Vol. 37 No. 11 
BULLETIN 
OF THE 
TORREY BOTANICAL CLUB 
meer ere 
NOVEMBER, tg10 
Five new species of Viola from the South 
Ezra BRAINERD 
(WITH PLATES 34 AND 35) 
I wish to report some results of my study of our southern 
violets during the past four years. This has consisted of field 
work during March and April of these years in portions of each 
of the eleven states covered by Dr. Small’s Flora, and in the culture 
in my home garden of all known species and varieties of this 
region. My work has been greatly furthered by the kind assis- 
tance of many collectors and students of the genus, to whom I 
would acknowledge my grateful indebtedness, and to some of 
whom I allude personally in the following report. 
The five new species that I describe in the present paper have 
been observed for at least two seasons, as they have developed 
from the seed to the mature plant. The first is from Florida, 
and is allied to Viola Langloisii Greene of southern Louisiana 
and Texas. 
Viola chalcosperma sp. nov. 
Plant glabrous, heterophyllous; leaves at the beginning and 
at the close of the season’s growth uncut, the former cordate, 
2-3 cm. long, the latter truncate at the base, broadly deltoid, 4-5 
cm. long; vernal leaves cordate, 3-lobed, the middle lobe ovate, 
acute, the lateral more or less incised; flowers small, lilac-purple, 
raised above the leaves on slender peduncles; lateral petals bearded, 
odd petal sparsely villous, all finely purple-veined; cleistogamous 
flowers sagittate, on ascending peduncles; capsule gray, tinged 
with purple at base, ellipsoidal, about 11 mm. long, 5 mm. thick; 
persistent sepals purplish, lanceolate, 5 mm. long; auricles 3-4 
[The BULLETIN for October, 1910 (37: 487-522) was issued 28 O 1910.] 
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