Ture PRIMROSE-LEAVED VIOLET IN WHITE CouUNTY. 
Louis F. HEIMLICH. 
On the afternoon of June 2d last, I started out from Reynolds, Indiana, 
to add a few specimens to my herbaruim. Following the Pennsylvania 
lines east, I noticed many familiar plants, among them being Viola lance- 
olata L., the lance-leaved violet, growing in great abundance in the wild 
grass along the right of way. A goodly number of Viola sagittata Ait. 
were often close neighbors to lanceolata. 
After digging up a few very fine specimens of these two violets I 
climbed over the fence and went up on one of the sand ridges so charac- 
tristic of the country about Reynolds. I had crossed this area very often 
and knew that Viola pedata L., the bird-foot violet, grew here. Only a 
few of their flowers remained, the seedpods on some being already of 
good size. 
Passing over the edge of this oak-forested sand ridge, I descended into 
what was once a swamp area. The soil suddenly becomes mucky, mixed 
with sand and late decayed leaves. Here, to my surprise, I discovered a 
violet which I had never seen before. I knew it was a violet. I felt sure 
of that, and so remarked to my two companions. We looked and found 
more of them nearby. They spread from the lower limit of the sand ridge 
out to a little beyond a fence-row, covering an area of about 40 by 125 feet. 
These violets, which I later found to be Viola primulifolia I., the 
primrose-leaved violet, seemed to seek the shade. Most of them grew 
along the fence-row in wild grass, together with some weeds and small 
brush. Those which grew out in the open short grass were low spreading 
and less succulent plants. The season for flowering was about over and 
the cleistogamous capsules were making their appearance. 
Viola primulifolia V.., varies from about 5 cm. to 20 cm. in height, 
bearing from a few to a dozen or more primrose-like leaves. The plant is 
stemless, the leaves rising from a medium sized rootstock or runner. The 
lower leaves are oval to almost round. The upper, larger leaves are ovate, 
