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1891; S. Ikeno\ herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, June 24, 1888); Prov. 

 SiiiMOORA : Mama {T. Malcino ! Aug. 7, 1804, June 23, 1895, 3Iay 1806, 

 May 20, 1898). 



Tliis is allied to ]lohi eJaf/'or Fries (=V. rnoiiidiia T)C.) and 7'. 

 stagnina Kitaibel. 



Viola sylvestris Kit. var. ovato-oblonga (Mi<i.) 



Viola sylvestris forma ovato-ohloiKja Miq. Prol. Fl. Jap. p. 8G. 



Viola sylvestris var. montann Yatabe in Bot. Ma<j;., Tokyo, YT. 

 (1802) p. 1.31, lion J', moniana Linn. 



? Viola ThilKmdieri Francli. et Sav. ]']nuni. PI. Ja]\ I. p. 43, et 

 II. p. 290 ; Maxim, in Mel. Biol. IX. p. 75G. 



Caulescent. Khizome erect, sliort. Stem few to several, erect or 

 ascending, attaining about 30 cm. in height, pubenilent or glabrous. 

 Leaves glabrous or piiberulent ; radical ones broadly ovate, or ovate, obtuse 

 or shortly acuminate, cordate, crenato-serrate, long-petioled ; cauline ones 

 narrowly ovate to narrowly lanceolate, acuminate with an acutish tip, cordate 

 at the base, depressed-crenate, shortly petioled (being ^-41 cm. in length), 

 the longest one about G^tCiu. long, 2i cm. wide; stijniles membranaceons, 

 deeply ciliato-pectinate, or laciniato-pinnatifid, equal to or shorter or longer 

 than the petiole in tlie cauline leaves. Peduncle gracile, shorter or longer 

 tlian the leaves, with 2 approximate subnlato-linear bracteoles above the 

 middle. Flower about li-l|cm. across, violet. h^epals lanceolate, acu- 

 minate, glabrous, triuerved, G-8 mm. long ; the basal anricles short and 

 truncato-rounded. Petals obovate or obovato-oblong, attenuated below, 

 rounded at the apex, 11-15 mm. long, 6-8 mm. wide, the lateral ones 

 slightly bearded ; calcar oblong-cylindrical, straight, about as long as the 

 sepals. Connective-tip ovato-orbicular ; a[)pendages linear, longer than 

 the anther, 5-5i mm. long. Ovary conico-ovate, glabrons ; style longer 

 than the ovary, cylindrical ; stigma not tliick, with a short beak. Carpels 

 coriaceous, glabrons, falca to-lanceolate, acute, concave, 6-11 mm. long. 



Hah. Prov. Tosa : Sakawa (7'. jmjcino ! 1884, 1885), m. Yokogura {T. 

 Malcino \), Kosuizi near Kochi (7'. Mahino\), Koyatsudzi {T. Malcino \)] 

 Prov. AwA (=AftHu): Otani-yama {R. Yatahel herb. Sc. Coll. Imp. Univ. 

 Tokyo, July 19, 1888); Prov. Iyo : Side of River Ishite (7: Kagascncal 

 April 12, 1801); Prov. Suo : Ouchi-mura (J). Nilcai I herb. ibid. April 

 25, 1892); Prov, Yamato: Kasuga-yama {J. Matsumural herb. ibid. July 



