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POLYGALE^E. VIII. MONNINA. IX. JACKIA. 



29 M. SALICIFOLIA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 172.) 

 shrubby ; leaves lanceolate, smooth on the upper surface, with 

 a small point ; branches hairy ; racemes short, almost pyramidal. 

 T; . S. Native of Peru among decayed rocks. Flowers purple. 



Willow-leaved Monnina. Shrub 2 feet. 



,30 M. PA'LLIDA (Spreng. syst. 3. p. 175.) leaves oblong, 

 tapering to both ends, and are as well as the branches smooth ; 

 racemes axillary, simple ; fruit smooth. J; . S. Native of Brazil. 



Pale Monnina. Shrub. 



31 M. LONGIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 339.) suffruticose ; 

 leaves narrow-lanceolate, very long ; branches rather velvety ; 

 racemes short, rather lax, pyramidal, i? . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Polygala salicifolia, Poir. diet. 5. p. 498. 



Long-leaved Monnina. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



32 M. BIFURCA'TA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. and 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 339.) stem herbaceous, forked at the apex ; leaves 

 lanceolate on short footstalks, upper ones somewhat opposite, 

 glabrous; racemes terminal, in pairs. 1.S. Native of Mexico. 



Bifurcate-stemmed Monnina. PI. 2 feet. 



33 M. CILIOLOSA (Moc. et Sesse, fl. mex. icon. ined. and 

 D. C. prod. l.p. 340.) suffruticose, dichotomous; leaves oblong, 

 acute, lessened at the base ; leaf-stalks short, ciliated ; racemes 

 short. Jj . S. Native in Mexico. 



C^iary-footstalked Monnina. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



34 M. LINEARIFOLIA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 173. 

 D. C. prod. 1. p. 340.) suffruticose ; leaves linear, almost ses- 

 sile, glabrous ; racemes long, naked at the base. 7 . G. Na- 

 tive of Chili in subalpine places. 



Linear-leaved Monnina. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



35 M. HERBA V CEA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 340.) herbaceous ; at 

 top a little branched, glabrous ; leaves rhomb-lanceolate ; ra- 

 cemes rather elongated ; drupe pubescent, wingless. 0. S. 

 Native of Peru near Lima. 



Herbaceous Monnina. PI. 1 foot. 



SECT. II. PTEROCA'RYA (from TTTCOOV, pteron, a wing, and 

 napvov, karyon, a nut ; fruit girded by a wing). D. C. prod. 1 . 

 j). 340. Fruit expanded at the margin into a membranous wing. 



36 M. MACROSTA'CHYA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 173.) 

 herbaceous ; leaves lanceolate-rhomboid ; racemes very long, 

 lateral, and terminal ; drupes glabrous, girded by a narrow, 

 nervous, toothed membrane. Native on the hills of Peru. 

 Flowers with purple wings ? 



Long-racemed Monnina. Fl. Aug. Sep. PI. 2 feet. 



37 M. PTEROCA'RPA (Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. 1. p. 174.) 

 herbaceous, glabrous ; leaves lanceolate, lower ones somewhat 

 ovate ; racemes very long ; drupes girded by a membrane, which 

 is emarginate at both ends. 1. S. Native of Peru. Flowers 

 purple. Plant bitter. 



Wing-fruited Monnina. Fl. Aug. Sep. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



38 M. ANGUSTIFOLIA (D. C. prod. 1. p. 340.) herbaceous, 

 glabrous ; leaves linear, lower ones somewhat lanceolate ; ra- 

 cemes very long ; drupes girded by a membrane. I/ . S. Na- 

 tive of Peru about Lima. 



Narrow-leaved Monnina. PI. 1 foot. 



39 M. RESEDOIDES (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 61. t. 94.) stem 

 subherbaceous, sparingly branched, somewhat dichotomous ; 

 leaves oblong- lanceolate, acute, undulately-denticulated, smooth- 

 ish ; racemes spike-formed, loose ; wings obovate ; capsule 2- 

 celled, heart-shaped, with a narrow wing. % . S. Native of 

 Brazil on the banks of the river Uruguay. Flowers violet. 



Reseda-like Monnina. Fl. Jan. PI. 1^ foot. 



40 M. CUNEA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 62. t. 95.) stem her- 

 baceous, almost simple, puberulous ; leaves wedge-shaped, linear, 

 obtuse or truncately emarginate, mucronulate, quite entire ; 

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



obtuse; capsule 1 -celled, elliptic, smooth, broadly winged. 

