Teacher's Leaflet. 



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Photo by Veme Morton, 



The Dog Violet. Color of flowers pale lavender or whitish. A leafy- 

 stemmed species. 



(8) . Does the flower stem come from the root of the plant or does it 

 -grow from the main stem at the axil of a leaf? 



(9). Are the flower stems long enough so as to lift the flowers above 

 the foliage of the plant? 



(10). How many sepals has the flower? Are they long or short 

 pointed or rounded? 



(11). How many petals has the violet and how are they arranged? 



(12). Is the lower petal shaped like the others? What is the use of 

 this broad, lower petal? 



