large, pale blue. Petals obovate, all of them 

 beardless ; spur very long, a little curved, acute. Segments 