 11 . S. Native of Brazil in the eastern part of the province of 

 Cis Platine. Flowers purple, nodding. 



Wedge-leaved Monnina. Fl. Oct. PI. 2 feet. 



41 M. EMARGINA'TA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 63.) stem woody 

 at the base, puberulous ; leaves wedge-shaped, cordate at the 

 apex, with a recurved mucrone in the recess, quite entire, 

 smoothish ; racemes spike-formed, loose ; wings somewhat or- 

 bicular ; capsule 1-celled, elliptic, pubescent, winged. J? . S. 

 Native of Brazil in the northern part of the province of Rio 

 Grande do Sul. Flowers purple. 



Emarginate-leaved Monnina. Fl. June. PI. 1^ foot. 



42 M. STENOPHY'LLA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 64.) stem woody ; 

 a little striated, sparingly-branched ; leaves linear, bluntish, 

 mucronulate, quite entire, smooth; racemes spike-formed; wings 

 orbicular; capsule 1-celled, orbicular, pubescent, winged. Ij.S. 

 Native of Brazil on Mount Serra da Caraca in the province of 

 Minas Geraes. Flowers purple. 



Narrow-leaved Monnina. Fl. May. Shrub 2 to 3 feet." 



43 M. TRISTANIA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 65.) stem ratl.er 

 woody at the base, rather angular, puberulous, sparingly branched ; 

 leaves linear,, tapering to the base, obtuse, mucronulate, quite 

 entire ; racemes spike-formed, very loose ; wings ovate, very 

 blunt; capsule 1-celled, elliptical, winged. ~lf..S. Native of 

 Brazil in the province of Minas Geraes. Flowers purplish. 



Tristan's Monnina. Fl. Aug. Oct. PI. 3 to 4 feet. 



44 M. RICHARDIA'NA (St. Hil. fl. bras. 2. p. 66.) stem suffru- 

 ticose, simple, angular at the apex, pubescent ; leaves elliptical, 

 very blunt, mucronulate, quite entire, smoothish, upper ones 

 oblong-linear or linear, pubescent; racemes spike-formed, loose ; 

 wings orbicular ; capsule 1-celled, elliptically-orbicular, pubes- 

 cent, winged. Tj . S. Native of Brazil in the province of Minas 

 Geraes. Flowers purple. 



Richard's Monnina. Fl. May, Sept. PL 1 to 1^ foot. 



Cult. None of the species of this genus are worth cultivating 

 for ornament. They will all thrive well in a mixture of loam 

 and peat, and young cuttings will root readily if planted in a 

 pot of sand with a bell-glass placed over them, in heat. 



IX. JA'CKIA (to the memory of Dr. Jack, a meritorious 

 botanist who travelled in Sumatra). Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. 

 Linnsea. 1. p. 646. 



LIN. SYST. Diadelphia, Octdndria. Calyx of 5 equal, de- 

 ciduous sepals, which are imbricate in the bud. Petals 5, 

 middle one keel-formed. Stamens 8 ; filaments diadelphous, 

 tumid at the base. Ovary on a very short pedicel, semi-or- 

 bicular ; cells 2-4-seeded. Drupe globose, containing a 1 -seeded 

 nucleus. Seeds without albumen, but the endopleura is never- 

 theless tumid. Cotyledons large, thick. Radicle short, supe- 

 rior. Shrubs or trees with stipulas in the axillae of the leaves, 

 these are spinescent. Leaves coriaceous, entire. Flowers in 

 axillary and terminal racemes. 



1 J. VITELLI NA (Blum, bijdr. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 1. p. 

 647.) leaves elliptical-oblong, obtusely acuminated, flat ; racemes 

 compound, twin, terminal, longer than the leaves or axillary, 

 solitary. Tj . S. Native of Java. Monnina vitellina, Spreng. 



Ke/fonj-barked Jackia. Tree 30 feet. 



2 J. EXCE'LSA (Blum. 1. c.) leaves elliptical-oblong, waved ; 

 racemes compound, axillary, and terminal, crowded, shorter 

 than the leaves. ^ . S. Native of Java. A large tree. Mon- 

 nina excelsa, Spreng. syst. app. p. 265. 



Tall Jackia. Tree 60 feet. 



' 3 J. LONGIFOLIA (Blum. 1. c.) leaves ovate-oblong, acuminated, 

 flat ; racemes compound, axillary, and terminal, much shorter 

 than the leaves. J? . S. Native of Java. Monnina longifolia, 

 Spreng. syst. app. p. 265. 



