POLYGALE^. I. POLYGALA. 



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Cayenne). D. C. prod. 1. p. 327. Keel of flower crested 

 (crest sometimes very minute). Capsules glabrous, oval-oblong, 

 hardly emarginate. Racemes sometimes elongated, sometimes 

 crowded, forming a dense spike. Flowers small, lower ones 

 soon falling oft'. Leaves alternate or in whorls. American 

 herbs or small shrubs. The character given by M. Anguste St. 

 Hilaire to this section is as follows : Style 4-lobed ; lobes nearly 

 equal, or very unequal, upper lobe bearded or appendiculate, 

 lower one gland-formed. Caruncle of seed very minute or with 

 2 small appendages. 



96 P. TRICHOSPE'RMA (Lin. mant. 259.) racemes ovate, spike- 

 formed ; leaves alternate, oblong-linear, erect; stems erect, 

 twiggy. I/ . S. Native in New Granada. Jacq. obs. 3. t. 67. 

 Flowers small, white. 



Hairy-seeded Milkwort. PI. 4 foot. 



97 P. ASPA'LATHA (Lin. mant. 99.) racemes dense, roundish, 

 capitate ; leaves numerous, alternate, linear-setaceous, mucro- 

 nate, spreading, full of pellucid dots ; stems suffruticose, erect, 

 twiggy, simple, or branched. Tj . S. Native in Brazil in marshy 

 places in the province of St. Paul. Flowers purple, rarely 

 white ; wings elliptical, rather longer than the keel. Seeds pu- 

 bescent. 



Aspalathus-\\kc Milkwort. Fl. Feb. Sh. i foot. 



98 P. STELLE'RA (B.C. prod. 1. p. 327.) racemes somewhat 

 capitate, spike- formed ; wings lanceolate, acuminated, longer 

 than the keel ; leaves smooth, scattered, few, lower ones oppo- 

 site, elliptical, obtuse, the rest linear, all full of pellucid dots ; 

 stems erect, branched, twiggy ; seeds conical, silky, unappendi- 

 culate. O- S. Native in Brazil, Portorico, and St. Domingo. 

 Flowers dark-purple. 



Starry Milkwort. Fl. Jan. Feb. PL to 1 foot. 



99 P. HS-GRO'PHILA (H. B. et Kimth, nov. gen. amer. 5- p. 395. 

 t. 508.) racemes dense, spike-formed, oblong ; wings elliptical, 

 longer than the keel ; leaves scattered, linear, acute, rather fal- 

 cate, smooth, lower ones four in a whorl ; stem erect, twiggy, 

 almost simple; seeds small, elliptical, pilose. Q. S. Native 

 in humid places near Esmeralda on the Orinoco and in Brazil. 

 P. Berteriana, D. C. prod. 1. p. 328. Flowers whitish, and 

 marked with purple. 



Water-loving Milkwort. Fl. May, June. PI. J foot. 



100 P. FILIFO'RMIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 7.) stem long, fili- 

 form, simple, almost leafless ; upper leaves scale-formed, hardly 

 conspicuous ; racemes spike-formed, very narrow, lax ; wings 

 elliptical, obtuse, shorter than the keel. Q. S. Native of Brazil 

 in the province of Minas Geraes on a mountain called Serra da 

 Caraca. Flowers purple, Stigma 4-lobed. 



Filiform Milkwort. Fl. April. PI. li foot. 



101 P. EQUISETOI DBS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 7.) stem herba- 

 ceous, leafless ; branches dichotomous ; branchlets leafy ; leaves 

 very narrow, linear, acute ; racemes spike-formed, rather conical ; 

 wings elliptical, obtuse, longer than the keel ; seeds elongated, 

 cylindrical, beaked, somewhat pubescent. S. Native of 

 Brazil in the western part of the province of Minas Geraes. 

 Flowers probably purple. Stigmas 4-lobed. This species has 

 the habit of P. setdcea, Mich. 



Horse-tail-like Milkwort. PI. | foot. 



102 P. INCARNA'TA (Lin. spec. 986, exclusive of Pluk. icon.) 

 racemes spike-formed, oblong, without glands ; leaves scattered, 

 few, awl-shaped ; stem erect, scarcely branched. Q. H. Na- 

 tive in low, sandy fields near rivulets from New Jersey to Caro- 

 lina. A delicate little plant with bright flesh-coloured flowers. 



Flesh-coloured-fiowered Milkwort. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1812. 

 PI. | to 1 foot. 



