166 SYNOPSIS DP t'HE FLORA of THE 



V. cucullata, Ait. Var. cordata, Gray. 



Indigenous. Dry, i-ocky hillsides. Dry hillsides covered with poplars 

 tP. tremuloides), near Belleville (Macoun). Cemetery and open fields, near 

 English's woods, London, Ont., not very common, labelled V. villosa 

 (Saunders). 



V". cucullata, Ait. Vaf. palmata, Gray. 

 Indigenous. Swamps and low grounds. Amherstburg, Ont. (Maclagan). 



'V. sagittata, Ait. Arrow-leaved Yiolet. 



Indigenous. Dry, sandy and gravelly fields, woods, copses, and pastures, 

 rare. Vicinity of Belleville, Ont. ; Eice Lake plains, Ont. ; near Toronto 

 ^/lacoun). Gait, Ont. (Mis-s Crooks). Jones' Falls, Eideau Canal; Amherst- 

 burg, Ontario (Maclagan) ; Nun's Island, Berthier, Quebec (Dr. Holmes), 

 Lorette, Stanfold (Provancher). May. 



V. canina, L. Var. sylvestris, Kegel. Dog Violet. 



Indigenous. Borders of brooks, and damp shady woods. Common through- 

 out Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces. Saskatchewan Plains 

 ^^Bourgeau). Edmonton on the Saskatchewan ; Fort Assinaboine on the Atha; 

 basca; Little Slave Lake • Dunvegan on Peace Eiver (Macoiin). Labrador and 

 British America, lat. 59° ¥. (Torr. & Gray). May. 



V". rostrata, Pursh. Long-spurred Violet. 



Indigenous. Eocky woods, and shaded hillsides. Smith's Falls, Kingston, 

 •Qnt., and Chippewa, Ont. (Maclagan). Hastings and Northumberland Coun- 

 ties, rare (Macoun). Eare at Prescott, Ont. (Billings). Woods, Hamilton 



(Logie). Vicinity of London, common (Saunders). Owen Sound? (Dr. Bell). 



This species seems to be confined to Ontario. May. 



V. striata, Ait. Pale Violet. 



Indigenous. Eich ojien woods and low grounds. Common at London, 

 Ont. (Saunders). Common near Hamilton, Ont. (Logie). Island of Montreal 

 (Herb. McGill College). May to September. 



V. Canadensis, L. Canada Violet. 



Indigenous. Eich woods. Common from Newfoundland to Lake Superior. 

 Grand Islands, Lake Huron (Prof. Bell). St. Joseph's Island, Lake Huron 

 (Dr. Bell). Saskatchewan plains (Bourgeau). Fort Edmonton ; Fort Assina- 

 boine, on the Athabasca ; Dunvsgan, Peace Eiver (Macoun). Hudson's Bay 

 (Torr. & Gray). Woods, Upper British Columbia to lat. 56° N. (Macoun). 

 May to August. 



V. pubescens, Aiton. Downy Yellow Violet. 



Indigenous. Eich woods. Common throughout Ontario and Quebec. Gore 

 Bay and Vermont Harbour, Lake Huron (Dr. John Bell). Saskatchewan 

 Plains (Bourgeau). May, June. 



V. tricolor, L. Pansy. Heart's Ease. 



Naturalized from Europe. Waste places. New Brunswick (Dr. Fowler), 

 Spontaneous in some gardens, Belleville, Ont. (Macoun). The var. arvensis. 

 DC. is reported from Lake Huron by Provancher. May to Aiigust. 



