74 Mr. Sckweinitz on the Genus P^iola. 



24. Spec'ieB. V. pubeseens. Ajton et Linn. 



Willdencw, p. Il66.n. 19. Michaux,p. 149. pennsijlvaniccu 



Persoon, p. 255. n. 2,2. 



p. 2i55. n. 23. pc7msi/!vanica nppc^ts not to differ, 



^"ufiallf p. 150. n. 15. Muhl. Cat. n. 16. by specimens. 



Pursch, p. 174. n. 18. MzvYork, Cat. n. 11. 



V. caulescens, tota villosa pubescens. Canlibns subtere- 

 tibug, simplicibu?, erectis, villosis, apice tantum foliosis ; 

 subangulosis. 



Foliis lato-cordatis magnis, eroso-dentatis, plus minusve 

 iouge aciiminatis, utrinque pilosis, villosis, canescentibus, 

 nervis prominulosis; breviuscule petiolatis. Petwlis canal- 

 iculatis in folia dilatatis. Stipulis axillaribus mai'cidis, ova- 

 tis, villosis, subserratis mediocribus. 



Florihus majusculis, luteis; in pedunculis axillaribus, 

 brevioribus foliis, villosis, versus apicem incurvis, stipulatis. 

 Fetalis lateralibus albo-barbatis ; infitno purpureo-striato 

 (ut etiani lateralia;) superioribus niinoribus, unicoloribus. 

 Ncctario abrupte inflexo acuminate. Calycis laciniis gla- 

 bris aut villosis, ovato-lanceolatis, subobtusis. Stigmate 

 globoso, utrinque pojbescent. 



Capsulis glabris [J^uttall ; etiara villosis.) 



liadicc fasciculosa. 



Stipulis in nuda parte caulis inferne, ovatis integris ob- 

 tusia. 



I scarcely know what to think of this species, so extreme- 

 ly different from the next in several momentous particulars; 

 and yet apparently united by Nultall therewith. The pu- 

 bescens or pennsylvanica never is met with here, although I 

 have frequently found it in the northern states myself, and 

 am possessed of numerous good specimens — while the next 

 i? very common. Yet it is clear that the specific distinc- 

 tion cannot be rested on the smooth or villous capsule. I 

 possess specimens of undoubted pubescens with perfectly 

 smooth, and others with closely villous capsules. I must 

 therefore conclude that the var (3 eriocarpon of Nuttall is 

 not my eriocnrpa as I at first supposed, but really a variety 

 of pubescens; and that my next species does not occur ia 

 Pennsylvania; although 1 confess I do not feel perfectly 

 satisfied upon the subject, and hope to be able to investi- 

 gate it further. What I exclusively ceWpiibescens is always 

 remarkably pubescent, entirely erect, with very broad cor- 



