Title: Annual report of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, N.Y
Identifier: annualreportco1909corn (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station
Subjects: Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State)
Publisher: [Ithaca, N. Y. ?, 1900-1910. James B. Lyon, State printer)]
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
Digitizing Sponsor: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden

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Teacher's Leaflet. %5 THE BLUE OR PURPLE VIOLETS. There may be found in New York State, five blue or purple violets, which may be distinguished as follows: Early Blue Violet (V. cuctillata).— This is the commonest one of all. The leaves are deep green and heart- shaped with edges scalloped and rolled at the base. The leaf stalks are a little longer than the flower stalks. The three lower petals are white at their bases and the two side petals are bearded at the throat of the flower. This grows in grassy woods and wet meadows and along roadsides. It grows from three to seven inches high and blossoms through April, May and June. There is a variety of this species called the Palmate (V. palmata) which differs from the common form by having the leaves deeply lobed. The little closed flowers are on stems that lie flat. (See figure p. 96.) The Arrow-leafed Violet (V. ovata). —This may be distinguished by dark green leaves which are shaped like arrowheads. They are scalloped on the edges near the base while the tips often have plain margins. The flowers have a very short spur and the upper four petals are bearded at the base. The leaves and stems are downy; the flowers are dark blue or purple; the little closed flowers are on erect stems. The Selkirk's Violet {V. seikirkii). —This is not a common .species but may be found on mountains and wooded hills. The flower stalk is not ordinarily more than two inches high. The leaves are nearly smooth, dark green, and with scalloped edges. The flower is readily dis- tingui.shed as the spur is almost as long as the petals, which are pale
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Photo by Verne Morton. The Canada white violet, a leafy-stemmed species.

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