6 THE BRITISH PANSIES 
larger, subfoliaceous, entire, or with a few crenulations. Pedwncles 
very widely divaricate. Sepals rather narrowly lanceolate acute, 
more or less ciliate, appendages short oblong. Petals not at all or 
only very slightly exceeding the calyx, generally pale, occasionally 
with a violet tinge, spur short, not longer than the sepaline 
appendages. ae 
This plant is readily distinguished by its small size, its usually 
very small corollas, its very flexuose stem, and widely divaricate 
peduncles. When small it approaches most nearly to V. derelicta, 
and when large to V. agrestis, but the above-mentioned characters 
serve to distinguish it from both. 
8. VIOLA DERELICTA 
Jordan, ap. Billot, Annot. Fl. France et Allem. 101 (nomen). 
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xsice. Billot, Fl. Gall. et Germ. n. 2022 (!) 
Usually a very small plant. Stem single, 4-12 in. in height, 
very straight and slender, unbranched, or at most rarely very 
slightly branched, glabrous, or very slightly pubescent. — Inter- 
nodes long. Leaves small, pale green, lower leaves ovate-rotund 
crenate, very obtuse with subcordate base, intermediate leaves 
oval-elliptic-oblong, obtuse, crenate round based. Uppermost 
leaves ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, subacute or acute ciliate. 
Stipules ciliate, those of the lower leaves very small, with few 
broadened upwards, obtuse. Stipules of upper leaves larger, lateral 
lobes about six, linear acute, middle lobe broader, elliptical, sub- 
acute, with 1- crenations. Peduncles very long, very slender, 
dages. Corolla very small, usually much shorter than the sepals 
(occasionally rather longer). Spur shorter than the calycine 
appendages. Upper petals white or with some suffusion of 
blue, the rest white, lowest with slight purple striz, and yellow 
OL, fh. 
The smallest of our Pansies of the Arvensis section. The very 
small flowers, pale green leaves, and simple, straight, upright stem 
i tter. 
V. obtusifolia and V. agrestis, when flowering in a very young 
condition, may be mistaken for V. derelicta, unless care be taken 
Il. TRICOLORES. 
Plants of cultivated land, with large flowers and annual or 
perhaps occasionally biennial habit, but without underground 
perennating branches. Spur not at all or only slightly exceeding 
the large sepaline appendages. 
