368 POLYGALEZ. VIII. 
29 M. saxicironia (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 172.) 
shrubby ; leaves lanceolate, smooth on the upper surface, with 
a small point ; branches hairy ; racemes short, almost pyramidal. 
h.S. Native of Peru among decayed rocks. Flowers purple. 
Willow-leaved Monnina. Shrub 2 feet. 
30 M. Pa'LLIDAa (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 175.) leaves oblong, 
tapering to both ends, and are as well as the branches smooth; 
racemes axillary, simple; fruit smooth. h.S. Native of Brazil. 
Pale Monnina. Shrub. 
31 M. toneirouia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 339.) suffruticose ; 
leaves narrow-lanceolate, very long; branches rather velvety ; 
racemes short, rather lax, pyramidal. b. S. Native of Brazil. 
Polygala salicifolia, Poir. dict. 5. p. 498. 
Long-leaved Monnina. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
32 M. sirurca ra (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. and 
D.C. prod. 1. p. 339.) stem herbaceous, forked at the apex ; leaves 
lanceolate on short footstalks, upper ones somewhat opposite, 
glabrous; racemes terminal, in pairs. %.S. Native of Mexico. 
Bifurcate-stemmed Monnina. PI. 2 feet. 
33 M. citiordsa (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. and 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 340.) suffruticose, dichotomous; leaves oblong, 
acute, lessened at the base; leaf-stalks short, ciliated; racemes 
short. kh.S. Native in Mexico. 
Ciliary-footstalked Monnina. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
34 M. trngarironia (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per.syst. 1. p. 173. 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 340.) suffruticose ; leaves linear, almost ses- 
sile, glabrous; racemes long, naked at the base. 2%. G. Na- 
tive of Chili in subalpine places. 
Linear-leaved Monnina. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 
35 M. werpa'cea (D. C. prod. 1. p. 340.) herbaceous ; at 
top a little branched, glabrous ; leaves rhomb-lanceolate ; ra- 
cemes rather elongated ; drupe pubescent, wingless. ©. S. 
Native of Peru near Lima. 
Herbaceous Monnina. Pl. 1 foot. 
Secr. II. Preroca'rya (from zrepoy, pleron, a wing, and 
kapvoy, karyon, a nut ; fruit girded by a wing). D.C. prod. 1. 
p. 340. Fruit expanded at the margin into a membranous wing. 
36 M. macrosra‘cuya (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 173.) 
herbaceous ; leaves lanceolate-rhomboid ; racemes very long, 
lateral, and terminal ; drupes glabrous, girded by a narrow, 
nervous, toothed membrane. Native on the hills of Peru. 
Flowers with purple wings ? 
Long-racemed Monnina. Fl. Aug. Sep. Pl. 2 feet. 
37 M. preroca’rpa (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 174.) 
herbaceous, glabrous; leaves lanceolate, lower ones somewhat 
ovate ; racemes very long ; drupes girded by a membrane, which 
is emarginate at both ends. %. S. Native of Peru. Flowers 
purple. Plant bitter. 
Wing-fruited Monnina. Fl. Aug. Sep. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
38 M. ancustiroria (D. C. prod. 1. p. 340.) herbaceous, 
glabrous; leaves linear, lower ones somewhat lanceolate ; ra- 
cemes very long; drupes girded by a membrane. Y.S. Na- 
tive of Peru about Lima. 
Narrow-leaved Monnina. PI. 1 foot. 
39 M. resEpoipes (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 61. t. 94.) stem 
subherbaceous, sparingly branched, somewhat dichotomous ; 
leaves oblong- lanceolate, acute, wndulately-denticulated, smooth- 
ish; racemes spike-formed, loose ; wings obovate ; capsule 2- 
celled, heart-shaped, with a narrow wing. %.S. Native of 
Brazil on the banks of the river Uruguay. ` Flowers violet. 
Reseda-like Monnina. FI. Jan. Pl. 14 foot. 
40 M. cunza'ra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 62. t. 95.) stem her- 
baceous, almost simple, puberulous ; leaves wedge-shaped, linear, 
obtuse or truncately emarginate, mucronulate, quite entire ; 
racemes spike-formed, very narrow, lax; wings obovate, very 
Monnina. 
