, 1876-05-13

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FLORA ROUND ABOUT CHICAGO.
TIE VIOLET FAM1lT.-Of al the rarit
tics of delicate and brilliant flowers tia
snrirp IN s,,o,.a...,,,,. - nnr Will:
spo up spontaneously IN W. "'tu>
1here are probably none so Wen kno"
and so universally loved as the Fiolets Ih
very name has the sweetest associations, for til,
rorror is sver,,rhora .a a,,h,s,n ~ thr s,,ntl
.,;rt,,a. - sae I'Ao.. Thora '@s ~
,,sr ~ 'nouesty ano Pu4'!' ~
sesen u1uereht specles growing IN our VICINITY
and Ill blossom carly in the season. First ant
most prevalent iu the series is the common Blu,
v;o1,t fr;,t. c.u,,u.,.1 ,,hfot, ,,ooos ou+ fro,,
IVY D'a eAea*&0n}' "aseai peols pu' nos'
anho thc seroure IN ali molsI places. IL heea!
irregular form and rich-purple hue The
Downy-Yel1ow Violet ~ pubesco.s) flower:
| nearly as early, but is much less abundant
| Specimens may be found, however, lurking In
t!ie WOODS III various directions round about The
IiHts; eHs ] .sie laIeF, tne Eahgs.Leayeu p; vlo1et
Aomn wooda po1I H,da P,ri - Calnt M .ne AZ
J eastward. It is di1ninutiyc suecirs aud hv no
! means common.
Ihe sweet White Violet q. b!a'na), the only
% nne ol tne lamlly WIN US wmch !. has tne gut o.
NJ The rty.i;mi,s IN ;s "a .,ro as ~ ~ rrraat
stranger, The Arrow-I eayed Violet ~ so1;ftn-
ta) Is found at Hyde Park and sonthwar.l !;
woods at ninslalc and westward The Bird
Foot Violet r. 1edata), species closely resem-
bling the one last mentioned, with Leaves divid-
ed into 35 narrow sections, and large, pale-pur-
pie 1owesT, grows in the sandy soil 1T HYDE
r1- Il fAt.:
the choicest blossoms Of all our Violets, and is
really CAV with its blended coIors; vet the sim
pie Blue Violet will surpass it in the opinion Of
most persons. There IS !: simple unprctcnsion
in the common Violet that contributes an ir
variations upon its plain. humble garniturc,
Gray mentions in his Flora IS spctics and scy-
cral varieties Of Vfolets; aud ltnllcy gives 500
IS the number Of species known to Science in
the Tio11eer are natives Of Eurone, Siberia. and
America, and arc almost wholly lerbaccous
Those which grow in the Tropics are mainly
slrubby plants, OF IN aspect quite foreign to our
conception of the race. 4 considerable number
of tho species arc indigenous to South America.
while about 200 bcloni. to The genus Vioka. TIE
Paasy on Hearts Else ". iri-color) IA yery
abundant in Britain and the northern narts of
Europe, and to it arc to be referred many Of the
yated In o,1r gardens. From the !. aiassa. =
Siberian Violet, with large yellow or Durnlc
flowers, have been derived i Great number Of
elegant varieties. The Swcet-Secntel Violet
{F. odorata}, which We carefully cnityate. crows
wild in Europe and Asia, The Hhnalavas mr.
ducc several species similar to those Of Enrpnc.
The entire order Of Violet.Worts nosscsscs On
emctic property, which 10 some species is 81
strongly deyc1oped as to maSe vapohfa rnns;o H.
cinc. It is secretcd chiefly in the inicc Of The
roots, The Iou;I;,t,n AMI C,ub~ncI,.Tx ~ Pay,
arc used US substitute for inecoccuanha a. The |
leaves of the Conohoria Lobaloho Of Rrazi, are
employed like spinach. The Romans used to |
n wine froro I;oiotN Nao,rors ussa a,I
$ said they still for1,1 an ingredient But The
amy is not distinguished for its numbers, or for
- +. Iselui quales. III us vaiue rests Chiefly upon
20 exo,,isitc ~ ~ 1eove 1nthin ~ a
lesired~ There arc certain OF tho creations Of
his world which fulfill the noblest purpose BY