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form were gathered from woods near Evanston and transplanted. 
White flowers have been produced each year since, the plants 
spreading over a large area. Prof. Bastin has also collected near 
Grand Crossing, what he considers a white variety. 
Specimens with leaves 5 inches broad at Whiting, Indiana, Dodge . 
106. V. sagittata, Ait. Arrow-leaved Violet. Blue Violet. 
Moist and rich open woods; infrequent. May — June. 
Mainly south. Somewhat variable in size and hairyness of the 
petals. Barely apetalous. Bootstock seldom smooth. 
107. V. blanda, Willd. Sweet White Violet. 
Damp woods and ravines; not common, except locally. April — May. 
Frequent near Morgan Park and Woodlawn, Calumet Begion south ^3 
to limits. 
It is more common in certain seasons than in others. In 1882 only 
a few specimens were found near Evanston, bat from 1884 it has 
been common everywhere in the northern part of the County. 
Flowers often very large. 
108. V. laneeolata, L. Lance-leaved Violet. 
Wet places; infrequent, common only at one point near the north 
end of Lake Calumet. Found in considerable quantities on the 
Campus at Evanston. South Evanston. Grand Crossing. South 
Chicago, Bastin. Hyde Park, Brennan. Leaves with serratures 
tipped with reddish glands; serratures somewhat remote, Miller’s, 
Ind., Hill. 
f 109. V. pubeseens, Ait. Downy Yellow Violet. 
Damp places; common. May — June. 
Specimens were collected in Wilmette, growing in moist woods, that 
measured from 12 to 14 inches in height. 
110. V. hastata, Michx. Halberd-leaved Violet. 
One -half mile southeast of Woodlawn, April 18th, 1878, Bastin. ^ 
(B. P.) 
111. V. canadensis, L. Canada Violet. 
Bank of L. S. & M. S. B. B., one mile south of Pine Station, Ind., 
June 25th, 1886. 
This small group, consisting of three or four plants nearly two feet 
high and with white flowers, slightly tinged with blue, were 
evidently exterminated by workmen, as they were gone when 
looked for about the same time in 1887. Probably introduced 
from the east. (B. P.) 
