Wild pansy

Murray ("App. Méd.," t. I., p. 789) gives a numerous list of physicians who have found advantage from the use of wild pansy in treating the crusta lactea of children.

They have all purple or blue flowers, but the Wild Pansy differs in more striking fashion from the others.

Chief amongst them is the little annual field pansy, V. arvensis, a plant apparently on the increase since modern farming methods suit it well. It is close to, and often crosses with, the wild pansy, V. tricolor.

In fact, the wild pansy was valued in ancient times for its potency in love charms.