46 ORDER 14 VIOLACEJ3. 



f Caulescent.- -d Petals yellow. Stems leafy at the top only NOB. 12, 13, 1 4 



d Petals not quite yellow. e Stipules entire No. 15 



e Stipules fringe-toothed Nos. 16, 17, 18 



e Stip. lyrate-pinnatifid, very large.. Nos. 20-22 



1 V. rotundifolfa Ms. Fig. 50. Lvs. smooth, orbicular-ovate, cordate, with the 



sinus closed ; petiole pubescent ; sep. obtuse. Woods, N. E. to Tenn. Mar. May. 



2 V. laiiceolata L. Lvs. smooth, lanceolate, tapering at base into the long petiole, 



obtusish, subcrenate. Wet meadows. Lvs. 3 5'. lit. stock creeping. Fls. white. May. 

 8 V. prim ulae folia L. Lvs. lance-ovate, abruptly contracted at base and decnrrent 



on the petiole ; pet. subeqnal, beardless. Damp soils, Mass. S. and W. White. Ap.May. 

 4 V. blanda Willd. Lvs. cordate, roundish, slightly pubescent ; petiole pubescent ; 



petals beardless. Meadows, Can. to Penn. Root creeping. Flowers fragrant. May. 

 ft V. palustris L. Lvs. reniform-cordate ; stip. broadly ovate; sep. ovate, obtuse, 



spur very short ; caps, oblong-triangular. White Mts. S'. Pale blue. June. 

 6 V. Selkirk!! Goldie. Lvs. orbicular-cordate, crenately serrate, the sinus deep and 



nearly closed ; spur nearly as long as the petals, thick, very obtuse. Hills, N. Y. to 



Can. and Mich. 2'. Pale blue, with a large blunt spur. May. 

 ? V. pedata L. Rt. premorse ; Ivs. pedately 5 9-parted, segments linear-lanceolate, 



entire; stig. large, obtusely truncate, scarcely beaked; spur short, obtuse. Hilly 



woods, 4 V. Smooth and beautiful. Flowers large, violet-blue. April, May. 



ft. bf color. Upper petals violet, the lower pale blue and yellow. Mass, to Ga. 

 8 V. delpliinlfolia Nu-tt. Lvs. pedately 7 9-parted, with linear, 23 cleft seg 



ments all similar ; stig. thick, distinctly beaked. 111. Iowa, Mo. Deep blue. Mar. Apr. 

 "9 V. cucnllata Ait. Lvs. reniform-cordate, cucullate at base, acute, crenate: stip. 



linear ; inferior and lateral petals bearded. Common everywhere. 3 12'. Known 



by its broad hooded leaves and blue flowers. Varies much. April, May. 

 ft. palmht a Lvs. cordate, hastate-lobed, middle lobe largest. Fls. large. South, &c. 

 y. septemTbba, Lvs. concave at base, deeply 5 7 lobed, mid. lobe lance. South. 



10 V. villosa Walt. Lvs. roundish-ovate, cordate, obtuse, flat, pubescent, sinus nar- 

 row or closed ; pet. bearded ; stig. beaked. Woods, Pa. to Ga. ; com. 2 3'. Apr. 



11 V. sagUtata Ait. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate, sagittate-cordate, subacnte, often in- 

 cised at base, serrate-crenate ; pedicel longer than the leaves ; pet. densely bearded. 

 Dry hills. 3 &. Lvs. varying to triangular-hastate. April June. 



/3. otata. Lvs. ovate, incised and decurrent at base. N. J., southward. 



1 2 V. hast&ta MX. Smooth ; st. simple, erect, leafy above ; Ivs. deltoid-lanceolate 

 or hastate, acute, dentate ; stip. ovate, minute, ciliate-dentate ; lower pet. dilated, 

 obscurely 3-lobed ; spur very short. Fla. to Tenn. 6 10 7 . April, May. 



13V. trlpartita Ell. Hairy. St. simple, erect, leafy above ; Ivs. deeply 3-parted, 

 lobes lanceolate, dentate ; stip. lanceolate. Upper Ga. if. Yellow. 



J 4 V. pubescens Ait. Villous-pubescent ; st. erect, naked below ; Ivs. broad-cor- 

 date, toothed ; stip. ovate, large, subdentate. Dry woods. 5 20 / . May, June. 

 /3. eriocdrpa. Tall, pubescent ; pods woolly. Westward. 

 y. scabriutcula. Some scabrous ; sts. decumbent, branched at base. Ct. to Ky. 



15V. Caiiadensis L. Smooth ; Ivs. cordate, acuminate, serrate ; ped. shorter than 

 the leaves ; stip. short, entire. Woods. 812'. Leafy all the way. Flowers large, 

 subregular, white or light blue. Summer. 



16V. striata Ait. Smooth, nearly erect; Ivs. roundish-ovate, cordate, crenate-ser- 

 rate ; stip. large, ciliate-dentate, oblong-lanceolate ; spur one-fourth as long as the 

 corolla. Wet grounds. 612'. St. semi-terete. Flowers cream-white. 



I 7 V. mulilenfoergil Torr. St. weak, assurgent ; Ivs. reniform-cordate, upper ones 

 rather acuminate ; stip. lanceolate, somewhat fimbriate ; spur half as long as tho 

 corolla, obtuse. Swamps. 6 &. Pale purple. May. 



1 8 V. rostrata L. Smooth ; st. terete, diffuse, erect ; ITS. cordate, roundish, serrate, 

 upper ones acute ; stip. lanceolate, deeply fringed ; petals bearded ; spur longer than 

 the corolla. Moist woods. Can. to Kv. fi 9/. Pale blue. May. Often beardless. 



