POLYGALE. 
73. V.amara, fl. Lith. P. uligindsa, Rchb. Flowers blue, or 
purple, or white. Plant very bitter. 
. Austrian Milkwort. FI. June, July. Clt. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
60 P. arpe’stris (Reichb. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 166.) stem 
ascending, lower leaves obovate-oblong ; wings obtuse, longer 
than the corolla, but equal in length with the broad capsule. Y. 
H. Native of Switzerland, France, Austria, and Volhynia, on 
the Alps. P. amara, Jacq. austr. t. 412. P. Vaillanti, Bess. cont. 
2. p. 73.—Vaill. par. t. 32. f. 3. Perhaps P. hybrida, no. 62. 
Flowers blue. 
Alp Milkwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. Pl. 1 to 4 foot. 
61 P. ama‘ra (Lin. spec. 987.) radical leaves obovate, very 
blunt, cauline ones linear ; stems erectish ; wings of calyx ellip- 
tical, equalling the corolla in length ; capsules almost orbicular. 
Xy. H. Native of mountainous pastures of Europe, particularly 
Germany, Switzerland, France, and Austria. Flowers blue. 
Var. B? cæspitòsa (D.C. prod. 1. p. $25.) flowers blue ; stems 
tufted, procumbent ; leaves linear, upper ones approximating the 
flowers. P. répens, Merat.—Sims, bot. mag. 2437. 
Var. y, alpina (Poir. dict. 5. p. 488.) flowers few, blue ; 
stems tufted, procumbent, very short; lower leaves obovate. 
Var. £, obtusifolia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 325.) flowers blue; 
stems tufted, procumbent, lower leaves obovate, very blunt. 
Probably the same qualities as are ascribed to P. Sénega may 
reside in this, and it might be used as a succedaneum for it. 
Gesner asserts, that an infusion of it is a safe cathartic. 
A tincture of 4 ounces of it, in a pint of Canary wine is ex- 
tremely bitter, and of a brownish colour. It is employed in the 
pleurisy, in malignant and milk fevers, and in phthisis pulmo- 
nalis. A drachm of the root in powder is given as a dose ; or an 
ounce of it is boiled in a pint and a half of water to a pint, and 
drank with milk. The stiraulating and resolving principles are 
stronger in P. Sénega, but this seems to abound more in balsamic 
resin, It is more efficacious than P. vulgàris, but that may be 
owing in a great measure to its mountainous or subalpine situa- 
tion. (Mart. Mill.) 
Bitter Milkwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1775. Pl. 4 foot. 
62 P. ny'BRrIpa (D. C. prod. 1. p. 325.) stem glabrous, 
erectish, simple, lower Jeaves oblong, the rest linear; wings of 
calyx oblong, longer than the corolla. %.F. Native of the 
Ural deserts in Siberia. This plant is intermediate between the 
two preceding species. Flowers blue. 
Hybrid Milkwort. Fl. June, July. Pl. % to 4 foot. 
63 P. Popo’tica (D. C. prod. 1. p. $25.) stem erectish, gla- 
brous, simple ; leaves linear, acute; bracteas awl-shaped, twice 
the length of the flower ; wings of calyx oblong, 1-nerved, 
equal in length to the corolla (white, with a green line on the 
middle). Xy. H. Native of southern Podolia. Flowers blue ? 
Podolian Milkwort. Fl. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
nt P. Monsretraca (Lin. spec. 987.) stem erect, glabrous, 
almost simple ; leaves linear, acuminated ; wings of calyx oblong, 
3-nerved, acute at both ends. ©.H. Native on sterile places 
about the Mediterranean and the south of France. D. C. icon. 
mall. p. 3. t. 9, Flowers pale rose-coloured or greenish, very 
Montpelier Milkwort. Fl. June, July. Clt.1823. Pl. 4 ft. 
me P. Exis (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 133.) stem erect, 
g'abrous, much branched ; leaves linear, thickish; wings of 
calyx oval, obtuse, l-nerved, length of capsule; raceme loose. 
© Native in the south of France and Spain. P. linearis, 
ag. P. nova, Boiss. fl. eur. 1. p. 474. f. 1. Flowers rose- 
coloured or blue. 
Slender Milkwort. Fl. J uly. Pl. 4 foot. 
