terminali stipularum maximo, foliis basi cordatis differt. Sesquipedalis, pe- 

 tala caerulea, inferius basi luteum violaceo-striatum, lateralia ut in V. cornuld 

 et V. Vivariensi et specie sequenti lateraliter patentia. 



V. Orphanidis, caulibus numerosis ascendentibus patule et mol- 

 liter hirsutis simplicibus 1-4 iloris, foliis longiuscule petiolatis ovatis 

 cordatis obtuse crenatis, stipulis ovatis acule incisis vel pinnatiparti- 

 lis lacinia terminali oblongo-lineari aliis majori, pedicellis longis 

 axillaribus, iloribus magnis, petalis intermediis lateraliter patentibus, 

 calcare tenuiter subulato curvulo sepalis lineari-lanceolatis acutis bre- 

 viori. 



Hab. in Macedonia prope Bitolia (Orph !). 



Caules 6-8 pollicares, folia ampla limbo 12-15 lin. longo. Flores eis 

 V. orthoeeratis cui affinis subminores. Planta indumento molli patulo insi- 

 gnis. 



II. Perennantes. — Plantse caulibus plus minus elongatis internodiis 

 distantibus. 



V. Olympica (Boiss. Diagn. Ser. II, I, p. 55) brevissime papil- 

 loso-hirta, foliis secus caules abbreviatos cespitosos confertis ovato- 

 oblongis obtusis obtusissime crenatis infimis subcordato-orbiculatis, 

 stipulis multifidis laciniis lateralibus linearibus terminali petiolulata 

 folio simili, sepalis oblongo-lanceolatis acutis, petalis violaceis calyce 

 duplo longioribus, calcare calycis appendicibus denticulatis duplo 

 longiore O^. V. tricolor var. Olympica Griseb. Spicil. I, p. 237. 



Hab. in regione abietina Olympi Bithyni (Boiss! Griseb ! Clem ! Noe!). 



Facies V. Rothomagensix, folia minus crenata, sepala latiora longius ap- 

 pendiculata, calcar duplo longius. 



A formis V. tricoloris radice perennanti, caulibus cespitosis condensatim 

 foliosis et sepalis latioribus distinguenda. 



V. calycina (Boiss. et Heldr. Diagn. Ser. I, VIII, p. 53) bre- 

 vissime papilloso-hirta, caulibus cespitosis dense foliosis abbreviatis, 

 foliis parvis ovato-rotundis vel oblongis obtuse crenatis, stipulis digi- 

 tatis laciniis inferioribus linearibus superiori folio simili, sepalis late 

 oblongis acutiusculis , petalis flavis calyce vix sesquilongioribus, cal- 

 care calycis appendicibus erosulis duplo longiore O^. 



Hab. in pascuis alpinis montis Davros Pisidise (Heldr !). 



Facies V. Olympicce sed sepala latiora obtusiora et corolla ffava calycem 

 vix excedens. Ex radice tenui eam potius perennantem quam perennem sus- 

 picor. 



V. CEtolica (Boiss. et Heldr. Diagn. Ser. II, VI, p. 24) breviter 