103 P. LONGICAU'LIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 S96.) racemes spike-formed, roundish ; corolla glandular ; 

 leaves scattered, remote, linear, covered with glandular dots ; 



stem elongated, somewhat branched. () S. Native in New 

 Andalusia and New Granada. Plant smooth. Wings of flower 

 rose-coloured. Seeds conical, covered with retrograde silky hairs. 

 Long-stemmed Milkwort. Fl. June, July. PI. 1 foot. 



104 P. ADENO'PHORA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 327.) racemes oblong, 

 spike-formed ; wings of calyx as well as capsules glandular ; 

 leaves scattered, few, awl-shaped ; stem erect, somewhat 

 branched. O- S. Native in dry pastures of Guiana. P. in- 

 carnata, Aubl. guian. 2. p. 739. exclusive of the synonymes. 

 Flowers flesh-coloured. 



Gland-bearing Milkwort. Fl. Ju. Jul. PI. | to 1 foot. 



105 P. BI'COLOR (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 394. 

 t. 507.) racemes dense, cylindrical, spike-formed ; 3 shorter 

 sepals bearing 2 thick parallel nerves ; leaves full of shining 

 dots ; lower ones 3 or 5 in a whorl, upper ones scattered, linear- 

 lanceolate. O- S. Native of Mexico near Santa-Rosa. Plant 

 smooth, simple. Flowers about the size of those of P. Austriaca, 

 whitish, lower ones reddish-copper-coloured. 



Two-coloured-Rowered Milkwort. Fl. May, July. PI. -^ foot. 



106 P. TIMOU'TOU (Aubl. guian. 2. t. 225.) racemes spike- 

 formed, cylindrical, imbricated ; flowers at length reflexed ; 

 wings ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, longer than the keel ; leaves 

 sessile, oblong, somewhat mucronated, lowest ones obovate, 4 in 

 a whorl, upper ones oblong, acute, alternate ; stem erect, 

 branched, 4-angled, winged; seeds pilose. O- S. Native of 

 Cayenne and Brazil in wet places. P. lupulina, Willd. spec. 3. 

 p. 880. P. uliginosa, Pers. ench. 2. p. 272. Flowers whitish- 

 green. P. cuspidata, D. C. prod. 1. p. 328. Timoutou is the 

 name of the place in Cayenne, where this plant was first collected 

 by Aublet. 



Timoutou Milkwort. PI. ^ to 1 foot. 



107 P. DI'STANS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 24. t. 84.) stem her- 

 baceous, almost simple, erect ; leaves 5 or 7 in a whorl, lan- 

 ceolate, very acute, full of pellucid dots ; whorls few and very 

 remote ; racemes spike-formed, very narrow and rather loose ; 

 wings obovate, about equal in length with the keel ; seeds ob- 

 long, pubescent. Q. S. Native of Brazil in the province of 

 Minas Geraes in the desert called Certao. Flowers purple ? 



Distant-leaved Milkwort. PI. ^ to f foot. 



108 P. MOLLUGINIFO V LIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 25.) stem di- 

 chotomous, quadrangular ; leaves 4 in a whorl, linear or oblong- 

 linear, mucronulate, full of glandular dots, smooth ; racemes 

 spike-formed ; wings elliptical, equal in length with the keel ; 

 seeds oblong, pubescent. () S. Native of Brasil in the pro- 

 vinces of St. Paul and Cis Platine, &c. Flowers purple. 



Mollugo-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Oct. Jan. PI. to 1 foot. 



109 P. VARIA'BILIS (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 5. p. 397. t. 

 509.) racemes spike-formed, rather loose ; leaves scattered, re- 

 mote, narrow, linear, glabrous, full of pellucid dots ; stems 

 ascending, fastigiately branched at the top. O- S. Native of 

 South America. Seeds conical, covered with retrograde hairs. 



Far. a; flowers rose-coloured. On the banks of the river 

 Orinoco. 



Far. fl ; flowers white. Near Maypures. 

 Var. y ; stem simple. Near Esmeralda. 

 FariaWe-flowered Milkwort. PI. f- to -| foot. 



110 P. CRUCIA'TA (Lin. amoen. 2. p. 138.) racemes spike- 

 formed, ovate, imbricated ; wings of younger flowers with long 

 points ; leaves linear, 4 in a whorl ; stem erect, branched, an- 

 gular. O- H. Native in wet places on the edges of bogs and 

 rivulets from Canada to Carolina. Flowers red, mixed with 

 green. Plant dwarf and spreading. 



CV<m-leaved Milkwort. Fl. July, Sept. Clt. 1739. Pl.fft. 



111 P. BREVIFO'LIA (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 89.) racemes 

 spike-formed, partly capitate ; wings of flower cordate-ovate, 

 acute ; leaves oblong-linear, full of resinous dots, 4 in a who'rl ; 



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