CLXXX. 

 VIOLA ODORATA. 



Sweet Violet. 



Class V. Pentandria. — Order I. Monogynia. 



Nat. Ord. Violarie^:. 



Gen. Char. Calyx of ^ve unequal sepals, extended at 

 the base. Petals five, unequal, the under one spurred 

 at the base. Anthers connate, two of them spurred 

 behind. Capsule of one cell and three valves. 



Spec. Char. Leaves cordate, nearly glabrous. Sepals 

 obtuse. Lateral petals with a hairy line. Scions 

 creeping. 



SYNONYMES. 



Greek *ov vrogQugouv. 



[ Viola martia flore simplici odora. Bauh. Pin. 199. 



Viola nigra sive purpurea. Ger. Em. 850. Dod. Pempt. 156. 

 J Viola martia purpurea. Raii Syn. 364. 

 * ] Viola martia simplex. Park. Parad. 282. 



I Viola odorata. Lin. Sp. PI. 1324. Eng. PI. i. p. 301. Eng. 



L Bot. 619. 

 French. . . . Violette ; Violette odorante ; Violette de Mars. 

 Italian .... Viola ; Violetta ; Viola marzia ; Viola mammola. 

 Spanish . . . Violeta ; Violeta olorosa. 

 Portuguese. Violetta. 

 German • • Veilchen ; Marzveilchen. 

 Dutch .... Tamme Viool ; Tamme blaauwe Violen. 

 Danish. . . . Martsfioler. 

 Swedish . . . Aetka fioler. 



Polish Fiolki. 



Buss Pachutschaja fialko. 



Armenian . Manischar. 

 Chinese... Kiet-tuong-hoa. 



Description. — The root is perennial, woody, creeping, of 

 a yellowish white colour, with numerous filiform descending 



