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bus. Petiolis folio brevioribus, in summis brevissiinis- 



Stipulis axillaribus binis oppositis, erectis, lato-lanceolatis, 



marcidis, integns. 



Florihus majusculis, extus roseo-coerulescentlbus — intus 



albescentibns, in pedimcidis axillaribus brevioribus foliis, 



stipulis linearibus sub apicem. Pctalis longis angustis, la- 



teralibus subbarbatis, striatis. Cornii obtuso vix producto. 



Calijcis laciniis longe acuminatis, glabris^, albo-marginatis. 



Stylo brevi conipresso ; stigmate capitato, pubescentia con- 



spicua utrinque. Capsula leviter pubescente. Radice te- 

 nui. 



A tall growing elegant species, found here exclusively in 

 our higher mountains and there rarely. It appears to be 

 more common to the north ; and often attains a height of 

 ten or more inches, with a proportionably slender stem ; 

 below there are but few leaves. The flowers are remark- 

 able for "the shortness of the horn or nectary and the long 

 attenuated narrow petals. These are purple outside and 

 whitish within, finely striated. Willdenow's description is 

 a very good one. It flowers late in May and beginning of 

 June. Northwardly it seems by the New-York catalogue 

 to flower still later, in July. It is difficult to express the 

 manner in which the leaves are almost rectangularly bent 

 down — but it is a striking habit to the observer. 



18. Species. V. ochrolevca. Nobis. 



Wildenoiv. p, 1 iG6. n. 18. striata ? 



Persoon p. 255. n. 21. striata. 



Pursch, p. 174. striata very uncertain to which he refers. 



J^^dtall }p, 150. n. 12. sirmfa decidedly our species. 



The striata of Elliott 1 think must belong to my debilis, 

 as does the striata of MuhL Cat. by specimens. 



I have very particularly studied this and the two follow- 

 ng species— and feel satisfied that they are specifically very 



distinct. 



V. caulescens ; Caulihus^ erectiuscullsj ramosfs, foliosis 

 a basij angulosis, crassis, glabris, purpurascentibus- 



Foliis omnibus minoribus longiuscule petiolatis, alternisj 

 diffusis ; infcrioribus rotundato-cordatis, creDato-serratis, 

 obtusis ; superioribus paulo majorlbus, breviter acumina- 

 tis* Omnibus pagina superiori minutim pubescentibus, 

 ^ubtus soh^mmodo in nervi?. Sttpnlis axillaribus oppositis, 



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