42 TIOLACE^. (TIOLET FAMILT.) 



1. S. Cdncolor, Ging. (Viola concolor, Pursh, &c.) — Woods, New 

 York to Dlinois and southward. June. — Plant 1° -2° high. Leaves oblong, 

 pointed at both ends, entire. Pod 1' long : after opening, each valve as it dries 

 folds together lengthwise firmly, projecting the large round seeds to a consider- 

 able distance. The same thing occurs in many Violets. 



2. VI Oil A, L. Violet. Seakt's-ease. 



Sepals extended or eared at the base. Petals somewhat unequal, the lower 

 one spurred at the base. Stamens closely surrounding the ovary, often slightly 

 cohering with each other; the two lower ones bearing spurs which project into 

 the spur of the corolla. (The ancient Latin name of the^enus.) 



* Stemless ; the leaves and scapes all from subterranean or prostrate rootstocJcs ; peren- 

 nial. ( Commonly producing apetalous flowers all summer long, on shorter peduncles 

 concealed under the leaves, or on runners : these ripen seed much more freely than 

 the ordinary blossoms.) 



■I- Flowers light yellow {small; spur very shoii). 



1. "V. rotimdifolia, Michx. (Round-leaved Violet.) Leaves 

 round-ovate, heart-shaped, slightly crenate ; lateral petals bearded and mai-ked 

 with brown lines. — Cold woods, Maine to Michigan, and south along the Alle- 

 ghanies. April, May. — Smoothish : leaves 1' broad at flowering, increasing to 

 3' or 4' in the summer, then close pressed to the ground, shining above. 



■I- -1- Flowers white; the lower petals veined with lilac: spur short. 



2. V. laisccolftta, L. (Lanoe-leaved Violet.) Smooth; leaves 

 lanceolate, erect, blunt, tapering into a long petiole, almost entire ; petals beardless. 

 — Damp soil, Maine to Michigan, Kentucky, and southward ; common near the 

 coast. May. 



3. V. prunula;fdlia, L. (Pkimeose-leaved Violet.) Smooth or 

 a little pubescent ; leaves oblong or ovate, abrupt or someiohat heart-shaped at the 

 base; petals often acute, the lateral ones usually sparingly beai'ded. (V. acuta, 

 Bigelow.) — Damp soil ; with No. 2 : intermediate between it and No. 4. 



4. T. bMnda, Willd. (Sweet White Violet.) Leaves round-heart- 

 shaped or kidney-form, minutely pubescent; petals beardless. — Damp places, 

 Maine to Wisconsin and Kentucky. April, May. -^ Flowers small, faintly 

 sweet-scented. 



■*--(--»- Flowers violet or blue. 



5. T. palustris, L. (Marsh' Violet.) Smooth; leaves round-heart- 

 shaped and kidney-form, slightly crenate ; flowers (small) pah lilac with purple 

 streaks, nearly beardless ; spur very shoH and obtuse. — Alpine summits of the 

 White Mountains, Now Hampshire ; June. (Eu.) 



6. v. Sclklj'kii, Goldie. (Great-spurred Violet.) Leaves round- 

 heart-shapod with a deep n.arrowcd sinus, hairy above, lying flat on the ground ; 

 spur nearly as long as the beardless petals, thickened at the end ; anther-spurs very 

 long. — Shaded hills, W. Massachusetts and the adjacent parts of New Tork, 

 thence northward. May. — A rare and delicate species, 2' high ; the flowers 

 large in proportion. 



