WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 



species is found in wet places, often near the Sweet 

 White Violet, along streams and in wet woods, from 

 Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas, 

 during April, May, and June. 



The Primrose-leaved Violet, V. primulifolia, is 

 another white-flowered species having many of the 

 characteristics of the preceding. The flowers are borne 

 on slightly longer stems, and all of the petals are marked 

 with purple lines. It is readily identified by its spoon- 

 shaped leaves, the edges of which are slightly scalloped, 

 and the veins on the under side being more or less hairy. 

 It is found in open, moist soil from New Brunswick 

 to Florida and Louisiana, from April to June. 



CANADA VIOLET 



Viola canadensis. Violet Family. 



This pretty, fragrant violet distinguishes itself by 

 blooming twice during the season, first in May and 

 again in August. It is also the tallest of its family, 

 growing sometimes two feet in height. It selects the 

 cooler, higher climate of its range which covers hilly 

 or mountainous portions of Newfoundland and the 

 Hudson Bay region to Saskatchewan and south to 

 North Carolina, Tennessee, Nebraska, and in the 

 Rockies, Arizona and New Mexico, during May and 

 June. The small, yellow-centred flower is pale violet 

 in colour, nearly white within, tinged on the outside 

 with pink and veined with purple. The side petals are 

 bearded. The broad, lower petal is yellow at the base 

 and is striped with fine dark lines. It is sharply pinched 



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