9. VIOLACE.E. 23 



Spur very short ; lateral pet. mostly with a line of hairs. Cap. 

 globose, downy. 



Very rare. Cambuslang glen, and banks in the vicinity. Near Partick. The 

 white variety occurs in Gmnbrae; too near gardens to be considered native. 

 (E) P. 3-4. 



B. Stems short, leafy. 



3. V. CANINA. Sm. =SYLVATICA, Fr.; Var. fiiviniana, JReich- 

 Oerard's Dog- Violet. Primary stem short, bearing no flowers, 

 lateral ones with a well-developed stem 2 8 in. long, ascending. 

 Le. broadly cordate. Stip. small, ciliato -dentate. Fl. nodding, 

 scentless, pale blue, or purplish, spur broad, furrowed. Stigma 

 not capitate. Cap. pointed with 3 flat sides. Plant bearing late 

 in the season, fl. with small petals, or often apetalous, hence 

 this state is called dimorphic. 



Very common. Hedge banks and woods. (B) P. 48. 

 



4. V. FLAvicoRNis, Sm. = PUMILA, Hook, and Arn. DiUeniu-s* 

 Violet. Primary and lateral stems, 2 6 in. long, bearing flowers. 

 Le. cordate, narrow, with lengthened rounded points. Stip. 

 toothed. Fl. pale blue, spur yellowish, obtuse. 



Frequent. On dry heathy or sandy places ; Cathkin and Campsie hills; Gourock, 

 Cumbrae, Arran, &c. (B) P. 58. 



C. Stems long-branched. 



5. V. TRICOLOR, L. Three-Coloured Violet, Heart' 's-ease, Love 

 in Idleness, Pansy- Violet. Stem angular, 6 12 in. high. Le. 

 oblong, deeply crenate, lower ones somewhat cordate. Stip. large, 

 le.-like, lyrato-pinnatifid, terminal lobe crenate. Pet. longer than 

 the sepals. Fl. varying in colour from yellow to purple. Stig. 

 large, obliquely truncate. 



Common. In cultivated ground. (B) A. B. 59. Sand hills at Tollcross; 

 Cambuslang; Cathcart; Gourock; Cumbrae and Arran. 



Var. AR.VENSIS. Very frequent in corn fields, with petals 

 shorter than the calyx. 



6. V. LUTEA, Huds. Mountain-Pansy. Rhizome or under- 

 ground stems filiform, truly perennial. Stem branched and 

 slender at the base. Le. ovate, cordate; upper ones narrow 

 elliptical, crenate. Stip. of the lowest le. digitato-pinnatifid ; of 

 the upper palmato-pinnatifid, terminal lobe entire. Fl. large. 

 Pet. much longer than the cal. , varies in colour from yellow to 

 purple. 



Frequent. On all our high hills, (S) P. 59. Cathkin and Campsie hills. 



Var. CURTISII, Forst. Rhizome large, branched. Stem rough 

 with short hairs. Fl. smaller than the species. Pet. slightly 

 longer than the sep. Varying in colour from purple to yellow. 



On sandy sea beaches amongst the grass; Cumbrae; Bute at Kilchattan bay ; 

 Arran at Brodick bay, /. G t Baker. 



