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(229.) V. blanda, Willd. Sweet White Violet. 

 V. dandesiina, Pursh, 173. Hook. Fl. I., 77. 

 V. ohliqm, Pursli, 172, not Ait. 



Very abundant in damp, mossy places from Newfoundland and Nova 

 Scotia to British Columbia, and north on the Mackenzie to Fort 

 Franklin. There are many forms of this species which require careful 

 study, and possibly two species may be found under one name. 



(230.) V. renifolia, Gray. Kidney-leaved Violet. 



Dry cedar swamps and rich woods in ravines. Too often confounded 

 with the preceding species, though with a different habit, having much 

 larger and very pubescent leaves, which often become two inches across 

 in summer. It is abundant in all our cedar swamps and mossy woods, 

 and extends into British Columbia. 



(231.) V. biflora, Linn. 



Eeported from the Arctic Coast. A species which seemed to accord 

 with this was detected near Stuart Lake, B.C., in 1875. 



(232.) V. odorata, Linn. English Sweet Violet. 



Escaped from gardens, N.S. {McKa/j.) Escaped from cultivation 

 at Victoria, Vancouver Island. (Macoun.) 



(233.) V. palustris, Linn. Marsh Violet. 



Wet swamps, amongst moss. Mount Albert, Ga.sp6, Q. (0. B. 

 Allen.) One mile west of Prince Arthur's Landing, Dawson Road, 

 Lake Superior, 1872. (Macoiin.) Near Oxford House, north of Lake 

 Winnipeg. (B. Bell.) From Vancouver Island to the forks of Peace 

 Eiver, Lat. 56°. (Macoun.) This species is easily distinguished from 

 V. blanda by its pale lilac flowers and articulated rhizoma. 



(234.) V. SelkJrkii, Pursh. Great-spurred Violet. 



Clifton, on the Kennebecasis, N.B. ( Wetmore.) Near Half Moon 

 Lake, St. John. St. Francis Eiver, N.B. (_Hay.) Damp and shady 

 soil. Vicinity of Windsor, N.S. (McGill Coll. Serb.) Hilly ground 

 about Montreal. (Goldie.) Island of Montreal. (Holmes.) Gate Lake, 

 Wentworth Township, Q. (D' Urban.) Eivifire du Loup, Q. (Thomas.) 

 Dartmouth Eiver, Gasp^. (J. Bell.) Ste. Anne des Mopts, Eiver, 

 Gasp^. (Macoun.) McLeod's Harbor, Lake Huron. (J. Bell.) 

 Walkerton and Owen Sound. (Buchan.) Woodstock, Ont. (Burgess.) 



(235.) V. cucullata, Ait. Common Blue Violet. 



Wet meadows, or borders of brooks in woods. Very common from 

 the Atlantic to the Pacific. This species needs to be carefully examined, 

 as thei'e are many varietal forms in the north and west. 



