ERPETION RENIFOR'MIS. 
SPURLESS VIOLET. 
Order. 
MONOGYNIA. 
Natural Order. 
VIOLARIE^:. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
N. Holland. 
2 inches. 
May, Sept. 
Perennial. 
in 1825. 
No. 342. 
Erpetion, from the Greek erpetos, trailing; and 
ION, a violet; a name compounded to denote the ex- 
istence of the little runners which are produced by 
the Erpetion, and also its connexion with the violet, 
one of which it was formerly considered. Renifor- 
mis, is deduced from the Latin ren, the kidneys; in 
allusion to its kidney-shaped leaves. 
The violet is so general a favourite, and its name 
the subject of so many pleasing associations, that it 
becomes a matter of regret, that our modest little 
flower, so nearly allied to it, should have been dis- 
charged from the genus. It is a neat little plant, 
suitable for a pot, or for planting in a raised border 
or mount, where it may be more immediately pre- 
sented to the eye. 
The Erpetion reniformis, may be divided at the 
root, for increase; or, if its runners be attended to, 
and fastened down to the soil, its increase may be 
greatly facilitated; and the young plants thus obtain- 
ed, will bear the severity of the winter with less injury 
than old plants. It may be raised from seeds also, 
which, if sown as soon as ripe, in pots, and protected 
during winter, will flower in the following summer. 
Sweet’s FI. Card. 170. 
Class. 
PENTANDRIA. 
