210 FLORA OF PMILADMLPB.IA. 



Bracts deciduous; flowers rose-purple. 



8. P. Mariana. 

 Spikes cylindric: 



Leaves oblanceolate to linear, 4-12 mm. long; flowers 



greenish to purplish. 9. P. Nuttallii. 



Leaves lanceolate, 2.5-5 cm. long; flowers white or 

 greenish, 10. P. Senega. , 



Flowers distinctly racemose, rose or purple. 11. P. polygama. 



Flowers 1-4', large, axillary, but apparently terminal, rose-purple to white. 



, 12. P. paucifolia. 



1. Polygala ltjtea L. M. p. 583. Pine-barren swamps. Bummer. 



Bucks— Bristol (Fr.). 



New Jersey— Common in the pine-barrens. 



2. Polygala cbuciata L. M. p. 583. Sandy swamps. Summer. 



Philadelphia— Germantown (Me.). Bucks— Near Bristol (Fr.). Mont- 

 gomery —Willow. Grove (VP f ) .(Re.). Delaware — Tinicum (Fu.) (B. 

 Sm.). Chester— Coatesville, E. ' E. Stone (B. C). Lan caster— New 

 Texas (Ca.), Lyle (Pr.). 



New Jersey — Common in the pine-barrens. 



3. Polygala breyifolia Nutt. M. p. '583. Sandy swamps. Summer. 



Burlington— Maion, Mart. (B. C.), Woodmansie (He.), Bear Swamp, 

 Speedwell(St.), Pemberton (Te.). Camden— Lucaston (VP.). Atlantic 

 — Absecon, Mart. (B. C), Pleasant Mills, E. A. Bay, (B.C.), Hammonton, 

 Dr. J. B. Brinton (He.). Ocean— Toms River (Fu.), Forked River (Ja.), 

 Whiting (Wn.). 



4. Polygala verticillata L. M. p. 583. Dry or moist soil. Summer. 



5. Polygala ambigua Nutt. M. p. 584. Dry soil. Summer. 



Pennsylvania — Common. 



New Jersey— Common. 



New Castle— Hands, etc. Scarce. 



6. Polygala incarnata L. M. p. 584. Dry soil. Summer. 



Chester— (P.). Lancaster— Pleasant Grove (Ca.), New Texas (Pr.). 



Camden — Haddonfield (C). Gloucester— Mickleton (He.), Swedesboro 



- (Li.). Cumberland— Bridgeton (C.). , 



New Castle— Near Newark, Kilvington; Townsend, Canby; Milltown, 



Commons; Iron Hill. Rare. 



7. Polygala viridescens L. M. p. 584. Sandy or moist ground. Summer. 



8. Polygala Mariana Mill. M. p. 584. Dry soil. Summer. &l**»t*W2» ,<* 



Camden— Longacoming (C). Gloucester— North of Swedesboro (Li.). 

 Atlantic— Hammonton (Cr.). Cape, May— Woodbine (Br.), Cape May 

 Court House (St.). 



New Castle— Townsend, Canby. 



9. Polygala Nuttallii T. & G. M. p. 58,4, Dry, sandy spi]. Autumn. 

 *< Pennsylvania— Common. 



jY New Jersey— Common. 



\S New Castle— Townsend, Canby; Dupont's Woods on the W. & G. V. 

 Turnpike. Rare. 



10. Polygala Senega L. Seneca Sndkeroot: M. p. 584. Rocky soil. 



Spring. 



