2G VIOLACE.'H. (-VaOLET FAMILY.) 



etigma, a one celled ovary, forming a capsule, vhicli splits at maturity into tlirce parts, 

 rtcprescnted only by the familiar genus 



1. VIOLA, L. 



Sepals unequal, auriclcd at the base. Petals unequal, lower one spurred. Anthers 

 hearly sessile, often coherent, tlie connectives of the two lower bearing spurs which aro 

 inclosed by the spur of the jjctal. 



* Leaves undivided. 



+- Flou'os not yellow, or orange. 



1. V. canina, L., vai-. adunca, Gr. Flowers violet or purple. Low stems sending 

 out runners; leaves ovate, often somewhat cordate at the base, obscurely crenate; stipules 

 foliaceous, narrowly lanceolate, lacerately toothed; spur as long as the sepals, curved; 

 lateral petals bearded. 



Yar. longipes, Wat. The obtuse spur straight. 



2. V. ocellata, Torr. & Gr. Stems nearly erect, 6 to 12 inches high; leaves cordate 

 to cordate-ovate, acutish, conspicuously crenate; stipules small, scarious; upper petals 

 white within, purple-brown without, the others pale-yellow veined with jjurple. 



-i-+- Flowers yellow, tinged with purple. 



3. V. pedunculata, Torr. & Gr. Stems with a decumbent or procumbent base; 

 leaves rombic-cordate, with truncate or abruptly cuneate base, obtuse, coarsely crenate; 

 stipules foliaceous, narrowly lanceolate, entire or gashed; showy flowers on peduncles 

 exceeding the leaves; petals 6 to 9 lines long, the upper tinged with brown on the outside, 

 the others veined with deep purple; lateral petals bearded; capsule smooth. 



4. V. aurea, Kellogg. Leaves ovate to lanceolate, cuneate or sometimes truncate 

 at base, obtuse, coarsely crenate; stipules foliaceous, lanceolate, laciniate; peduncle but 

 little longer than the leaves; petals 4 to 6 lines long, as in the last, but lighter yellow; 

 capsule pubescent. 



5. V. Nuttallii, Pursh. Leaves oblong-ovate to oblong, attenuate into a long 

 petiole, entire, or obscurely .nnuctc; stipules entire; peduncles usually shorter than tha 

 leaves. 



-?--}--{- Flowers yellow, 



G. V. sarmentosa, Dougl. Leaves rounded-cordate, reniform, or sometimes ovate, 

 finely crenate, usually punctate with dark dots. Flowers small. 



* * Leaves divided or lobed; Jloivers yellow, tinged with brown-purple. 



7. V. lobata, Benth. Distinguished by its stout stems and large palmatcly 5 to 

 9-lobed leaves. Flowers large. 



8. V. clirysantha. Hook. Stems short; leaves bipinnatifid, with narrow seg- 

 ments. Flowers large, like V. pedunculata, but the lateral petals are not bearded. 



