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axillary from a short tiowerless central rosette of 1. — E. B. 
620. Cnrt. i. 182.— Fl. scentless. V. fla dear ids (Forst. not 
Sm.) is a dwarf form having small 1. and larger fl. /3. nemorosa 
(Nenm. W. & M.) ; cal. -appendages large much cut, veins of 
lower pet. not extending to the edge, spur thick not furrowed. — 
Hedge-banks, thickets, and heaths. Common. P. IV. V. 
Wood Violet. E. S. I. 
6. r. riipes'tris (Schmidt) ; anth.-spur very narrowly lancet- 
shaped, cor.-spur blunt, 1. roundly cordate, flowering branches 
axillary from a short flowerless central rosette of leaves, ped. 
young 1. and acute caps, doum-;/, pet. broadly obovate, lower 
pet. with many branched veins throughout, cal.-appendages 
broad squarish persistent. — V. arenay-ia (DC). S}/. E. B. 
174 b. R. iii. 9. — A small compact plant with large flowers. — 
Elevated pastures. Upper Teesdale and Westmoreland. B. V. 
VI. E. 
7. V. canina (L. em. Eeichb.) ; anth.-spur lancet-shaped (3 
times as long as broad), cor.-spur blunt, 1. cordate-ovate roundly 
acute, primarj/ and lateral stems j!ov>ering and lengthening. — 
R. iii. 10. E. B. S. 2984. — Rather csespitose. L. always 
roundedly acute, longer than those of Sp. 4. Fl. bluish purple, 
scentless. Cor.-spur yellow, 1 — 3 times as long as cal.-append- 
ages. Lower pet. spathulate. — V . Jiavicor7iis{^im.) is a small 
form with cordate leaves. When the 1. are cordate-oblong it 
is perhaps V. moiitana (Fries). — /3. V. lactea Sm.' ; ovate- 
lanceolate rounded below, stip. lanceolate incise-serrate. V. 
laucifolia (Thore). E. 5.445. F.yxwwYa Fries (not Vill. which 
is V. pratensis Fr. and has a sobole). L. narrowing gradually 
from near their base, to a narrow but rounded point, [var. 
crassifolia (Gronv.) with large fl. and thick fleshy 1. has been found in Cambs.] — 
Sandy and peaty places. /3 in turf-bogs, rare. P. IV. V. 
Dog- Violet. E. S. I. 
tt Rhizome or rather sobole slender. 
8. V. stagnina (Kit. sec. Eeichb.) ; anth.-spur short broadly 
lancet-shaped acute (not twice as long as broad), cor.-spur very 
short blunt, 1. ovate-lanceolate subcordate below, petioles 
winged at the top, stip. linear-lanceolate incise-serrate shorter 
than the petioles, primary and lateral st. flowering and 
elongated.— ^. i?. ,S'. 2985. V. lactea R. iii. 16, not Sm.— 
Sobole threadlike. St. erect. L. narrowing gradually from 
1 Mr Beeby separates V. lactea Sm. as a species, using the name V. ericetorvin 
Schrad. for the type instead of V. canina L.— H. & J. G. 
