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I This is the true viola blanda, and is one of the few wild spe- 
fcies which are fragrant. In damp places on the Wissahickon, 
|and in bogs in Jersey, in company with V. lanceolata, and V. 
Iprimulifolia. Perennial. April, May. 
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1 10. V. leaves oblong, subcordate, crenate, obtuse, primuiifoiia, 
I the base remarkably and abruptly decurrent on 
the petiole, so as to resemble tlie leaves of Fru 
mula veris; nerves pinnate, mid-rib on the up- 
per side of the leaf with a few scattered hairs; 
petiole on the under side as well as the nerves 
on the same side, and the scape hairy ; segments 
of the calix obtuse, the 2 lateral petals a little 
bearded, flowers odorous . — JWtt 
V. primulifolia, L., Pers., and Elliot, not of Pursh. 
This species has generally been confounded with V. lanceo- 
lata, which it much resembles. The late professor Barton, I 
know, considered it the lanceolata, supposing that plant to 
vaiy in the shape of its leaves. I confess I always had doubts 
of the identity of the two, but toiioweu Gllicl'a till con- 
vinced. Flowers white. Grows in damp places with No. 11. 
Abundant, particularly in Jersey. Perennial. May. 
11. V. leaves perfectly smooth, acute and sub- lanceolata. 
serrate, gradually attenuated down the petiole ; 
segments of the calix acute ; petals all beard- 
less I stigma recurved, distinctly rostrate, capi- 
tulum roundish almost without margin. Flow- 
ers inodorous. — »I\rutt 
Leaves strictly lanceolate, varying in length, from one and a ' 
half, to three inches, and never exceeding three-fourths of an 
inch in breadth. Very common in boggy ground in Jersey ; on 
the low grounds bordering the Wissahickon, south side ; and 
in similar places all along the course of the Schuylkill, appear- 
ing to delight in rich soil. Perennial. May. 
§ 2. Species having Stems. 
12. V. nerves of the leaves somewhat pubescent stisata.^ 
on the under side, calix ciliate, nectary rather 
large, 2 lateral petals densely bearded ; stigma 
