VIOLARIE^E. IV. VIOLA. 



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spur conical, short. Tj . G. Native in Chili about San Carlos. 

 Flowers reddish. Membranes of stamens obtuse. 



Var. a, latifolia (Ging. in Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 410.) 

 leaves ovate-oblong ; peduncles nearly equal in length to the 

 leaves. >j . G. In St. Carlos de Chili. 



Var. /3, angustifblia (Ging. 1. c.) leaves lanceolate, ; peduncles 

 longer than the leaves. Tj . G. In Chili at Talcaguana. 



Red-flowered Violet. Shrub 1 foot. 



142 V. CORCHORIFO'LIA (Domb. herb, et D. C.prod. 1. p. 304.) 

 pubescent ; stems erect ; leaves ovate, acute, crenate-serrate, 

 unequal at the base, with the serratures exserted and apiculated ; 

 stipulas lanceolate, setaceously-jagged ; spur very broad, sac- 

 cate ; capsules ovate, trigonal. Jj . G. Native in Peru about 

 Huanaco. V. punicea, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. Flower 

 vermilion. Leaves rather cordate at the base. 



Corchonis-leavedViolet. Shrub 1-2 foot. 



143 V. CHAMISSONIA'NA (Ging. mss. in Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. 

 p. 408.) stem shrubby, oblique ; leaves ovate, acuminated, ta- 

 pering into the petiole at the base, serrated ; serratures remote, 

 appressed ; stipulas lanceolate, lacerately-toothed ; spur short, 

 broadly saccate ; membranes of stamens all obtuse. Tj . G. 

 Native of the island of O Wahu. Plant smooth. The leaves re- 

 semble those of Priinus domestica. Flowers violet, sweet- 

 scented. Sepals lanceolate, acuminate. 



Chamisso's Violet. Shrub \ foot. 



144 V. CAPILLA'RIS (Pers. ench. 1. p. 256.) shrubby, climb- 

 ing, smoothish ; branches angular ; leaves ovate, unequal at 

 the base, somewhat cordate, sharply serrated, with the ser- 

 ratures exserted ; stipulas oblong, acute, trifidly awned at the top, 

 peduncles shorter than the leaves ; sepals acute ; lower petal 

 obovate, roundish, apiculate ; spur very short, saccate ; ter- 

 minal membranes of 2 lower stamens elongated, awl-shaped ; 

 nectariferous appendages broad, rounded at the base, trun- 

 cate at the top, shorter than the cells ; seeds with fuscous dots. 

 Jj . w . S. Native of New Granada. V. stipularis, H. B. et 

 Kunth, nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 372. but not of Swartz. Flowers 

 pale blue. 



CVy>z7/ary-jagged-stipuled Violet. Sh. climbing. 



145 V. SETO'SA (Smith, in Rees' cycl.) shrubby, branched, 

 smoothish ; branches flexuous ; leaves ovate, acute, serrated, 4 

 times longer than the petiole ; stipulas lanceolate, with capillary 

 serratures ; peduncles equal or double the length of the leaves ; 

 sepals lanceolate, acute ; spur short, saccate. -V. stipularis, Cav. 

 icon. 6. p. 20. t. 531. Tj . G. Native of Chili at Talcaguana. 

 Flowers pale blue. 



Bristly-stipuled Violet. Shrub 1 foot. 



146 V. TRACHELIIFO'LIA (Ging. ex Spreng. syst. append, p. 

 97.) shrubby, smooth ; leaves on short footstalks, ovate-cordate, 

 acuminated, sharply-toothed ; stipulas lanceolate, quite entire. 

 1? . G. Native of Sandwich Islands, particularly in O Wahu. 

 Flowers small. 



Throat-worl-leaved Violet. Fl. Shrub 1 foot. 



147 V. SCA'NDENS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 

 371. t. 493.) shrubby, climbing, glabrous; branches rather an- 

 gular, striated ; leaves cordate-ovate, crenated, glabrous ; sti- 

 pulas oblong, dentately-ciliated ; peduncles length of leaves ; 

 sepals acuminated ; lower petal obovate-oblong ; spur saccate, 

 short ; 2 lower stamens with terminal, elongated membranes ; 

 nectariferous appendages, oblong, obtuse, shorter than the cells ; 

 stigma bluntish. Jj . S. Native of Peru near Loxa, at the 

 height of 3180 feet. Petals violaceous, smooth. 



Climbing Violet. Shrub climbing. 



