POLYGALE^E. I. POLYGALA. 



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brous. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Perhaps 

 sufficiently distinct from P. teretifolia. Leaves twice the length. 

 Flowers purple, in short racemes. 



Pine-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1823. Shrub 3 ft. 



24 P. REFRA'CTA (Burch. cat. no. 4891.) leaves linear, acu- 

 minated, spreading, and are glabrous as well as the branches ; 

 peduncles lateral, few-flowered, and are refracted as well as the 

 pedicels ; bracteas deciduous ; wings of flower oval. fj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purplish. 



.Re/rac/ed-pedicelled Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Shrub 3 ft. 



25 P. MA'CRA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 323.) leaves small, some- 

 what linear, acute, erect, and are glabrous as well as the 

 branches ; racemes few-flowered ; pedicels shorter than the 

 flowers ; wings of flower oval. T^ . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope in arid places at Breda river. Flowers purple. 



Lean Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Shrub 3 feet. 



26 P. ATTENUA'TA (Lodd, bot. cab. 1000.) leaves narrow, 

 tapering to both ends, acute, and are smooth as well as the 

 twigs ; racemes elongated ; bracteas deciduous ; pedicels longer 

 than the flowers ; wings obtuse. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Flowers purple. 



Tajiering-\eaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1823. Sh. 2ft. 



27 P. GENISTOI'DES (Poir. diet. 5. p. 402.) leaves linear, 

 acute, few, distant, and are glabrous as well as the twiggy 

 branches ; racemes elongated ; bracteas deciduous ; pedicels at 

 length spreading, shorter than the flowers ; wings of flower 

 oval, obtuse. fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers purplish. 



Far. ft, ephedroldes (D. C. prod. 1. p. 323.) Burch. cat. no. 

 1793. itin. 1. p. 485.) branches scarcely leafy ; racemes loose. 



Var. y, spartioldes (Burch. cat. no. 4449.) branches and 

 younger leaves hardly pubescent ; wings of flower roundish. 



Broom-like Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1823. Shrub 3 ft. 



28 P. GARCI NI (D. C. prod. 1. p. 323.) leaves linear, almost 

 awl-shaped, rather distant, and are glabrous as well as the 

 twiggy branches ; racemes elongated ; pedicels hardly twice the 

 length of the bracteas ; wings of flower oval, obtuse. Pj . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. P. bracteolata y, Lin. 

 amoen. 2. p. 137. Burm. afr. t. 73. f. 3. Burch. trav. 1. p. 

 19. 37. Flowers purplish. 



Garcin's Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub 3 feet. 



29 P. ERICIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 323.) leaves linear, erect, 

 crowded, acute, glabrous, upper ones ciliated ; pedicels some- 

 what umbellate, longer than the flowers ; wings of flower oval, 

 mucronated. Tj G- Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Burch. cat. no. 5514. Flowers purplish. 



Heath-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Oct. Shrub 3 feet. 



30 P. PU'NGENS (Burch. cat. no. 1598. trav. 1. p. 304.) leaves 

 linear, acutish, narrow, few ; branchlets divaricating, glaucous, 

 rigid, spinescent at the top ; racemes 2-4-flowered. ^ . G. 

 Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers with a purple 

 crest and white wings, veined with green. Capsules obcordate. 



Pungent-branched Milkwort. Fl. May, Sept. Shrub l ft. 



31 P. RI'GENS (Burch. cat. no. 1821. trav. 1. p. 465.) leaves 

 linear-oblong, channelled, obtuse, furnished at the top with a 

 somewhat recurved point, and are pubescent as well as the 

 younger branches ; racemes few-flowered ; wings of flower a 

 little ciliated. fj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers purplish ? 



Stiff Milkwort. Fl. May, Sep. ? Shrub 1 foot. 



32 P. LEPTOPHY'LLA (Burch. cat. no. 2380. trav. 1. p. 400.) 

 leaves linear, erect, acutish, and are as well as younger branches 

 rather pubescent ; racemes loose ; bracteas small, deciduous ; 

 wings of flower elliptical. Tj . G. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flowers purplish ? 



