No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 287 



A hybrid of this with Viola Brittoniana occurs at Strat- 

 ford (Eames). 



Viola lanceolata L. (lance-shaped). 

 Lance-leaved Violet. 



Low meadows, swamps and wet places about ponds. Rare 

 or occasional in Litchfield County but frequent or common 

 elsewhere. May — June. 



Viola primulifolia L. (primrose-leaved). 

 Primrose-leaved Violet. 



Moist sandy woods, meadows and open swamps. Occa- 

 sional over most of the state but not reported from Litchfield 

 County. May — June. 



Viola pallens (Banks) Brainerd (pale). 



Viola blanda of recent American authors, not Willd. 

 Sweet White Violet. 



Common. Moist or wet fields and woods or in swamps. 

 May — June. 



Viola blanda Willd. (mild). 

 Viola amoena LeConte. 

 Viola blanda Willd., var. palustriformis Gray. 



Occasional or frequent. Moist or wet woods in rich soil. 

 May — June. 



Viola incognita Brainerd (unknown). 



Rare. Deep moist or wet woods: North Canaan (Bis- 

 sell), Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps, Weatherby), Colebrook 

 (Weatherby). May. 



Viola rotundifolia Michx. (round-leaved). 

 Early Yellow Violet. Round-leaved Violet. 



Damp woods and cool shaded banks. Rare or local in 

 New London County: Waterford and Franklin (Graves), 

 Norwich (Mrs. E. E. Rogers). Becoming occasional or fre- 

 quent northward and westward. April — May. 



Viola odorata L. (fragrant). 

 English or Sweet Violet. 



Rare. About gardens as an escape from cultivation : New 

 London (Graves), Norwich (Mrs. E. E. Rogers), East Wind- 



