02 (;iil»LOlJUAl •^l ItVKY nK CANADA. 



(•J2i>.) V. blanda, Willd. Swivt Whiii- Vidlot. 



r. r/«ii»«/»Wiini. I'msli, \7'A. ll<M»k. V\. I.. 77. 

 y. oUu/uii, l*ui>li. 172, not Ait. 



Vory !»'"">''"'•' '" ''•'"•'P- ">'^'^'*y I'liice'.s t'loiii Ninvl()iiii(ll;iiiil ami Nova 

 Srotia to liritisli ( \tliiinl>in, and ii(>rtli on (ho Mat.'lvoii/,io lo Fori 

 KranUlin. 'I'Iuti' arr many Ibnns oltlii.s specios which ro(Hiirc cai-i'liil 

 stiidv, and possiMy two sjKH'ios may he limnd inuhM' one nanu". 



(230.) V. ronifolla, <'i"ay. l\idM(>y-K'avi>(l Violet. 



Prv <-iHlar . •swamps and ricli woods in ravinos. Too oIUmi cont'oiindcd 

 with tho prociMling sporios, though with a dilloront hubit, having nuic^li 

 hirgor and vi-ry puhoscont loavi>s. wliii li oiu n hocomo two inches across 

 ill suminor. It is ahuiuhml in all om- ii'dar swamps and mossy woods, 

 and extends into Hritish Ooliimhia. 



(231.) V. biflora, Linn. 



]Jeporte«l from the Ai'ctic ( V>ast. A species wliicli seemed to accord 

 with tliis was detected near Stuart Lake, B.C., in 1875. 



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(232.) V. odorata, Linn. Mnglish Sweet Violet. 



Escaped tVom gardens, N.S. {McKay.) Escaped from cultivalion 

 at Victoria, Vancouver Lshmd. {Macoun.) 



(233.) V. palustris, Linn. Marsh Violet. 



Wet swamps, amongst moss. IMount Albert, (xaspc, (^. {(). D. 

 Alien.) One mile west of Pi-ince Arthur's Landing, Dawson Eoad, 

 Lake Superior, 1872. {Macoun.) Near Oxford House, north of Lake 

 Winnipeg. {R. Bell.) From Vancouver Island to the forks of Peace 

 River, Lat. 56°. {Miti-oun.) This species is easily distinguished from 

 V. blanda by its pale lilac flowers and articulated rhizoma. 



(234.) V. Selkirkii, Pursh. Great-spurred Violet. 



Clifton, on the Kennebeca.sis, N.B. {Wetmore.) Near Half Moon 

 Lake, St. John. St. Francis Eiver, N.B. {Hay.) Damp and shady 

 soil. Vicinity of Windsor, N.S. {McGill Coll. Herb.) Hilly ground 

 about Montreal. {Goldie.) Island of Montreal.* {Holmes.) Gate Lake, 

 Wentworth Town.ship, Q. {D' Urban.) Eivi6re du Loup, Q. {Thomas.) 

 Dartmouth Eiver, Gaspe, (./. Bell.) Ste. Anne des Monts, Eiver, 

 Gasp^. {Macoun.) McLeod's Harbor, Lake Huron. {J. Bell.) 

 Walkerton and Owen Sound. {Buchan.) Woodstock, Ont. {Burgess.) 



(235.) V. CUCUllata, Ait. Common Blue Violet. 



Wet meadows, or borders of brooks in Avoods. Very common from 

 the Atlantic to the Pacific. This .sjiecics needs to be carefully examined, 

 as there are many varietal forms in the north and west. 



