V I 



The ChAratBers arej 



It hath a polypetalcus, anomalous 



Ttorcer, fomewhat refefnMing the pa- 



fUionaceous Flovper; for its two up- 



fer Tetals, in fon:e meafure, repre- 



fent the Standard^ the fwo Jide ones 



the Wings, but the lower one, which 



ends in a Tail, in fome meafure re- 



fembles the Keel-, out of the Tale- 



ment arifes the TointaU which after- 



terwards becomes a Fruit, for the 



mojl part three corner'd, opening into 



three Parts, and full of rotmdijl? 



Seeds. 



The Species are ; 



1. Viola; martia, purpurea, flo- 

 rejimpliciodore. C B.F. Common 

 purple Violet, with a fweet-fcented 

 Flower. 



2. Viola ,• MartiA, major, hirfu- 

 ta, inociora Mor. Hiji. Greater hai- 

 ry March Violet without Smell. 



%. Viola i Martia, inodora, fyl- 

 njeflris. C. B. P. Wild or Dogs Fi- 

 clet, 



4. Viola 5 Martia, alba. C. B. P. 

 "White fwect-lecen'-ed Violet. 



^. Viola 5 Martia, mult iplici fo- 

 re. C. B P. Double purple Violet, 



6. Viola; Martia, fore multi- 

 fUci candiiio. C. B. P. Double White 

 Violet. 



7. Viola i Martia, fcUo eleganter 

 i-ariegato, fore alho. March Violet, 

 with a beautiful variegated Leaf, 

 and a white Flower. 



8. Viola i Martia, fore ruLello. 

 March Violet, with a reddilli co- 

 lour'd-^ower. 



9. Viola ; erecia, fore c&ruleo. 

 Mor. Hif. Upright Violet, with a 

 blue Flower. 



10- Viola 5 Montana, lutea, gran- 

 diflora. C. B. P. Mountain Violet, 

 with a large yellow Flower. 



II. Viola; tricolor, hortenfs, rc- 

 pns. C. B, P. Panlies, Hcarts-eafe, 

 or Three-colour'd Violet, commonly 

 calVd, Three Faces under a Hood. 



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The firfl Sort here mention'd is 

 very common in Woods and fhady 

 Lanes in divers Parts of England^ 

 and is what fhould always be 

 us'd in Medicine; though the Peo- 

 ple who fell thefe Flowers in 

 the Markers, do many times im- 

 pofe upon the Ignorant the Flow- 

 ers of the fecond Sort, which are 

 much larger than thofe of the firfV, 

 and fill up the Meafure better ; but 

 they having no Smell, are very im- 

 proper for Ufe. 



All the eight firfl: Sorts are pret- 

 ty Varieties in a Garden ; where 

 being planted under Hedges, in 

 Wilderneffes, or other fliady Places, 

 they will thrive exceedingly, and 

 will want no other Culture than 

 only to keep them clear from 

 Weeds; and in the Spring, when 

 they are in Flower, they catt forth 

 a mod agreeable Perfume, efpeci- 

 a1ly in Mornings and Evenings, ib 

 that it renders fuch Places very de- 

 lightful at that Seafon. 



Thefe may be eafily propagated 

 by parting their Roots. The beft 

 Time for which, is at Michaelmas^ 

 that the Plants may take Root be- 

 fore Winter, fb that they may 

 flower flronger the fiicceeding 

 Spring. 



The double Sorts, and thofe 

 without Smell, may be admitted 

 for Variety : But the lingle blue, 

 white and reddifli coloured Sorts,^ 

 are thofe which fl^.ould be mofc 

 cultivated ; becaufe thefe are all e- 

 qually well fcented, in which the 

 greateft Curiofity of thefe Flowers 

 confills. And thefe all growing 

 wild in England, may be cafily ob- 

 tain'd in Quantity from their Pla- 

 ces of Growth, by fuch who are. 

 fond of thefe Flowers. 



The ninth Sort is preferv'd in 

 fbme curious Gardens tor Variety, 

 but there is no Scent in its Flow- 

 ers, 



