328 
Var. B, aprica (D. C. prod. 1. p. 298.) very small, and almost 
stemless. 2.H. Native on hills at Lobenheim and Benstadt, 
V. hirta aprica, Spreng. nov. prov. 43. no. 97. 
Sand Violet. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1823. Pl. 4 foot. 
88 V. sarmentosa (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 172.) hairy ; stigma? 
stem filiform, undivided, procumbent; leaves roundish, hairy, 
crenate; stipulas small, toothed; peduncles shorter than the 
leaves ; sepals awl-shaped. X4. H. Native of Caucasus. 
V. arenaria y sarmentosa, D. C. prod. 1. p. 298. Flowers 
blue. Spur obtuse, short. 
Sarmentose Violet. Fl. May, July. Clt. Pl. decumbent. 
89 V. rure’stris (Schmidt. fl. boh. ex Spreng. syst. 1. p. 
799.) stem simple, pruinose, pubescent; leaves cordate-round- 
ish, smoothish, crenulated ; stipulas lanceolate, serrated. Y. H. 
Native of Bohemia. Flowers blue. Stigma unknown. 
Rock Violet. Fl. May, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
90 V. pu'mita (Vill. dauph. 2. p. 266. cat. strasb. p. 288. 
t. 5.) smoothish; stigma papillose, somewhat reflexed ; stems 
branched, diffuse, procumbent ; leaves ovate-lanceolate ; foot- 
stalks marginate; stipulas ovate-lanceolate, toothed or cut; 
spur cylindrical, somewhat recurved at the apex, obtuse, yel- 
lowish, scarcely the length of sepals ; valves of capsule rather 
erect, glabrous, truncate at apex; seeds ovate, of a black- 
chesnut colour, %.H. Native of Dauphiny in Vascony; on 
dry heaths in Germany, Switzerland, and Piedmont. Flowers 
pale-blue, with a hairy throat. 
Var. a, lancifolia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 299.) leaves lanceolate, 
gradually tapering into the footstalk at the base. V. lancif dlia, 
Thore, chlor. land. 357. 
Var. B, ericetorum (D. C. prod. 1. c.) leaves truncate at the 
base or somewhat cordate, but tapering abruptly into the foot- 
stalk. Native of turfy heaths. V. ericetorum, Schrad. ined. 
Var. y, littoralis (D. C. prod. 1. c.) stem elongated ; leaves 
cordate, ovate; flowers apetalous. Native on the coast of the 
Baltic sea near Warnemunde. V. littoralis, Spreng. nov. prov. 
. 43. 
Dwarfish Violet. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1818. Pl. 4 foot. 
91 V. Scumipria'wa (Roem. et Schult. syst. 5. p. 363.) stigma 
hooked ; leaves cordate, acuminate, rather crenate; bracteas 
approximating the flower ; lower petal truncate. Y%.H. Na- 
tive of Bohemia and Austria. V. nummularium, Schmidt. boh. 
no. 246. Stoloniferous. Spur short. Flowers blue. 
Schmidt's Violet. Fl. May, Jul. Clt.? Pl. + foot. 
92 V. montana (Lin. spec. 1325.) smooth ; stigma papillose, 
somewhat reflexed; stems simple, erect; lower leaves cordate, 
upper ones ovate, acute ; footstalks marginate; stipulas oblong, 
toothed, or cut on one side; 2 lateral petals bearded; spur 
conical, truncate, erect, greenish, shorter than the acute sepals ; 
valves of capsule arched, rather acute ; seeds ovate, of a chesnut- 
colour, Y.H. Native of the temperate parts of Europe and 
Siberia, particularly Lapland, Austria, Germany, and on mount 
Baldo. Sims, bot. mag. 15°5.—Riv. t. 119.—Morr. hist. 2. p- 
475. sect. 5. t. 7. f. 7. Flowers pale-blue. 
Var. a, stricta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 299.) stems strict; lower 
leaves cordate, smooth. V. stricta, Horn. hafn. V. Horneman- 
niàna, Roem. et Schult? V. montana a, fl. fr. 4. p. 807. Native 
of mountainous meadows and thickets, 
Var. B, pubéscens (D. C. prod. l. c.) stems strict; lower 
leaves cordate, pubescent. V. erécta, Gerard. in litt. 
Mountain Violet. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1683. PI. 1 foot. 
93 V. prersiciròLIa (Roth. Hoffm. fl. germ. 311.) puberulous ; 
stigma papillose, somewhat reflexed ; stem simple, erect, rather 
fiexuous ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, serrated, smoothish, 
running into the petiole at the base; stipulas large, cut; sepals 
ovate-lanceolate ; spur short, blunt; 2 lateral petals bearded. 
