DIADELPHIA OCTANDRIA. Polygala. 
Icon. Bot. mag. 1051. Mill. diet. 3. t. 5. Amoen. acad.2. 
t. 2. 
а. P. foliis lanceolatis, vel ovalibus, spica confertiuscula, 
floribus albidis subsessilibus. — Mich. fl. amer. 2. p. 53. 
P. glabella vel pubescens j foliis lineari-lanceolatis, spica 
laxiuscula alterniflora, floribus roseis. — Mich. Jl, 
amer. 2, p. 53. 
On the side of hills and in dry woods : a. Canada and 
throughout the Allegany mountains. in Carolina 
and Georgia. %. June-— Aug, v.v. This is the 
famous Seneca Snake-root, formerly so celebrated for 
the bite of rattle-snakes j but other more efficacious 
remedies have supplanted it. Vid. Prenanthes and 
Lialris. 
б. P. caule simplici vel ramoso j foliis radicalibus infimisque 
spathulatis, cseteris lanceolatis, spica cylindraceo-ca- 
pitata confertidora pedunculata. — Willd. sp. pi. 3. 
p. 894. 
Icon. Pluk. amalth. t. 438./. 6. 
P. caule subvirgatim elatiore. 
fi. P, subacaulis, foliis omnibus spathulatis, capitulo majore. 
In wet woods and bogs : New Jersey to Florida'. /3. in 
low meadows of Carolina. O- July, Aug. v.v, 
A fine species ; flowers of a golden yellow j the var. 
j8. does not grow above three or four inches high. 
7. P. caule erecto siraplicissimo, foliis lineari-lanceolatis 
obtusiusculis, capitulo terminali globoso-capitato. — 
IVilld. sp. pl,3. p. 895. 
In dry woods : Pensylvania to Carolina, 0. July, Aug. 
V. V. Flowers greenish-white, with some red. In 
general habit it resembles P. incar nata. 
S. P. caule setaceo subaphyllo simplici, summitate subra- 
moso, foliis parvis setaceis sparsis, floribus minutis 
dense spicatis. — Mich.Ji. amer. 2. p. 52. 
In Carolina and Georgia. O- July^ Aug. v. s. in Herb. 
Lyon, 
9. P. caule erecto summitate corymboso-ramoso, foliis al- 
ternis linearibus, spicis capitatis, pedunculis squar- 
rosis.--- Willd. sp.pl. 3. p. 896. 
Icon. Pluk. mant. t. 438. f. 5. 
In woods on the side of hills : New England to Caro- 
lina. 0. July, Aug. v.v. Flowers rose-coloured. 
JO. P, caule a basi ramoso, foliis alternis ellipticis obtusis basi 
attenuatis, spicis terminalibus oblongis, floribus alter- 
465 
albida. 
rosea. 
luiea. 
elatior, 
nana. 
viridescens. 
setacea. 
sanguinea. 
polygama. 
