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Violet Wood Sorrel

Oxalis violacca. Geranium Family.

Scape.--Five to nine inches high; several-flowered. Leaves.--Divided into three clover-like leaflets. Flowers.--Violet-colored; clustered on the scape. Calyx.--Of five sepals. Corolla.--Of five petals. Stamens.--Ten. Pistil.--One, with five styles.

This little plant is found in somewhat open or rocky woods, its lovely, delicate flower-clusters appearing in May or June. This species is more common southward, while the pink-veined wood sorrel (Pl.XXI.) abounds in the cool woods of the North.