130 POLYGALA RUBELLA. 
buried from the light. To the eye there is no 
difference between seeds taken from the upper or 
lower racemes of the plant. It would be worth 
while to ascertain if the two will regetate equally 
well. | as 
_ The genus is ankad bya tse of five leaves, 
two of which are wing-like and coloured. Capsule. 
obcordate, two celled and two valved. The spe- 
cies rubella has its stems simple; leaves linear- 
oblong, mucronated ; flowers racemed, those of the 
stem winged, those of the root apterous. 
Class Diadelphia, order Octandria;. natural 
orders Lomentacew, Linn, Pediculares, Juss. - 
_ The Polygala rubella, here described, is joe 
plant designated by that name in Mublenberg’s 
catalogue, as [ have formerly learnt fromthe 
author himself. There is little doubt that Willde- 
now’s plant is the same, described from an 
imperfect specimen. Itis found in dry, sandy, 
or gravelly soils in many parts of the United 
States, and flowers in June and July. 
- Root somewhat fusiform, perennial, letache 
ing. Stems numerous, ascending, smooth, angu- 
lar, simple. Leaves scattered, smooth, the lower - 
ones obovate, smaller; the upper ones linear- 
lanceolate, obtuse, mucronated, sessile. Flowers 
purple, short-crested, in terminal racemes. 
