466 DiADELPHiA oCTANcrxiA. PolygalH. 



nis pednnculatis, spicis inferioribus depressis apetalis, 

 — IValt.Jl. car. 179. 



In the pine-barrens ol Carolina. G • J"ly» Aug. v. s. 

 Calyx greenish-white, with pale yellow petals. 

 verlicUlata. 11. P. caule erecto ramoso, foliis verticillatis linearibus, spi- 

 cis setaceis pedunculatis, floribus distincte allernis ap- 

 proximatis.— ?Fi//t/. sp. pi. 3. p. 897- 



Icon. Pluk. mant. t. 438./. 4. 



On the sides of dry hills and in pine- woods : New York 

 to Carolina. . June — Aug. v. v. Flowers very 

 small, white, or sometimes pale red. 

 cruciata. 12. P. caule erecto ramoso alato-anguloso, foliis quaternis li- 



neari-lanceolatis, capitulis spicatis sessilibus. — IVilld. 

 sp. pi. 3. p. S97. 



In wet places, on the edge of bogs and rivulets ; Cana- 

 da to Carolina. O. July— Sept. v.v. Flowers red 

 mixed with oreen. 



IV. DECJNDRIJ, 



fruticQsa. 



vulgaris. 



emarginata. 



anguslifolia. 



561. AMORPHA. Gen. pi. II70. 



1. A. glabra, subarborescens; foliis petiolatis, spicis aggre- 

 gatis elongatis, calycibus nudiusculis pedicellatis, 

 dentibus 4. obtusis, unico acuminato, leguminibus 

 oligospermis. — IFilld. sp. pi. 3. p. Q70. 

 Icon. Sclmidi arl. 30. Schkuhr handb.igy. Hori. cliff", 

 t. 19. Mill. ic. 27. Duham. arl. t. 4d. 



a. A. foliis mucronatis, calycibus glabris. 



(3. A. foliis emarginatis, calycibus canis. 



y. A. foliis lineari-ellipticis basi subacutis. 



On the banks of rivers : Carolina and Florida. T2 . 

 June, July. v. v. Var. y. v. s. in Herb. Lewis. A 

 shrub from nine to twelve feet high. Flowers of a 

 very fine blue, in close and long spikes. It is gene- 

 rally known by the name of JVild Indigo. The leaves, 

 as in all the following species, are besel with glands, 

 which are transparent. 

 microphylla. 2. A. glabriuscula, pumila; foliis brcvissime petiolatis utrin- 

 que obtusis, spicis solitariis abbreviatis, calycibus nu- 

 diusculis pedicellatis, dentibus omnibus acumiualis, 

 leguminibus monospermis. 



