264 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBull. 



Polygala polygama Walt, (polygamous). 

 Milkwort. 



Local or occasional. Dry sandy ground, often on sand 

 plains. July — Aug. 



A form with white flowers occurs at Milford (Eames). 



Polygala Senega L. (from Seneca Indians). 

 Seneca or Senega Snakeroot. 



Rare. Kent, a small colony in thinly shaded, dry and 

 poor soil on the bank of the Housatonic River (C. K. Averill 

 & E. H. Austin) ; occurs also at New Milford (C. D. Bishop). 

 May — June. 



The plant is valued medicinally and is officinal. 



Polygala sanguinea L. (blood-red). 

 Polygala viridescens L. 

 Purple Milkwort. 



Common. Moist or sometimes dry fields, pastures and 

 thin woods. July — Sept. 



Occurs occasionally with white flowers. 



Polygala Nuttallii Torr. & Gray. 



Rare or local. Open ground in sandy soil: Groton 

 (Graves), Cheshire and Southington (Andrews), Plainville 

 (Bissell). July — Aug. 



Polygala cruciata L. (cross-shaped). 



Open swam_ps and wet meadows. Occasional or frequent 

 near the coast, but rare or wanting inland. July — Sept. 



Polygala verticillata L. (whorled). 

 Whorled Polygala. 



Common. Dry or sterile fields. July — Aug. 

 Polygala verticillata L., var. ambigua (Nutt.) Wood (doubt- 

 ful). 

 Polygala ambigua Nutt. 



Apparently rare. Dry places, growing with the typical 

 form. The distinctions between this variety and the species 

 have been little recognized, and its distribution is not known. 

 July — Aug. 



