42 Contributions from the Gray Herbarium 
bus 3.7-5.2 em. longa 1.1-2.2 mm. lata, in petiolis incurvo-puberu- 
lis 1.5-2 mm. longis. Racemi ca. 15-flori 6.5-10.5 cm. longi. Flores 
6 mm. longi. Sepala ovata acuta sparse incurvo-puberula et cilio- 
lata 2-2.4 mm. longa. Alae ovales apice rotundatae basi sparse 
puberulae ceterum glabrae 5.5 mm. longae 3.5 mm. latae. Carina 
5.5-6 mm. longa. Capsula late elliptica vel suborbicularis basi 
rotundata margine ciliato excepto glaberrima 10.5-11.5 mm. longa 
9.5-10.8 mm. lata, vallecula clausa. Semen pilosum 5 mm. long- 
um. Arillus 3 mm. altus, margine scarioso palliiformi appresso 
sparse piloso margine inferiore paucilobulato. — Cu1apas: tem- 
perate region, 1864-70, Ghiesbreght 879 (rrp: G). Flowering in 
August and September, the flowers “ bleues’’ according to the 
ticket, but doubtless purplish. Distributed as P. ovalifolia DC. — 
T.1. Fie. 27. 
47. P. Gatxorri Chod. Stem simple or sparsely branched, 
slightly hirsute, from a woody base. Leaves lanceolate, attenuate 
at each end, acute, not cuspidate, ciliate and slightly hirsute-pu- 
berulent, paler beneath, the nerves whitish, 2.8-4 em. long, 1-1.4 
em. wide. Racemes loosely flowered, elongate, the rachis puberu- 
lent; pedicels at length spreading, puberulent, 4 mm. long 
Flowers 6 mm. long. Sepals linear, acute, subequal, ciliate. Wings 
shorter than corolla, elliptic-obovate, slightly pubescent and ciliate. 
Upper petals slightly shorter than keel, ligulate, slightly spatulate, 
rounded at apex. Ovary pilose. Capsule orbicular, emarginate, 
hirsute-ciliate. Seed thick, clothed with rufous hairs, 4 mm. long. 
Aril papery, 2 mm. deep, 2.8 mm. long on the dorsal margin, cren- 
ate or undulate, scarcely lobed. — Chod. Monog. ii. 28. t. 14. f. 
17-20 (1893), as P. Galleoti. — Not seen; based by Chodat on 
Galeotti 875 (hb. Brussels) from Rancho de Haupa, between Jalapa 
and Cordova, Vera Cruz. 
48. P. rivinaEFotia HBK. Stems procumbent or erect, simple 
or branched above, pubescent. Leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, 
acuminate, acute at base, reticulate, the nerves prominent beneath, 
membranaceous, puberulous especially above, ciliate, bright green, 
scarcely paler beneath, about 5 cm. long, 17-20 mm. wide, on pu- 
bescent petioles 2.5 mm. long. Racemes terminal and axillary, 
rather loosely many-flowered, 6.2-7.7 cm. long. Flowers viola- 
ceous, about 7 mm. long; pedicels pubescent, 5-6.2 mm. long; 
bracts lance-subulate, deciduous. Sepals lanceolate, acute, pubes- 
