POLYGALE.E. I. POLYGAIA. 



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longer than the keel. fj.S. Native of Brazil near the town of 

 Benevente. Flowers white, tinged with purple. 



Great-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Oct. Shrub 2 to 3 feet. 



190 P. RiviNjEFOLiA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c, p. 409. t. 512.) 

 stems herbaceous, rather simple, pubescent ; leaves ovate, much 

 acuminated, puberulous on both surfaces, ciliated ; racemes spike- 

 formed, terminal, many-flowered. % . S. Native of Mexico 

 near Ario. Flowers violet. Capsules elliptically-orbicular, 

 emarginated, glabrous, ciliated. 



Rivina-leaved Milkwort. PI. i to 2 feet. 



191 P. OVALIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 331.) stems round, 

 somewhat velvety ; leaves oval, on short footstalks ; racemes 7- 

 8-flowered ; wings of calyx obovate ; capsules oval, pubescent. 

 \l . S. Native of New Spain. Flowers white, tinged with 

 purple ? 



Oval-leaved Milkwort. PI. 1 foot. 



192 P. HEBE'CLADA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 331.) stems shrubby, 

 a little branched, erect, rather villous; leaves linear, obtuse or 

 acute, pubescent ; racemes elongated, loose ; wings of flower 

 obovate, very obtuse ; capsules oblong, glabrous. ^ S. Native 

 of Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers pale- 

 violet. Perhaps the same as the following. 



Hairy-branched Milkwort. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



193 P. BRIZOIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 44. t. 88.) stem her- 

 baceous, erect, simple, pubescent, rather naked below ; leaves 

 linear, acute, upper ones longest, approximate; racemes extra- 

 axillary, rather narrow, few-flowered ; flowers pendulous ; wings 

 wedge-shaped, obliquely truncate, equal in length with the keel ; 

 seeds oblong, very villous. O- S. Native of Brazil in the 

 province of Rio Janeiro. Flowers greenish, tinged with purple. 



Briza-like Milkwort. Fl. Sept. PI. f foot. 



194 P. POHLIA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 45.) stem suffru- 

 ticose, hairy ; leaves oblong-ovate, rather acute, pilose, ciliated ; 

 racemes loose, few-flowered ; wings cuneated, obliquely trun- 

 cate, longer than the keel ; seeds oblong, very villous. Ij . S. 

 Native of Brazil in mountain pastures in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Flowers purple. 



Pohl's Milkwort. Fl. March. Shrub | foot. 



195 P. HIRSU'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 45.) stem suffruticose, 

 hairy ; leaves lanceolate-ovate, acuminated, ciliated ; racemes 

 loose, few-flowered ; flowers pendulous ; wings orbicularly- 

 wedge-shaped, very obtuse, longer than the keel ; seeds oblong, 

 very villous. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Flowers pale-purple. 



Hairy Milkwort. Fl. Sept. Shrub foot. 



196 P. BUXIFOLIA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 407.) stems 

 branched, diffuse ; branches hairy-pubescent ; leaves oblong- 

 elliptical, rounded at the top and somewhat emarginated, with re- 

 vohite margins ; racemes few-flowered, terminal as well as lateral. 



fy . S. Native of Mexico near Santa Rosa. Flowers white. 

 Box-leaved Milkwort. Fl. Sept. Shrub 1 foot. 



197 P. GLANDULOSA (H. B. et Kunth, 1. c. p. 404. t. 510.) 

 stems much branched, procumbent, covered with glandular dots ; 

 leaves obovately-wedge-shaped, mucronated, without nerves, 

 somewhat puberulous, covered with pellucid dots ; flowers on 

 pedicels, generally solitary, extra-axillary or opposite the leaves. 



f; . S. Native of New Spain. Seeds covered with retrograde 

 pubescence. Viola punctata, Willd. ex Schlecht. in Rcem. et 

 Schult. syst. 5. p. 391. Flowers white. 



G7a?(dar-dotted-stemmed Milkwort. Shrub procumbent. 



198 P. TRIPHY'LLA (Hamilt. mss. in D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 

 2X)0.) wings of calyx obovate ; lateral lobes of petal falcate, truncate 

 and bidentate at the top ; leaves ovate, acute, glabrous, finely 

 serrulated, stalked ; stem trichotomous at the apex ; branches 

 3-leaved. Q. H. Native of Nipaul at Narainhetty. Flowers 

 small, yellow, not crested. 



VOL. I. PART. IV. 



