aa 
RUBIACEÆ. CCXIII. Asperuta. 
Link, enum. 1. p. 134. Corolla blush. 
gary, on hills in woods. 
Perhaps sufficiently distinct from J. tinctòria. 
Mountain Woodroof. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1801. Pl. 4 to 
to 3 foot. 
_ 17 A. mmrsu'ra (Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 127.) plant erect or ascend- 
ing; leaves 6 ina whorl, linear, acute, with revolute margins : 
lower ones and tops of stems glabrous ; flowers in fascicled um- 
bels, rising from the tops of the stem or branches; bracteas 
hardly exceeding the ovaries; fruit glabrous. 2%. H. Native 
of Algiers and Algarves, on chalky and sandy hills. Rubéola 
Lusitanica, &c. Tourn. inst. p- 130. A. répens, Brot. phyt. lus. 
l. no. 10. t. 10. A. Algérica, Pers, ench. 1. p. 124, Rubia 
repens, &c. Gris]. vir. no. 1244. Stem hairy at bottom. Leaves 
glaucous. Flowers subcapitate, red. In cultivation this plant 
becomes smooth. 
Hairy Woodroof. FI. May, June. Clt. 1819. Pl. 1 to 2 ft. 
_ 18 A. romentésa (Ten. prod. xii. fl. neap. t. 9.) plant ascend- 
Ing or diffuse, clothed with velvety tomentum; leaves 4 in a 
whorl, linear, with revolute margins: lower ones obovate; 
flowers terminal or axillary, 8-10 in a fascicle ; bracteas rather 
shorter than the flowers. u. H. Native of Goats’ Island, 
near Naples, in arid places. Herb branched from the base. 
Stem tetragonal. Stipular leaves the longest. Tube of corolla 
longish. Corolla red. A crassifolia, Lin. mant. p. 37. does 
hot seem to differ from the present plant. Perhaps A. scabra, 
Link, enum. 1. p. 134. is also the same. 
h Var. B, semiglabra (D. C. prod. 4. p. 584.) lower part of 
erb velvety ; upper part and flowers glabrous. %. H. Native 
along with the species, and probably of Sicily at Cafalu. A. 
commutata, Presl, fl. sic. prod. p. 62.? Roem. et Schultes, syst. 
3. p. 267, 2 
annie Woodroof. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1795. Pl. 4 
7 foot, 
i te A. inca‘na (Smith, fl. græc. t. 119.) stems villous at the 
ee and smoothish at top; leaves 6 in a whorl, linear, hoary ; 
Owers downy, in terminal fascicles. 4%. H. Native of Candia, 
on the Sphaceotic mountains. Flowers pale red. 
Hoary Woodroof. PI. 4 to foot. 
F 20 A. Arcapir’nsis (Sims, bot. mag. t. 2146.) plant hoary, 
€cumbent; leaves 6 ina whorl, oblong-ovate, acute, with re- 
volute edges ; flowers terminal and axillary, aggregate, sessile ; 
style bifid at top. Y. F. Native of Arcadia, on Mount 
mee A small hoary plant, with rose-coloured flowers. Gà- 
tum Gre'‘cum, Hort. 
, Arcadian Woodroof. Fl. May. Cit. 1819. Pl. 2 to 3 
inches, 
— A. DE'BILIS (Led. hort. dorp. suppl. 1824. p. 2.) plant 
spid from pili ; leaves 6 in a whorl: upper 4 in a whorl, linear- 
anceolate, scabrous above, and keel smooth; umbels Jateral, 
Pedunculate, 3-flowered ; corolla funnel-shaped ; fruit granular. 
Aa Native of Tauria, near Bachtschisarai. 
Veak Woodroof. PI. 4 foot. 
Pag A. nitipa (Smith, fl. grec. t. 124.) glabrous; stems dif- 
a densely tufted, as well as the leaves; leaves 4 in a whorl, 
‘ing, glaucescent: lower ones oval, the rest linear, acute, 
awned, revolute; fascicles terminal, 3-4-flowered, length of 
faves; lobes of corolla awned; tube terete, wide; fruit gla- 
ue rather rugged. Yy.H. Native of Sicily, on rocky 
nd gravelly mountains, and on Mount Olympus, in Bithynia. 
: uss. prod, fl. sic. 1. p. 168. Flowers purplish. Very like 4. 
exaphyllum. 
Nutid Woodroof. PI. tufted, 4 foot. 
