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Small-herb Milkwort. Fl. March, June. PI. -^ foot. 



127 P. JU'NCEA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 13.) stem erect, an- 

 gular, nearly leafless ; leaves scale-formed, hardly conspicuous, 

 rather ovate, acute ; racemes capitate ; wings elliptical, longer 

 than the keel ; seeds oblong, hairy. Q. S. Native of Brazil 

 in the province of Minas Geraes on Serra da Canastra. Flowers 

 pale-purple. 



Rushy Milkwort. Fl. March. PI. | foot. 



128 P. GLOCHIDA V TA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 400.) racemes loose, slender, spike-formed ; leaves narrow- 

 linear, opposite, or in whorls, those on the branches scattered ; 

 stem erect, paniculately-branched. 0. S. Native in humid 

 places near the rivers Orinoco and Magdalena. Herb gla- 

 brous. Flowers pale flesh-coloured. Seeds oblong, covered 

 with hooked hairs. 



//oe&erf-haired-seeded Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. PI. \ ft. 



129 P. AMBI'GUA (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 89.) racemes spike- 

 formed, acute, on long peduncles; wings of flower round, equalling 

 the capsule in length ; leaves linear, lower ones in whorls, the 

 rest scattered ; stem erect, twiggy, branched. G- H. Native 

 of New Jersey and Virginia. Flowers large, purplish. 



Ambiguous Milkwort. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1824. Pl.|. to 1 ft. 



130 P. VERTICILLA'TA (Lin. amoen. 2. p. 159.) racemes spike- 

 formed, acute, peduncled ; wings of calyx roundish ; leaves linear, 

 in whorls ; stem erect, branched. O- H. Native on the sides 

 of dry hills and in pine-forests from New York to Carolina. 

 Flowers very small, white, or sometimes pale red, but usually 

 greenish. Pluk. mant. t. 438 f. 4. 



Whorl-\ez\ed Milkwort. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1739. PI. 4 ft. 



131 P. GALIOIDES (Poir. diet. 5. p. 503.) racemes spike- formed, 

 very slender, loose, peduncled ; wings roundish-obovate, some- 

 what emarginate, about equal in length with the keel ; leaves 

 linear-lanceolate, or linear-mucronate, 4 or 5 in a whorl, full of 

 pellucid dots ; stem erect, slender, sparingly branched, qua- 

 drangular. Q. S. Native of Cayenne and the Caribbee Islands 

 as well as Brazil. Flowers purple. 



Lady's Bedst ram-like Milkwort. Fl. Feb. March. PI. ^ ft. 



132 P. spERGULjEFOLiA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 28.) stems her- 

 baceous, slender, beset with glandular pubescence ; branches fili- 

 form ; leaves small, very narrow-linear, acute, tapering to the 

 base, 4 in a whorl, upper ones alternate ; racemes spike-formed, 

 loose, crowded into a kind of corymb ; wings oblong-elliptical, 

 rather longer than the keel ; seeds elliptical, villous ; "hairs 

 glandular. O- S. Native of Brazil in the province of St. Paul. 

 Flowers white. 



Spurry-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Dec. PI. ^ foot. 



133 P. CRUCIANELLOIDES(D. C. prod. 1. p. 329.) racemes spike- 

 formed, loose, on peduncles ; wings of calyx oblong ; leaves 

 rhomb-ovate, wedge-shaped at the base, in whorls, uppermost 

 ones alternate ; stem erect, angular. Q. S. Native of St. 

 Domingo. Flowers white or pale rose-coloured ? 



Crossnort-like Milkwort. PI. -J foot. 



134 P. ASPERULOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 403.) racemes spike-formed, slender, rather loose ; flowers glan- 

 dular on the back ; leaves oblong, full of pellucid dots, glabrous, 

 opposite, or 3 or 6 in a whorl ; stems diffuse, tufted. 1.S. Na- 

 tive of South America. Seeds oblong, covered with retrograde 

 silky down. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Woodruff-like Milkwort. PI. 1 foot. 



135 P. CYPARI'SSIAS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 15.) herbaceous; 

 stems usually umbellately branched ; leaves numerous, rather 

 terete, linear, very narrow, mucronate ; racemes capitate, very 

 obtuse ; wings obovate, very blunt, equal in length to the keel ; 

 seeds globose, rather pilose. O- S. Native of Brazil near 

 Rio Janeiro by the sea-side and by the sides of lakes, where it 

 is called Alegrim da Praya. Flowers purplish ? 



