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stem erect, branched, winged. ©.H. Native on the margins 
of sandy swamps of New Jersey, and on the banks of the Ohio. 
Flowers bright red. 
Short-leaved Milkwort. Fl. July. Clt. 1824. Pl. 4 foot. 
112 P. rasticia ra (Nutt. gen. amer. p. 89.) racemes spike- 
formed, somewhat capitate ; wings of calyx spreading, acute ; 
leaves alternate, linear, acute; stem slender, fastigiately branched. 
©.H. Native of New Jersey, Flowers red. 
Fastigiate-branched Milkwort. Fl. Ju. Sep. Clt. 1824, Pl. 4 ft. 
113 P. urea (Lin. spec. 990.) racemes spike-formed, dense, 
ovate ; wings of calyx mucronated; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
acute, radical ones somewhat stalked and spatulate; stems sim- 
ple, elongated ; keel with a small, minute crest. ©. H. Na- 
tive in wet woods and bogs from New Jersey to Floridas A 
fine species, with flowers of a golden yellow. 
Yellow-flowered Milkwort. FI. Jul. Aug. Clt. 1739. Pl. 3 ft. 
114 P. na'na (D.C, prod. 1. p. 328.) racemes spike-formed, 
dense, cylindrical; wings of calyx ovate, with a narrow point; 
leaves oblong-spatulate, stalked ; stems simple, scarcely longer 
than the leaves. ©.H. Native in pine forests of Carolina 
and Georgia. P. viridéscens, Nutt. gen. 2. p. 88. not of others. 
P. lutea 8, Mich. Flowers green, with a tinge of yellow. P. 
lutea p, nana, Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p. 465. 
Dwarf Milkwort. Fl. July, Aug. Clit. 1815. Pl. 4 foot. 
115 P. viripe’scens (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 2. p.465.) stem 
erect, very simple; leaves linear-lanceolate, bluntish ; spike ca- 
pitate, terminal. ©.H. Native of North America from Penn- 
sylvania to Carolina. Flowers greenish-white with some red. 
In general habit the plant is like P. incarndta. Perhaps the 
keel is without a crest. Perhaps the same as the preceding. 
Greenish-flowered Milkwort. Fl. July, Aug. PI. $ foot. 
116 P. ancura‘ra (D. C. prod. 1. p. 328.) racemes spike- 
formed, short, 8-10-flowered; wings of calyx oblong ; leaves 
oval, with a narrow point; stems branched, ascending, angularly- 
winged, shrubby. h.S. Native of Brazil. Flowers purple ? 
Angular-branched Milkwort. PI. 4 foot. 
117 P. vancironta (St. Hil. fi. bras. 2. p. 42.) stem suffru- 
ticose, puberulous ; leaves ovate, lanceolate, acuminated and 
very acute; racemes spike-formed ; wings obovate, very blunt ; 
seeds clavate, scarcely tomentose. h. S. Native of Brazil on 
the margins of woods in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers 
greenish-white. 
Lance-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Oct. March. Shrub 1 foot. 
118 P. puccne’txa (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 30.) herbaceous ; 
stem short, rather tufted, filiform, rather pubescent ; leaves 
small, linear, tapering to both ends, very acute ; racemes spike- 
formed, shortish, rather loose ; wings obovate, with long claws 
rather longer than the keel; seeds cylindrical, hardly pilose. 
©. S. Native of Brazil. Flowers whitish. 
Pretty Milkwort. Fl. Sept. Oct. Pl. 4 foot. 
119 P. purrv‘rea (Nutt. gen. 2. p. 88.) racemes spike- 
formed, ovate, imbricated ; wings of calyx ovate, cordate, twice as 
long as the capsule; leaves alternate, oblong-linear ; stems erect, 
fastigiately branched. ©. H. Native of North America. P, 
sanguinea, Mich. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 52. and Pursh. Flowers 
purplish with the keel almost beardless. Bart. fl. amer. t. 47. 
Purple-flowered Milkwort. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1739. Pl. 
$ to 3 foot. 
120 P. sancur'nea (Lin. spec. 991.) racemes spike-formed, 
oblong; wings obovate, length of capsule; leaves alternate, 
narrow-linear ; stem erect, fastigiately branched. ©.H. Na- 
tive in woods on the sides of hills from New England to Carolina. 
P. viridéscens, Poir. dict. 5. p. 502.—Pluk. mant. t. 438. f. 5. 
Flowers rose-coloured, with the keel almost beardless. 
