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FRANKENIACE.E. 



tufted, blunt calyx-wings which are differently veined, 

 and in ceasing to flower almost before the common 



POLYGALA VULGARIS (Common Milkwort). 



Milkwort begins. Another variety or species with the 

 leaves in a rosette, has been named P. Austriaca. 



ORD. XII EKANKEKIACE^E. SEA-HEATHS. 



Sepals 4 6 united into a furrowed tube, not falling 

 off ; petals equal in number to the sepals, furnished with 

 claws, and usually having scales at the junction of the 

 claw and limb ; stamens equal in number to the petals ; 

 ovary 1 ; style thread-like, 2, 3, or 4-cleft ; capsule 

 1 -celled, 2, 3, or 4-valved ; seeds very minute, attached 

 to the edges of the valves. Herbaceous or somewhat 



