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Viola Helena, sp. nov. 
Caule erecto 3-6 cm., foliis lanceolatis 7.5-—11.5 X 1.5-2 cm. dentibus 
glanduliferis stipulis lineari-lanceolatis, serratis, 8 mm.; scapis bibracteatis 
umbellato biflores. Sepala lanceolata 4-5 mm. Petala alba, inferiore latis- 
sime saccato. Capsula I cm. longa, glabra. 
Type locality, Wahiawa Mountains, Kauai, H. I. J. M. 
Lydgate, May, 1908. 
Plant one to two feet high.— Lydgate. Leaves lanceolate, 
tapering at both ends, glandular serrate, 3-4.5 inches long by 
7-9 lines wide, with petioles of 2-3 lines. Scapes or peduncles 
one or two on a stem, 2-3 lines, with two to three linear bracts, 
bearing an umbel of two flowers on pedicels of 1o—14 lines 
which have bractlets of about 1 line. Sepals lanceolate, 2 lines. 
Petals a little more than twice as long, the lower saccate, white, 
or pale lavender, lower and lateral ones bearded. Capsule gla- 
brous, 7 lines long. 
The species is named by Mr. Lydgate for his wife. 
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