HARPER'S GUIDE TO WILD FLOWERS 



marsh milkwort (Polygala cvuciata) 



which form a cluster of cone-like scales. August and Septem- 

 ber. 



Dry, sandy soil, along the coast from Massachusetts to 

 Delaware, southward and westward. 



Marsh Milkwort 



P. crucikta Color, greenish or dull purple. Sepals, 5, 3 green, 



2 colored like the petals. These form the wings, larger than the 

 others. Flowers, in clover-like heads or spikes, on low stems, 4 

 to 15 inches high. Stems, square, slightly winged. Leaves, in 



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