POLYGALACEAE 42 1 



Flowers distinctly racemose, rose or purple. II. P. polygama. 



Flowers 1-4, axillary, but apparently terminal rose purple or white. 12. P. paitcifolia. 



i. P. lutea L. In pine-barren bogs: L. I. to Fla., Pa. and La. 

 X. Y. Rare on the south side of Long Island in Nassau and 



Suffolk Co., and on S. I., unknown elsewhere. 

 N. J. Common on the coastal plain; unknown elsewhere. 

 Pa. Known only from Bristol, Bucks Co. 



Tertiary, common: Cretaceous, common; Rare and local on the 

 overwash plain on L. I. 168-224 days. About sea level. 



2. P. cruciata L. In sandy swamps: Me. to Fla., Minn, and La. 



Conn. Common near the coast, decreasing and perhaps wanting 

 northward. 



N. Y. Common on L. I. and S. I.; unknown elsewhere. 



N. J. Very rare in Bergen and Hudson counties, increasing south- 

 ward and common on the coastal plain. 



Pa. Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware and Chester counties. 



Tertiary, common throughout; Cretaceous, common: Older 



Formations, scattered and relatively rare north of the moraine. 



170-224 days. About sea level. 



3. P. brevifolia Nutt. In sandy swamps: R. I. to N. J., Fla. 



and Miss. 



N. J. Known only from the pine-barrens, except at New Egypt, 



Ocean Co., and Ashland, Camden Co. The reported occurrence 



of this plant at Secaucus, Hudson Co., not unverified and rather 



doubtful. 



Tertiary, common on Beacon Hill, wanting or very rare elsewhere : 

 Cretaceous, rare and scattered: Older Formations, o. 168-220 

 days. About sea level. 



4. P. verticillata L. In dry or moist soil: Que. and Ont. to 



Minn., Sask., Fla., Colo, and Mex. 



Common throughout the area, except in the pine-barrens and the 

 higher elevations of the Catskills, there rare or wanting. 



5. P. ambigua Nutt. In dry soil: Me. to Ga., Mo. and La. 



Perhaps a mere form of the preceding and generally distributed 

 with it, but usually not nearly so common. 



6. P. incarnata L. In dry soil: Ont. to Wise, N. Y., N. J., Fla., 



Kans. and Mex. 



N. Y. Known only from near Southampton, L. I. 



