DOG-VIOLET 



DOG-VIOLET 



Viola canina, var. Miihlenhcrgii. Viola canina, var. Labraddrica. 



Viola Labraddrica 



' An early, stemmed species of Blue Violet, growing in 

 moist soil from Labrador to Minnesota, and south to the 

 Carolinas and Ken- 

 tucky. Frequent in 

 north ern Ohio. 

 March-May. 



Stems. — Tufted, \%jt, 

 smooth, leafy. 



Leaves . — Slender- 

 petioled, reniform or 

 orbicular, cordate, 

 rounded or acute at 

 apex, hooded at first. 



Flowers. — Vary in 

 color from violet-blue 

 to light blue and 

 white; petals sHghtly 

 bearded; spur short; 

 stipules ovate-lance- 

 olate, ciliate, entire 



or serrate. Dog- violet. Vidla Labraddrica 



This is the commonest Blue Violet of the stemmed 

 species, found in the grass and open woods. The 

 blossom varies; normally it is violet-blue of varying 

 degrees of depth and more or less dark- veined; some- 

 times it fades to white without veins. The lateral 

 petals are bearded and the spur slender on the type, 

 but short and blunt in Vidla canina, var. arendria, a 

 variety which prefers sandy soil. The leaves are 



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