178 XVII. VIOLACE/:. : Sonea. 
a very short spur.—Pine woods, Penn. to Flor. Stem 6—10/ high. Peduncles 
shorter than the leaves. Flowers yellow. May. 
17. V. Munvensercu. Torr. Muhlenberg’s Violet. 
Si. weak, assurgent; lvs. reniform-cordate, upper ones crenate, rather 
acuminate ; stip. lanceolate, serrate, ciliate—A spreading, slender species, in 
swamps, &c., U. 8., N. to Lab. Stems branched below, 6—8' long, with large 
stipules cut into fringe-like serratures. Leaves 6 -10" diam., younger ones in- 
volute at base. Petioles longer than the leaves, and shorter than the axillary 
peduncles. Bracts linear, alternate, on the upper part of the stalk. Petals en- 
tire, pael purple, the lateral ones bearded. Spur porrected, very obtuse. Stig- 
ma rostrate. May. 
18. V. rostrATA. Beaked Violet. 
Smooth; st. terete, diffuse, erect; dvs. cordate, roundish, serrate, upper 
ones acute; stip. lanceolate, deeply fringed; pet. beardless; spur longer than 
the corolla— A common violet in moist woods, Can. to Ky., well characterized 
by its long, straight, linear, obtuse nectary, which renders the large flowers 
similar to those of the larkspur. Stem 6—8’ high, branching below. Petioles 
much longer than the leaves. Stipules almost pinnatifid. Peduneles slender, 
very long, axillary. Flowers pale blue. May. 
19. V. srridta. Ait. (V.ochroleuca. Schw.) Striped Violet. 
Smooth; st. branching, nearly erect ; lvs. roundish-ovate, cordate, the up- 
per ones somewhat acuminate, crenate-serrate ; stip. large, ciliate-dentate, ob- 
long-lanceolate; spur somewhat porrected.—Wet grounds, U. S. and Can. 
Stem 6—12’ high, half round. Leaves 1—1}/ wide, on petioles 1—2! long. 
Stipules conspicuous, laciniate. Peduncles axillary, often much longer than 
the leaves. Corolla large, yellowish-white or ochroleucous, lateral petals dense- 
ly bearded, lower one striate with dark purple. Stigma tubular. Jn. 
20. V. arvensis. Ell. (V. tenella. Muhl. V. bicolor. Ph. Y. tricolor. 
@. arvensis. DC. 
St. 3-angled, erect; vs. orbicular-spatulate, smooth, subdentate, upper 
ones ovate-spatulate; stip. foliaceous, pinnatifid, very large; pet. longer than 
the calyx, bluish-white—@ A rare species, though widely dispersed from N. Y. 
South to Ga., and W. to Mo., on dry hills. Stem pubescent on the angles, 2—4! 
high. Leaves 3—5"” diam., shorter than the petioles, with about 5 obtuse teeth 
or angles; cauline ones more narrow, sometimes entire. Stipular segments 
linear-oblong, as long as the leaves. Peduncles 4-angled, twice longer than 
the leaves. Petals twice longer (scarcely longer T. g G.) than sepals, lateral 
ones bearded, lowest with 5 strie. May. 
21. V.  Tricétor. TYicolored Violet. Pansey. Heart’s-ease.—St. angular, dif- 
fuse ; vs. oblong-ovate, lower ones ovate-cordate, deeply crenate; stip. runci- 
nately pinnatifid or lyrate, the terminal segment as large as the leaves; spur 
short, thick.—Gardens, where its pretty flowers are earliest in spring, and latest 
in autumn. Flowers variable in size, the 2 upper (lower) petals purple, the 2 
lateral white and with the lower, striate, all yellow at base. + 
22. V. GRANDIFLORA. Great Purple Violet.—St. 3-cornered, simple, procum- 
bent; /vs. ovate-oblong, crenate, shorter than the peduncles; stip. lyrate-pinnati- 
fid; fis. large—Native of Switzerland. A large and beautiful species, with 
dark purple flowers, 1—2! diam. Whole plant smooth, 6—12’ long. Stipules 
4—1' long. Flowering all seasons but winter. T 
2,.SOLEA. Gingins. 
Sepals nearly equal, not auriculate; petals unequal, the lowest 2- 
lobed and gibbous at base, the rest emarginate; stamens cohering, 
the lowest 2 bearing a gland above the middle; capsule surrounded 
at base by the concave torus; seeds 6—8, very large—2 Lvs. caw: 
line, alternate. 
S. concdtor. Gingins. (Viola concolor, Ph.) Green Violet. 
A strictly erect plant, in woods, Western N. Y. to Mo., 8. to Car. Stem 
