POLYGALEJE. I. POLYGALA. 



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73. V. amara, fl. Lith. P. uliginosa, Rchb. Flowers blue, or 

 purple, or white. Plant very bitter. 



Austrian Milkwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. PI. -\ to | foot. 



CO P. ALPE'STRIS (Reichb. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. ICG.) stern 

 ascending, lower leaves obovate-oblong ; wings obtuse, longer 

 than the corolla, but equal in length with the broad capsule. If. . 

 H. Native of Switzerland, France, Austria, and Volhynia, on 

 the Alps. P. amara, Jacq. austr. t. 412. P. Vaillanti, Bess. cont. 

 2. p. 73. Vaill. par. t. 32. f. 3. Perhaps P. hybrida, no. 62. 

 Flowers blue. 



Alp Milkwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. PI. \ to ! foot. 



61 P. AMA'RA (Lin. spec. 987.) radical leaves obovate, very 

 blunt, cauline ones linear ; stems erectish ; wings of calyx ellip- 

 tical, equalling the corolla in length ; capsules almost orbicular. 

 If., H. Native of mountainous pastures of Europe, particularly 

 Germany, Switzerland, France, and Austria. Flowers blue. 



Var. ft ? ccespitbsa (D. C. prod. 1 . p. 325.) flowers blue ; stems 

 tufted, procumbent ; leaves linear, upper ones approximating the 

 flowers. P. repens, Herat. Sims, bot. mag. 2437. 



Var. y, alplna (Poir. diet. 5. p. 488.) flowers few, blue ; 

 stems tufted, procumbent, very short ; lower leaves obovate. 



Var. c, obtusi/plia (D. C. prod. 1. p. 325.) flowers blue; 

 stems tufted, procumbent, lower leaves obovate, very blunt. 



Probably the same qualities as are ascribed to P. Senega may 

 reside in this, and it might be used as a succedancum for it. 

 Gesner asserts, that an infusion of it is a safe cathartic. 

 A tincture of 4 ounces of it, in a pint of Canary wine is ex- 

 tremely bitter, and of a brownish colour. It is employed in the 

 pleurisy, in malignant and milk fevers, and in phthisis pulmo- 

 nalis. A drachm of the root in powder is given as a dose ; or an 

 ounce of it is boiled in a pint and a half of water to a pint, and 

 drank with milk. The stimulating and resolving principles are 

 stronger in P. Senega, but this seems to abound more in balsamic 

 resin. It is more efficacious than P. vulgaris, but that may be 

 owing in a great measure to its mountainous or subalpine situa- 

 tion. (Mart. Mill.) 



Bitter Milkwort. Fl, June, July. Clt. 1775. PL | foot. 



62 P. HY'BRIDA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 325.) stem glabrous, 

 erectish, simple, lower leaves oblong, the rest linear ; wings of 

 calyx oblong, longer than the corolla. If. . F. Native of the 

 Ural deserts in Siberia. This plant is intermediate between the 

 two preceding species. Flowers blue. 



Hybrid Milkwort. FL June, July. PI. ^ to f foot. 



63 P. PODO'LICA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 325.) stem erectish, gla- 

 brous, simple ; leaves linear, acute ; bracteas awl-shaped, twice 

 the length of the flower ; wings of calyx oblong, 1-nerved, 

 equal in length to the corolla (white, with a green line on the 

 middle). I/ . H. Native of southern Podolia. Flowers blue ? 



Podolian Milkwort. Fl. June, July. PI. foot. 



64 P. MONSPELI'ACA (Lin. spec. 987.) stem erect, glabrous, 

 almost simple ; leaves linear, acuminated ; wings of calyx oblong, 

 3-nerved, acute at both ends. O H. Native on sterile places 

 about the Mediterranean and the south of France. D. C. icon, 

 rar. 1. p. 3. t. 9. Flowers pale rose-coloured or greenish, very 

 small. 



Montpelier Milkwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1823. PL f ft. 



65 P. EXI'LIS (D. C. cat. hort. monsp. 133.) stem erect, 

 glabrous, much branched ; leaves linear, thickish ; wings of 

 calyx oval, obtuse, 1-nerved, length of capsule ; raceme loose. 

 O. H. Native in the south of France and Spain. P. linearis, 

 Lag. P. nova, Boiss. fl. eur. 1. p. 474. f. 1. Flowers rose- 

 coloured or blue. 



Slender Milkwort. Fl. July. PL foot. 



