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— Common on limestone. /3. Gogmagog Hills. Portland. P. 

 IV. Hairy Violet. E. i 



E. S. I. 



•** Stigma hooked ; beak horizontaL Having a stem. 

 Fruitstalks erect. 



t Without a true sobole. 



4. V. syhaiica (Fries) ; anth.-spurs narrowly lancet-shaped 

 (5 times as long as broad), cor. -spur blunt, 1. broadly cordate, 



jflowering branehes axiUmy from a short floioerhss central rosette 

 of haves. — ^Fl. scentless. — ^It is probable that the following are 

 distinct species. — a. V. JReichenbachiaHa (Bor.) ; 1. cordate-pro- 

 longed, ctdycine appendages small becoming indistinct, pet. ob- 

 long narrow (liUuP), lower with few parallel nearly simple veins at 

 the base, spur compressed entire (usually darker than the petal). 

 E. B. S. 2986.-/3. V. Ririniana (R.) ; 1. broad cordate-acute, 

 calycine appendices broad and squarish persistent with fruit,pet. 

 broadly obovate (blue), lower with many branched dark veins at 

 the base, spur thick (usually yellowish white). E. £. 620. Curt. 

 i. 182. V.flavicornis (Forst.), E. B. S. 2736, is a dwarf form 

 having small L and large flowers. — Common on hedge-banks or 

 in thickets. P. IV. V. Wood Violet. E. S. I. 



5. V. caidna (L.) ; anth.-spur lancet-shaped (3 times as long as 

 broad), cor.-spur blunt, 1. cordate-ovate roundedly acute, ^n- 

 manj and lateral sterrisjlowering and lengthening. — M. iii. 10. E. 

 B. S. 2984. V.pumHa H and A. (not ViU.). — Rather cssspitose. 

 L. always roundedly acute, longer than those of Sp. 4. FL 

 bluish purple. Cor.-spur yellow, scentless, 1 — 3 times as long 

 as cal.-appendages. Lower pet. spathii^te. — V. flavicorna 

 (Sm.) is a small form with cordate leaves. When the L 

 are cordate-oblong it is perhaps V. montafia (Linn.). j3. V, 

 lancifolia (Thore) ; I. ovate-lanceolate rounded below, stip. lan- 

 ceolate incise-serrate. V. pumila Fries (not ViU. which is V. 

 pratensis Fr. and has a sobole). V. lactea Sm., and H. and A. (in 

 part). L. narrowing gradually from near their base, to a narrow 

 but rounded point. — Sandy and peaty places, fi. in turf bogs, 

 rare. P. IV. V. Dog Violet. E. S. I, 



6. V. arendria (DC); anth.-spur very narrowly lancet- 

 shaped, cor.-spur blunt, 1. roundly cordate, flowering branches 

 axillary from a short flowerless central rosette of leaves, ped. 

 young 1. and acute caps, downy, pet. broadly obovate, lower 

 pet. with many branched veins throughout, cal. -appendages 

 broad squarish persistent, — B. iii. 9. — A small compact pmnt 

 with large flowers. — Elevated pastures. Upper Teesdale. P. 

 V. VL E. 



