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verticillata. 
cruciata. 
fruticosa. 
vulgaris. 
emarginata. 
angustifolia. 
microphylla. 
DIADELPHIA OCTANDRIA. Polygala. 
nis pedunculatisj spicis inferioribus depressis apetaiis. 
— Walt. Ji. car. 179 . 
In the pine-barrens of Carolina. G • July, Aug. v. S. 
Calyx greenish-white, with pale yellow petals. 
1 1 . P. caule erecto ramoso, foliis verticillatis linearibus, spi- 
cis setaceis pedunculatis, floribus distincte alternis ap- 
proximatis. — Willd. sp. pL 3. p. 897* 
Icon. Pluk, mant. t. 438. 4. 
Ori the sides of dry hills and in pine- woods : New York 
to Carolina. ©. June — Aug. v, v. Flowers very 
small, white, or sometimes pale red. 
12. P. caule erecto ramoso alato-anguloso, foliis quaternis li- 
neari-lanceolatis, capitulis spicatis sessilibus. — Willd, 
sp. pl. 3. p. S 97 . 
In wet places, on the edge of bogs and rivulets ; Cana- 
da to Carolina. O. July — Sept. v.v. Flowers red 
mixed with green. 
IV. DECANDRIA. 
561 . AMORPHA. Gen, pl. liyo. 
1. A, glabra, subarborescens 5 foliis petiolatis, spicis aggre* 
gatis elongatis, calycibus nudiusculis pedicellatis, 
dentibus 4. obtusis, unico acuminato, leguminibus 
oligospermis. — Willd. sp. pl. 3. p. 970 . 
Icon. Schmidt arh. 30. Schkuhr handh. igf Hort, cliff, 
t. 19 . Mill. ic. 27 . Duham. arh. t. 46. 
OL. A. foliis mucronatis, calycibus glabris, 
| 6 . A. foliis emarginatis, calycibus canis, 
y. A. foliis lineari-ellipticis basi subacutis. 
On the banks of rivers ; Carolina and Florida. . 
June, July. v. v, Var. y. v. s. in Herh. Lewis. A 
shrub from nine to twelve feet high. Flowers of a 
very fine blue, in close and long spikes. It is gene- 
rally known by the name of Wild Indigo. The leaves, 
as in all the following species, are beset with glands, 
which are transparent. 
2 . A. glabriuscula, pumila j foliis brevissime petiolatis utrin- 
que obtusis, spicis solitariis abbreviatis, calycibus nu- 
diusculis pedicellatis, dentibus omnibus acuminatis, 
leguminibus monospermis. 
