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ocTANDRiA. TRiGYNiA. Polygonum. 



with fascicles of flowers rather remote. Stamens eight 

 Style three-cleft. Seed three-sided. 



Telhig. Kwnda-mallier. 



It is a native of moist, or wet places amongst the 

 mountains. 



Stems several, erect, ramous, slender, smooth, from 

 three to four feet high, joints a little swelled. Leaves 

 short-petioled, lanceolar, smooth, from three to five in- 

 ches long. Stipules as long as in P. tomentosum, mouth 

 much ciliate, the whole outside hairy. Racemes terminal, 

 long, twiggy, short-peduncled ; fascicles of flowers rather 

 remote. Bractes as in the former species, the exterior 

 one ciliate and hairy. Flowers rose colour, numerous, 

 in succession from the same set of bractes, octandrous. 

 Style three-cleft, length of the stamens. Seed three-sid- 

 ed. 



Cattle are fond of all these four species. 



11. P. rivulare. Kon. Mss. 



Annual ; branches erect. Leaves narrow-lanceolate, 

 pretty smooth. Stamens eight. Style three-cleft. Seed 

 three-sided. 



Velujta modela muccu. Rheed. Mai- 12. t. 76. 



Annual, a native of similar places with the last two 

 species, has nearly the same appearance and habit, but 

 is rather more slender than even P. glabrum. 



Leaves narrow-lanceolate, entire, pretty smooth ; from 

 five to six inches long. Stipules short, obliquely lobed, 

 much ciliate. Racemes as in the last described species. 

 Bractes as in the former two, the exterior one is here 

 bearded. Flowers numerous, crowded, from three to four 

 to the set of bractes, also in succession. Stamens eight. 

 Style three-cleft, twice as long as the stamens. Seed 

 three-sided. 



Note. The three-sided seed and three-cleft style, dis- 

 tinguish it from P. tomentosum. 



