Okder 13.— violets. 



167 



style 1, with a one-sided stigma; capsule 1-celled, 3-valved; 

 seeds many, with the embryo nearly as long as the albumen. 



Analysis of the Genera. 



Sepals unequal, with ear-shaped lobes at base. 

 Sepals nearly equal, not appendaged at base. 



Green Violet. 



Viola. 1 

 So 'lea. 



1. VrOLA. Violet. 

 Sepals 5, prolonged at base into two auriciilate 

 lobes. Petals more or less unequal, the largest 

 one spurred at base, the 2 opposite ones at the 

 sides equal, the 2 upper ones all equal. Stamens 

 cohering by their anthers, 2 of them spurred at 

 base. Seeds attached to the valves of the capsule. 

 — U Low herbs, caulescent or acaulescent. Pe- 

 duncles angular, solitary, 1 -flowered, nodding at 

 the top. 



* Acaulescent : leaves and flowers all radical. . . .a Fig. S9S. Violet No. 1 : section. 



* Caulescent : stems leafy d 



a Flowers blue. . ..b 



a Flowers white Nos. 2-4. 



a Flowers yellow. . . .No. 1. 



b Petals beardless 5-7 



b Petals bearded c 



c Leaves divided.... 8, 9 [otic 22. 



c Leaves undivided 10-12, and the E.\- 



d Pet. yellow. Steins leafy at the top only 13-15 



d Petals not yellow, or but partly yellow e 



e Stipules entire. Summer 16 



e Stipules fringe-toothed. May., June 17-19 



e Stipules lyrate-]>innatifid, very large 20-21 



1 V. rotundifo'lia. Early Yelloiv Violet. Lvs, round-ovate, 

 cordate, smooth. Sepals blunt. April. 



2 V. lanceola'ta. Lance-leavedV. Lvs. lanceolate, tapering to the base. Some bearded. 



3 V. primulsefo'lia. Primrose V. Lvs. lance-ovate, abrupt at base. Fls. beardless. 



4 V. blanda. Sweet Wild V. Leaves round-cordate. Fls. beardless, fragrant. May. 



5 V. palus'tris. Boff V. Lvs. reniforin-cordate. Spur very t^hort. Stii)S. ovate. White Mts. 



6 V. Selkir'kii. Selkirk's V. Lvs. round-cor. Spur near as long as petals, blunt. May. 



7 V. peda'ta. Foot-leaved F.Lvs. pedate, 5-9-part.,segm. narrow, entire. Koot preinorse. 



8 V. delphinifo'lia. Larkspur V. Leaves in 7-9 linear, 3-eleft segments. W. ApriU 



9 V.palma'ta. Pahn-leaved V. Leaves hastntc-lobed. cordate. Variety of No. 10, 



Fig. 399. Kipe, open cap- 

 sule of Violet. 



