(A) Common Violet (Viola cucullata) is the com 
monest and best known of all the violets. It grows in 
low land everywhere,—in woods, meadows, marshes or 
along roadsides. It is a very beautiful and variable 
species both as to size and color of blossoms and to 
shape of the leaves. 
The flowers are sometimes a deep purple and again 
may be a light blue, or even nearly white. The two 
upper petals are usually darker near the throat; the 
three lower ones shade to white at the throat, the side 
ones being beautifully fringed or bearded. The leaves 
are usually heart-shaped, round-toothed and concave 
or furled; they are on long stems from the base. 
(B) Canada Violet (Viola canadensis ) is the most 
common of the leafy stemmed blue violets. You will 
notice that the preceding species all had their leaves 
from the base, and the flowers nodding on slender scapes, 
while this one has leaves growing on the slender stem 
and flowers above them on peduncles, springing from 
the angles of the leaves. This species is quite common 
in woods throughout the United States. 
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