Three-leaved Milkwort. Fl. July. PI. foot. 



SECT. VII. CHAM^BU'XUS (from x a /""> chamai, on the 

 ground, and flva>, buxo, the box-tree, that is to say dwarf box- 

 tree ; resemblance in P. chameebuxus.) Dill. nov. gen. t. 9. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 331. Lower sepal of calyx concave-hollow, 

 embracing a gland on the inside at. the base. Keel slightly crested 

 or callous at the tip. Flowers few, large. Herbs or subshrubs. 



199 P. PAUCIFOLIA (Willd. spec. 3. p. 880.) stems very sim- 

 ple, erect, naked below ; leaves ovate ; flowers in threes, termi- 

 nal ; keel of flower crested. 1 . H. Native in sphagnous bogs 

 and swamps ; principally on the mountains from Pennsylvania 

 to Virginia. P. putpurea, Ait. hort. kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 244. 

 but not of Nutt. Triclisperma grandiflora, Raf. speech. 1. p. 

 117. Flowers larger than in any other American species, of a 

 fine purplish colour. 



Few-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1812. PL ft. 



200 P. UNIFLORA (Michx. fl. bor. amer. 2. p. 58.) stem as- 

 cending, almost simple ; leaves oval, acute ; flowers solitary, 

 pedicelled, scattered ; keel of flower beardless. 11 . H. Native 

 on the banks of Lake Ontario on the confines of Canada. 

 Flowers nodding, perhaps pale purple. 



One-flowered Milkwort. PI. \ foot. 



201 P. CHAM^EBU'XUS (Lin. spec. 989.) stems suffruticose, 

 branched, procumbent ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, mucronated ; 

 racemes 1-2-flowered ; keel of flower crested. lj . H. Native 

 of mountain woods in many parts of Europe, particularly Ger- 

 many, Austria, and Switzerland. Jacq. fl. aust. t. 233. Sims, 

 bot. mag. t. 316. Flowers yellowish, tipped with purple. 



Dmarf-box or Box-leaved Milkwort. Fl. May, July. Clt. 

 1658. Procumbent shrub \ to foot. 



202 P. VENULOSA(JUSS. in Poir. diet. 5. p. 493.) stem shrubby ; 

 leaves stalked, obovate, acuminated, large ; flowers racemose ; 

 keel of flower crested. I? . S. Native of Java. 



Feiny-Rovfered Milkwort. Shrub. 



203 P. OXYPHY'LLA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 331.) stem shrubby ; 

 leaves oblong, very much pointed ; flowers in short racemes ; 

 keel of flower beardless ; wings orbicular. Tj . S. Native of 

 Brazil. 



Sharp-leaved Milkwort. Shrub 1 foot. 



204 P. SPECTA'BILIS (D. C. prod. 1. p. 331.) stem shrubby; 

 leaves oval-ob!ong, acuminated, tapering to the base, upper ones 

 generally opposite ; flowers disposed in long racemes ; keel of 

 flower beardless ; wings orbicular. ^ . S. Native of Para in 

 South America. 



Remarkable Milkwort. Shrub 1 foot. 



205 P. CHINE'NSIS (Lin. spec. 989.) stem suffruticose, pros- 

 trate ; leaves oval, obtuse ; flowers in short racemes ; keel of 

 flower beardless ; wings obovate. ^ . G. Native of China. 

 Flowers probably purple. 



China Milkwort. Shrub decumbent. 



SECT. VIII. BRACHY'TROPIS (from j3pa\ic, brachys, short, 

 rpoTrte, tropis, a keel ; in allusion to the keel being much shorter 

 than the wings). D. C. prod. 1. p. 332. Keel of corolla beard- 

 less, much shorter than the wings of the calyx. Perhaps a 

 proper genus allied to Comesperma. 



206 P. MICROPHY'LLA (Lin. spec. 989.) stems shrubby, twiggy ; 

 leaves very minute, elliptical ; racemes axillary, sessile, 8-10- 

 flowered. Jj . F. Native of Portugal in bushy places. Flowers 

 blue? P. juniperma, Cav. annal. cienc. nat. 1801. 4. p;53. ? 



Small-leaved Milkwort. Fl. June, July. Shrub 1 j foot. 



) Doubtful species. The most of them mill probably belong 

 to Section VI. SE'NEGA. Keel of flower beardless. 



207 P. TRIELORA (Lin. fl. zeyl. 269.) flowers beardless ; 

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