Florum et coronariarum historia

REMBERT DODOENS’S HISTORY OF FLOWERS AND GARLAND-MAKING PLANTS original: "coronariarum" — plants traditionally used to weave wreaths or garlands AND CERTAIN FRAGRANT HERBS.

CHAPTER 1. ON THE BLACK OR PURPLE VIOLET.

The black or purple Violet today known as the Sweet Violet or Viola odorata immediately brings forth from the root many wide, veined leaves, which are lightly scalloped crenate|having a edge with rounded teeth around their border; they are rounder, thinner, and darker—especially on the upper side—than the leaves of ivy. From the midst of these leaves, thin stalks emerge, and upon each of them, individual flowers bloom,