Pionih Lcxinrrton ii n ^ism 4 1 3 



Schwoinitz's monograph on the geiuis Viola in AnnMirnn Jour- 

 nal of Science and Arts, Vol. 5, No. 1.) 



Sprat s^ 3r/. ^'IOLA OciiROLEUCA? Schw. fVhitc VioleU 



Sj). Cli, CauK^sccnt. Strm somewhat erect, hranclieJ, pur- 



plis*h, ^nioolh; leaves coiilate, acuminate; sllpuhs ohhjiig- 



lanccohite, dentate-ciliate. 



O^y, Tiie present species, ahout which there seems some 

 ■obscurity in the books to which 1 have referred, is easily recog- 

 nized from iis congeners of this locality, by its large, white 

 flowers, with a tinge of yellow. It is found in common with 

 the two preccdiiiir, and forms dense patches among the grass in 

 m-^ist situation^. As the season advances it rises with a slender 

 flcxuose steui to tlie height of 8 — 12 inches, and then produces 

 inconspicuous, apetalous flowers. 



Syn, V. Striata. Wild, Prrs. Piirsh. Xutt. 



Sp^ae^ Ath, Viola Hastata. Yellow Violet. 



Sp, Ch. Caulescent smooth; stem simple, leafy above; leaven 



hastate, on very long petioles; stipules nninute, ciliate denti- 

 culate. 



Obs, This, althongli much less frequeritly met with than 

 either of the preceding, is easily distinguished from themhy the 

 deep yellow colour of its tlowers. Rare in this neigid)ourhood, 

 being only occasionall} found in shaded woods. Flowers du- 

 ring the fore part of April. 



Species 5th, Viola Co.vcolor, MuhL 



Sp. Ch. Caulescent. Stem straight erect; leaves cuneate- 



lanceolate; stip7ilcs lanceolate entire; peduncles very short, 



axillary, 2-3 flowered ; y^r /rt/.v connivcnt, emnrginatc; spur 



none. 



Obs, This anomalous species, which appears to me very 

 unnaturally grouped witli the violets, is also very rare in this 

 section of Kentucky. I have oidy met with it in a solitary, se- 

 cluded, rocky spot lying to the left of, and near the Woodtord 

 road. Several stems issuing from a single root, arise erect a?id 

 unbranched to the height of 1 or 2 feet, bearing lance-shaped, 

 pointed leaves. T!ie flowers are small and greenish-coloured, 

 produced in 2s and 3s at the axillsofthe upper leaves about 

 the 10th of April. The whole hahit of tiie plant, however, if^^ 

 ?»o unlike that of the genus, as easily to mislead the sliident. 



