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Primary leaves somewhat reniform-cordate, often undivided, always more or 



leM pubescent, sometimes quite villose ; secondary leaves very variously divided, 

 mere t>t less palmate, or cordate and incisely l<>bed, sometimes hastatc-lobed ; peti. 

 . 1 .^liclitly margined, generally villose. Stipules lanceolate,'sub ciliate. Scapes 

 severai, 4 to 6 inches long, often pilose below^finally shorter.than the leaves, with 

 2 small lanceolate bracts rather below the middle. Sepals ovate-lanceolate, ciliate 

 near Mi© base ; petals obovatc, entire. Capsule smooth. 



IJab. Moist woodlands, and low grounds : frequent. Fl. May. Ft. June. 



0b$. This species is remarkable for the countlcfs variety in the form and divi- 

 sions of the leaves. I have some specimens which resemble this, in general hab- 

 it,— except that none of the leave! are lobed, but all cordate, or rcnifurm-cordate, 

 ncute (nr rarely orbicular), and regularly crcnatc-serratc. Mr. Shtrciniiz pro- 

 nounced them to be his V. asarifolia; and they are £iven by that name, in my Cat- 

 alogue But I strongly suspect they belong either to V.palmata, or to iht Jul hir- 

 ing, which Mr. Le Conic says is sometimes villose. 



3. V. crcuiiATA, Ait, Glabrous ; leaves cordate, mostly acute, or 



subacuminate, eueullate at base, erenate-serrate ; lateral petals bearded; 



stigma triangular, marginate. Beck, Bot. p. 38. 



Jlso ? V. obliqua. of Authors. 



Also? V. papilionaeea. Pursh, Am. 1. p. 173, DC.Prodr. I. p. 292. 



Jbof V. sororia. Pursh, Am. I. p. 173. Not of WiUd. (J Le Contr. 

 Also? V. affinis. Lc Contc, in Jinn. Lye. »V. Y. 2. p. 138. 

 (Yci:lt,ate, or Hooded Vtola. 



Leaves cordate, acute, or somewhat acuminate, mostly cucullate by the curling 

 in of the angles at base, samctimes reniform, and orbicular; petioles margined, 

 smooth (sometimes pubescent?). Stipules linear-lanceolate, ciliate-dentate. 

 Scapes several, 6 to 12 inches long, often longer than the leaves, (especially in 

 what has been called V. obliqua); bracts minute, subulate, sub-opposite, mostly 

 above the middle, often near the flower. Sepals linear-lanceolate, acate, tcaripus 

 and minutely ciliate on the margin. Corolla blue, varying from purplish to deep 

 ▼iolet, — sometimes motly, or variegated ; petals obovate, (the lower ane sometimes 

 l warded 1) the beards on the lateral ones clavate. Spur short, rounded. Capsule 

 imooth. 



Nab. Moist low grounds ; and along rivulets : frequent. Fl. April— May. Fr. June, 



Obt. This plant puts on different appearances, and may, perhaps, afford con- 

 I'antrumf/w; but I cannot help thinking that a number of the species, in the 

 books, may be safely referred to it. 



A. V. s a cj itt at a, Jlit. Leaves lance-oblong, rather acute, cordate-sa- 

 gittate, often somewhat hastate, incised and coarsely toothed at base. 

 iTcnatc-dfrntate, mostly pubescent ; the lower and lateral petals densely 

 kcarded, the two upper ones nearly naked ; stigma depressed, margined, 

 rostrate. Beck, Bot. p. 38. 

 Also? V, dentata. Pursh, Jim. 1. p. 172. 

 Also ? V, cmarginata. Le Conte, Ann. Lyc.SW F. 2. p. 112. 



Sagittate, or Arrow-leaved Viola. 



Leaves varying from oblong, and sagittate with a small hastate auricle, u cordate j 

 and somewhat triangular-hastate, acute or obtuse, crenate or nearly entire, smooth- 

 i3h, or often roughly pubescent, oi margined petioles. Stipules lance-linear. 

 Scopes several, 2 to 5 or 6 inches long, generally a little longer than the leave?, 



