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that we propose the following segregates from Polygala, some al- 

 ready made. 



Galypola nov. gen. 



Planta subsimplex eglandulosa glauca erecta, foliis parvis, 

 subulatis, remotis ,alternatis, cum ramis paucis erectis virgatis 

 floribus subspicatis roseis vel purpureis aliquando subviridibus, 

 calyce irregular!, alls lanceolatis vel oblanceolatis, obtusiusculis 

 vcl acutis, sepalo superiore %-^\o breviore quam alae ovato, 

 lanceolato, acuto; binis inferioribus ^-plo minoribus quam alae, 

 lanceolatis acuminatis subfalcatis omnibus plus minusve erectis 

 vel etiam divaricatis. Carolla sympetala, tubula, supra carinata 

 et apice cristata et basi fissa, ex qua parte ovarium etiam florescens 

 se extrudit. Stamina 8, inaequalia, parva, superiora, corollae insita. 

 Stylus barbatus apice supra glandem incurvatus. 



Plant without glandular dots, annual, glaucous, erect, sub- 

 simple, not much branched, with spicately arranged flowers and 

 small subulate alternate leaves. Flowers rose-colored or purple, 

 or often somewhat greenish. Calyx very irregular, wings oblanceo- 

 late, obtuseish or acute, upper sepal about ^ as long as the wings, 

 acute ovate lanceolate, the two lower similar less than ^4 as long 

 as the wings, lanceolate acuminate somewhat falcately curved 

 outward. Corolla sympetalous parts unite into a long cleft tube 

 about three times as long as the greenish white, more or less in- 

 conspicuous wings. Corolla expanded at the tip into a carinate 

 unfolded crested tip with a number of protuberances (about 12) 

 divaricately turned outward, some branched. Tube of the corolla 

 cleft at its base on the upper side by the protruding ovary. vStamens 

 8 unequal, situated obliquely on the expanded portion of the 

 corolla tube. Style long with its tip bearded and bent at right 

 angles over the gland beneath it on the style. Ovary two-celled: 

 caruncle of the hairy seed two-lobed crest like. 



The very peculiar shape of the flowers of this plant with its 

 peculiar habit of growth, bearded stigma, extended ovary, long 

 tubed corolla, and short inconspicuous wings and sepals, combine 

 with the other notable characters mentioned to make this plant 

 totally different from the other members of this group. Unlike 

 in most Polygalae the corolla is the most conspicuous parts of the 

 flower and the wings of the calyx small and greenish. Though 

 varying in many other respects the corolla in this plant most 



