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and distinguished by technical characters. One of them is V. 

 pallcns which is covered with fine hairs, and is more common 

 along the coast than V. hlanda. 



575. Great Spurred Violet. Viola Sclkirkii. A stemless 

 violet with heart-shaped leaves that are slightly hairy on the 

 upper surface. Flowers pale violet, longer spurred than in 

 most species, beardless. Roots fibrous. In mountain forests. 

 New Brunswick to Penn., and westward. May. Fig. 575. 



576. WcKDLLY Blue Violet. Viola sororia. A hairy, stem- 

 less violet with roundish, scarcely pointed leaves that are 

 only slightly heart-shaped at the base. Flowers pale violet, 

 usually overtopping the leaves. Rootstocks thick. In moist 

 places. Quebec to No. Carolina, and westward. May. Fig. 576. 



577. Common Blue Violet. Viola papilionacea. More com- 

 mon than No. 576, and resembling it, but diflfering in not 

 having hairy leaves and in being larger, frequently 3-4 in. 

 wide. Flowers deep violet, usually about the height of the 

 leaves. Rootstock thick. In moist places. Mass.. to Georgia, 

 and westward. May. 



578. Marsh Blue Violet. Viola cucidlata. Very like Nos. 

 576 and 577, but with smooth foliage, and leaves usually 

 not over 23^ in. wide. Flowers violet-blue, about the height 

 of the leaves. Rootstock thick. In wet places. Quebec and 

 Ontario to Georgia. May. Fig. 578. 



579. Arrow-leaved Violet. Viola sagittata. A smooth, stem- 

 less violet, the flowers about the height of the foliage. Leaves 



