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F. officinalis. Common F. Cluster rather lax. Pods 

 single-seeded, globose, abrupt, on upright stalks, twice 

 as long as the bracteas. Stem spreading. Segments 

 of the leaflets spear-shaped. E. B. 589- C. 2. 52. 

 F. purpurea, G. E. 1088. 

 An. May. 



Stem much branched, spreading, leafy. Plant smooth, glaucous, 

 somewhat fleshy. Ls. doubly winged, principal divisions mostly 

 alternate. Clusters of _^, opposite the /*., simple, many-flowered. 

 Fl. alternate. Bract, small. Fl. rose-coloured, keel green to 

 the upper and under pets, which are deep red at the summits. 

 Spur short, blunt. 



Tonic. Expressed juice dose two ounces twice a-day, to cleanse 

 the skin from leprous disorders. Oullen. Infusion of the h. a cos- 

 metic, and to remove freckles. 



F. capreoldta. Ramping F. Cluster rather lax. Pods 

 single-seeded, globose. Stem climbing by means of 

 the twisting foot-stalks. Leaflets wedge-shaped, lobed. 

 E. B. 943. C. 6. 47. 



Cultivated fields . Behind the Parks. Sb. Garden ground, Head- 

 ington. R. W. 



An. June. 



Stem three or four f. Pet. pale red, tipped with deep red. 



Discrim. From F. officinalis by its (F. capreoL) greater size, less 

 glaucous hue, twisting foot-stalks, paler, less gaping fl., spur 

 more projecting, larger cal.-ls. pods more globose. 



DIADELPHIA OCTANDRIA. 



POLY'GALA. Milk-wort. 



P. vulgaris. Common M. Flowers crested. Bracteas 

 three, at the base of each flower-stalk, deciduous. 

 Wings about equal to the corolla. Stems ascending, 

 simple, herbaceous. Leaves linear-spear-shaped. E. 

 B. 76. Polygala. G. E. 5QS. S. 4. 564. 5. 



Gravelly, heathy pastures. 



Per. June. 



Stem lying down, and ascending. Ls. deep green, smooth. Fl. 

 blue, white, flesh-coloured, or purple, always marked with 

 green lines, in terminal bunches. Crest of the cor. elegantly 

 fringed. Cal. permanent, becoming gi'een, wrapping up the 

 young pod. Cal.-wings about as long as the cor. FiL in two sets, 



