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purple, and yellow. It is one of the parents of the garden 

 Pansy. The variety arvensis has small, yellow flowers. 



V. uliginosa. This European species is similar in habit 

 to the American V. cucullata, but the leaves are flat. The 

 blue-purple flowers have no scent. 



V. variegata. A species from Eastern Asia, with varie- 

 gated leaves and pale violet-coloured flowers. It blooms 

 in May and June. 



The above-mentioned species are merely the commonest 

 of those in cultivation. 



