850 
Square-branchletted Milkwort. Fl. year. Clt. 1820. Shrub 
< 2 to 4 feet. 
= & P. nummuta‘ria (Burch, cat. no. 3709.) leaves opposite, 
orbicularly kidney-shaped, cordate at the base, mucronated at 
the top; branchlets rather terete, glabrous. h.G. Native of 
the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish in terminal corym- 
bose racemes. 
Moneymort-leaved Milkwort. 
3 feet. 
6 P. sorgoxiæro'tra (Burch. cat. no. 6861.) leaves opposite, 
cordate, acuminated; branchlets terete, hispid. h.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. P. oppositifdlia, Sims, in bot. mag. 
not of D. C. Flowers purplish, in terminal corymbose racemes. 
Borbonia-leaved Milkwort. Fl. year. Clt. 1790. Sh. 3 ft. 
Fl. year. Clt. 1812. Shrub 
** Leaves alternate. 
7 P. ctuytiotpes (Burch. cat. no. 3326.) leaves elliptical, 
somewhat mucronated at the apex; branchlets very smooth ; 
petals 2-lobed ; lobes acute, very long. h.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish, in terminal racemes. 
Cluytia-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Shrub 3 feet. 
8 P. GRANDIFLÒRA (Lodd. bot. cab. 1227.) leaves oblong, mu- 
cronate; branchlets pubescent; bracteas equal, permanent. 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers large, 
purple, in terminal racemose corymbs, with a pale keel and crest. 
Great-flowered Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1820. Sh. 3 ft. 
9 P. myrtIròLIA (Lin. ameen. 2. p. 138.) leaves obovate or ob- 
long, somewhat mucronated ; branchlets clothed with appressed 
down; bracteas equal, permanent; pedicels shorter than the 
flowers. h .G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers pur- 
plish, in terminal corymbose racemes, with a pale crest and keel. 
Var. a, vera (D.C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves obovate-oblong, 
flat. h.G.—Burm. afr. t. 73. f. 1.—Ker, bot. reg. t. 669. 
Far. P, angustifolia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves oblong. 
- kh. G.—Perhaps P. tenuifolia, Link. enum. 2. p. 220. 
Var. y, rosmarinifolia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves oblong- 
‘linear, with revolute margins. 
Myrtle-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. 
3 feet. 
10 P. curars (Ker, bot. reg. t. 637.) leaves ligulate- 
linear, rather obtuse, crowded, spreading, glabrous ; branches 
villous; bracteas permanent, equal, and are as well as the 
rachis villous ; racemes short, crowded. h.G. Native of the 
Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish, in racemose terminal 
corymbs. 
Tongue-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1820. Shrub 
2 to 3 feet. 
_ 11 P, rrerme'pra (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves oblong- 
_ linear, mucronated, with revolute margins; branchlets glabrous ; 
bracteas permanent, equal; pedicels rather longer than the 
flowers ; wings of flowers somewhat pointed. h.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish. 
Intermediate Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt.? Sh. 2 to 3 ft. 
12 P. sracrrora’ra (Lin. amoen. 2, p. 137. var. B.) leaves 
linear-lanceolate, flat; branches glabrous ; bracteas permanent, 
lower one longest; pedicels rather longer than the flowers; 
wings of flowers pointed. kh. G. Native of the Cape of 
Good Hope. Curt. bot. mag. 345. Flowers purple, with a 
white crest and green keel, in loose terminal racemes. 
Var. a, stricta (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves erect, and 
branches glabrous. 
-Var. B, pátula (Ð. C. 1. c.) leaves spreading and branches 
glabrous. 
Var. y, hispida (D. C. 1. c.) leaves erect and branches hispid. 
Large-bracted Milkwort. FI. May, Oct. Cit. 1713. Shrub 
Cit. 1707. Shrub 
l to 3 feet. 
POLYGALEZ., I. Potyeata. 