Slender-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Shrub 2 feet. 



33 P. HI'SPIDA (Burch. cat. no. 4473.) lower leaves ellip- 

 tical, upper ones somewhat linear, and are as well as branchlets 

 covered with soft bristles ; racemes elongated, pubescent ; brac- 

 teas deciduous, lower one equal in length to the pedicel ; wings 

 of flower elliptical. Jj . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Flowers purplish ? 



Hispid-\eaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Sep. Shrub l foot. 



34 P. ASBESTI'NA (Burch. cat. no. 2030. trav. 1. p. 543.) 

 leaves obovate, tapering to the base, uppermost ones lanceolate, 

 mucronated, rather glaucous, and are as well as the branchlets 

 somewhat pubescent; peduncles generally 1 -flowered, lateral ; 

 wings of flower lanceolate, green. Tj . G. Native of the Cape 

 of Good Hope beyond the Orange river. Flowers white. 

 Capsules oval, cleft in two lobes at the top. Perhaps belong- 

 ing to a separate section. 



Asbestus or Cloth Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



35 P. POLYPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 324.) leaves oblong, 

 acute at both ends, crowded, rough on the back and margins ; 

 branchlets somewhat puberulous ; pedicels axillary, 1 -flowered. 

 \l . G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Plant with the 

 habit of Mundia. Flowers probably purplish. 



Many-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Sep. Shrub 2 feet. 



f Species belonging to the present section, but whether the leaves 

 are opposite or alternate is not mentioned. 



36 P. CE'RNUA (Thunb. prod. 1. p. 120.) flowers crested, 

 racemose ; leaves lanceolate, glabrous. Native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope. Flowers probably purple. 



Drooping-Qowered Milkwort. Shrub. 



37 P. VIRGA'TA (Thunb. prod. 1. p. 120.) flowers crested, 

 racemose ; leaves obovate-oblong. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Perhaps P. speciosa of Sims. Flowers purple ? 



Twiggy Milkwort. Shrub. 



38 P. AMOS'NA (Thunb. prod. 120.) flowers crested, lateral ; 

 leaves obovate-oblong, glabrous. Native of the Cape of Good 

 Hope. Flowers probably white. P. asbestina of Burchell ? 



Pleasant Milkwort. Shrub. 



39 P. TOMENTO'SA (Thunb. prod. p. 120.) flowers crested in 

 whorls ; leaves cordate, downy on the under surface. Native 

 of the Cape of Good Hope. Flowers purple ? 



Tomentose-leaved Milkwort. Shrub. 



SECT. II. POLY'GALON (see genus for derivation.) D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 324. Keel of flower crested. Capsules smooth. Bracteas 

 three, situated at the base of the pedicels, deciduous. Elegant 

 herbs and subshrubs. Native of Europe and the temperate parts 

 of Asia. 



40 P. TENUIFO'LIA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 879.) leaves linear, 

 mucronated, and are as well as erect stem glabrous ; racemes 

 elongated, loose, almost bractless ; wings of flower oval-oblong, 

 acute. 7 . H. Native on the mountains of Siberia. Flowers 

 flesh-coloured and blue. 



Thin-leaved Milkwort. PI. 1 foot. 



41 P. SIBI'RICA (Lin. spec. 987.) leaves lanceolate, lower ones 

 ovate, glabrous, younger ones somewhat puberulous ; racemes 

 loose, few-flowered ; bracteas soon falling off; wings of calyx 

 elliptical, mucronated. I/ . H. Native on mountains in Siberia. 

 Gmel. sib. 4. p. 64. t. 32. f. 1. Flowers intense blue. 



Siberian Milkwort. Fl. May, July ? PI. i foot. 



42 P. JAPO'NICA (Houtt. syst. 8. t. 62. f. 1.) leaves glabrous, 

 lower ones roundish, upper ones ovate, acute ; stem erect ; 

 racemes lateral, somewhat corymbose ; calyx spreading ; wings 

 of calyx oblong. I/ . G. Native of Japan. P. vulgaris, Thunb. 

 jap. 277. Flowers blue. 



Japan Milkwort. PI. foot. 



