Viola odorata. Sweet Violet. 
VIOLA Linnai Gen. Pi. Syngenesia Monogamia. 
Calyx pentaphyllus. Corolla pentapetala, irregularis, poftice cornuta. Capfuld 
fupera, trivalvis, unilocularis. 
Pail Syn. Gen. 24. Herb.® pentapetala: vasculifer®. 
VIOLx\ odorata acaulis, foliis cordatis, ftolonibus reptantibus, brad*is fupra medium pedunculi. 
VIOLA odorata, acaulis, foliis cordatis, ftolonibus reptantibus. Linn. Syjl. Vegetal, f . 668. 
VIOLA acaulis ftolonifera, foliis cordatis, Haller hifl: helv. n. 558 
VIOLA odorata , Scopoli Fl: Carniol: n. 1097. 
VIOLA martia purpurea flore fimplici odoro. Bauhih Pin: p. 199. martia alba. p. 199. 
VIOLA nigra five purpurea. Ger. emac. 550. 
VIOLA fimplex martia. Parkinfon 755. Raii Syn : p. 364. Purple Sweet Violet, and White SWeet- 
fcented Violet. Oeder FI. Dan. icon. 309. 
RADIX perennis, fibrofa, albida, _ in fenefcente _ planta 
bafi petiolorum quotannis relida pars fuperior 
radicis tuberculofa evadit, et fupra terram emi- 
net ; e finu horum nodorum nafcuntur ftolones 
qui humi repent, et foliis inftruuntur ftipuhs- 
que ejufdem formae ae ili* quas ad bafin plantae 
inveniuntur: 
t ROOT perennial, fibrous and whitifh ; in old plants 
FOLIA fubrotundo-cordata, crenata, fup'crne glabra, in- 
ferne hirfutula, junioribus involutis. 
STIPULAE rfldlcaies, ovato-lanceolat*, membranace*, 
ferrata?, dentibus glanduliferis. 
PEDUNCULI radicals, infra Bradaeas quadrangulares, 
fupra Brad*as dorfo canaliculati, apice incur- 
vati, uniflori. 
BRACTEAE flu*, lanceolate, plerumque oppofitifi, ap- 
preflae, fupra medium pedunculi. 
CALYX : Perianthium: pentaphyllum, perfiftens, fo- 
liolis oblongo-ovatis, obtufis, e viridi purpurai- 
centibus, Jig. 1. . , 
COROLLA pentapetala, irregularis, violacea, odorata, 
petalum infimum Nedario corniculato, obtufi- 
ufculo, apice compreflo inftrudum, Petala la- 
teralia prope bafin barbata, fig. 2. 
STAMINA : Filamenta quinque breviffima *gre dif- 
tinguenda : Anther® flavefcentes, biloculares, 
vix" connexae, membrana ovato-acuta aurantiaca 
terminat* ; e parte pofteriori duarum Anthera- 
rum exit Nedariumque intrat appendicula 
viridis, linearis, compreffa, fig. 5, 4- 3 ' 
PISTILLUM: Germen fubrotundum ; Stylus bafi 
tenuior et paululum tortuofus ; Stigma unci- 
natum, Antheris paulo longius, fig. 6,7. 
PERICARPIUM priufquam dehifcit, fubrotundo-tri- 
angulare, * purpurafcens, villofum ; trivalve 
valvulis fubrotundis concavis, fg. 8. 
SEMINA plurima, rotunda, nitida, ftraminea, appendi- 
culata, fg. 9. 
pciciuuai, «uivui anu ve» 
the upper part qf the root becomes knobby, and 
appears above ground, the knots or knobs being 
formed from the bottoms of the foot-ftalks of 
the leaves which are yearly left ; from the 
bofoms of thefe knobs fpring the ftolones or 
fhoots which creep on the ground, and are 
furnifhed with leaves and the lame kind of 
Stipula: which are obfervable at the bottom 
^ of the plant. 
i LEAVES heart-fhaped and fbriiewhat round at the tip, 
I crenated, on the upper fide fmooth and Alining, 
I underneath {lightly hairy, when young rolled 
t in at the edges- 
I STIPULAE fpringing from the root, ovato-lanceolate, 
I membranous, ferrated at the edges, each ferra- 
I ture Or tooth terminating in a minute gland. 
I PEDUNCLES fpringing from the foot, below the Brade* 
quadrangular, above the Brade* grooved on the 
I upper fide, at top incurvated, fupporting one 
% flower. 
I BRACTEAE two, lanceolate, generally oppofite to each 
other, prefled to the ftalk, and placed above the 
middle of the Peduncle. 
CALYX : a Perianthium of five leaves, continuing, 
each leaf of an oblong oval fhape, obtufe at the 
tip, and of a greenifh purple colour, fg. 1. 
COROLLA: of five Petals, irregular, of a bluifh pur- 
ple colour and fweet fmell, the lowermoft ter- 
minating in a blunt horned Nect arium, a little 
flattened at the extremity, the two fide Petals 
bearded near the bafe, fg. 2. 
STAMINA: five Filaments fo fhort as hardly to be 
diftinguifhed ; Anther® yellowifh, bilocular, 
fcarcely conneded together, terminated by an 
oval-pointed, orange- coloured membrane ; from 
the back of two of the Anther*, fprings a flend- 
er, flat, greenifh appendage, which enters the 
Nedarium, fig. 5, 4, 3 - _ . . 
PISTILLUM : Germen roundifh ; Style flendereft at 
% bottom and a little twifted *, Stigma hooked, 
% and a little longer than the Anther*,/#. 6, 7. 
I SEED-VESSEL, before it burfts, roundifh, rather ap- 
| proaching to triangular, of a purplifh colour, 
t and villous appearance, fplitting into three round- 
! ifh hollow valves, fig. 8. 
I SEEDS feveral, round, fhining, of a ftraw colour, ter- 
¥ minated by a little appendage, fig. 9. 
Th. M. delights to grow undet 
t is generally in full bloom in the month of Mamh ^djowus ^ ^ agreeaUe fcent t0 the blue one; 
A variety of this plant frequently occurs w * oftcn introduced into Gardens, and being fornifhcd 
md fometimes this plant is found double in which ltate “ „ te d with the utmofl facility. 
to ** the mode ° f 
we fhall point out when we defcnbe the latter. frequently given to children where a gentle 
