POLYGALE. I. PoLYGALA. 
Small-herb Milkwort. Fl. March, June. PI. 4 foot. 
127 P. sv'ncea (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 13.) stem erect, an- 
gular, nearly leafless ; leaves scale-formed, hardly conspicuous, 
rather ovate, acute ; racemes capitate ; wings elliptical, longer 
than the keel; seeds oblong, hairy. ©.S. Native of Brazil 
in the province of Minas Geraes on Serra da Canastra. Flowers 
pale-purple. 
Rushy Milkwort. Fl. March. Pl. 3 foot. 
128 P. cLocHipa`ra (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
400.) racemes loose, slender, spike-formed; leaves narrow- 
linear, opposite, or in whorls, those on the branches scattered ; 
stem erect, paniculately-branched. ©.S. Native in humid 
places near the rivers Orinoco and Magdalena. Herb gla- 
brous. Flowers pale flesh-coloured. Seeds oblong, covered 
with hooked hairs. 
Hooked-haired-seeded Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Pl. 3 ft. 
129 P. ampraua (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 89.) racemes spike- 
formed, acute, on long peduncles; wings of flower round, equalling 
the capsule in length; leaves linear, lower ones in whorls, the 
rest scattered; stem erect, twiggy, branched. ©. H. Native 
of New Jersey and Virginia. Flowers large, purplish. 
Ambiguous Milkwort. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824, Pl.4 to 1 ft. 
180 P. verticitza'ra (Lin. ameen. 2. p. 159.) racemes spike- 
formed, acute, peduncled ; wings of calyx roundish ; leaves linear, 
in whorls; stem erect, branched. ©.H. Native on the sides 
of dry hills and in pine-forests from New York to Carolina. 
Flowers very small, white, or sometimes pale red, but usually 
greenish. Pluk. mant. t. 438. f. 4. 
Whorl-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1739. Pl. 3 ft. 
131 P. Gaxioipes (Poir. dict. 5. p. 503.) racemes spike-formed, 
very slender, loose, peduncled ; wings roundish-obovate, some- 
what emarginate, about equal in length with the keel; leaves 
linear-lanceolate, or linear-mucronate, 4 or 5 in a whorl, full of 
pellucid dots; stem erect, slender, sparingly branched, qua- 
drangular. ©.S. Nativeof Cayenne and the Caribbee Islands 
as well as Brazil. Flowers purple. 
Lady’s Bedstraw-like Milkwort. Fl. Feb. March. Pl. 4 ft. 
132 P. spercutzroria (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 28.) stems her- 
baceous, slender, beset with glandular pubescence; “branches fili- 
form; leaves small, very narrow-linear, acute, tapering to the 
base, 4 in a whorl, upper ones alternate; racemes spike-formed, 
loose, crowded into a kind of corymb; wings oblong-elliptical, 
rather longer than the keel; seeds elliptical, villous ; hairs 
glandular. ©.S. Native of Brazil in the province of St. Paul. 
Flowers white. 
Spurry-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Dec. Pl. 4 foot. 
133 P. cructaneLtoipes (D.C. prod. 1. p. 329.) racemes spike- 
formed, loose, on peduncles; wings of calyx oblong ; leaves 
rhomb-ovate, wedge-shaped at the base, in whorls, uppermost 
Ones alternate; stem erect, angular. ©. S. Native of St. 
Domingo. Flowers white or pale rose-coloured ? 
Crosswort-like Milkwort. Pl. 4 foot. 
134 P. ASPERULOÌDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 
403.) racemes spike-formed, slender, rather loose ; flowers glan- 
dular on the back ; leaves oblong, full of pellucid dots, glabrous, 
Opposite, or 3 or 6 in a whorl; stems diffuse, tufted. 4%.S. Na- 
tive of Sonth America. Seeds oblong, covered with retrograde 
silky down. Flowers rose-coloured. 
Woodruff-like Milkwort. PI. 1 foot. 
135 P. cyvarr’sstas (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 15.) herbaceous ; 
stems usually umbellately branched; leaves numerous, rather 
terete, linear, very narrow, mucronate ; racemes capitate, very 
obtuse ; Wings obovate, very blunt, equal in length to the keel ; 
seeds globose, rather pilose. ©. S. Native of Brazil near 
Rio Janeiro by the sea-side and by the sides of lakes, where it 
's called dlegrim da Praya. Flowers purplish ? 
