356 POLYGALACEAE. {Von. II. 
Spikes cylindric. L 
Leaves oblanceolate to linear, 2''-6'’ long; flowers greenish to purplish. 
12. P. Nuttallit. 
Leaves lanceolate, 1'-2' long, flowers white or greenish. 13. P. Senega. 
Spikes elongated-conic; flowers white. 14. P. alba. 
% % % Flowers distinctly racemose, rose or purple. 15. P. polygama. 
% % % % Flowers 1-4, large, axillary, but apparently terminal, rose-purple to white. 
16. P. pauctfolia. 
1. Polygala cymoésa Walt. ‘Tall 
Pine-barren Milkwort. (Fig. 2273.) 
Polygala cymosa Walt. Fl. Car. 179. 1788. 
Fone ae aculifolia T. & G. FI. N. A. 1: 128. 
1838. 
Stem erect, glabrous, 2°-3° high, simple, 
slightly angular; roots fibrous. Basal leaves 
elongated-linear, attenuate at the apex, 2’— 
3/ long, 2’/-3/’ wide, entire, densely tufted; 
stem-leaves linear-subulate, bract-like, 5//— 
8’ long; inflorescence a simple or com- 
pound corymb of spike-like racemes; pedi- 
cels 1//-2’’ long; bracts persistent; flowers 
yellow, drying greenish black; seed globose, 
minute, nearly glabrous; caruncle none. 
In wet pine barrens, Delaware to Florida, 
west to Louisiana. May-July. 
2. Polygala ramosa Ell. Low Pine- 
barren Milkwort. (Fig. 2274.) 
P. corymbosa Nutt.Gen, 2:89. 1818. Not Michx. 1803. 
Polygala ramosa Ell. Bot. S. C. & Ga. 2:186. 1822. 
Glabrous, stems tufted or single from fibrous 
roots, 6/-16’ high, simple. Stem-leaves linear- 
oblong, obtuse, 6’’—10’’ long, 1/’-2’ wide; basal 
leaves much broader and often larger, spatulate 
or obovate; inflorescence a terminal compound 
corymb, 3/-6’ broad, of numerous peduncled 
spike-like racemes; flowers citron-yellow, 114/’ 
long, drying dark green; pedicels 1/’ long or 
less; wings oblong, acuminate; crest minute; seed 
hairy, twice to thrice the length of the caruncle. 
In low pine barrens, Delaware to Florida, west to 
Louisiana, June-Sept. 
3. Polygala lutea L. Orange Milkwort. Wild 
Bachelor’s Button. (Fig. 2275.) 
Polygala lutea Y,. Sp. Pl. 705. 1753. 
Glabrous; stems tufted from fibrous roots, erect or as- 
cending, or at length divaricately branched, 6/-12’ high. 
Stem-leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, 8’’-15’ long, 
2//-4/’ wide, entire; basal leaves broader and often larger, 
obovate or spatulate, obtuse; spike-like racemes terminal, 
solitary, ovoid or oblong, very dense, %4’-1}4’ long, 6//-9’” 
thick, obtuse; flowers 2//-3’’ long, orange-yellow, presery- 
ing their color in drying; pedicels 1//-2’’ long; wings ob- 
long-ovate, abruptly acuminate; crest of the corolla-tube 
minute; caruncle-lobes linear, about equalling the hairy 
seed, or shorter. 
In pine-barren swamps, Babylon, Long Island, New Jersey, 
south to Florida, west to Louisiana. June—Oct. 
