POLYGALEX. 
according to the manner in which it is administered. The 
Yelhoi of South America, the root of a species of Monnina, has 
the same properties as P. sénega, and is particularly used as a 
remedy in dysentery, The well known Rattany or Rattanhia 
root of Chili is the produce of Kraméria tridndra, and pos- 
sesses powerful tonic and astringent qualities. According to the 
analysis of a French chymist, it contains gallic acid, but neither 
tannin nor resin. The seeds of all retain their vegetative power 
a considerable time, therefore, in most cases, they may be intro- 
duced in a living state. 
Synopsis of the Genera. 
1 Poty’cata. Sepals 5, permanent, 2 inner ones wing- 
formed. Petals 3-5, united with the staminiferous tube ; the 
lower petal keel-formed. Capsule compressed. Seeds pubes- 
cent, with a caruncle at the hilum. 
2 Satomo'nra. Sepals 5, nearly equal. Tube of corolla 
cleft longitudinally, with a 3-cleft limb. Keel cucullate. Sta- 
mens monadelphous ; anthers 4. Capsules compressed, 2-lobed, 
usually’serrate-ciliated. Small Asiatic herbs. 
3 COMESPE'RMA. Sepals 5, deciduous, 2 inner ones wing- 
formed. Petals 3-5, united at the base, middle one 3-lobed 
and bearded (f. 69. a.). Stamens 8, monadelphous at the 
base. Capsule spatulate (f. 69. b.), 2-celled. Seeds with a 
tuft of long hairs at the hilum (f. 69. c.), and a linear caruncle at 
the top. l 
_4 BADIE`‘RA. Sepals 5, nearly equal, deciduous. Petals 3, 
connected at the base, beardless. Stamens 8, monadelphous. 
Capsule compressed, obcordate, 2-celled. Seeds furnished with 
a large oily arillus. 
5 Souta'mea. Sepals 5, 2 inner ones large, concave. Petal 
1. Stamens 2-6. Capsule indehiscent, compressed, orbicular, 
emarginate, 2-celled. Seeds without’ albumen. 
6 Mürx’rtra. Sepals 5, glumaceous, nearly equal. Petals 
3, united, middle one bifid ; lobes obtuse. Capsule crowned by 
4 horns or tubercles, 2-valved, 2-celled. 
7 Mun’pia. Sepals 5, permanent, glumaceous, 2 inner ones 
wing-formed. Petals 3, hardly united at the base, the middle ` 
one cucullate, crested or beardless. Stamens 7-8, monadelphous 
at the base, with the tube cleft in front. Drupe 2-celled, or from 
abortion only 1-celled, 1-seeded. Albumen fleshy. 
8 Moynitna. Flowers resupinate. Sepals 5 (f. 70. a.), 
deciduous, 2 inner ones wing-formed, 3 outer ovate, 2 of these 
are usually united. Petals 3-5, connate at the base (f. 70. b.), 
middle one concave, 3-toothed. Stamens 8 (f. 70. b.), rather 
Pilose, united into a tube at the base, which is cleft on one side. 
r upe or capsule 2-celled, 2-seeded, or 1-celled, 1-seeded (f. 70. 
rs girded by a membranous wing or without (f.70.d.). Seed 
‘anging from the top of the cell (£. 70. d.). Albumen sparing. 
9 Ja’ckta. Sepals 5, equal, deciduous. Petals 5, middle 
one keel-formed. Stamens 8, diadelphous. Drupe ovate, con- 
taning a 1-seeded nucleus. Albumen none. 
10 Brepeme'yeEra. Sepals 5, 2 inner ones petal-like. Petals 
3, middle one keel-formed. Stamens 8, monadelphous. Drupe 
Ovate, containing a 2-celled nut. . 
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I. PoLYGALA. 