13. P. umpetza’ta (Thunb. prod. 120.) leaves linear-lanceo- 
late, flat; branches hispid; bracteas permanent; flowers few, 
©.? Thunb. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers purplish, with a white crest. P. bracteolata ò umbellata, 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 332.—Burm. afr. t. 73. f. 5. 
Umbellate-flowered Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 
14 P. tincto ria (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 50.) leaves obovate, and 
are as well as the branches velvety-villous ; calyxes pubescent. 
h. F. Native on the mountains of Arabia Felix. P. brac- 
teolàta, Forsk. descr. 213. Flowers purplish, in- terminal 
racemes. There is a blue dye resembling Indigo obtained from 
this plant. 
Dyer’s Milkwort. Shrub 2 feet. 
15 P. pusirto ra (Burch. cat. no. 6205.) leaves lanceolate, 
acuminated, ciliated; branchlets hairy; calyxes pubescent. h. 
G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish. 
Donny-flowered Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub 3 feet. 
16 P) Burma’nnr (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves linear, 
bluntish ; branchlets velvety-pubescent ; racemes supra-axillary ; 
pedicels shorter than the flowers; bracteas deciduous. h. 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. bracteolàta ò, Lin.— 
Burm. afr. t. 73. f. 4. Burch. cat. no. 6437. Flowers purple. 
Burmann’s Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1800? Sh. 3 ft. 
17 P. arrrnis (D. C. prod. 1. p. 322.) leaves linear obtuse ; 
younger ones somewhat villous ; branchlets pubescent; racemes 
opposite the leaves; bracteas small, permanent. h. G. Na- 
tive of the Cape of Good Hope: Flowers purplish. 
Neighbouring Milkwort. F). May, Oct. Shrub 3 feet. 
18 P. mıcroro rna (Burch. cat. no. 3416.) leaves linear, 
mucronated, and are as well as the branches glabrous : racemes 
few-flowered ; pedicels very short ; wings of flowers obovate. 
h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish, 
with a small crest. 
Small-crested-flowered Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct.? Sh. 3 ft. 
19 P. si’mptex (Burch. cat. no. 1933.) leaves oblong-wedge- 
shaped, obtuse, somewhat mucronated, and are as well as simple 
stem glabrous; bracteas deciduous ; pedicels spreading ; wings 
of flower oval. h. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Flowers purple in racemes, one-half smaller than those of P. 
speciosa, which it very much resembles. 
Stmple-stemmed Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. 
3 to 4 feet. 
20 P. specto'sa (Sims, bot. mag. t. 1780.) lower leaves oblong- 
cuneated, obtuse, mucronated, upper ones linear, and are as 
well as the twiggy branches glabrous; bracteas deciduous ; 
pedicels spreading ; wings of flower roundish. R. G. Native - 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Ker, bot. reg. t. 150. Dela 
herb. amat. t. 193. Sims, bot. mag. t. 621. Flowers purpls 
in loose racemes. t 
Shewy Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1814. Shrub 6 feet. 
21 P. repuxcura'ris (Burch. cat. no. 5163.) leaves lipsa 
with revolute margins, upper surface scabrous ; peduncles rathe 
stiff, spreading, bearing few flowers at the top, and are S00 
as branchlets angular. h. G. Native of the Cape of 
Hope. Flowers purple, almost like those of P. myrtif ola. 
Peduncled Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub 3 feet. 
22 P. reretiro'L1A (Thunb. prod. 120.) leaves linear, pir 
revolute margins, rather terete, furrowed on the under sur aco 
glabrous ; branchlets clothed with white velvety down ; res f 
short, few-flowered. h. G. Native of the Cape of EA 
Hope. P. empetrifòlia, Houtt. hist. nat. 11. D. V. t. 28.1.4. 
Andr. bot. rep. t. 370. Flowers purplish. 3 ft. 
Terete-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1791. Sh. ‘a 
23 P. prntrén1a (Lam, ill. t. 598. f. 2.) leaves linear, ii 
revolute margins, somewhat terete, furrowed on the under ee 
face, spreading, stalked, and are as well as the branches 8 
Clt. 1816. Shrub 
with 
