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2. V. odorata (sweet Violet), stemless, throwing out runners, 

 leaves heart-shaped glabrous, as well as the petioles, eal. 

 obtuse. Lightf. p. 507. E. B. f. 619. 



HAB. Hedges and banks, common. Fl. March, April. I/. . 



Leaves broader than the last, glabrous or nearly so. Flowers larger, 

 deeper purple, often white. Pair of bracteas above the middle of 

 the peduncle. The Sorbet of the Turks, according to Hasselquist,is 

 made of these flowers and sugar. Used as a cosmetic by the High- 

 land ladies of former times, as appears by the following lines trans- 

 lated from the Gaelic, and given in Light/, "Anoint thy face with 

 goat's milk in which violets have been infused, and there is not a 

 young prince upon earth who will not be charmed with thy beauty." 



3. V. palnstris (Marsk Violet), stemless, leaves reniform quite 

 smooth veiny beneath, cal. obtuse, spur very short. lAgfilf. 

 p. 506. E. B. t. 444. 



HAB. Bogs and marshy grounds, not unfrequent. Fl. May, June. I/ . 

 Flowers very pale. 



4. V. canina (Do^s Violet}, stem at length ascending channel- 

 led, leaves cordate acute, stipules long dentato-ciliate, cal. 

 acute. Lightf. p. 508. E. B. t. (520. 



HAB. Woods, banks and pastures, frequent. FL April, May. i. 



5. V. lactea (cream-coloured Violet\ stem ascending, leaves 

 ovato-lanceolate smooth, stipules dentate, cal. acute. E. B. 

 t. 445. 



HAB. Hilly pastures, near Peebles, Maugh. 7*7. June. If. 



Flowers cream-coloured. Whole plant much smaller than the last ; 

 but, notwithstanding the different form of the leaves, Smith, in a 

 subsequent number of the E. Bot., is disposed to consider it only 

 a variety of canina, probably arising from poorness of soil. It is 

 common on the sandy dunes of Holland and France, and is the V.lan- 

 cifolia of Decandolle. 



** Stigma erect, large and perforated (stipules deeply divided) . 

 6. V. tricolor (Pansy Violet, or Heart's- Ease), stem angled 



branched spreading, leaves oblong deeply crenate, stipules 



lyrate pinnatifid. 



HAB. Corn-fields, frequent. Fl. summer months. Q. 

 Plant varying much, especially in the size and colour of the flowers. 

 7. V. lutea (yellow Mountain Violet), stem simple erect, leaves 



ovato-oblong crenate, stipules deeply lobed palmate. Lfaktf. 



p. 508 (V. grandiflora). E. B. t.72l. 

 HAB. Hilly pastures and mountains, common. Cathkin hills, near 



Glasg., plentiful, Hopk. Arthur's Seat, Mr. Neill. Corstorphine 



and Pentland hills, Maugh. Fl. June Sept. I/ . 

 Flowers very large, showy, often yellow. When purple, the V. 



amcena of authors. I have a singular var. brought by Mr. Murray 



from Arran, with much broader leaves, deeper green and bright 



yellow flowers. 