Cypress-like Milkwort. Fl. April, Aug. PI. 1 foot. 



136 P. POLYCE'PHALA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 16.) herbaceous ; 

 stems usually umbellately crowded ; leaves very numerous, ap- 

 proximate, needle-shaped, acute, rather terete ; racemes capitate ; 

 wings oblong-elliptical, rather narrow, very acute, longer than 

 the keel; seeds elliptical, punctate, smooth. Q. S. Native of 

 Brazil in sand on the banks of the river Plate and many other 

 places. Flowers whitish. 



Many-headed Milkwort. Fl. Sep. Dec. PI. -J. to foot. 



137 P. CORISOIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 17. t. 83.) stem her- 

 baceous, procumbent ; branches simple, angular, compressed 

 and complanate ; leaves fleshy, very numerous, deflexed, linear, 

 obtuse, mucronate ; racemes capitate, sessile ; wings ovate- 

 elliptical, obtuse, mucronulate, longer than the keel. Q. S. 

 Native of Brazil by the sea-side in the province of Cis Platine. 

 Flowers coloured with violet and white. 



Coris-like Milkwort. Fl. Oct. PI. i foot. 



138 P. STRI'CTA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 18.) stem short, 

 strict; leaves imbricate, fleshy, linear, mucronulated, full of 

 pellucid dots ; racemes capitate, very obtuse ; wings oblong- 

 elliptical, very acute, longer than the keel ; seeds rather cylin- 

 drical, hairy-villous. O? S. Native of Brazil in the province 

 of Minas Geraes. Flowers white, tinged with purple. 



Straight Milkwort. Fl. April, Aug. PI. | foot. 



139 P. RI'GIDA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 18.) stems suffruticose, 

 somewhat dichotomous, straight, puberulous ; leaves very nu- 

 merous, imbricate, stiff, linear-lanceolate, mucronate, full of 

 pellucid dots ; racemes capitate, dense ; wings elliptical, mucro- 

 nate, longer than the keel. Q. S. Native of Brazil in the 

 province of Goyaz at the base of the mountain called Serra das 

 Caldas. 



Stiff Milkwort. Fl. Aug. PI. 1 foot. 



140 P. CORIA'CEA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 19.) stems suffruti- 

 cose, angular at the apex, erect ; leaves sessile, coriaceous, 

 imbricated, lanceolate, very acute, clammy and much nerved, 

 and full of pellucid dots ; racemes capitate, small ; wings oblong, 

 narrow, acuminated, longer than the keel ; seeds oblong-clavate, 

 very villous. Jj . S. Native of Brazil in the southern part of 

 the province of Goyaz. Flowers greenish-white. 



Coriaceous-\eaved Milkwort. Fl. Aug. Shrub \ foot. 



141 P. POA'YA (Mart. mat. med. bras. fasc. 1. p. 13.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, 5-angled ; leaves coriaceous, 5-nerved ; racemes spike- 

 formed ; wings oblong-elliptical, or obovate, obtuse, rather longer 

 than the keel ; seeds clavate, very villous. Jj . S. Native of 

 Brazil in the provinces of Minas Geraes and Goyaz. Poaya is 

 the name of the plant in Brazil, where the roots are used by the 

 inhabitants for Ipecacuan. All emetic plants are called Poaya in 

 Brazil. St. Hil. pi. usu. bras. no. 71. 



Poaya Milkwort. Fl. April, Aug. PI. 1 foot. 



142 P. ADENOPHY'UA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 20.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, erect, 5-angled, smooth ; leaves sessile, obovate, ob- 

 tuse, mucronate, full of pellucid tubercles ; racemes spike-formed, 

 elongated ; wings oblong-elliptical, obtuse, scarcely shorter than 

 the keel ; seeds oblong-clavate, villous. fj . S. Native of Bra- 

 zil. Flowers greenish-white. This plant smells like Anthox- 

 anthum. 



Var. (3, parvifblia (St. Hil. 1. c.) leaves much smaller, and 

 very numerous, and somewhat imbricate, lanceolate, acute, mu- 

 cronate. In the province of St. Paul. 



Gland-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Dec. March. Shrub i foot. 



143 P. RADDIA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 26.) stem herba- 

 ceous, erect, puberulous ; leaves 4 in a whorl, rather terete, 

 linear, acute, erectish ; racemes spike-formed, loose ; wings obo- 

 vate, longer than the keel ; seeds clavate, inappendiculate, beset 

 with glandular hairs. O S. Native of Brazil in the province 

 of Minas Geraes. Flowers elegant. 



