7S 



I have named it in honour of Mv. Komesabiiro Yazawa, Professor in 

 the Nagano Normal School in prov. k^hinano. 



Viola variegata Fisch. ; Spreng. Syst. Veg. I. p. 797 ; Etem. et Schult. 

 Syst. Veg. V. p. 392; DU. Prodr. I. p. 293 ; Ledeh. Fl. Ross. I. p. 244; 

 Bunge Eaum. PI. China boreal, p. 7 ; Maxim. I'rim. Kl. Amur. p. 4S ; Id. 

 in Mel. Biol. IX. p. 728 ; Id. Enum. PI. Mongol. I. p. 79, n. 197 ; Ptegel 

 Tent. Fl. Ussnr. p. 24 ; Id. PI. Radd. I. j). 223, tab. 6, fig. 1-4 ; Fr. Schm. 

 Eeis. im Amnr. u. Ins. Sachal. p. 34 ; Franch. PI. David. I. p. 42 ; Baker et 

 S. Moore in Journ. Jjinn. Soc. XVII. p. 379 ; Forbes et Heinsl. in Jouro. Linn. 

 ISoc. XXIII. p. 56 ; Korsh. in Act. Hort. Petrop. XII. p. 310 ; Pahb. Consp. 

 Fl. Ivor. I. p. 36 ; De Boiss. in Bull. Soc. Bot. d. France XLVII. p. 320. 



Viola macuhtta Patr. herb, ex Ging in DC. Prodr. I. p. 293, non Cav. 



var. nipponica Makino var. nov. 



Acaulescent ; rhizome erect or oblique, i-5 cm. in length, attaining 

 about 5 ram. in diameter, subarticulated, the internode sometimes elongated ; 

 roots few, immediately divided below the rhizome, elongate, white, with 

 short rootlets. Vaginas of the neck of rhizome subovate or elliptical, 

 trifid, membranaceous, pale-viridescent. Leaves few to many, erect, 

 long-petioled, ovate-elliptical, or orbicular-ovate, or orbicular, cordate with 

 a more or less opened or closed sinus and rounded lobes, obtuse or 

 rounded-obtuse, compressed-crenate, subthickly membranaceous, discolorous, 

 deep green (and subvariegated along the nerves ?) above, purple beneath, 

 pulvereo-pubescent on both surfaces, attaining 6^ cm. long and 5 cm. broad 

 after anthesis ; veins 3-4 on each side, erect-patent, arcuate, the lowest 

 one branched on the outside ; petiole longer than the blade, slender, very 

 narrowly marginate above, pulvereo-})ubescent, attaining about 14 cm. long 

 after anthesis ; stipules subulato-linear, or linear-lanceolate, attenuated above, 

 adnate with the basal portion or the lower half portion, loosely glanduloso- 

 fimbriato-dentate or loosely glanduloso-ciliated, luiberulent above, thin, pale- 

 viridescent, about 6-10 mm. long. Peduncles shorter than the leaves in 

 fruit, gracile, pulvereo-pubescent, bracteate above the middle ; bracts 2, 

 approximate, subulato-linear to angustato-linear, with an obtuse or acute 

 tip, pulvereo-pubescent, thin, pauci-glanduloso-ciliated on the basal margin 

 4-10 mm. long. Se[)als lanceolate, acutisli or obtuse, pulvereo-pubescent, 

 subtilely ciliated, thin, green, hyaline towards tlie margin, with 3 main 

 nerves and loose delicate veinlets, 5-7 mm. long ; basal auricles semior- 



