VOL. II.] 



VIOLET FAMILY. 



453 



Smoothish Yellow Violet. 



21. Viola scabriuscula (T. & G.) Schwein. 



(Fig. 2504.) 



Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula T. & G. Fl. N. A. 



i: 142. 1838. 

 Viola scabriuscula Schwein.; T. & G. loc. cit. as 



synonym. 1838. 



Sparingly pubescent above, especially when 

 young, or glabrate; stems usually several together, 

 decumbent, ascending or erect, mostly slender, 

 4 / -i5 / high. Basal leaves long-petioled, usually 

 present at flowering time, the uppermost short- 

 petioled; blades broadly ovate, orbicular, or reni- 

 form, crenate-dentate, cordate or truncate at the 

 base, mostly pointed at the apex, i / -2>^ / broad 

 when mature; stipules ovate to lanceolate, acutish, 

 few-toothed or entire; sepals linear-lanceolate; pet- 

 als lemon-yellow, 4 // ~7 // long; spur very short; cap- 

 sule white-tomentose or glabrous, oval, $"-*>" long. 



In woods and thickets, preferring moist situations, 

 Nova Scotia to Manitoba and Nebraska, south to Geor- 

 gia and Texas. Ascends to 4000 ft. in Virginia. April- 

 May, blooming somewhat earlier than V. pubescens. 



22. Viola Canadensis L,. Canada 

 Violet. (Fig. 2505.) 



Viola Canadensis L,. Sp. PI. 936. 1753. 



Glabrous or nearly so, stems 3 / -i4 / high, 

 tufted, leafy throughout. Leaves broadly ovate 

 or nearly orbicular, cordate, acuminate or acute, 

 i / -2 j j^ / long, serrate, the veins of the lower sur- 

 face often pubescent; stipules ovate to lanceo- 

 late, acute or acuminate, entire; peduncles mainly 

 shorter than the leaves; flowers pale violet or 

 nearly white, often purple-tinged on the outside, 

 and purple-veined, 5 // ~9 // broad, rarely white 

 throughout; lateral petals bearded; sepals subu- 

 late pointed; capsule oval, glabrous, j/'-A," long. 



In woods, mainly in mountainous or hilly dis- 

 tricts, Newfoundland and Hudson Bay to Saskatch- 

 ewan, south to North Carolina, Tennessee, Ne- 

 braska, and in the Rocky Mountains to Arizona and 

 New Mexico. Ascends to 4000 ft. in Virginia. 

 May-July. 



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Viola striata Ait. Pale or Striped 

 Violet. (Fig. 2506.) 



Viola striata Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 290. 1789. 



Glabrous, or slightly pubescent; stems angular, 

 tufted, s'-iS' high, leafy. Petioles slender, the 

 lower longer than the blades; blades orbicular or 

 ovate, i / -2^ / wide, thin, often slightly pubescent 

 above, those of the upper leaves acute or acumin- 

 ate; stipules large, dentate or laciniate, the teeth 

 ciliate; flowers long-peduncled; sepals linear-lance- 

 olate, acuminate; petals cream-colored, light blue 

 or white, veined, 5 // -8 // long, the lateral ones 

 bearded; spur about 2" long; stigma beardless, 

 short-beaked; capsule ovoid-oval, glabrous. 



In moist woods and meadows, western New England 

 and southern Ontario to Minnesota, south to Georgia, 

 Kentucky and Missouri. Ascends to 3000 ft. in Virginia. 

 April-May. 



