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unexpected finds may result. One more species occurs in the west, not far from 
our bounds, L. tenuifolia, Michx., which I gathered in 1871-73, in the sand 
barrens west of Kankakee, Ills., and of which I have received specimens from 
Mr. M. S. Bebb, from near Rockford, Ills. The known forms from the west are 
therefore five, and a variely so well marked as to be of specific rank in this 
locality. 
VIOLACEiE. 
VIOLA, Tourn. 
101. V. pedata, L, Bird-foot Violet. 
Sandy woods and knolls; frequent but local. April — May. 
Found in flower September 11th, 1886, near Evanston. 
Prof. Hill reports the following forms: 
a. Petals large, pale, lilac purple. 
b. Narrow petals, deep lilac- purple, smaller than a. 
c. Petals pale and whitish, smaller than a. 
102. V. pedata, L., var. bicolor, Ph. 
Hyde Park, a few rods east of Jackson Park, 1887. Hammond, 
Ind., 1886-88, Hill. (B.) 
103. V. pedatifida, G. Hon. Larkspur Violet 
V. delphinifolia , Nutt. 
Moist prairies; infrequent May 15th — June. South Chicago. 
Englewood and vicinity. Riverside. North Evanston, Johnson. 
Hyde Park, Brennan. 
“In cultivation, the leaves seem to revert to V. cucullata, Ait., 
Babcock. Apparently an extreme variety of V. palmata, Bebb,” — 
in Plants of Illinois. 
104. V. palmata, L. Blue Violet. Hand-leaf Violet. 
V. cucullata, Ait., var. palmata, Gray. 
Either in dry or rather damp soil; common. May — July, occa- 
sionally in August or September. (B.) 
The form with five and seven lobed leaves, has been found at River- 
side, South Chicago and Hesplaines. 
Rarely, specimens are found with the flowers spurless and with only 
slightly irregular and naked petals. 
A form at New Lenox, growing in damp, rich woods, is intermediate 
in character between this and V. sagittata and V . delphinifolia, 
Hill. 
-f 105 V. cucullata, Ait. Common Blue Violet. 
V. palmata, L., var. cucullata, Gray. 
Abundant everywhere. 
Very vafiable, both in shape and size of the leaves and the size and 
color of the flowers. In 1883, specimens of the white -flowered 
