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elliptica v. oblongo-orbicularia dilute violacea, lateralia barbata. 

 Stigma longissime rostratum. 



Nom. Jap. Kozan-sumire. 



Hab. 

 Corea : inter Hokusei et Chokudo prov. Kankyo austr. (T. Ishidoya 



n. 2764). 



var. albiflora, Nakai comb. nov. 



Viola Selkirki var. albifiora, Nakai in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XXXIII. 

 p. 9 (1919). 



Petala lactea. 



Nom. Jap. Shirobana-kozan-sumire. 



Hab. 

 Corea : Hokori prov. Kankyo austr. (T. Ishidoya n. 3051). Tai- 



churi prov. Kankyo austr. (T. Ishidoya n. 2757). 

 14) Yiola nikkoensis, Nakai nom. nov. 



V. Tokubuchiana, Makino in Tokyo Bot. Mag. XVI. p. 129. 

 quoad specimen e Nikko (1902). 



V. Boissieuana, (non Makino) Miyoshi et Makino Pocket Atlas 

 Alp. PI. Jap. II. PI. XLII. f. 237 (1907). 



Rhizoma tenue repens caule terminatum sed sub anthesin jam 

 emarcidum nunquam manet ut in Viola Selkirki. Columna rhizomatis 

 0.5—1.5 cm. longa erecta v. ascendens. Folia radicalia 3—4 rosulata, 

 stipulis albis dimidio adnatis. Pettoli sub anthesin 1—3 cm. longi 

 glabri v. parcissime pilosi in fructu 3.5—6.5 cm. longi glaberrimi 

 exalati. Lamina ovata v. oblongo-ovata v. late ovata v. cordata 

 crenato-serrata apice acuta supra secus venas albido-variegata. Pedun- 

 culi erecti apice in flores curvati glabri folia superantes medio v. infra 

 medio bibracteati. Bractese lineares glaberrimas 3—8 mm. longse. Sepala 

 lanceolata attenuata glabra appendicibus apice serratis. Petala orbi- 

 cularia v. oblonga purpureo-violascentia imberbia. Calcar crassum 5—7 

 mm. longum. Stigma apice crassum in rostro breve subito deflexum. 



Nom. Jap. Fuji-sumire. 



Hab. 

 Hondo : Nikko (K. Sawada) ibidem (S. Komatsu). 



Viola Tokubuchiana, Makino as the type-specimens prove, com- 

 poses of three distinct species. The first is our Viola nikkoensis, the 

 second Viola Takcdana var. variegata and the third Viola Selkirki 

 var. variegata. Mr. Makino seems to have overestimated the 

 variegation of leaves. However those three variegate-leafed Violets 

 are distinguished as follows. 