Eas A, SCA`BRA (Presl. de). prag. p. 124. but not of Link.) 
ore scabrous, diffuse, kneed ; leaves 4 in a whorl: lower ones 
small” downy : upper ones glabrous, linear, unequal, opposite, 
all, awned; flowers in fascicles; corollas scabrous, with the 
to 
639 
lobes mucronate ; style bipartite to the base. %. H. Native 
of Sicily, on dry mountains; of Spain, in arid places ; and of 
Portugal, on the banks of the Tagus and Douro. Guss. prod. fl. 
sic. 1. p. 167. A. digyna, Dufour, ann. gen. sc. phys. 7. p. 295. 
A. macrorhiza, Link. fl. port. 2. p. 41. t. 84. Stems exactly 
quadrangular. Flowers purplish white. Habit of 4. longi- 
flòra, but differs from it in the lower leaves and flowers being 
downy. 
Scabrous Woodroof. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 
24 A. atrina (Bieb. fl. taur. suppl. p. 103.) the whole plant, 
as well as the corollas and ovaries are downy; stems procum- 
bent, much branched, tetragonal; leaves 4 in a whorl, linear, 
acute: upper ones nearly equal, spreading ; cymes terminal, 
crowded, 5-7-flowered; lobes of corolla 4. 2. H. Native of 
Eastern Caucasus, on the Alps. A. cynanchica, var. y, Stev. 
in mem. soc. mosce. 3. p. 253. Meyer, verz. ptl. p. 406. Flowers 
white, or tinged with red. Leaves shorter and broader than in 
A. cyndnchica, and the lower ones blunter. 
Alpine Woodroof. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pl. 4 foot. 
25 A. crerta‘cea (Willd. in Roem. et. Schultes, syst. 3. p. 
529.) stems tufted, prostrate; leaves 6 in a whorl, lanceolate : 
the whorles so close as to be imbricated; flowers terminal, 
aggregate. 2/.H. Native of Siberia, in chalky places. 
Cretaceous Woodroof. Pl. prostrate. 
26 A. LITTORA`LIS (Smith, fl. græc. t. 122.) stem downy ; 
leaves linear, 4 in a whorl, scabrous on the margins and stem 
(almost hoary, according to D’Urv.): floral ones opposite ; 
flowers quadrifid, pilose; fruit hispid. 2%. H. Native on the 
shores of the Euxine Sea, on hills. Flowers pale red. Fasci- 
cles of flowers disposed in terminal panicles. 
Sea-shore Woodroof. Pl. procumbent. 
27 A. necux’cra (Guss. pl. rar. 69. t. 13. f. 1.) stems nu- 
merous, hairy, ascending; leaves 4 in a whorl, hairy, acute, 
longer than the internodes: lower ones obtuse; flowers in ter- 
minal fascicles ; mericarps globose, hispid. 4%. H. Native of 
Abruzzo and Sardinia, in alpine places. Corolla white inside, 
and reddish outside, and downy. Bracteas ovate. Said to be 
allied to 4. litloralis. 
Neglected Woodroof. P]. decumbent. 
28 A. nirens (Guss. pl. rar. 70. t. 13. f. 2.) plant smooth ; 
stems tufted, decumbent; leaves 4 in a whorl, awned, longer 
than the internodes, shining, quite glabrous: lower ones the 
broadest; flowers in terminal fascicles; lobes of corolla awned ; 
mericarps tubercularly muricated. 4%. H. Native of Abruzzo, 
in arid, alpine situations. Flowers white inside, and purplish 
outside. Very like 4. neglécta, and probably only a variety 
of it. 
Shining Woodroof. Pl. decumbent. 
29 A. ricia (Sibth. et Smith, fl. grec. t. 121.) stems diffuse, 
downy ; leaves linear, 4 in a whorl, superior ones opposite ; 
flowers scattered; fruit glabrous. 4%. H. Native of Candia, 
on hills and in fields, Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 270. exclu- 
sive of the syn. of Lois. Leaves rather scabrous. Flowers pale 
red, disposed in terminal and lateral few-flowered fascicles. 
Stiff Woodroof. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
30 A. susErdsa (Smith, fl. grec. t. 123.) stems tufted, as- 
cending; root corky ; leaves 4 in a whorl, linear, rather hoary ; 
lobes of the corolla awnless. %. H. Native of Greece, on 
high rocks. Stems downy. Flowers rose-coloured, disposed in 
subspicate fascicles. 
Corky-rooted Woodroof. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
§ 3. Galicidee (the plants contained in this section agree 
with Gàlium, in having campanulate flowers), D. C. prod. 4. 
p. 585. Perennial plants. Corollas campanulate. 
31 A. toncirduia (Smith, fl. greec. t. 118.) stems smooth ; 