357 
Cypress-like Milkwort. Fl. April, Aug. Pl]. 1 foot. 
136 P. poryce’puata (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 16.) herbaceous ; 
stems usually umbellately crowded; leaves very numerous, ap- 
proximate, needle-shaped, acute, rather terete ; racemes capitate ; 
wings oblong-elliptical, rather narrow, very acute, longer than 
the keel; seeds elliptical, punctate, smooth. ©.S. Native of 
Brazil in sand on the banks of the river Plate and many other 
places. Flowers whitish. 
Many-headed Milkwort. Fl. Sep. Dec. PI. 4 to 3 foot. 
137 P. cortsoipes (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 17. t. 83.) stem her- 
baceous, procumbent; branches simple, angular, compressed 
and complanate ; leaves fleshy, very numerous, deflexed, linear, 
obtuse, mucronate; racemes capitate, sessile; wings ovate- 
elliptical, obtuse, mucronulate, longer than the keel. ©. S. 
Native of Brazil by the sea-side in the province of Cis Platine. 
Flowers coloured with violet and white. 
Coris-like Milkwort. Fl. Oct. Pl. 4 foot. 
138 P. srri’cta (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 18.) stem short, 
strict; leaves imbricate, fleshy, linear, mucronulated, full of 
pellucid dots; racemes capitate, very obtuse ; wings oblong- 
elliptical, very acute, longer than the keel; seeds rather cylin- 
drical, hairy-villous. ©? S. Native of Brazil in the province 
of Minas Geraes. Flowers white, tinged with purple. 
Straight Milkwort. Fl. April, Aug. PI. 4 foot. 
139 P. rvcipa (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 18.) stems suffruticose, 
somewhat dichotomous, straight, puberulous ; leaves very nu- 
merous, imbricate, stiff, linear-lanceolate, mucronate, full of 
pellucid dots ; racemes capitate, dense ; wings elliptical, mucro- 
nate, longer than the keel. ©.S. Native of Brazil in the 
province of Goyaz at the base of the mountain called Serra das 
Caldas. 
Stiff Milkwort. Fl. Aug. PI. 1 foot. i 
140 P. corra`cea (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 19.) stems suffruti- 
cose, angular at the apex, erect; leaves sessile, coriaceous, 
imbricated, lanceolate, very acute, clammy and much nerved, 
and full of pellucid dots ; racemes capitate, small ; wings oblong, 
narrow, acuminated, longer than the keel ; seeds oblong-clavate, 
very villous. h.S. Native of Brazil in the southern part of 
the province of Goyaz. Flowers greenish-white. 
Coriaceous-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Aug. Shrub } foot. . 
141 P. poa’ya (Mart. mat. med. bras. fasc. 1. p. 13.) stem suf- 
fruticose, 5-angled ; leaves coriaceous, 5-nerved ; racemes spike- 
formed ; wings oblong-elliptical, or obovate, obtuse, rather longer 
than the keel; seeds clavate, very villous. h.S. Native of 
Brazil in the provinces of Minas Geraes and Goyaz. Poaya is 
the name of the plant in Brazil, where the roots are used by the 
inhabitants for Ipecacuan. All emetic plants are called Poaya in 
Brazil. St. Hil. pl. usu. bras. no. 71. 
Poaya Milkwort. Fl. April, Aug. Pl. 1 foot. l 
142 P. ADENOPHY'LIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 20.) stem suf- 
fruticose, erect, 5-angled, smooth; leaves sessile, obovate, ob- 
tuse, mucronate, full of pellucid tubercles; racemes spike-formed, 
elongated ; wings oblong-elliptical, obtuse, scarcely shorter than 
the keel; seeds oblong-clavate, villous. R.S. Native of Bra- 
zil. Flowers greenish-white. This plant smells like Ænthox- 
ánthum. 
Var. B, parvifòlia (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves much smaller, and 
very numerous, and somewhat imbricate, lanceolate, acute, mu- 
cronate. In the province of St. Paul. 
Gland-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Dec. March. Shrub 4 foot. 
143 P. Rappia‘na (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 26.) stem herba- 
ceous, erect, puberulous ; leaves 4 in a whorl, rather terete, 
linear, acute, erectish ; racemes spike-formed, loose ; wings obo- 
vate, longer than the keel ; seeds clavate, inappendiculate, beset 
with glandular hairs. ©. S. Native of Brazil in the province 
of Minas Geraes. Flowers elegant. 
