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bus; spicis peckmcula- 
tis, paucifloris, foiiis 
longioribus ; lomentis 
nudis, pubescenlibus. 
spikes o n p eduncles, 
few ffowere(J7*Tonger 
than the leaves ; pods 
naked, pubescent. 
Nutt. 2. p. 107. 
Stem 2 — 3 feet high, clothed with a soft pubescence. Leaves ternate, 
hairy on both surfaces, common petiole not half an inch long. Racemes 
axillary, rarely bearing more than 5 — 6 flowers, common peduncle rather 
more than an" inch long. Corolla much longer than the calyx, hairy, 
pointed with a persistent style. 
My specimens, though differing iti~a few minute particulars from the 
description of Mr. Nuttall, appear to belong to this species. 
Grows in dry sandy lands. 
Flowers September. 
3. VlOLACEA. 
Erect, branching, 
pubescent ; leaves el- 
liptic ; racemes some- 
what umbellate, scarce- 
ly longer than the 
leaves ; pods ovate, 
hairy. 
Sp. pi. 3. p. 1195. Walt. p. 185. Pursh 2. p. 481. Nutt. 2. p. 108. 
Stem 3 — 4 feet high, much branched, furrowed. Leaves a little hairy 
on both surfaces, common petiole generally from half an inch to an inch 
long. Flowers on short racemes, and as is usual in this genus, 2 from 
each bud, but the buds are so near together that the flowers are very much 
crowded, and as the racemes are just a little longer than the leaves, the 
upper extremities of the branches frequently resemble a compact cylin- 
der of flowers. Corolla larger than the calyx, bright purple. Pod 
hairy. 
Grows in dry rich soils. 
Flowers September. 
The L. Divergens of Dr. Muhlenberg, I have never met with in this 
state, but the specimens which he sent me appear to differ very much from 
our common L. Violacea. It is distinguished by much larger leaves on 
much longer petioles, its stem is much more diffusely branched, the pe- 
duncles long with the flowers scattered and distinctly racemose, and the 
1 omentum, or pod, reticulated and nearly glabrous. 
. erecta 5 ramosa, 
pubescens ; foiiis ellip- 
ticis; racemis subum- 
bellatis, foiiis vix su- 
perantibus ; lomentis 
ovatis, pilosis. E. 