IX. Jackta. 
obtuse; capsule 1-celled, elliptic, smooth, broadly | winged. 
Y.S. Native of Brazil in the eastern part of the province of 
Cis Platine. Flowers purple, nodding. 
Wedge-leaved Monnina. Fl. Oct. Pl. 2 feet. 
41 M. emarcina'ra (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 63.) stem woody 
at the base, puberulous; leaves wedge-shaped, cordate at the 
apex, with a recurved mucrone in the recess, quite entire, 
smoothish ; racemes spike-formed, loose; wings somewhat or- 
bicular ; capsule 1-celled, elliptic, pubescent, winged. h. S. 
Native of Brazil in the northern part of the province of Rio 
Grande do Sul. Flowers purple. 
Emarginate-leaved Monnina. F}. June. Pl. 1% foot. 
42 M. srenoeny’ia (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 64.) stem woody; 
a little striated, sparingly-branched ; leaves linear, bluntish, 
mucronulate, quite entire, smooth; racemes spike-formed ; wings 
orbicular ; capsule 1-celled, orbicular, pubescent, winged.. b Ss. 
Native of Brazil on Mount Serra da Caraca in the province of 
Minas Geraes. Flowers purple. , 
Narrow-leaved Monnina. Fl. May. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 
43 M. rristanta'na (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 65.) stem rather 
woody at the base, rather angular, puberulous, sparingly branched; 
leaves linear, tapering to the base, obtuse, mucronulate, quite 
entire; racemes spike-formed, very loose; wings ovate, very 
blunt; capsule 1-celled, elliptical, winged. 2.S. Native of 
Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers purplish. 
Tristan’s Monnina. . Fl. Aug. Oct. Pl. 3 to 4 feet. 
44 M. Ricwarpra'na (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 66.) stem suffru- 
ticose, simple, angular at the apex, pubescent ; leaves elliptical, 
very blunt, mucronulate, quite entire, smoothish, upper ones 
oblong-linear or linear, pubescent ; racemes spike-formed, loose ; 
wings orbicular ; capsule 1-celled, elliptically-orbicular, pubes- 
cent, winged. h. S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas 
Geraes. Flowers purple. 
Richard’s Monnina. Fl. May, Sept. Pl.1 to 14 foot. | 
Cult. None of the species of this genus are worth cultivating 
for ornament. They will all thrive well in a mixture of loam 
and peat, and young cuttings will root readily if planted in à 
pot of sand with a bell-glass placed over them, in heat. 
IX. JA’CKIA (to the memory. of Dr. Jack, a meritorious 
botanist who travelled in Sumatra). Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht. 
Linnæa. 1. p. 646. de- 
Lin. syst. Diadélphia, Octándria. Calyx of 5 equal, de 
ciduous sepals, which are imbricate in the bud. — Petals 9, 
middle one keel-formed. Stamens 8 ; filaments diadelphous, 
tumid at the base. Ovary on a very short pedicel, seed 
bicular ; cells 2-4-seeded. Drupe globose, containing a 1-see¢ er 
nucleus. Seeds without albumen, but the endopleura is never- 
theless tumid. Cotyledons large, thick. Radicle short, sup’ 
rior. Shrubs or trees with stipulas in the axilla of the leaves, 
these are spinescent. Leaves coriaceous, entire. Flowers 
axillary and terminal racemes. , 1 
1 J. virerttna (Blum. bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnea. os 
647.) leaves elliptical-oblong, obtusely acuminated, flat 5 rajar , 
compound, twin, terminal, longer than the leaves or axı A 
solitary. h.S. Native of Java. Monnina vitellina, Spre g 
Yellow-barked Jackia. Tree 30 feet. 
2 J. exce’tsa (Blum. 1. c.) leaves elliptical-oblong, waved ; 
. . , rter 
racemes compound, axillary, and terminal, crowded, sho a 
than the leaves. h.S. Native of Java. A large tree. 
nina excélsa, Spreng. syst. app. p. 265. 
Tall ia. T ; . 
all Jackia. Tree 60 feet. acuminated, 
3 J. LonciròLIa (Blum. l. c.) leaves ovate-oblong, h shorter 
flat; racemes compound, axillary, and terminal, muc Solia, 
than the leaves. h.S. Native of Java. Monnina longi 
Spreng. syst. app. p. 265. 
