Vor. IL] VIOLET FAMILY. 453 
21. Viola scabriuscula (T. & G.) Schwein. Smoothish Yellow Violet. 
(Fig. 2504.) 
Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula T. & G. Fl. N. A. 
I: 142. 1838. 
Viola scabriuscula Schwein.; T. & G. loc. cit. as 
synonym. 1838. w= SF 
Sparingly pubescent above, especially when 
young, or glabrate; stems usually several together, 
decumbent, ascending or erect, mostly slender, 
4’-15’ high. Basal leaves long-petioled, usually 
present at flowering time, the uppermost short- 
. NY 
petioled; blades broadly ovate, orbicular, or reni- \ 
form, crenate-dentate, cordate or truncate at the NS 
base, mostly pointed at the apex, 1/-234’ broad : 
when mature; stipules ovate to lanceolate, acutish, 
few-toothed or entire; sepals linear-lanceolate; pet- 
als lemon-yellow, 4’’-7’’ long; spur very short; cap- 
sule white-tomentose or glabrous, oval, 3/’-5’’ long. 
In woods and thickets, preferring moist situations, 
Nova Scotia to Manitoba and Nebraska, south to Geor- 
giaand Texas. Ascends to 4ooo ft. in Virginia. April- 
May, blooming somewhat earlier than l, pubescens. 
22. Viola Canadénsis I. Canada 
Violet. (Fig. 2505.) 
Viola Canadensis I,. Sp. Pl. 936. 1753. 
Glabrous or nearly so, stems 3/-14’ high, 
tufted, leafy throughout. Leaves broadly ovate 
or nearly orbicular, cordate, acuminate or acute, 
1/-2134/ long, serrate, the veins of the lower sur- 
face often pubescent; stipules ovate to lanceo- 
late, acute oracuminate, entire; peduncles mainly 
shorter than the leaves; flowers pale violet or 
nearly white, often purple-tinged on the outside, 
and purple-veined, 5’/-9’’ broad, rarely white 
throughout; lateral petals bearded; sepals subu- 
late pointed; capsule oval, glabrous, 3//-4’/ long. 
In woods, mainly in mountainous or hilly dis- 
tricts, Newfoundland and Hudson Bay to Saskatch- 
ewan, south to North Carolina, Tennessee, Ne- 
braska, and in the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and 
New Mexico, Ascends to 4ooo ft. in Virginia. 
May-July. 
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23. Viola striata Ait. Pale or Striped 
Violet. (Fig. 2506.) 
Viola striata Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 290. 1789. 
Glabrous, or slightly pubescent; stems angular, 
tufted, 5/-18’ high, leafy. Petioles slender, the 
lower longer than the blades; blades orbicular or 
ovate, 1/-214’ wide, thin, often slightly pubescent 
above, those of the upper leaves acute or acumin- 
ate; stipules large, dentate or laciniate, the teeth 
ciliate; flowers long-peduncled; sepals linear-lance- 
olate, acuminate; petals cream-colored, light blue 
or white, veined, 5/’-8’’ long, the lateral ones 
bearded; spur about 2/” long; stigma beardless, 
short-beaked; capsule ovoid-oval, glabrous. 
In moist woods and meadows, western New England = 
and southern Ontario to Minnesota, south to Georgia, Z 
Kentucky and Missouri. Ascends to 3000 ft. in Virginia. “~f 
April-May. = 
