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flowers and hairy leaves. The last is by far the most common, 

 being very abundant on dry hills and pastures. Its flowers re- 

 semble those of the next species. May. Perennial. 



VIOLA CUCULLATA. Jlit. Hollow leaved violet. 



Stemless ; leaves heart shaped, rather acute, 

 smooth, hooded at base ; flowers inverted ; petals 

 bent obliquely. Jilt. 



Leaves heart shaped, crenate or serrate, the younger ones 

 rolled in at the base, the older ones expanded. Petioles twice 

 the length of the leaves. Flowers blue. Meadows and low 

 grounds. May. Perennial. 



VIOLA SAGITTATA. Jilt, Arrow leaved violet. 



Stemless ; leaves oblong- acute, heart-arrow 

 shaped, serrate, cut at the base, flowers inverted. 



Ait. 



Leaves oblong, frequently obtuse, serrate, the lower serra- 

 tures large and divergent, giving the leaf a sagittate appear- 

 ance. Flowers blue, more hairy inside than the last, inverted 

 when young, erect afterward. Meadows. May. 



When the plant grows in a dry and rich soil, the leaves be- 

 come hairy, and acquire a hastate form from the enlargement of 

 the lower serratures or segments. 



VIOLA PEDATA. L. Pedale violet. 



Steinless ; leaves pedate, seven parted. L. 



Rather larger than the preceding species. Root fleshy, 

 abrupt. Leaves perfectly pedate, consisting of from five to 

 nine segments which are wedge-form or lanceolate, and mostly 

 toothed at the end ; the middle one distinct, the lateral ones 

 connected. Flowers large, pale blue, erect. Hills and sandy 

 fields. May, June. Perennial, 