148 V. ARGU'TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. spec. amer. 5. p. 373.) 

 shrubby, twining ; branches terete, hairy ; leaves profoundly 

 cordate, sharply serrated, upper surface puberulous, under sur- 

 face hoary ; footstalks villous ; stipulas lanceolate, setaceously- 



jagged ; peduncles shorter than the leaves ; sepals acute ; lower 

 petal obovate, mucronate ; spur broad, very blunt, scarcely one 

 half shorter than the lamina ; two of the stamens with longer 

 obtuse reflexed membranes ; nectariferous appendages, ovate, 

 truncate, a little shorter than the anthers ; seeds covered with 

 glandular dots, brown. T; . G. Native of Peru in cold woods be- 

 tween Gonzana and Loxa at the height of 3180 feet. Flowers 

 flesh-coloured, smooth. 



Sharp-serrated-leaved Violet. Shrub twining. 



149 V. STIPULARIS (Swartz, fl. ind. occid. 3. p.1956.) glabrous; 

 stems reptant ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, tapering to both ends, 

 with blunt, pressed, serratures ; stipulas oblong, acuminated, 

 furnished with long cilise ; spur very short ; two of the stamens 

 with longer awl-shaped, recurved membranes. Tj . S. Native 

 in the islands of Guadaloupe and St. Christopher. V. persica- 

 risefolia, Poir. diet. 8. p. 628. Flowers blue or white. 



Stipular Violet. Shrub trailing. 



150 V. GRACI'LLIMA (St. Hil. in mem. mus. 11. p. 449. t. 22. 

 f. a.) caulescent, very smooth ; stem filiform ; leaves small, 

 broadly- cordate, obsoletely and remotely toothed ; stipulas lan- 

 ceolate-awl-shaped, hardly toothed ; peduncles longer than the 

 leaves ; sepals acuminated ; petals beardless. If. . S. Native 

 of Brazil in moist pastures. Flowers violaceous ; spur short, 

 saccate. Anthers ending in a membrane at the apex, anterior two 

 appendiculate on the back, and with terminal hooked processes, 

 the rest with erect terminal processes. Style awl-shaped. 



Very-slender Violet. Fl. Nov. PL to foot. 



151 V. SUBDIMIDIA'TA (St. Hil. in mem. mus. 11. p. 450.) 

 caulescent, very smooth ; leaves ovate-cordate, acute, unequal- 

 sided, toothed ; stipulas oblong-lanceolate, ciliately jagged ; pe- 

 duncles shorter than the leaves ; sepals ovate-oblong ; petals 

 beardless, acuminated ; style awl-shaped, curved. If. . S. Na- 

 tive of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes, near the town 

 called Villa Rica, at the height of about 3700 feet above the 

 level of the sea. Flowers pale violet. Spur short, saccate. 

 Anthers almost as in V. gracillima. 



Suldimidiate Violet. Fl. Jan. PI. \ to 1 foot. 



152 V. CONFE'RTA (St. Hil. in mem. mus. 11. p. 453.) caules- 

 cent, very smooth ; leaves crowded, ovate-lanceolate, acute, 

 finely-toothed ; stipulas broadly linear, very blunt, ciliately- 

 jagged ; peduncles equal in length to the leaves ; sepals lan- 

 ceolate, linear, acute ; style awl-shaped, in form referable to the 

 letter S. "If. . S. Native of Brazil in the southern part of the 

 province of St. Paul in humid pastures and shady woods near 

 the town of Castro. Root creeping. Flowers white. 



Crowded-leaved Violet. Fl. Feb. PI. i to foot. 



153 CERASIFO'LIA (St. Hil. mem. mus. 11. p. 451.) caules- 

 cent, very smooth ; leaves approximate, lanceolate, acute, toothed ; 

 stipulas oblong-lanceolate, acute, auricled at the base, ciliary- 

 jagged ; peduncles usually shorter than the leaves ; sepals acu- 

 minated ; style awl-shaped, incurved. 1.S. Native of Brazil 

 in very shady places of woods on the mountains called Serra- 

 da Caraca not far from the town called Cahete in the province 

 of Minas Geraes. Root creeping, slender, usually emitting 

 runners from the base. Flowers violaceous. 



Far. ft, intermedia (St. Hil. 1. c. p. 453.) leaves somewhat 

 ovate-lanceolate, rather distant, somewhat unequal-sided, y. . S. 

 Flowers violaceous. 



Cherry-leaved Violet. Fl. Jan. PI. | to 1 foot. 



154 V. DOMBEYA V NA (D. C. mss. and prod. 1. p. 305.) gla- 

 brous ; stems reptant ; leaves oval, cuneately narrowed at the 

 base, serrated, with the serratures exserted and remote ; stipulas 

 lanceolate-linear, setaceously-toothed ; spur very short. Jj . S. 

 Native of South America. V. reopens, Domb. herb. Perhaps a 

 variety of V. stipularis, Swartz. ? Flowers blue. 



Dombey's Violet. Shrub creeping. 



