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POLYGALE.E. I. POLYGALA. 



late ; lower racemes apetalous. I/ . F. Native in the pine- 

 barrens of Carolina. Calyx greenish-white, with pale yellow 

 petals (Pursh.) Flowers red (Nutt.). Racemes axillary and 

 terminal. 



Polygamous Milkwort. Fl. July, Aug. PI. \ foot. 



170 P. MONTI'COLA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 405.) stems almost simple, hairy-pubescent, as well as the lan- 

 ceolate, acute, remote leaves ; racemes terminal, loose ; wings of 

 calyx elliptical, unguiculate at the base ; capsules emarginate. 

 I/ . G. Native on the arid mountain of Tumiriquiri in New An- 

 dalusia. Flowers rose-coloured. 



Mountain Milkwort. PI. 1 foot. 



171 P. ANGUSTIFO'LIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 405. t. 511.) 

 stem branched, puberulous at the top ; leaves remote, linear- 

 lanceolate, acute, with revolute margins, glabrous, but puberu- 

 lous on the nerve and veins on the under surface ; racemes 

 spike"-formed, rather lax. 1{. S. Native on the banks of the river 

 Orinoco near Carichana. Upper flowers white, the rest purple. 



Narrow-leaved Milkwort. PI. 1| foot. 



172 P. MO'LLIS (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c.) stems villous, simple 

 or branched ; leaves lanceolate-oblong, soft, hoary ; racemes 

 spike-formed, rather lax. 1 . S. Native in sandy places near 

 Carichana, on the river Orinoco. Seeds covered with retrograde 

 hairs. Wings of calyx orbicularly-obovate. Flowers rose-co- 

 loured. 



Soft Milkwort. PI. | foot. 



173 P. NUTKA'NA (Moc. et Sesse, icon. ined. and D. C. prod. 

 1. p. 330.) stems shrubby at the base, ascending; leaves oval, 

 acuminated at both ends, stalked ; racemes lax, 4-5-flowered ; 

 wings of calyx orbicular ; capsules emarginate. Native on the 

 north-west coast of North America, near Nutka. Flowers red ? 



Nutka Milkwort. PI. | foot. 



174 P. HEBECA'KPA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 330.) stems simple ; 

 leaves ovate, reticulately veined; racemes 10-12-flowered; wings 

 of calyx oval-oblong ; capsule oval, pubescent. If. . J? . S. Native 

 of St. Domingo. Perhaps P. ovata, Poir. diet. 5. p. 498 ? 



Downy-fruited Milkwort. PI. \ foot. 



175 P. PEDICELLA'RIS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 47.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, horizontal ; branches pubescent ; leaves lanceolate, 

 acuminated, smoothish ; racemes capitate, loose ; flowers on long 

 pedicels ; wings oblong-ovate, obtuse, rather pubescent. \ . S. 

 Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers 

 purplish-violet. 



Pedicplled-fiowered Milkwort. Fl. Feb. Shrub procumbent. 



176 P. VIOLOIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 48.) stem suffruti- 

 cose, slender, sparingly branched ; leaves ovate or roundish, 

 finely ciliated; racemes few-flowered, loose ; wings elliptical, 

 obtuse, finely ciliated ; seeds oblong, very villous. ^ . S. 

 Native of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers 

 white, tinged with violet. 



Violet-like Milkwort. Fl. April. Shrub | foot. 



177 V. LA'XA (Mart, ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. 170.) branches 

 twiggy ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, pubescent beneath ; 

 racemes lateral and terminal, few-flowered ; wings obovate, equal 

 in length to the corolla. Jj . S. Native of Brazil. Flowers purple. 



Lax Milkwort. Shrub ^ to 1 foot. 



178 P. VIOLA CEA (Vahl. symb. 2. p. 79.) stem suffruticose, 

 erect ; branches herbaceous, pubescent ; leaves ovate or lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, pubescent, full of pellucid dots ; racemes spike- 

 formed ; flowers secund ; wings elliptico-orbicular, very obtuse, 

 equalling the oval smooth capsule ; seeds cylindrical, silky, vil- 

 lous, unappendiculate. 3/ . S. Native of Cayenne and Brazil. 

 Flowers greenish, tinged with violet. 



Violaceous-fiovtered Milkwort. Fl. March, April. PI. J ft. 



