dO Mr. Schiceiniiz on the Genus Viola. 



Punch FI. p. 173. n. 12. V.pnpilionacea is certainly bat 

 a variety. 1 have often met with yellow hearded speci- 

 inens — and can find no other distinjruishins; mark. 



O"^ — .--5 



JMuhL Cat. n. 11. by specimens. 



Xuttall p. 148. n. 5. applies to both. 



V, acaulis. Foliis cordatis, basi cucullatis, dcntato-ser- 

 ratis, glabris, venosis. Pctiolis subcanaliculatisj glabris^ 

 brevioribMs sequente. Stipidis ra'dicalibus, minoribus, lin- 

 caribus, rnarcidis, ciHatis. 



■ Florihus oblique flexis violaceis, coerulcis, saepe exalbi- 

 dis» Petalis latioribus ; infimo, limbo rotundato, barbalo. 

 Binis lateralibus etiam barbatis. Barba longa rigida cy- 

 lindracea. Petalis omnibus intus albescentibus. Calycis 

 Jaciniis glabris lanceolatis. 



Scapis brevioribus, teretibus ; stJjyuHs minutis, infernis, 

 alternig." 



CopsuUs glabris. RaJice crassiuscula, radiculosa- 



With us this is the earliest of all and common in March. 

 At first it is generally very low, and flowers before many 

 leaves are expanded. It varies considerably in the relative 

 length of scape and leaves as it advances, and forms con- 

 siderable tufts in grassy spots and meadows almost every 

 where ; but it is less exclusively attached to moist places. 

 The cucullate form of the younger leaves (the angles at 

 base involute) is common to both species, although more 

 conspicuous in this and generally disappears after the leaves 

 are full grown. The whole plant is perfectly glabrous, but 

 opake- Lobed leaves do rarely occur, as anomalies, I think- 

 but a purplish cast is frequently observable on the lower 

 surface. 



8- Species. V. oh! [qua. Aiton. 



Wildenow p. 1161. n, 6. Persoon Synops p. 254. n. 7. 



Pursch p. 172. n. 8. MuhL Cat n. 9. by specimens. 



Walter^s cordata and EUiotfs cucullata in part. 



V. acaulis. Foliis non tam cucullatis, minoribus, stricti- 

 oribus, ceterum similibus prioris, glaberrlmis saepe 

 splendentibus. Pctiolis canaliculatis longissimis (folia 

 multoties excedentibus) glabris. Stipulis radicalibus mag- 

 nist uncialibus, lanceolatis, acuminatis, ciliatis. 



Florihus oblique flexis, irae coeruleis (saepius colorls In- 

 digo.) Petalis omnibus angustioribus, basi albescentibus, 

 venis luteis et purpureis pictis. Binis lateralibus barbatis, 



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