WHITE AND GREENISH WILD FLOWERS 
species is found in wet places, often near the Sweet 
White Violet, along streams and in wet woods, from 
Nova Scotia to Minnesota, south to Florida and Texas, 
during April, May, and June. 
The Primrose-leaved Violet, V. primulifolia, is 
another white-flowered species having many of the 
characteristics of the preceding. The flowers are borne 
on slightly longer stems, and all of the petals are marked 
with purple lines. It is readily identified by its spoon- 
shaped leaves, the edges of which are slightly scalloped, 
and the veins on the under side being more or less hairy. 
It is found in open, moist soil from New Brunswick 
to Florida and Louisiana, from April to June. 
CANADA VIOLET 
Viola canadénsis. Violet Family. 
This pretty, fragrant violet distinguishes itself by 
blooming twice during the season, first in May and 
again in August. It is also the tallest of its family, 
growing sometimes two feet in height. It selects the 
cooler, higher climate of its range which covers hilly 
or mountainous portions of Newfoundland and the 
Hudson Bay region to Saskatchewan and south to 
North Carolina, Tennessee, Nebraska, and in the 
Rockies, Arizona and New Mexico, during May and 
June. The small, yellow-centred flower is pale violet 
in colour, nearly white within, tinged on the outside 
with pink and veined with purple. The side petals are 
bearded. The broad, lower petal is yellow at the base 
and is striped with fine dark lines. It is sharply pinched 
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