52 Mt. Scliweiaitz on the Genus Viola. 



ety of sliape, as the plant advances. After inflorescence, 

 the leaves of most of these, and indeed generally, through- 

 out this family, seem to expand and grow very vigorously, 

 often attaining a size and appearance, altogether unusual 

 with tliem, while in a flowering slate- 

 It cannot he expected, that I should have perfectly suc- 

 ceeded in referring the confused Synonymy to my species, 

 as established below. I have therefore accompanied my 

 citations to paJmata with remarks, pointing out my ideas 

 more particularly. 



IVildenow Spec. p. 1159 n. 1. I conceive, from the ex- 

 pressions used, that this, together with all the citations, 

 ought to be exclusively referred to palmata. Plvk. ex*- 

 pressions are peculiarly appropriate. 



Persoon Synops. p. 254. n. 1. may well allude, both to 

 pcilmata and the next. 



JMichaux p. 151. evidently includes both. 



Ptirsch p- 172. n. 3. Not definite enough to distinguish. 



JVnttall p. 147. n. 2. Mr. N.'s observation concerning 

 the resemblance to V, cucuUata appears to have been oc- 

 casioned by specimens belonging to the next species, not 

 distinguished by him — otherwise, it is clear that he refers 

 to my palmata* 



Elliott p. 300. n. 9, exclusive of his variety d) hetero- 

 phyllaj is decidedly palmata. That variety may belong to 

 a separate species. 



MuliL Cat. p. 25* n. 3. By specimens. 



Walter See Elliott. 



V. acaulis. YoXns primarvs raris, cordatis, reniformibus- 

 que, plurimis, et secundariis omnibus, palmatis, lobis diver- 

 sissimis, medio lobo semper majori ; omnibus crenatis, den- 

 tatis, plernmque nervosis ; plus minusve pubescentibus ; 

 inlerdum undique cano-pubescentibus, interdum glabriuscu- 

 lis, nervis tamen semper pubescentibus. Statu junior!, fo- 

 liis perpaucis, demum frequentiorlbus. Primariis saepe pro- 

 venientibus in stolone distante a scapo. Lobis foliorum 

 palraatorura polyraorphis, praesertim versus basin saepe 

 multifidis, angustis ; interdum etiam lyratis, et truncatis. 

 PetiolU quasi canaliculatis, ob marginem decurrentem ex 

 folio angustum ; interdum glabris, saepe pilosis. Stipulis 

 radicalibus ttiagnis, lato lanceolatis, submarcidis et coloratis, 



niargine subciliatis* Folm saepe subtus rubicundis et pur- 



purascentibus. 



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