SYNGENESIA MONOGAMIA. sog 



Great yellow Violet. Jnglis. 



On hilly paftures and mountains not unfrequentv 

 as on Brcughton-heighiSy in Tweddale^ and on tlic 

 Pentlatid-hilh^ about two miles fouth of Fajl- 

 Cafile^ at Crawford-John^ near the Lead-hilis^ in 

 LanerkJIme, and with a purple flower on Mall- 

 Sy^^y-t iTiBreadalha7ie^ &c. 'ii.VI-VJII. 



The plant at its firfl: flowering is dwarfifh, but af» 

 tervv'ards becomcc^ caulefcent, ereft, and about 

 fix inches high : the leaves are oval,pubefcent» 

 and have generally eight diflant obtufe ferratures 

 in the margin : thcJiipuU are very large, and 

 either trifid, quinquefid or pinnatifid : the leaves 

 of the calyx are ferrated behind : the flower is 

 generally much larger in proportion than in the 

 other fpecies, and is commonly of a yellow co- 

 lour, the bafe of the petals being flreak'd with 

 dark purple rays : fometimes it varies with a 

 purple flower, the petals having yellow ungues 

 and ftreak'd as before : we halTe alfo feen it with 

 two of the petals purple, and the refl: yellow. 

 The fpur is longer than the caljx, and almofl: 

 flrait, but not above one-third part {o lono- as 

 the petals. 



VIOLA caule triquetro dlffufo, foliis obloncrls in- 

 cifis, ftipulis pinnatifidis. SyJ}, 7iat. p. 585. (Ger, 

 em. 854. /. I. Pet. herb. t. ^j.f. 8. 9. Moris, 

 hifi.f. 5. /. 7. /. 8, 10. Rivin. t. 120. BlackweU 

 t. 44.) 



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