144 WILD FLOWER FAMILIES 
STEMMED Brug Vioxets. There are several 
rather common species of the stemmed blue 
violets. The Canada Violet is one of the most 
abundant of these. This is a wood-loving 
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DOWNY YELLOW VIOLET 
species, extending southward to North Caro- 
lina and New Mexico, but being especially 
common in the more northern states. It is gen- 
erally larger and more robust than the American 
Dog Violet, which is also found abundantly in the 
