Ord. violace^e. 



L VIOLA, Idnn. 



* Antarctica^. 



1. Viola tridentata, Menzies. 



Viola tridentata, Menzies, in Herb. Banks; DC. Prodr. 1, p. 300; Hook. f. Fl. 

 Antarc. p. 245. 



Hab. Orange Harbour, Fuegia. 



This remarkable Yiolet has recently been admirably characterized 

 by Dr. Hooker. The stipules are wholly adnate to the petiole, which 

 is thus scariously winged ; the only free portion is a minute herbar 

 ceous tooth at the base of the blade on each side, and this is often 

 wanting. The leaves somewhat resemble the leaflets of Potentilla 

 tridentata. The stems are suffrutescent. 



2. Viola Commersonii, DC. 



Viola Commersonii, DC. Prodr. 1, p. 297; Hook. f. Fl. Antarc. p. 245. 

 Hab. Orange Harbour, Fuegia. 



Two diminutive specimens of this rare species occur in the collec- 

 tion, mixed with those of the succeeding. It has been found only by 

 Commerson, Mr. Darwin, and in this Expedition. 



