DIADELPHIA. OCTAND. 1347. Polygala. 1133 



Flowers beardlefc, axillary, peduncled : leaves linear, mu- 

 cronate. 

 The Cape. Tbunb. prodr. 121, 



Flowers beardlefs, racemed : leaves folitary, lanceolate, 

 mucronate. 

 The Cape. Tbimb, prodr. 121. 

 Flowers beardlefs: (tern fhrubby ; leaves aggregate, lance- 

 olate, fpreading. 

 The Cape. Leaves mucronate, the lower ones reflected. 



Flowers beardlefs: peduncles 1 -flowered: leaves alternate, 

 heart-fhaped, cufpidate, 3-nerved: Item fhrubby, an- 

 gular. 



The Cape. Capfules oblong, 2-horned at top. 



C. Beardlefs, herbaceous, with the fiemquitc Jimple. 



Flowers beardlefs : fpike terminal, filiform: ft em ere 61, 

 herbaceous, quite fimple : leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 acute. Rattle-jnakc root. 



North America. Woodv. med. lot. t. 93. Miller dWt. t. 5. 



Root woody, branched, twitted : Hems fimple, erect, (lender, 

 glabrous, reddifh : leaves alternate: fl^v^ers while. 



Flowers beardlefs: raceme in a cylindrical terminal head : 

 ftem fimple, herbaceous : leaves oblong-lanceoiate, 

 acute. 

 Virginia. Pluk. amalths ./.438./I6, Flowers yellow, 



Flowers beardlefs, in globular terminal heads : ftem ere£t, 

 fimple, herbaceous: leaves linear, rather obtufe. 

 Virginia. Flowers greenifh-white. 



Flowers beardlefs : peduncles 2 or 3-flowered: ftem herba- 

 ceous, ere£t: leaves linear, alternate. 

 Ceylon. Leaves acute : fiovjers axillary, white* 



Flowers beardlefs: peduncles many-flowered, lateral : ftems 

 ditfufe, herbaceous: leaves lanceolate, mucronate. 

 Ceylon. Leaves obtufe with a point. 

 Flowers beardlefs: peduncles many-flowered: ftems d if-, 

 fufe, herbaceous ; leaves lanceolate, obtufe. 

 Eail Indies. Willd.ft. pi. 3. p. 896. *. 72. 



D. Beardlefs, herbaeems, with the ftem branched. 



Flowers beardlefs, racemed: capfules ciliate with teeth: 

 ftem branched, herbaceous, erect, hairy: peduncles 

 hairy : leaves lanceolate, obtufe. 

 Eaft Indies. Leaves fometimes hearted. 



Flowers beardlefs: peduncles fquarrous : ftem herbaceous, 

 branched, erect. 