179 P. CINE'REA (Willd. spec, 3, p. 880.) stem erect, branched, 



hairy ; leaves lanceolate, acuminated, somewhat tomentose ; 

 racemes 8-10-flowered ; keel and margins of flowers fringed ; 

 capsules oblong, glabrous. Q. S. Native of Guiana and 

 Cayenne. P. violacea, Aubl. guian. t. 294. Flowers violaceous. 

 Cinerous Milkwort. PI. 5 foot. 



180 P. AMERICANA (Mill. diet. no. 7.) stems erect, branched, 

 younger ones pubescent ; leaves oblong, mucronate, velvety- 

 pubescent ; racemes many-flowered ; wings of calyx obovate ; 

 capsules orbicular, velvety. If.. G. Native of South America 

 near Vera Cruz. Flowers bluish-purple. 



American Milkwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. ? PI. |. foot. 



181 P. PUBE'SCENS (Nutt. gen. amer. 2. p. 87.) stem erect, 

 pubescent, twiggy, branched ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, ciliated ; 

 keel of flower glandular at the top. I/. F. Native of Georgia 

 about Savannah. Flowers rose-coloured, cristate. This is one 

 of the largest and finest species indigenous to North America. 



Pubescent -branched Milkwort. PI. 3 feet. 



182 P. TORRE' YI ; stem branched, smooth, angular, erect; 

 leaves linear, crowded, acutish ; racemes somewhat spike-formed, 

 slender, loose ; keel beardless. 1 . 1 H. Native of North 

 America on the Rocky Mountains. Polygala, nov. spec. Torrey 

 in ann. lye. new york, 2. p. 164. 



Torrey's Milkwort. PI. 1 foot. 



183 P. CARACASA'NA (H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 

 407.) stems procumbent and erect ; branches as well as elliptical 

 acute leaves hairy-pubescent ; racemes spike-formed, terminal, 

 few-flowered ; capsules elliptical, emarginate, pubescent. Jj . S. 

 Native of dry places near Caraccas. Flowers blue. 



Caraccas Milkwort. Shrub 1 foot. 



184 P. MONNINOIDES (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 408.) branches 

 villously-pubescent ; leaves ovate-oblong, somewhat acuminated, 

 hairy-pubescent ; racemes somewhat terminal. J? . S. Native 

 in the mountains of New Granada. Flowers white, tinged with 

 purple. 



Monnina-like Milkwort. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



185 P. LIGUSTE.OIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 49.) stem shrubby ; 

 branches hardly puberulous ; leaves lanceolate, acuminate, 

 smooth; racemes short; wings obovate, obtuse ; seeds ovate, 

 furrowed both on the back and front, very villous. ^ . S. 

 Native of Brazil in woods in the province of Minas Geraes. 

 Flowers yellow, tinged with red and orange. 



Privet-like Milkwort. Fl. Jan. March. Shrub 1 to 5 feet. 



186 P. OLE^FOUA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 49.) stem shrubby; 

 branches striated, tomentose ; leaves coriaceous, oblong-lanceo- 

 late, acuminated, very acute, puberulous above, pubescent be- 

 neath ; racemes short; wings ovate, very obtuse. Jj . S. Na'ive 

 of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers crowded, 

 yellow. 



Olive-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Sept. Shrub 2 feet. 



187 P. LAURE'OLA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 50. t. 89.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, sparingly branched, pubescent ; leaves lanceolate, ob- 

 long, acuminated ; racemes few-flowered ; wings oblong-trian- 

 gular, obtuse ; seeds oblong, 4-angled, hairy. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil in woods near Rio Janeiro. Flowers greenish-yellow. 



Laurel-like Milkwort. Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



188 P. CESTRIFOLIA (St. Hil. fl.bras. 2. p. 51.) stem shrubby ; 

 branches erect, puberulous ; leaves large, obovate-oblong, acu- 

 minated, soft ; racemes extra-axillary, short, broadish ; wings 

 irregularly ovate, obtuse, shorter than the keel. Tj . S. Native 

 of Brazil near Rio Janeiro. Flowers yellowish ? 



Cestrum-leaved Milkwort. Shrub 2 to 4 feet. 



189 P. GRANDIFOLIA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 52.) stem suffru- 

 ticose, simple, scarcely puberulous at the apex ; leaves large, 

 lanceolate, with a short acumen, smooth ; racemes supra-axillary, 

 incurved, few- flowered ; wings oblong, elliptical, acuminated, 



