root perpondicular, witli delicate slender rootlets, white, Stems loosel}' 

 tufted, asccnidiiii;', radical and axillary to radical leaves, few to several, 

 sparsely pilose with whitti patent hairs along one side, Tjcaves petioled, 

 ciliated and sparsely pilose with white hairs above, nearly glahrons heneath ; 

 radical ones tnfted, subova to-elliptical, obtnse at the apex, ronuded at the 

 base, regnlarly crenate, the midrib i)rominent beneath as are delicate and 

 erect-patent veins, which are 3-6 on each side and pinnately disposed, the 

 hirgest one about 2cm. long, l|cm. broad; the cauline ones smaller and 

 ])laced towards the end ; petiole shorter or longer than the blade, winged, 

 ciliated with white patent pilose hairs ; stipules adnate below, thinly membra- 

 naceous, pale-viridescent, subulato-lanceolate, acuminate, ciliato- fimbriate, 

 6-12 mm. long. Peduncles radical and in the axils of cauline leaves, 

 arising above the leaves, gracile, sparsely pilose with i)atent hairs below, 

 glabrous above, bracteate in the middle ; bracteoles 2, approximate, linear, 

 acuminate, ciliated-margined, pauci-glandular-dentate on the basal margins, 

 5-G mm. long. Flowers small, about 12 mm. across, white ? (or very light 

 violet ?) Sepals ovato-lanceolate, acute, membranaceous, glabrous, but 



interruptedly ciliated, 3-nerved without veinlets, viridescent, about 5 

 mm. long; basal auricles short, subtruncato-semiorbicular, ciliated. Petals 

 oblong-obovate, rounded at the a])ex, attenuated below and a little oblique 

 in form and 7-8 mm. long in the upper and lateral ones, beardless, but 

 the lower one much shorter and concave ; calcar very short, not exceeding 

 beyond the basal auricles of the calyx, li-2mm. wide. Connective-tip 

 ovato-orbicular, rounded-obtuse, slightly shorter than the anther-cells ; ap- 

 pendages very short, subrectangular-subdeltoid, obtuse-tipped, with a thick 

 front edge. Ovary oval, rounded-obtuse, glabrous ; style equal as long as 

 the ovary, enlarged above, geniculated at the base ; stigma subbiloljato- 

 orbicular, slightly concave, with a very short beak. 



Hah. Prov. Satsuma in Isl. Kinsiu : Kagoshima (/v. Tamura ! March 

 11, 1900). 



A very distinct species among Japanese Violets. Though this is a 

 caulescent and estoloniferous species, it seems to me to come near to Viola, 

 diffusa Ging., which is an acaulescent and ^toloniferous species. 



Viola biflora Linn. var. crassifolia Makino var. nov. 

 About S-15cm. high ; rhizome obliquely creejiing, narrow ; roots fibrous. 

 Stem stouter, commonly 3-florou>; and .3-4-foliiferous, glabrous, I^eaves 



