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and sometimes the 2 upper, pubescent. Segments of the 

 calyx (glabrous, lanceolate, acute. Stigma rostrate, depressed 

 horizontally, distinctly margined around. .Vw tt. 

 Hab. In sandy fields of New-Jersey ; also on the banks of the 

 Schuylkill. jYuttaU. 



4. V. ovata A' ut t. : leaves ovate, subcordate, crenate, 

 often laceratelj toothed at the base, pubescent on both sides ; 

 petiole martfined ; segments of the calyx oblong-lanceolate, 

 hairy. X u 1 1, Gen. I. p. 148. Sc h w. Viol. 1. c. p. 58. 

 Hoem. &L S c hult.Y.p. 359. V. primulifolia P u r s h FL 

 nee Will d, V. ciliaia M u h l. Cat. p. 25. fide .yc A to, V. 

 • • Smit h in R e e s"* Cyclop, 



Leaves generally very pubescent, rarely smooth, ciliate, rather 

 acute, ab -uptly decurrent on the petiole, which is generdlly 

 shorter iiK\n the leaves. Stifiules ovate-lanceolate, ciliate. 

 Scafie longer or shorter than the leaves, hairy ; bracts linear, 

 opposite. Flower nodding, middle-sized, bright blue ; fietals 

 obavaie, lateral ones bearded with white, inferior one nearly 

 naked. Stigma recurved, somewhat rostrate. 



Hab. On dry hills ; common. April — May. 



5. V. cucullata Ait,: very smooth ; leaves cordate, cu- 

 cullate at the base, serrate ; stipules linear ; inferior and la- 

 teral petals bearded. A it. Kew. III. p. 288. Schw. Viol. 

 1. c. p. 60. Wi lid. Spec, I. p, U6\. Bot. Mag. t. ITJB. 

 Pursh Fl.l.p,\72. Big. Bost.p.QO. Elliott Sk.l. 

 p. 298. A^w/f. Gen. I. p. 148. R a e m. <^SchulLV, 

 p. 35o. V. papilionacea P ur s h FU I. p. 173 .'* 



Leaves somewhat reniform-cordate, sometimes acute, dentate- 

 serrate, generally longer than the petioles. Scafie terete; 

 bracts subopposite, subulate. Flowers bright blue or violet, 

 oblique ; superior fietals smooth, the rest bearded ; beard ri- 

 gid, cylindrical. iSfiur short, rounded. 



Hab. In wet meadows. April — May. 



This is the most constantly glabrous species of any with 

 ^vhich I am acquainted. It strongly resembles the following. 



6. V, ohliqua A it. : smooth ; leaves cordate, acute, flat, 

 crenate-serrate ; flowers obliquely bent : lateral petals beard- 

 ed ; inferior one acute, carinate ; stipules lanceolate. Ait. 

 A'ea;. ill. p. 288. S c h w. Viol. \. c. ]). 60. fV i Ud. Spec. ]. 

 p. IIGI. Pursh FL I. p. 172. Mnhl. Cat. p. 25. 

 Roem. ^- Schult.Y. p. 355. 



Leaves slightly cuculiate at the base; petioles long, smooth. 

 Stifiules acuminate, ciliate. Scafie quadrangular, longer than 

 the leaves ; bracts minute, situated a little below the flower. 

 Flower bright blue ; fietals narro\yer than in the preceding 