66 P. cruma'cea (Smith, prod. fi. grec. 2. p. 52. fl. grec. t. 
stem somewhat erect; leaves lanceolate-linear, acumi- 
; wings of calyx elliptical-lanceolate, twice as long as the 
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corolla, S-nerved, obsoletely veined. Y. F. Native in the 
island of Cyprus, and at Gibraltar. Flowers white, small. 
Chaffy Milkwort. FI. June, July. Pl. 4 foot. 
67 P. prscoror (Hamilt. in herb. Lamb. D. Don, prod. fi, 
nep. 199.) spike many-flowered ; wings spatulate ; stem erect, 
simple; lower leaves obovate or elliptical, reddish beneath, 
upper ones linear-lanceolate, mucronate. ©. H. Native of 
Upper Nipaul. P. leptostachya, D. C. in herb. Lamb, P. lepta- 
lea and P. oligophylla, D. C. prod. 1. p. 325. Flowers small, 
pendulous. 
Tno-coloured-leaved Milkwort. 
I. POLYGALA. 
PI. + foot. 
+ Species not sufficiently known, but evidently belonging to 
section Polygalon. 
68 P. eLonca‘ra (Klein. in Willd. spec. 3. p. 879.) flowers 
crested ; racemes axillary, elongated; stem branching from the 
base; leaves linear, obtuse, mucronated, with rather ciliated 
margins. ©. S. Native of the East Indies near Hydrabad. 
El:ngated-racemed Milkwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
69 P. toneiro Lra (Poir. dict. 5. p. 501.) flowers crested ; 
racemes spike-formed; wing of flower oblong ; stem almost 
simple; leaves very long, grassy, upper ones filiform. ©. S. 
Native of Java. 
Long-leaved Milkwort. FI. July, Aug. Pl. 4 foot. 
70 P. Tranauesa’rica (Mart. ex Gort. anz. 1817. p. 159.) 
flowers crested; racemes few-flowered, lateral; leaves linear, 
mucronated ; stems herbaceous, branched. ©. S. Native on 
the shores of Tranquebar and Coromandel. 
Tranquebar Milkwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
71 P. Ma’rtiu (D. C. prod. 1. p. 332.) flowers crested ; 
racemes lateral; leaves lanceolate-linear, bluntish; stems pro- 
cumbent, herbaceous. ©? S. Native of the East Indies. P. pu- 
béscens, Mart. ex Gæt. anz. 1817. p. 159. but not of Nutt. 
Martius’s Milkwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
72 P. va‘r1ans (Mart. l. c.) flowers crested ; racemes axil- 
lary ; lower leaves obcordate or ovate, upper ones lanceolate ; 
stem herbaceous, branched, procumbent ; peduncles hairy. ©? S. 
Native of Bengal. 
Varying Milkwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
73 P. umspro'sa (Mart. 1. c.) flowers crested ; racemes axillary ; 
leaves oblong, acutish, tapering to the base. ©? S. Native of 
Bengal. 
Shaded Milkwort. Pl. 3 foot. 
74 P. macropnuy’t1a (D.C. prod. 1. p. 332.) flowers crested ; 
wings cordate-orbicular ; racemes axillary; leaves obovate, 
emarginated. h .S. Native of Madagascar.—Vouhe Flac. mad. 
p- 136. no. 94. icon. 
Large-leaved Milkwort. Shrub 1 foot ? 
75 P. rariroLia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 332.) flowers crested ; 
wings of flower obovate, longer than the elliptical capsule ; leaves 
linear, acute ; stem suffruticose, erect, furrowed, twiggy. X. 
h.S. Native of Sierra Leone in low grassy places. Flowers 
blue. Perhaps belonging to a proper section, This plant has 
the habit of a species of Genésta. 
Rare-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Feb. May. Shrub 1 to 1} foot. 
Secr. III. Brernarrpium (from Pepapic, blepharis, an eye- 
lash, and exdoc, eidos, similar, in allusion to the ciliary margins of 
the capsule.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 326. Keel of corolla crested. 
Capsules emarginate at the apex, with ciliated margins. Racemes 
short, lateral. Bracteas 3, small, situated at the base of each 
pedicel. Small much branched herbs, natives of India, Egypt, 
and Guinea. Flowers pale-red and greenish. 
76 P. revernior pes (Willd. spec. 3. p. 876.) flowers crested ; 
racemes axillary, twice as long as the leaves ; stem simple, erect ; 
leaves oblong, obtuse, tapering to the base. ©. S. Native of 
the East Indies. Flowers green. Capsule ciliated, 
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