Bloody Milkwort. FI. July, Aug. Clt. 1739. Pl. 4 to 4ft. 
121 P. sera'cea (Mich. fi. bor. amer, 2, p- 52.) racemes 
POLYGALEZ. 
I. PoLYGALA. 
spike-formed, dense, oblong ; leaves scale-like, almost wanting ; 
stem erect, setaceous, almost simple. ©.H. Native of Caro- 
lina and Georgia. Flowers small, almost sessile. 
Bristly-stemmed Milkwort. Fl. July, Aug. Pl. 4 foot. 
122 P. cra’cruis (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p.401.) 
racemes spike-formed, slender, loose ; leaves scattered, linear ; 
stem erect, elongated, scarcely branched. ©. S. Native in 
humid places near the Maypures on the Orinoco. Flowers 
purple. Seeds obliquely oblong, covered with retrograde hairs. 
Slender-spiked Milkwort. Fl. May. Pl. 1 foot. 
123 P. patupdsa (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 8.) herbaceous, 
smooth; stem erect, branched, or simple ; leaves narrow, linear, 
acute : racemes spike-formed ; wings oblong, unguiculate, ra- 
ther longer than the keel; seeds hairy, subglobose, or subcylin- 
drical. ©.S. Native of Brazil in the sand in several places. 
Flowers yellow. Stigma 4-lobed. 
Var. B, myùrus (St. Hil. 1. c.) stems and branches much 
shorter; racemes longer, narrower; flowers very minute, at 
first yellowish-green, then purplish ; seeds ovate-globose. ©. S. 
Native in the province of St. Paul. P. ténuis, D. C. prod. 1. 
. 329. l 
P Var. y, amethýstina (St. Hil. 1. c.) stem filiform, almost sım- 
ple; racemes a little longer and rather narrower ; flowers ame- 
thyst; seeds ovate-globose. ©. S. In Minas Geraes. 
Var. 6, ambígua (St. Hil. 1. c.) stem almost simple ; racemes 
elongated, more crowded; flowers larger; capsule oblong; 
seeds ovate-globose. 
Var. e, longispicàta (St. Hil. 1. c.) stem and branches shorter ; 
leaves much longer, flattish; racemes longer and narrower ; 
flowers hardly larger, amethyst blue ; wings large elliptical ; 
capsule oblong; seeds rather cylindrical, rather truncately- 
obtuse atthe apex. ©.S. In St. Catherine in sandy places. 
Var. £, appendiculata (St. Hil. 1. c.) stem filiform, almost 
simple, nearly leafless; racemes lax; capsule oblong ; seeds 
cylindrical, truncately obtuse at the apex, unappendiculate oF 
appendiculate. ©.S. In marshes near Gaxueirinha. 
Var. 0, gigantéa (St. Hil. 1. c.) stem tall, branched, almost 
leafless; flowers approximate, longer, pale-purplish ; capsule 
oblong ; seeds cylindrical, truncately obtuse at the apex, with 
short appendages. ©. S. In Minas Geraes. 
Marsh Milkwort. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
124 P. suprrris (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 393. 
t. 506.) racemes capitellate, dense; flowers glandular on the 
back; wings oblong, acute, longer than the keel; leaves form 
of scales, remote, linear-awl-shaped; stem erect, filiform, 
branched at the top. ©.S. Native in humid sandy places T 
the borders of the river Orinoco and in Brazil. Flowers small, 
white. Style 4-lobed. Seeds globose, smoothish, unappe? 
diculate. 
Delicate Milkwort. FI. July, Sept. Pl. 4 foot. 
125 P. arropurru'reA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 10.) ste! ° 
baceous, rather twiggy, nearly leafless, sparingly and dicho 
mously branched; leaves scale-formed, hardly conspicuous, rat e 
terete, acute ; racemes spike-formed, rather pyramidal ; wag’ 
almost equal in length to the keel, orbicular; seeds ot ve 
globose, rather hairy, with short appendages. ©. S. Na tire 
of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers dark p 
ple. Style 4-lobed. 
Dark-purple Milkwort. Fl. May. PI. 1 to 14 feet. he 
126 P. nerziora (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 12.) stem her 
ceous, filiform, nearly leafless, sparingly branched ; leaves sma " 
very narrow-linear, acute; racemes capitate, dense ; win f 
long-elliptic, obtuse, longer than the keel; seeds conically-ob P a 
rather pubescent, inappendiculate. @.S. Native of Bratni 
humid pastures of Serra da Canastra in the province of M 
Geraes. Flowers purple. 
stem her- 
