
LIBRARY 
REOEFKIVED. 

FROM THE 
HIGH PLAINS, BADLANDS 
AND BL4A.CK HILLS 
) 1948 

VIOLA MONTANENSIS is a gem for the lover of 
little violets. A. relative of V. adunca, its little 
leaves are distinctly downy when young and har- 
monize well with its light violet-blue butterflies. At 
blossom time it is a neat cushion, of the sort that 
has been aptly termed a “bun.” Over it the bevies 
of blossoms hover, over several weeks. 
Culture is easy, in a rather rich loam and much 
shade, with plentiful or moderate moisture. At 
Prairie Gem it has sparsely self-sown. 
CLAUDE A. BARR. 
PRAIRIE GEM RANCH 
: ) SMITHWICK, S. D. 
