The leaf is a round heart-shape, with a toothed margin, fine strong fibre, and smooth surface; in color, a light yellowish-green. The stem is slender. The flower is small in all parts, the spur not conspicuous, the 5 petals much recurved and white, veined on the lower petal by reddish-violet hair-lines. It is set on a slender pale stem. This is one of the earliest Violets, sweet-scented and graceful in growth. [Illustration: SWEET WHITE VIOLET: Viola blanda.] *Arrow-Leaved Violet.* _Viola sagittata._ *Upland Violet.* Found in upland pastures in May. The leaves and flowers, from the roots, are set on very short stems. The leaf is arrow-shaped, with a blunt tip and slightly heart-shaped base; the margin is minutely notched, the upper surface, particularly, is softly downy, and the color is green, with a slight grayish bloom. The stem is flattened on its upper side and furnished with narrow margins. The side-petals of the small flower are bearded, and the spur is small; the corolla is violet; the stem is hairy. A small Violet, which grows close to the ground on high pastures, and puts forth few demands upon our attention. [Illustration: ARROW-LEAVED VIOLET: V. sagittata.] *Downy Yellow Violet.* _Viola pubescens._ Found in woods and moist shade, in May. The branching, leafy, slightly angular stalk is shining near the foot, but hairy above, and grows from 5 to 12 inches high. It is light green. Near the foot a small sheathing leaf may be observed. The leaf is large, usually broader than it is long, and varying in form from a round-pointed to a sharp-pointed shape; its ribs show plainly underneath, its margin is slightly notched, and the surface is soft and downy to the touch; in color, a clear green, lighter underneath. The leaves, on their long, grooved stems, grow alternately, with a pair of up-pointing little wings at the joint. The lower petal of the flower is scoop-shaped, shallow and short, and notched into two scallops at the tip, with a very short spur; the 4 other petals are rounding and nearly equal in size. In color, a pure golden-yellow, with many dark markings on the lower petal, and fainter lines on the others. The single flowers grow on slender stems from the angles of the leaves. The branches are wide-spreading, and the flower-stem springs away from the leaves with a decided gesture, nor does the Yellow Violet bend its head; the leaves are generally flat in manner of growth save for the little scoop at the stem. A few separate leaves on independent stems rise about the foot of the flowering stalk. This plant bears a profusion of blossoms, and continues to flower for a considerable time. [Illustration: DOWNY YELLOW VIOLET: V. pubescens.] *Canada Violet.* _Viola Canadensis._ Found in May, and again less profusely in August, in forests and woodlands to the north, or in high regions.