Viola odorata

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Read about Viola odorata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Viola odorata, Linn. Sweet Violet. Fig. 3937; also Figs. 3947-49. Tufted, somewhat pubescent, producing long prostrate stolons flowering the second year: rootstock short: lvs. cordate-ovate to reniform, obtusely serrate; stipules ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, the fringed border usually not glandular: fls. deep violet, rarely rose or white, fragrant, the spur nearly or quite straight and obtuse. Eu., Afr., and Asia.—It runs into many forms varying in stature, size of fls. and color. There are double-fld. forms. It is the parent of florists' violets. Fig. 3937, from G.C. III. 21:248, represents var. sulfurea, "reported to be a native of the south of France, and bears dull sulphur-coloured flowers." V. californica of gardeners on the Pacific coast is only the sweet violet of Eu. For cult., see Violet.


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