800 FENTANDRIA MONOGTNlAt 



9, PxLMATA. 



V, acauli^ ; foliiri cor- I Stemless ; leaves coN 

 (Tatis, palnuitis, quinque- | date, palmate, 5 lob( (!, 

 lohis, dentatis indivisis- | tootlicd and undivided, 

 ^que. 



Sp.pl. l.p,! 159. Walt. p. 218. Mich. 2. p. 15L Pursh, l.p. 175.- 



Pcreriiilal. The first leaver frequently cordate, hairy, ciliate, un^ 

 divided; afterwarils \arIously dissfctcd, glabrous, dotted or rather 

 discoloured with purple : petioles hairy, 1 .nger than the stem. Pcd^^ 

 uncles 4 -6 inches Inng, hairy, l^etals purple, the 3 upper ones 

 bearded* the 2 lower naked. 



l)f this plaiit there appears to be many varieties. The following 

 xnerit notice. 

 lar. a. vulgaris; the two exterior lohes of the leaves have frequently 



a small segment near the base. Grows \erj common in light 

 soils. 



h*fragrans ; similar to the preceding, the leaves generally more 



dissected, tlie flowers of a brighter purple, and fragrant* 



Grows 13 miles from Savannah, on the great southern road. 



c. dilaiata ; w ith leaves deeply 3 parted, the lateral segments: 



2 cleft, the exterior division dilated and toothed, sometimes 



dissected; the middle segments large, toothed; the whole 



plant very pubescent This is the common variety in the 



upper districts of Georgia and Carolioa. 



fi. heteropyhlla ; with the early leaves cordate, late ones 



hastate, with the lateral lobes sometimes divided, all ru-' 



ose, crenate and glabrous; the middle lobe very large- 



eduncle sometimes 12 inches lon^. From the circumstance 



of its being eaten by negroes, 1 had called it Y. esculenta, 



it 13 however the V. heteropl^ylla of Muhlenberg, and differs 



from the other varieties much in size, and by its glabrous and 



rugose leavea. 



Crows in river swamps. Common on the Ogeechee. 



All of these varieties flower in March and April. Wild Olra. 



This Violet 13 very mucilaginous and much used by negroes in 

 their soups. In domestic practice the bruised leaves are employed as 

 »n emollient application. 



iO. Pedata. 



V. acaulis ; foliis peda- I Stemless ; leaves pe- 

 tis, septenipartitis, laci- date, 7 parted, segments 

 nils lineal i.JanceolatisJn. linear lanceolate, entire.- 



tegris. Persoon, i. p 

 S34. from Michaux. 



>Valt.p, 2ia Mich, e p. 151 



y. digitata, Pursh, I. p. 17U 



