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BLUE VIOLET.— (Viola Cucullata.) 



Flower dark blue with yellow heart; stamens flat 

 and short; single pistil; petals five in number; calyx 

 green with a spur at the back; sepals five; stems long 

 and slender; leaves light green, deeply cleft or parted, 

 growing on the ground, they are slightlj^ rolled when 

 young; belongs to the Crowfoot family. 



DOGTOOTH VIOLET. 



(Viola Ca^sTade^^^sis. ) (ERYTHEomuM America^^-um. ) 



Flower pale yellow; petals six or seven in number, 

 lance shaped with pale red on the underside; stamens 

 six crowned with brown anthers; pistil single, mounted 

 on a large green ovary; leaves parallel veined, rich 

 green spotted with beautiful brown; stems long and 

 quite large, same color as leaves without brown. 



WHITE VIOLET.— (Viola ) 



Leaves lobate in shape, green and parallel veined; 

 stems short and slender covered with down; flower 

 pure white except a lobe at the back which is blue; 

 petals five in number with a small yellow heart. 



SPRING BEAUTY.— (Claytonia ViRGimcA.) 



Leaves small situated at top of stem, which is long 

 and slender, pink in color, net veined; flower white, 

 striped with pink; petals five in number; stamens five 

 white mounted with small pink anthers; pistil double. 

 This flower belongs to the Purslane Family; roots bul- 

 bous leaves linear in shape, light green. 



