1 88 Violaceae 



of an inch long, all villous at the base, the 

 3 lower strongly so. 



In moist shaded ground, on stream banks 

 and in marshes, frequent throughout the 

 Rockies; flowering in May and early June. 



Acaulescent, smooth, petioles 

 Viola 



palustris L. an ^ scapes arising from a very 

 Marsh slender, creeping or horizontal 



Vwlet. rootstock, the scapes mostly 



exceeding the leaves. Leaves thin, cordate, 

 broadly ovate, orbicular or reniform, i-2j 

 inches wide, crenulate. Flowers pale lilac 

 or nearly white with darker veins; petals 

 broad, J-J an inch long, spur short. 



In marshy places among moss in the Sel- 

 kirks near Glacier; flowering in June; not 

 a common species in the region. 



Viola Sparingly hairy, stems weak and 



semper- decumbent, multiplying by long 



virens 



Greene slender rootstocks. Leaves 



Low Yellow mostly basal, rounded, cordate, 

 Violet. reniform or sometimes ovate 