Y. H. Native of Germany and Siberia. Flowers blue. V. 
VIOLARIEÆ. IV. Viora. 
montana f, persicifolia, D.C. prod. 1. p. 299. V. praténsis. 
Mer. et Koch. ‘his species differs from V. montana, in the 
leaves always tapering gradually into the petioles, not cordate at 
the base. 
Peach-leaved Violet. Fl. May, July. Clt.1683. Pi. 1 ft. 
94 V. na’crea (Smith, fl. brit. 1. p. 247.) smooth; stigma 
papillose, somewhat reflexed ; stems ascending, simple; leaves 
ovate-lanceolate, bluntish, lower ones small, ovate ; footstalks 
marginate ; stipulas jagged ; sepals long, linear. 4. H. Native 
on mountainous boggy heaths in Switzerland, France, and Bri- 
tain ; on the sides of bogs on Waterdown forest, near Tunbridge, 
at Pendarvis, Cornwall ; and in hilly pastures near Peebles, Scot- 
land. Smith, engl. bot. t. 445. V. Lusitanica, Brot. phyt. 
p. 39. t. 17. V. montana y, láctea, D. C. prod. 1. p. 299. 
V. stagnìna, Kit. Flowers milk-white, or of a very pale-blue, 
with purplish streaks. Two lateral petals bearded. 
. -Milk-coloured-flowered Violet. Fl. May, June. 
Pl. 3 foot. 
95 V. Ru‘pr (All. pedm. 2. no. 1646. t. 26.) smooth ; stigma 
papillose, somewhat reflexed ; stems procumbent ; lower leaves 
cordate, upper ones lanceolate ; footstalks marginate ; stipulas 
jagged; sepals lanceolate, acute. Y.H. Native of the Alps 
of Piedmont. Lod. bot. cab. t. 686. V. cordata, Willd.? V. 
Brossonetiana, Roem. et Schult. Flowers pale-blue or white. 
Ruppius’s Violet. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1822. Pl. procumbent. 
96 V. tancirotia (Besser, gal. no. 256.) stem erectish ; 
leaves cordate-oblong, crenulated, rather pilose, dotted ; stipulas 
lanceolate, toothed ; sepals acute; spur emarginate, 2-lobed ; 
petals bearded. X4. H. Native of Podolia. V. floribunda, 
Fisch, mss.? Flowers blue. Stigma unknown. 
Lance-leaved Violet. Pl. 4 foot. 
+ + Stems shrubby. 
97 V. prcu’mBens (Lin. fil. suppl. 397.) stigma hooked, 
naked ; stems much branched, procumbent ; leaves linear, very 
narrow, entire, crowded; stipulas linear-awl-shaped, adhering ; 
spur tubular, obtuse, straight, scarcely the length of sepals. 
Y. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope on Hottentot moun- 
tains. Flowers blue, with a pale-green spur. 
Decumbent Violet. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. 
cumbent. a) 
98 V. scrotirérmis (D. C. mss. and prod. 1. p. 299.) stigma : 
stems branched; leaves linear, bluntish, entire; lower ones 
remote ; stipulas awl-shaped, adhering ; spur saccate ; auricles 
scarcely exceeding the sepals. h. GŒ. Native of the Cape ° 
Good Hope. Flowers pale-blue. 
Scrotum-formed Violet. Fl. June, July. Shrub 4 foot. 
99 V. arpore’scens (Lin. spec. 1325.) stigma hooked, naked ; 
stems branched, erect, roundish, pubescent; leaves lanceolate, 
tapering to the base; stipulas oblong, adhering ; spur cucullate, 
obtuse, scarcely exceeding the auricles of the calyx ; valves 0 
capsule boat-shaped, obtuse, few-seeded ; seeds ovate, and be- 
fore the opening of the capsule they are of a darkish-purple, 
afterwards quite black, with white caruncles. k. G. Nativ 
among stones and in the fissures of rocks and amongst grave’ 
in the south of Europe and north of Africa. Flowers pale blue 
Var. a, linearifolia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 299.) covered Wt? 
pruinose papillæ ; leaves long, linear, entire. Native of Corsic® 
Var. B, integrifòlia (D. C. prod. 1. c.) leaves lanceolate, entire. 
Native in the sand on the shores of the Mediterranean, and on 
rocks in Spain. V. Hispánica frúticans, Barrel. icon. t- 5 W 
Arborescent Violet. FI. April, May. Clt. 1779. Shrub 14 tt 
100 V. suseròsa (Desf. atl. 2. p. 313.) stigma hooked, 
naked ; stems branched ; branches usually decumbent, tubercled , 
leaves narrow-lanceolate, serrated, smooth, tapering Into the 
petiole at the base, crowded on the tops of the branches; St" 
Britain. 
Shrub de- 
