16 PROSERPINA. 



i Horned violet ' : I said the green things were like 

 horns! but what is one to say of, or to do to, scientific 

 people, who first call the spur of the violet's petal, horn, 

 and then its calyx points, horns, and never define a 

 c horn ' all the while ! 



Yiola Cornuta, however, let it be ; for the name does 

 mean something, and is not false Latin. But whether 

 violet or pansy, I must look farther to find out. 



23. I take the Flora Danica, in which I at least am 

 sure of finding whatever is done at all, done as well as 

 honesty and care can ; and look what species of violets it 

 gives. 



Nine, in the first ten volumes of it; four in their 

 modern sequel (that I know of, I have had no time to 

 examine the last issues). Namely, in alphabetical order, 

 with their present Latin, or tentative Latin, names; and 

 in plain English, the senses intended by the hapless scien- 

 tific people, in such their tentative Latin : 



(1) Viola Arvensis. Field (Violet) ... No. 1748 



(2) " Biflora. Two-flowered ... 46 



(3) " Canina. Dog 1453 



(3s) " Canina. Yar. Multicaulis (many- 



stemmed), a very singular sort of 



violet if it were so ! Its real dif- 

 ference from our dog-violet is in 

 being pale blue, and having a 

 golden centre 2646 



