182 MISSISSIPPI STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY [Bull. 
Polygana nana (Michx.) DC. (P. lutea nana Michx.) Dwarf 
Milkwort. 
Pine barrens in southern counties to the coast. Menden- 
hall: Waynesboro; Hattiesburg; Gulfport; Back Bay opposite 
Biloxi; Bay St. Louis; Coastal Islands (Tracy). April-August. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. Allison Herb. 
Polygala cruciata L. Cross-Leaf Milkwort. 
Damp open pine woods. Iuka; Oxford; DeKalb; Colum- 
bia; Rankin Co. (Hilg. Ms.) ; Bay St. Louis June-October. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. Allison Herb. 
Polygala brevifolia Nutt. Short-Leaf Milkwort. 
Damp, shaded soil near the coast. Wiggins. July. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
Pelygala Hookerii Torr. & Gray (P. attenuata Hook.) Hook- 
er’s Milkwort. 
Damp pine barrens near the coast. Leakesville; Missis- 
sippi City. June. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
Polygala cetacea Michx. Slender Milkwort. 
Low, damp, shaded pine barrens.  Leakesville; Hurley; 
Back Bay at Biloxi. Summer. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
Polyga'a Boykinii Nutt. Boykin’s Milkwort. 
Damp shaded ground, chiefly in prairies. Columbus; 
Jackson; Brookhaven; Hurley; Bay Springs in Smith Co. (in 
limestone soil). June-August. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
Polygala verticillata L. Worled-Leaf Milkwort. 
Damp open soil throughout the state. Lafayette Co.; 
Hancock Co. July-August. 
Allison Herb. 
'ygala ambigua Nutt. (P. verticillata ambigua Wood) Am- 
biguous Milkwort. 
Dry, sandy, or gravelly thickets. Booneville; Biloxi 
(Tracy). June-July. 
Geol. Surv. Herb. 
