OST generally called a violet, this plant * is a 

 true lily, and the smallest of the tribe. Why it 

 should be called a dog-tooth violet, who can 

 say? 



All the species are natives of Europe and America, and 

 delight in a soil containing an abundance of decaying vege- 

 table matter. All bloom in very early spring, and have 

 ornamental foliage. The bulbs are very impatient of 

 drought, and, when transplanted, should be kept as short a 

 time as possible out of the ground. The best time for trans- 

 planting is just after the foliage has died away, which will 

 * Erythrouium. 



