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diiference'in regard to its personal 

 appearance wliere a flower happens 

 to grow. Tliis specimen was reared 

 exactly under the most advanta- 

 geous conditions for a high develop- 

 ment ; the flower measured over an 

 inch and a quarter in length. "We 

 all know that there are plenty of 

 violets to be found sprinkled over 

 hillside and pasture 

 which do not attain 

 even a moderate size ; 

 but if one wishes to 

 gather some really fine 

 specimens, they must 

 be sought in cool, 

 shady dells, where the 

 soil is rich and there 

 is plenty of spring 

 water. 



Bird-foot Violet. 



Viola pedata. 



Purple Violet. 



The pronounced type of slender leaf- 

 age belonging to the bird-foot vio- 

 let is in astonishing contrast with the 

 heart-shaped leaf which we are accustomed to associ- 

 ate with violets ; this instance of unlikeness in a flow- 

 er family is a demonstration of the fact that super- 

 ficial appearances count for very little in botany, 



