POLYGALA 



branched shrub, 3-8 ft. high, with large, showy Hs. near 

 theenda of the branches: Ivs. flat, variable in sbape, 

 but not subulate: lateral petals 2-lobe(i, the posterior 

 lobe ear-shaped, reflexed. S. Africa.-Var. grandifldra, 

 Hook. {P. fjrandifldra, Hort. and L.B.O. K):1227, not 



POLYGONATUM 



1391 



1875. Polyeala paucifoha. Natural ■,! 



Fls 



«hich 



Walt 

 J> Ihi 



virgMa, Thunb. Glabrous shrub, 2-5 or even 15 ft. 

 high, with rod-like branches terminating in manv-fld., 

 leaHesa racemes of purple or flesh-colored fls.: anterior 

 sepals distinct: wings obtuse. S. Afr.-The typical 

 form is advertised in S. Calif., hut in Eu. probably the 

 only form cult, is var. specibsa, Harv. (/'. fiptribxii, 

 Sims). Glabrous: lower Ivs. obovate or cuueate, upper 

 more linear, all obtuse: raceme long and la.\: bracts 

 soon deciduous. S. Afr. B.M. 1780. L.B C 7-6''l 

 B.R. 2:150. B. 1:4.1. " ' "■ ' 



apop«tala, T. S. Brandegee. Fniteseent, 2-.3 ft. 

 high: branches slender, pubescent: Ivs. lanceolate, en- 

 tire, obtuse, alternate, remote, short-petioled, nearlv 

 glabrous: fls. large, pink, on slender pedicels K in. or 

 more long; sepals 4, the upper and lower small, equal, 

 cymhiform, margins ciliate, the lateral vprv large 

 nearly orbicular; petals 5, separate, upper str.'ip'.shaped 

 two-thirds as long as keel, lateriil |H,iiiir,|, |, .- ihai] one- 

 half as long, embraced with the s Ml . lirge 

 cymhiform keel, which is oiii-i,, ri ,,„ ,., . r and 

 lower edge and not cristate, t.r ..i i. ;„I;k;. i ; -.(-ils 2 

 large, ovoid, pubescent. Lnwer I'ulit. 



araatjmbica, E<-kI. ,t Ztyn. (P.acximhuUa, E. Mey. 

 nsely tufted, erect, 3-G 



being likened to seal (see Smiliiciim). The stems are 

 leaty above, the Ivs. ovate or lanceolate, alternate 

 opposite or whoiled: fls. greenish or pinkish, 1-10 in the 

 a.xils. The genus is distinguished from its nearest allies 

 by the cylindrical perianth-tube with short lobes and 

 small undivided style. The species are natives 

 of the north temperate zone. 



Polygonatunis are best suited for partially or 

 wholly shaded positions, though they do well in 

 the open in a well-prepared border. They 

 like a deep, rich soil not subject to drought. 

 Easily prop, by division. They are among the 

 best subjects for wild gardening. P. multi- 

 flotum 13 used abioad considerably for forc- 

 ,nd for house pi luts Oui native species 

 ••■'- pri sni I \ II 1 I I I, tor all pur- 

 I'"''! s I I I I lisli literature 



'•^ /' '" I h the com- 



eraliiiiiuluMiiiai. I I ip.inese sjk cies. Thecom- 

 nion bolomon s heal of cur nurseries is the 

 Euiopean, P. wiH^iffojHw, theAmeucankinds 

 being listed onlj by specialists in natn e plants. 

 The others here described are ofl'ered by Dutch 

 bulb groneis. Porextended articles on the forc- 

 ing of P «i»Hi/-/o,»«,.spe6u. 26, p. 236 lorV. 

 7 337) ; 30, p. 49, and F R. 3 594. 



A Lis. all uhorled. 

 verticillitum. All. Stem 2-3 ft. high: Ivs. in 

 whorls of 4-8, linear, 3-b in. long: fls. in 2's or 

 ! s Eu , Hlraala^a8. P. m„r,oph,ill„m,Ur>k., 

 IS perhnps a distinct vai with moie robust 

 habit and larger h s. 



AA Xi s alteiiiiiti 

 B Pe,ia,M£-Slim!, thuk. 

 c neiyhtl-l%tt. tU. lot 2 m the axils. 

 officinale, All. Lvs. ohlong, 2-t in. long, firmer than 

 those of P. miillifloium: perianth-segments greenish. 

 Eu., Siberia. P. ambigimm, Link., is offered as a dis- 

 tinct form by Krelage. 



cc. Beight 3-4 ft.: fls. 1-5 in the axils. 

 latifdlium, Desf. {P. rhimben/i, C. Morr.). Lvs. ob- 

 long, 3-6 in. long: perianth-segment greenish. Eu., 

 Asia.-Intermediaie in habit between P. officinale and 

 niultiflorum but with earlier fls. 



nn r,, I mill iy,-g Unci thick 



I I ml qlabtous 



1 III! Ills densely pilote 



multifldnim, Ml I ij, 1S76 Height 2-'? ft I\s ob 



louf, t-b 111 lonf, p( iiaiith tube white segments 



greenish Lu \ Asia HimaliNas ( n 2(, p 2j(, jn 



p 49 \ 7 i 7-Vai flAre rdseo Hnrt has ros\ 



fls Ihtie an s mi k, Ik \ m ins mil, .l.„,i i, ,i 



WilM 



nate: racemes lateral, few-Hd.. -p.. -In rV.il. .J 



Hs. .small, wings green, keel aini ;. ' ; 



purple; keel with amany-p,ni I . / 



ocKm/iin^i of the trade is prob.ililv mn /■ .,,„,,,,,, 

 Willd.. which is Piidiera aoi„iin,„i,i. Is^die™ , Inters 

 from Polygala in having 2 of the sepals oulv a little 

 larger than the others, instead of much larger. ' 'w jj 



POLYGONATUM (Oreek,„,«„,,->,„^e,7; probably re- 

 ferring to the stem). Lilulcew. Sor.o.MON's Seal. About 

 20 species of hardy herbaceous perennials of graceful 

 habit, their unbranched arching stems bearing pen- 

 dulous, tubular greenish fls., which are succeeded bv 

 handsome dark blue berries. Tho name Solomon's Seal 

 is connected with the horizontal rootstocks which are 

 scarred by the death of the annual stems, each scar 



