38 VIOLACEiE. 



5. V. elliptic.!. Elliptic-leaved Violet. 



Leaves elliptical-oblong, crenately toothed or entire, somewhat pilose ; flowers on 

 alendi r scapes. 



Gravelly hillsides; rare. May and June. Leaves }A to V/ 2 inches long, 3^ at 

 ■wide, on slender p< tiolee 2 to 4 inches long. Scapes few, slender, 4 to G inches long 

 ■with 2 small opposite subulate bracts above the middle. Flowers smaller than in 

 the preceding species, pale blue. Lateral and lower petals densely beaided, and 

 profusely marked with white lines. 



2. Leaves divided. 



6. V. pedata, L. BircVs-foot Violet 



Leaves pedate, nearly smooth, from 5 to 7 parted; segments linear-lanceolate, ob- 

 tuse or acute, 1 or 2-toothed, or somewhat 3-lobcd at the apex, tapering downwards; 

 Stipules radical, pectinately lacerated; petals beardless; spur very short; sterna 

 large, obliquely truncate; beak obscure. 



Dry hills or sandy woe ds. May and June. Soot premorse. Fcapcs2 to 5 inches 



high, several from the same root. Flowers large, pale blue, sometimes almost 



white; petals rounded at the extremities. This handscme species presents several 



s — one with variegated flowers, the 2 upper petals intensely velvety purple, 



and fully as handsome as the finest Pansy. 



7. V. palmata, L. Palmate Violet. 



Pubescent; leaves reniform-cordate, palmate or hastate-lobed, variable ; the inter* 

 mediate one always larger ; stipuUs lanceolate, subciliate ; lateral petals densely 

 bearded; spur short; stigma capitate, recurved. 



Moist woodlands and low grounds ; common. May. Scapes several, 4 to 6 inched 

 hi_h. ■ ften \ il ■■■- with 2 small lanceolate bracts below the middle. 1 oct-tock scaly. 

 The early leaves are ovate, entire; the later and perfect are often purple teneath, 

 variously lobed and cleft. Petals purple or bright blue, entire, veiny, white at the 

 base; upper ones smaller ; lateral ones densely bearded and marked with blu* 

 stride. 



3. Leaves undivided. Flowers white, the lower petals veined with purple- 



8. V. LANGEOLATA, L, Lance-leaved Violet. 



Leaves very smooth, narrow, lanceolate, attenuated at each end, sub-serrate ; 

 sepals lanceolate, acute, smooth ; petals beardless, nearly equal. 



Swamps and wet meadows. April and May. Fhi-oma creeping. Leaves narrow, 

 and with the stalk 3 to 5 inches long. Petioles balf round. Fltwers small, white, 

 inodorous. Upper and lateral petals marked with violet lines. 



9. V. primuljefolia, L. Primrose-leaved Violet. 



JLVai-es oblong-ovate, mostly acute, sub-cordate and somewhat unequal at the 

 base, decurrent on the petiole, crenate-serrate, smooth above; sepals lanceolate ; 

 petals obtuse, lateral ones sometimes sparingly bearded and striate ; stigma capitate 

 and rostrate. 



Wet grounds; rare. May. Intermediate between V. lanceolata and V. blanda. 

 Leaves 2 to a inches long, and an inch or more wide, about as long as the scape. 

 Flowers white., oelorous, on sub-4-sided stalks. 



10. V. blanda, Willd. White Sweet Violet. 



Leaves broad-cordate, remotely serrate or crenatc, minutely pubescent, sinus 

 rounded ; pttals ovate, obtuse, nearly beardless ; stigma depressed, acutely mar- 

 gined. 



"Wet meadows ; common. April and May. Leaves close to the earth, nearly 

 round, y 2 to V/ 2 inches in diameter, fiat and thin. Flowers small, white streaked 

 with purple, very fragrant. 



4, Flowers yellow. 



