Teacher's Leaflet. 837 



The Long-spurred Violet (F. rostrata). — This is a small, leafy-stemmed species; 

 the leaves are heart-shaped, the flowers are about three-quarters of an inch broad, 

 pale lavender, and the petals are veined with darkish purple. The flower can be 

 readily distinguished by its long, slender spur which is as long or longer than the 

 petals. It grows in moist woods and rocky places. (See figure on first page.) 



THE WHITE VIOLETS. 



The Sweet White Violet {V. blanda). — The leaves are almost circular, sometimes 

 kidney form with slightly toothed edges. The flowers are on stems that lift them 

 higher than the leaves. The flowers are small, from one-fourth to one-half inch 

 broad, lower and side petals greenish at base and with few purple lines; without 

 fringe; very fragrant; grows in swamps and wet meadows. (See figure p. 92). 



The Lance-leafed Violet {V. lanceolatd). — While the flowers of this species resemble 

 those of the Sweet White Violet, they are not so fragrant and the plant can be 

 distinguished readily by the leaves, which are long and narrow and taper gradually 

 at the base. The Primrose-leafed Violet {V. primulaef olia) resembles the lance- 

 leafed species, but is distinguished from it by the leaf which is broader, being 

 oval in shape. 



THE YELLOW VIOLETS. 



The Round-leafed Violet (F. rotundifoUa). — In this species the leaves spring 

 from the rootstock and are from one-half to two inches wide at the time when the 

 flowers appear and are from three to five inches broad later, and rest on the ground. 

 They are broadly oval in shape and are indistinctly scalloped and downy. The 

 flowers are small and pale yellow, the side petals fringed at the base. The side 

 and lower petals are veined with reddish-brown. (See figure on last page.) 



The Downy Yellow Violet (V. pubescens). — This is a leafy-stemmed species, but 

 the leaves grow near the top of the stems; the leaves are broad and heart-shaped 

 and feel somewhat downy to the touch. The flowers are golden yellow ; the petals 

 are from one-third to one-half inch long with red-brown veins, the lower petals 

 being quite broad and thickly veined; it grows in woodlands. (See figure p. 98.) 



The Smoothish Yellow Violet {V . scabriuscula). — This species is much like the 

 Downy Yellow Violet. It grows in moist woods and thickets. It has branching 

 stems and large leayes; its flowers are lemon-yellow and it can be distinguished 

 from the Downy Violet by its smooth leaves and stems. 



TO VIOLETS 



Welcome, Maids of Honour, 



You doe bring 



In the Spring, 

 And wait upon her. 



Ye are the maiden posies. 



And so graced 



As to be placed 

 'Fore Damask roses. 



—Robert Herrick (1648) 



