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6. Viola labridorica. Schrank. American Dog Violet. Plant 

 4-7 in. tall, stems slender, numerous, glabrous; leaves somewhat 

 hispidulous above, rounded at the apex, f-lf in. long, f-l| in. 

 wide; stipules lance-linear, narrow j-| in. long; flowers deep or 

 pale violet, spur rather long, not so long as petal, but rather 

 thick. Lucas, Lorain, Portage, Trumbull, Wyandot Co. 



7. Viola rostrata. Pursh. Long-spurred Violet. Plant l|-7 

 in. high, compact, low, leaves round, heart-shaped, glabrous 

 |-lf in. long, |-1 3-16 in. broad; stipules narrow lance-linear 

 |-| in. long; flowers lilac with deep violet along the veins, spur as 

 long as petal. Hancock, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Medina, Wyandot, 

 Crawford, Wayne, Auglaize, Franklin, Licking, Perry, Jackson, 

 Belmont, Jefferson, Columbiana, Trumbull Co. 



8. Viola rafinesquii. Greene. Wild Pansy. Plant very slender, 

 3-15 in. high; leaves, earliest sub-orbicular, later obovate to 

 linear lanceolate, attentuate at the base, |-1| in. long, |-| in. 

 wide; flowers bluish-white to cream-colored; stipules, very large, 

 Icaf-Hke f-1^ in. long. Ottawa, Erie, Cuyahoga, Lake, Ross, 

 Tuscarawas, Franklin, Pike, Miama, Montgomery, Hamilton Co. 



9. Viola tricolor. L. Garden Pansy. Plant more robust than 

 rafinesquii; lower leaves ovate, upper leaves longer than broad, 

 crenate, |-| in. long, j-^ in. wide; stipules large, leaf -like, f~l in. 

 long; flower variously, colored purple, white and yellow. 

 Cuyahoga Co. 



10. Viola odorata L. Sweet Violet. Plant, low, stoloniferous; 

 leaves round or broadly ovate, cordate, obtuse, crenate, f-lj in. 

 long, |-f in. broad; flowers deep purple, |-f in. wide, very fra- 

 grant. Franklin, Lake Co. 



IL Viola rotundifolia Michx. Round-leaf Violet. Plants low, 

 bases of fonner leaves persistent on rootstock; leaves ovate or 

 heartshaped, yellowish green, lighter below, |-2f in. long, f-2| in. 

 wide, flowers yellow, lateral petals bearded, keel and lateral 

 petals streaked with brown. Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Hocking Co. 



12. Viola lecontiana Don. Woodland White Violet. Leaves, 

 bright green above, paler below, petioles r,3d-spotted, blades 

 orbicular to heart-shaped, l-2f in. long, l-2j in. wide; flowers 

 white, fragrant. Hancock, Fairfield, Vinton, Cuvahoga Co. 



13. Viola blanda Willd. vSweet White Violet." Plant, glabrate, 

 somewhat stoloniferous from a very slender rootstock; leaves 

 |-1| in. long, |-1| in. wide, thin, light green, rcniform to orbicular; 

 flowers, white. Ashtabula, Cu}'ahoga, Summit, vStark, Colum- 

 biana, Belmont, Knox, Licking, Fairfleld, Hocking, Champaign, 

 Franklin, Lucas Co. 



14. Viola lanceolata L. Lancc-lcaf Violet . Leaves glabrous, 

 lance-shaped, crcnulaLe, |— 2 in. long, 3-1 ()-| in. wide; flowers, 

 sepals lanceolate, acute, keel petal white with purple stripes, 

 lateral petals beardless. Fairfield and Lake Co. 



