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(11) The last is, I believe, also only a variety of Palustris. 

 Its leaves, I am informed in the text, are either 

 " pubescent-reticulate-venose-subreniform," or " lato- 

 cordate-repando-crenate ; " and its stipules are 

 " ovate-acuminate-fimbrio-denticulate." I do not 

 wish to pursue the inquiry farther. 



24. These ten species will include, noting here and there 

 a local variety, all the forms which are familiar to us in North- 

 ern Europe, except only two ; these, as it singularly chances, 

 being the Viola Alpium, noblest of all the wild pansies in the 

 world, so far as I have seen or heard of them, of which, con- 

 sequently, I find no picture, nor notice, in any botanical work 

 whatsoever ; and the other, the rock-violet of our own York- 

 shire hills. 



We have therefore, ourselves, finally then, twelve following 

 species to study. I give them now all in their accepted 

 names and proper order, the reasons for occasional differ- 

 ence between the Latin and English name will be presently 

 given. 



(1) Viola Kegina. Queen violet. 



(2) " Psyche. Ophelia's pansy. 



(3) " Alpium. Freneli's pansy. 



(4) " Aurea. Golden violet. 



(5) " Montana. Mountain violet. 



(6) " Mirabilis. Marvellous violet. 



(7) " Arvensis. Field violet. 



(8) " Palustris. Marsh violet. 



(9) " Seclusa. Monk's violet. 



(10) " Canina. Dog violet. 



(11) " Cornuta. Cow violet. 



(12) " Rupestris. Crag violet. 



25. We will try, presently, what is to be found out of use- 

 ful, or pretty, concerning all these twelve violets ; but must 

 first find out how we are to know which are violets indeed, 

 and which, pansies. 



