FLORA OF TUF. ri'I'KR srs<,»(KH.\ NN A. 



scarce, Gra^ws. Common on dry hills and along roadsides, 

 Clutt'. Frequent west of Barton, lunno. Common near New 

 Berlin, ElUworth. Common in sandy meadows, Sayre, Bar- 

 hour. Cayuta creek, Millspaiii^h. Sparinj^ly on dry hillsides 

 at Oxford, Co7'illi'. Not reported from Tioga and Chemung 

 counties. Flowers as large as those of the two preceding. 

 Cleistogamous flowers are produced in summer. May. June. 



V. 5elkirkii Pursh. Ski.kikk's Violkt. (iRKAi Sim kkkd Vioi.kt. 

 Very rare. Hill at Vestal, Mil Ispaui^h. Along a brook near 

 Oxford, Co7'Hlt\ 



V. blanda Willd. Swkkt Win ri: Violki'. Common in swamps, 

 along streams and in wet. open woods. Flowers very fragrant. 

 The plant spreads by leafy runners which usually bear cleisto- 

 gamous flowers in the axils of the leaves. April. May. 



V. blanda amcena ( Le Conte ) B. S. P. Reported occasionally. 

 Lowman's swajnp, town of Chemung, Lucy. Ravine, Choconut 

 Centre, Clute. This species is often referred to V. blanda. A 

 closer study of these two will doubtless reveal the sub-species 

 at other points within our limits. ( J', blanda, var. paluslri- 

 f or mis A. Gray. ) 



V. rotundifolia Michx. Roini)-lkavki> Vellow Violp:t. Toler- 

 ably common. Found in cold, wet soil, especially in ra\anes. 

 Grows also in open woods. Infrequent, Lucy. Not reported 

 from Susquehanna county. One of our earliest and handsomest 

 species. Spreads by runners. April. 



V. pubescens Ait. Downy Vellow \^iolet. Stemmed Yellow 

 \'ioLKr. \^ery common in damp woodlands. Produces cleisto- 

 gamous flowers in summer. May. 



V. scabriuscula (T. &G.) Schwein. Rough-leaved Yellow 

 ViuLKi. Reported rare. South Mountain, Millspaugh. Great- 

 singer's corners, Chemung county ; plentiful, Lucy. Occasion- 

 ally found, Clute. This has doubtless been overlooked at other 

 points in our range, and should be searched for. Plants smaller, 

 greener, and slightly if at all pubescent. ( V. pubesceyis, var. 

 scabriuscula T. & G. ) 



V. pubescens eriocarpa ( Scher. ) Xutt. Frequent, Cavil le. Near 

 Binghamton, Millspaugh. 



