An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . bearded. Somewhat rare. Eastern Mass., and 10. V. notabilis, Bicknell. Violet. Flowers and leavesfrom the root-stock. Leaves in outline broadly egg-shaped or oblong,heart-shaped at base, obtuse or rounded at apex, divided at lower halfor third, several oblong obtuse lobes cut half way or less to the mid-rib,the basal lobe l)rf)ader and itself toothed or lobed. Flower stems generallyexceedin
An illustrated guide to the flowering plants of the middle Atlantic and New England states (excepting the grasses and sedges) the descriptive text written in familiar language . bearded. Somewhat rare. Eastern Mass., and 10. V. notabilis, Bicknell. Violet. Flowers and leavesfrom the root-stock. Leaves in outline broadly egg-shaped or oblong,heart-shaped at base, obtuse or rounded at apex, divided at lower halfor third, several oblong obtuse lobes cut half way or less to the mid-rib,the basal lobe l)rf)ader and itself toothed or lobed. Flower stems generallyexceeding the leaves, becoming 8 to 10 in. high. Flowers very large, deeppurple. Southwestern Long Island, low grounds. 11. V. sagittata, Ait. (Fig. 6, pi. 98.) Arrow-leaved long, lialiicrd-shaped. generally incised at base, smooth, hollowedbut not heart-sliaped at base which is somewhat winged, the wings beingmore or less lol)cd. Petals densely bearded, dark blue. Dry hills, through-out our area. April-May. In the form V. cmarginata, Le Conte, the leaves arc more nearlytriangular. * According to the authors specimens, by others not so specified. VIOLET FAMILY 413. Plate 991 Viola ovata. 2. V. blanda. 3. V. palustris. 4. V. rotundifolia. 5. G. V. Selkirkii. 7. V. primulaefolia. 414 VIOLACEAE 12. V. ovata, Nutt. (Fig. 1, pi. 99.) Ovata-leaved Violet. Leaves,leaf-stalk and tlower scapes hairy; long egg-shaped, rounded at apex, in-cised, not winged at base. Southern part of our area. April-May. 13. V. pedata, L, (Fig. 3, pi. 98.) Birds-foot Violet. Rootstockshort, thick, erect. Leaves parted nearly to leaf stem into 5 to 9 narrowlobes which are smooth-bordered or somewhat toothed to\Vard apex. Allparts smooth. One of our most beautiful violets. Color, lilac to darkblue. Dry fields, somewhat prevalent, April-June. Floicers yellow 14. V. rotundifolia, INIichx. (Fig. 4, pi. 99.) Round-leaved smooth or slightly downy; broadly egg-shaped when young be-
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