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Cheney and True—Flora of Madison and Vicinity.. 
V iOLACEiE. (Violet Family.) 
Viola, Tourn. Violet. Heart’s-ease. 
59. *V\ pedata ) L. Birdfoot violet. 
Common throughout region on dry, rocky or grav¬ 
elly points. 
60. V. pedatifida , G. Don. 
Distribution the same as that of V. pedata. Not so- 
common and on better soil. 
61 V. palmata , L. Common blue violet. 
Same range as V. pedatifida. Not common. 
62. *V. palmata, L., var. cucullatci , Gray. (F. cucullata 
Ait.) 
Everywhere. The common violet of southern Wis¬ 
consin. 
63. V. sagittata. Ait. Arrow-leaved violet. 
Dry wooded hills. Local. 
64. V. blanda , Willd. Sweet white violet. 
Growing at the base of trees and clumps of shrubs 
in wet woodlands about the lakes. Local. 
65. V. blanda , Willd., var. palustriformis , Gray. 
Found occasionally with V. blanda. Not common. 
66. V. pubescens , Ait. Downy yellow violet. 
Common in rich woodlands throughout the region. 
67. V. canina , L., var. Muhlenbergii, Gray. Dog violet. 
Edge of marsh south of Lake Wingra. Not ob¬ 
served elsewhere. 
Caryophyllace^e. (Pink Family. ) 
Saponaria, L. 
68. *S. officinalis, L. Soapwort. Bouncing Bet. 
Escaped from cultivation. Common along road¬ 
sides near dwellings. 
Silene, L. Catchfly. Campion. 
69. S. stellata , Ait. Starry campion. 
Found growing in a few places in rich woods near 