60 P. GLUMA'CEA (Smith, prod. fl. graec. 2. p. 52. fl. graec. t. 

 670.) stem somewhat erect; leaves lanceolate-linear, acumi- 

 nated ; wings of calyx elliptical-lanceolate, twice as long as the 



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corolla, 3-nerved, obsoletely veined. 1. F. Native in the 

 island of Cyprus, and at Gibraltar. Flowers white, small. 

 Chaffy Milkwort. Fl. June, July. PL f foot. 



67 P. DI'SCOLOR (Hamilt. in herb. Lamb. D. Don, prod. fl. 

 nep. 199.) spike many-flowered; wings spatulate ; stem erect, 

 simple ; lower leaves obovate or elliptical, reddish beneath, 

 upper ones linear-lanceolate, mucronate. O- H. Native of 

 Upper NipauL P. leptostachya, D. C. in herb. Lamb, P. lepta- 

 lea and P. oligophylla, D. C. prod. 1. p. 325. Flowers small, 

 pendulous. 



Two-coloured-leaveA Milkwort. PL -y foot. 



f Species not sufficiently known, but evidently belonging to 

 section Polygalon. 



68 P. ELONGA'TA (Klein, in Willd. spec. 3. p. 879.) flowers 

 crested ; racemes axillary, elongated ; stem branching from the 

 base ; leaves linear, obtuse, mucronated, with rather ciliated 

 margins. Q. S. Native of the East Indies near Hydrabad. 



Eltngated-racemed Milkwort. PL J foot. 



69 P. LONGIFO'LIA (Poir. diet. 5. p. 501.) flowers crested; 

 racemes spike-formed ; wing of flower oblong ; stem almost 

 simple ; leaves very long, grassy, upper ones filiform. Q . S. 

 Native of Java. 



Long-leaved Milkwort. Fl. July, Aug. PL ^ foot. 



70 P. TRANQUEBA'RICA (Mart, ex Gcet. anz. 1817. p. 159.) 

 flowers crested ; racemes few-flowered, lateral ; leaves linear, 

 mucronated ; stems herbaceous, branched. O S. Native on 

 the shores of Tranquebar and CoromandeL 



Trunquebar Milkwort. PL \ foot. 



71 P. MA'RTII (D. C. prod. 1. p. 332.) flowers crested; 

 racemes lateral ; leaves lanceolate-linear, bluntish ; stems pro- 

 cumbent, herbaceous. O ? S. Native of the East Indies. P. pu- 

 bescens, Mart, ex Gcet. anz. 1817. p. 159. but not of Nutt. 



Marlins's Milkwort. PL foot. 



72 P. VA'RIANS (Mart. 1. c.) flowers crested ; racemes axil- 

 lary ; lower leaves obcordate or ovate, upper ones lanceolate ; 

 stem herbaceous, branched, procumbent ; peduncles hairy. O? S. 

 Native of Bengal. 



Varying Milkwort. PL ^ foot, 



73 P. UMBRO'SA (Mart. 1. c.) flowers crested ; racemes axillary ; 

 leaves oblong, acutish, tapering to the base, O ? S, Native of 

 Bengal. 



Shaded Milkwort. PL | foot. 



74 P. MACROPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 332.) flowers crested ; 

 wings cordate-orbicular ; racemes axillary ; leaves obovate, 

 emarginated. Tj . S. Native of Madagascar. Vouhe Flac. mad. 

 p. 136. no. 94. icon. 



Large-leaved Milkwort. Shrub 1 foot ? 



75 P. RARIFO'LIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 33?.) flowers crested; 

 wings of flower obovate, longer than the elliptical capsule ; leaves 

 linear, acute ; stem suffruticose, erect, furrowed, twiggy. If. . 



Ij . S. Native of Sierra Leone in low grassy places. Flowers 

 blue. Perhaps belonging to a proper section. This plant has 

 the habit of a species of Genesta. 



Rare-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Feb. May. Shrub 1 to 1| foot. 



SECT. III. BLEPHARI'DIUM (from /3\t^ap<c, blepharis, an eye- 

 lash, and ioe, eidos, similar, in allusion to the ciliary margins of 

 the capsule.) D. C. prod. 1. p. 326. Keel of corolla crested. 

 Capsules emarginate at the apex, with ciliated margins. Racemes 

 short, lateral, Bracteas 3, small, situated at the base of each 

 pedicel. Small much branched herbs, natives of India, Egypt, 

 and Guinea. Flowers pale-red and greenish. 



76 P. TELEPHIOI^DES (Willd. spec. 3. p. 876.) flowers crested ; 

 racemes axillary, twice as long as the leaves ; stem simple, erect ; 

 leaves oblong, obtuse, tapering to the base. p. S. Native of 

 the East Indies. Flowers green. Capsule ciliated, 



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