VIOLET FAMILY. 



YIOLACE^. 

 Sweet White Violet. Viola Ucmda. 



Found in swamps, by roadside runnels, and in moist meadows, in 

 April. 



The leaves and flowers, on stems 4 or 5 inches in height, grow 

 from the root. 



The leaf is a round heart-shape, with a toothed margin, fine strong 

 fibre, and smooth surface ; in color, a light yellowish-green. The stem 

 is slender. 



The flower is small in all parts, the spur not conspicuous, the 

 5 petals much recurved and white, veined on the lower petal by 

 reddish-violet hair-lines. It is set on a slender pale stem. 



This is one of the earliest Violets, sweet-scented and graceful in 

 growth. 



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