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VICIA— VIOLA. 
pr entire, obtuse ; cymes sessile, fruit ovnte, 
loundish. Var. punicifolium, leaves obo- 
'^ate, entire or slightly crej ate at the apex, 
nr.tuse. 4-8 f. S. 
ni'tidum, ( ^ .) very glabrous ; leaves 
lance-linear, shining above, obscurely ser- 
rate or entire, small ; branches quadrangu- 
ar. S. 
mol'le, (J. 2X.) leaves roundish-cordate, 
plicate, toothed, pubescent beneath ; pe- 
tioles sub glandular ; cymes with rays. Ber- 
ries red. S. 
Iceviga'tum, (w. J. ^ .) stem much branch- 
ed ; leaves lanceolate, smooth, remotely 
eierrate, entiie at base ; branchlets 2-edged. 
Exotic. 
op"nlns, (guelder-rose, snow-ball, w. J. 
^.) leaves 3-lobed, sharp-toothed ; petioles 
glandular, smooth ; Howers in compact 
cymes, surrounded with radiating llorets. 
Y-A\'.ro'senm. has the whole cyme made up 
of radiating tlorets. 
li'nus, (laurestine, r-w. ^.) leaves ovate, 
entire, with tufts of hair in the axils of the 
veins beneath ; Howers in smooth cymes. 
VI'OIA. 16 — 10. y^rguminosic.) fFroiri vin- 
cio, to bind together, as tlie tendrils of tliis 
plant twine around other planls.] 
caroli'nia'na, [M. 2X-) smooth i sh ; leafets 
8-10; stipules lance-oval, entire; peduncles 
many-flowered ; flowers distant ; teeth of 
the calyx short ; style villose at the top ; 
legume smooth, obliquely veined ; stem 
long and climbing; flowers small, white, 
the standard tipped with black. Moun- 
tains. Penn. to Car. 
sati'va, (common vetch tare, b. .1. @.) 
leafets ^0-12 ; stipules with a dark spot be- 
neath ; style bearded at top ; flowers small. 
1-2 f. 
crad'ca, (tufted vetch, p. Au. 2/.) stem 
sub pubescent ; leaves pinnate; flowers 
small, pale, numerous, drooping, imbricated. 
Meadov/s. New E. 
america'na, (p. J. 2^.) peduncles many- 
flowered, shorter than the leaves ; stipules 
semi-sagittate, dentate; leafets numerous, 
elliptical-lanceolate, smooth, obtuse, mucro- 
nate. Shady woods. Niagara. Genesee 
Falls. 
acntifn'Iia, (w. Ap.) peduncles few-flow- 
ered ; stipules lanceolate, entire ; leafets 
(6) linear, acute at each end ; stem glabrous, 
somewhat angled ; legume glabrous, many- 
seeded. 2 3 f. S. 
Ja'ba, (garden bean, windsor-bean, w. 
and black, J. stem many-flowered, 
erect, strong , ieyumes ascending, tumid, 
coriaceous; leafets oval-acute, entire ; stip- 
ules sagittate, toothed at the base. From 
Persia. 
VILLAR"SIA. 5—1. \Gentiana.) 
lacuna' sa, (w. Au. 11.) leaves reniform, 
sub-peltate, slightly crenate, lacunose be- 
neath ; petioles long, bearing the flowers ; 
corolla smooth ; stem long, filiform, floating ; 
fiowera somewhat umbefled. Ponds and 
Lakes. 
corda'ta, (.lu. Z^.) leaves cordate, varie- 
gated; petioles glabrous, bearing the flow- 
ers ; corolla campanulate. Shallow etreama 
S. 
VIN"(-A. 5—1. (Apocynecc.) [From vincio, 
to bind, on account of its usefulness in 
making bands, or its creeping stem.] 
mi' nor, (periwinkle, b. Ap. Ip.) stem 
procumbent ; leaves lance oval, smooth at 
the edges ; flowers peduncled ; teeth of the 
calyx lanceolate. Ex. 
VI'oLA. 5—1. (Cts/i, or, according to the 
divisions of Lindiey, Yxolacea.) [From ion, 
because first described in Ionia.] 
A. Stt'mless, or witk a suhterrnnean stem. 
{Leaves more or les.'i reniform, always 
corda'% younger cucullate ; proper color 
of the corolla violet.] 
cucvlla'ta, (b. p. M. y.) glabrous; leaves 
cordate, .somewhat acuminate, crenate den- 
I tate ; autumnal ones largest, very exactly 
reniform ; peduncle somewhat 4 sided, long 
er than the leaves; divisions of the calyx 
subulate, acuminate, emarginate behind, 
I or very entire ; petals (as in many Ameri- 
can species) oblique, veiny, very entire 
white at the base, upper one generally na 
j ked. glabrous, lateral ones bearded, and 
i with the upper one marked with a few 
blue lines. Wst\:papiliona'cea,]ieUo\esB.xi(\ 
I peduncles longer ; leaves sub-lance-ovate ; 
i beards of the lateral petals often yellow, 
i Var. tetrago'na. peduncle strong, exactly 
I 4 sided; petals azure color, veinless. Var. 
I villa' sa, leaves, petals, and peduncles vil- 
lose. 4-8 i. 
I palma'ta, (bp. M. 11.) mostly villose; 
I leaves heai t-renil'brm, palmate, 5-7-lobed , 
j lobes often narrow, and gashed, middle one 
; always larger ; sometimes villose both sides, 
I sometimes only beneath ; often glabrous, all 
i of them very often purple beneath , the first 
spring ones are ovate, entire ; petioles sub- 
I emarginate ; peduncle somewhat 4-sided, 
longer than the leaves ; divisions of the ca- 
i lyx lance-ovate, ciliate, very entire behind; 
petals all very entire, veiny, and white at 
! the base; upper ones narrow, smaller, some- 
j times villose at the base, yet often nakea, 
j glabrous; lateral ones densely bearded, 
I and with the upper one marked with a 
I few blue lines. One variety has white 
j flowers. 3-6 i. 
I soro'ria, (b p. M. 2/.) leaves orbicular or 
I roundish-cordate ; the sinus often closed, 
I crenate-serrate, mostly pilose, thickish, pur- 
! pie beneath, fiat, appressed to the ground; 
j petioles short, somewhat margined; stip- 
' ules small, lanceolate ; segments of the ca- 
: lyx short, glabrous, entire behind; petals 
obovate, entire ; lateral ones densely beard- 
ed ; stigtna depressed, with a deflexed 
beak ; capsule smooth. 
\Leaves ohlong or ovnte, vever remfortn, 
younger ones cucullate.] 
sagitta'ta, (E. b p. Ap. 2^.) glabrous 
leaves ciliate, oblong, not acute, sagittate- 
cordate, dentate, gashed at the base (or 
furnished with elongated divaricate teeth); 
peduncle somewhat 4 sided, longer thai; 
the leaves : divisions of the calyx lanceo 
late, acuminate, emarginate behind ; petals 
viU very entire, veiny, white Pt the ba.'?e 
