VIOLACEiE. 54 VIOLA. 



ovate, wavy. Flower-stalks rather shorter than leaves, downy, axillary, soli- 

 tary, with 2 subulate bracts. Petals yellow, lateral ones bearded, and with 

 the upper one marked with a fL^w brown lines. The plant varies in pubes- 

 cence, sometimes even glabrous. Height very variable, from 5 to 20 inches. 

 May, Jn. Per. Common Yelluw Violet. 



14. V. Muhi.enbe'rghti. Tor. V. debilis. M. 



Siem weak, assurgent; 7ea?ies reniforrn-cordate, upper ones crenate, rather 

 acuminate; ai//)«/es lanceolate, serrate-ciliate. A spreading, slender species, 

 in swamps, &c. Stems branched below, C — 8 inches long, v.-ith large stipules 

 cut into fringe-like serratures. Younger leaves invohite at base. Petioles 

 longer than tlie leaves, and shorter than the axillary peduncles. Bracts linear, 

 alternate, on tlie upper part of the stalk. Petals entire, pale purple, the late- 

 ral ones bearded. Spur porrected, very obtuse. Stigma rostrate. May. 

 Pel. MuhlmLergli's VioUt. 



15. V. ROSTR.'i'TA, 



Smooth; stf.m terete, diffuse, erect ; Z^rtrcs cordate, roundish, serrate, upper 

 ones acute; .s/z/juZes lanceolate, deeply fringed; pc^a/s beardless ; .9;;Mr longer 

 tlian the corolla. A common violet in moist woods, well characterized by its 

 long, straight, linear, obtuse nectary, which renders the large flowers similar 

 to those of the Larkspur. Stem 6 — 8 inches high, branching below. Petioles 

 much longer than the leaves. Stipules almost pinnatifid. Peduncles slender, 

 very long, axillary. Flowers pale blue. May. Per. Beaked Violet. 



16. V. stria'ta. 



Smooth; stem branching, nearly erect; leaves roundish, ovate, crenate- 

 dentate; .tii^j»/f5 large, ciliate-toothed ; s/rur sub-porrected. In rocky woods. 

 Stem 6 — 12 inches high; half-round. Leaves often sub-pube.scent. Stipuk-s 

 lance-linear, large. Petioles long. Peduncles longer than the leaves. Petals 

 white, streaked with blue, lateral ones bearded. Resembles V. Canadensis,, 

 but sufficiently distinct in the form of the leaves and the nectary. Jn. Per. 



Striped Violet. 



17. V. trico'lor. 



6Vc7«. angular, difl'use; Icnrcs oblong, deeply crenate ; sfijmles Ivrate, pin- 

 natifid. This pretty flower is found in all cultivated grounds, and especially 

 in the garden. Its flowers are among the earliest of spring, and continue to 

 expand through the summer and autumn. Stems more or less branched, very 

 variable in luxuriance. Stipules deeply jjinnatiiid. the terminal segment 

 largest, ovate, crenate. Flowers variable in size. The 2 upper petals purple, 

 the lateral ones whitish, veined with purple, and the lower one yellow, obcoi- 

 date, with purple veins, ending behind in a short spur. 



Garden Violet. Pdnsy. Hearts-ease 



18. V. odora'ta. 



Stemless; scions creeping; leaves cordate, crenate, nearly- smooth ; cahjx 

 obtuse ; lateral petals with a hairy line. This species is cultivated and exotic. 

 It is well characterized by its long, trailing, leafy runners. The leaves are 

 truly heart-shaped. Stipules lanceolate, toothed. Flower-sfalks longer than 

 the leaves, bracted. Flowers large, of the true v/olet color, fragrant." There 

 are several varieties, dislinii'uislied by the for;n and color of the flowers: via. 

 the purple, trhitc and bluc-jhucnrcd, the donhlc-purple, doublc-trhUe and dvuhlc- 

 hlue-Roweiud, and ihc. ^'cupolitan, with pale-blue flowers. Apr., May. Per. 



Sweet Viukt. 



