VI OLA arvensis.
Corn Pansy.
P E N T A N D R IA Monogynia.
Gen. Char. Cal. 5-leaved, lengthened out at the
base. Pet. 5, irregular, the lowermost spurred
behind. Anthers slightly cohering. Caps, superior,
of one cell with three valves.
Spec. Char. Stem angular, diffuse. Leaves deeply
crenate, fringed; the lower ones nearly heart-
shaped; the upper ones oblong. Stipulas pinna-
tifid. Petals shorter than the calyx. Germen
nearly globular.
Syn. Viola arvensis. Murr. Prod. 72. Roth FI. Germ,
v. 1. 106. v. 2. 273. Sibth. 84. Sym. Syn. 81 •
V. tricolor (a). Linn. Sp. PI. 1326. Huds.Fl. Angl.
380. mild . Sp. PI. v. 1. 1168.
V. tricolor (3. Sm. FI. Brit. 248. Engl. FI. v. 1.305.
V. bicolor arvensis. Raii Syn. 366.
Corn Pansie. Pet. H. Brit. t. 37. f . 9.
T h i s Pansy is common in cornfields, flowering from
May to September. Root fibrous. Stems ascending,
branched at the base, angular, furrowed, roughish. Leaves
pale green, alternate, stalked, deeply crenate, slightly hairy,
fringed, the lower ones nearly heartshaped, the upper ones
oblong. Stipulas deeply pinnatifid, fringed, the terminal
segment frequently crenate and assuming the character of
the leaves. Flower-stalks axillary, solitary, longer than
the leaves, with a pair of small bracteas. Calyx-leaves
lanceolate, acute, rough, fringed. Corolla small, concave,