72 BRITISH BOTANY. 



oblong, rounded at the apex (not acuminate, as in V. sylvestris) . 

 Stipules ciliated or toothed. Bracts contiguous to the flower. 

 Sepals acute, protracted, and notched at the base. Spur longer 

 than the calycine appendages. 



Sandy places. Near New Brighton. Cheshire, Mr. Sansum. 



V. lactea, Sm. — V. 2nimila,Yi\\.? Dillenius' Violet, e.b.445. 

 L.B.S. 135*. 



Primary and lateral stems producing flowers. Leaves ovate, 

 oblong, or lanceolate, the lower ones somewhat cordate at the 

 base. Stipules serrated or fringed. Bracts membranous, lanceo- 

 late, toothed. Sepals acuminate. Spur longer than the calycine 

 appendages. Flowers pale blue or whitish. 



Heathy, dry, sandy places. Per. ; April-September. 



Var a. V. canina, Fries ? Leaves cordate at the base ; stipules 

 fringed or toothed. 



Var. /3. V. flavicornis, Sm. Leaves rounded at the base; sti- 

 pules serrated or incised. 



V. stagnina, Kit. Haller's Violet. Reich. 4507. According 

 to Reichenbach this is V. lactea, Sm. l.b.s. 135*. 



Root slender, rhizomatous. Primary and lateral stems pro- 

 ducing flowers. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, somewhat cordate at 

 the base; petioles winged towards the top (Hooker and Arnott) ; 

 stipules serrated or incised, linear -lanceolate, shorter than the 

 petioles. Sepals acuminate. Spur short and blunt. Flowers 

 pale blue, nearly white. 



Turfy bogs ; rare. Botisham Fen, near Cambridge. Per. ; 

 May-July. 



Sect. II. AH tlie petals erect, except the lower, wliich is pendulous or horizon- 

 tal ; stigma roundish, urceolate. 



V. lutea, Huds. Yellow Mountain Violet or Yellow Pansy. — 

 E.B. 721. l.b.s. 137. 



A. 14. C. 50. Lat. 51-59°. Alt. 0-900 yds. Tern. 47-38°. 



Stem ascending, difi'use, filiform underground, branched (stem 

 unbranched, Sm.) . Lower leaves ovate or cordate, upper ovate 

 or lanceolate, crenate or serrate, slightly fringed ; stipules pinna- 

 tifid, with a large entire terminal lobe. Spur about as long as 

 the calycine appendages. Sepals acute. Flowers large, hand- 

 some. 



Mountainous pastures. Common in Wales and in the north- 

 west of Derbyshire, Yorkshire, and Scotland. Per, ; May-Sept. 