11 Securipa‘ca. Sepals 5, 2 inner ones petal-like. Petals 
5, united at the base, lower one 3-lobed, upper two connivent. ` 
Stamens 8, united into a tube, which is cleft in front. Cap- 
sule compressed, indehiscent, 1-celled, 1-seeded, ending in a 
leafy ligulate wing at the apex. Seed hanging from the top of 
the cell. Albumen wanting. 
12 Carroro BIA. Sepals 5, 2 lateral ones wing-shaped. 
Petals 5, lower one keel-shaped. Stamens 6, monadelphous. 
Berry fleshy, containing a silky 1-seeded legume. 
13 Krame‘ria. Sepals 4, rarely 5, silky outside. Petals 4-5, 
2 of which are orbicular (f. 71. b.), the third constantly of 2 or 
3 united petals, all unguiculate. Stamens 3-4, free from the 
base. Anthers bursting by 2 pores. Fruit 1-celled, 1-seeded, 
globose (f. 71. f.), indehiscent, echinated (f. 70. e.). 
I. POLY’GALA (from zodv, poly, much, and yada, gala, 
milk ; alluding to the reputed effects of the plant on cattle 
that feed upon it.) Tourn. inst. t. 79. Lin. gen. no. D. C. prod. 
1. p. 321. 
baw. syst. Monodélphia, Octandria. Sepals 5, permanent, 2 
inner ones wing-formed, 3 outer ones small. Petals 3-5, united 
with the tube of the stamens, lower petal keel-formed (perhaps 
from 2 petals being constantly joined.) Stamens 8, with the 
filaments connate into a tube at the base, which is cleft in front. 
Anthers opening by a pore at the apex. Capsules compressed, 
elliptical, obovate or obcordate. Seeds pubescent, caruncu- 
late at the hilum, with the caruncle rarely inappendiculate. 
Elegant shrubs or herbs. Flowers disposed in terminal or ax- 
illary racemes. 
Secr. I. Psycna’nruus (from Wvyxn, psyche, a butterfly, and 
avoc, anthos, a flower; form of flowers.) Raf. specch. 1. pe _ 
116. D. C. prod. 1. p. 321. Keel amply crested. Capsules 
smooth, marginate. Bracteas 3, usually permanent at the base 
of the pedicels, This section consists of elegant shrubs from 
the Cape of Good Hope, and one from Arabia. The flowers of 
all are purple, usually with a pale crest and keel. 
* Leaves opposite. Perhaps all the species in this division are 
varieties of one. 
1 P. oppositiro'L1a (Lin. mant. 259.) leaves opposite, cor- 
date, ovate, acute. h. G. Native on mountains at the Cape 
of Good Hope. Very like the following species. Ker. bot. 
reg. 636. Flowers purplish. Keel yellowish-green. 
Opposite-leaved Milkwort. Fl. year. Clt. 1790. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 
2 P. corpiro'L1a (Thunb. prod. 120.) leaves opposite, cor- 
date, acuminated; anthers bearded at the base; branchlets 
terete, glabrous; racemes terminal, subcorymbose. h. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. fruticosa, Berg. cap. 
188. Flowers red or purplish. Keel yellowish-green. 
Cordate-leaved Milkwort. Fl. March, Aug. Clt. 1791. 
Shrub 3 feet. 
3 P. LaTIrÒLIA (Ker. bot. reg. 645.) leaves opposite, almost 
sessile, cordate-ovate, acuminate, 3-5-nerved, villous beneath, as 
well as the branches ; corymbs terminal ; anthers bearded at the 
base. h.G. P. cordifdlia, Sims, bot. mag. 2438. but not of 
Thunb. Flowers purplish. Keel yellowish-green. 
Broad-leaved Milkwort. , Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1820. 
3 feet. . 
4 P. retra’cona (Burch. cat. no. 4639.) leaves opposite- 
cordate, acuminated ; branches tetragonal, glabrous. h. G. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers large, purplish, 
in terminal racemes. P. cordifolia, var. major, Lindl. bot. 
reg. t. 1 146, 
Shrub 
