648 
Oblique Bed-straw. PI. 1 foot, ascending. 
9 G. PustLLUM (Lin. spec. 154. Smith, engl. bot. 74.) stems 
diffuse, ascending or decumbent, smooth, glabrous ; leaves 8 in a 
whorl, linear-lanceolate, acute, mucronate, glabrous : lower ones 
almost obovate ; umbels terminal, trichotomous; lobes of corolla 
acute, not awned ; fruit glabrous. Y.H. Native of Europe, 
in dry pastures and in hedges frequent. In Britain on limestone 
hills near Kendal; about Matlock bath, Derbyshire; in Scot- 
land; and in Ireland, near the lake of Killarney. D. C. fl. fr. 
no. 3366. var. a. This is a very variable plant, and to it belong 
G. Austriacum, Jacq. fl. austr. t. 80. G. le've, Thuill. fl. par. 
ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 77. G. sylvéstre vulgàtum, Gaudin, fl. helv. 
1. p. 248. G. glabrum, Sut. fl. helv. p. 90. G. papilldsum, 
Lapeyr. abr. p.66. G. pallens, Thuill. fl. par. G. umbellàtum a, 
Lam. dict. 2. p. 579. and G. multicaúle oxypbyllum, Wallr. 
sched. p. 53. Flowers white. Plants forming tufts. Lower 
leaves and stems sometimes slightly hairy. 
Small Bed-straw. Fl. June, Aug. England. ` Pl. 4 to 1 ft. 
10 G.aupe’stre (Gaud. in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 225.) 
plant tufted, glabrous, ascending, erectish, stiff; stems smooth, 
glabrous ; leaves 8 in a whorl, obversely lanceolate, with smooth- 
ish margins ; umbels trichotomous, fastigiate; lobes of corolla 
acute, not awned; fruit smooth, glabrous. %. H. Native of 
France, Switzerland, Germany, Carniola, and Upper Italy, among 
the mountains and alps. G. læ`ve var. a, 3, and y, D. C. fl. fr. 
4. p. 256. G. sylvéstre alpéstre, Gaud. fl. helv. 1. p. 429. G. 
anisophyllum, pusillum, montanum, and argénteum, Vill. dauph. 
2. p. 318-324. t. 78. G. le've, Schleich. G. Jussize'i, Vill. 
dauph. 2. p. 323. t. 7. Flowers white. There are varieties of 
this species with stems from a finger to a hand high, quite gla- 
brous or rather hairy. It is intermediate between G. le've, G. 
Bocconi, and G. supinum, which probably should be all combined 
under one name. 
Alp Bed-straw. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. Pl. 4 foot. 
11 G. Bocconi (All. ped. no. 24.) stems ascending, tetra- 
gonal, downy below; leaves 6-8 in a whorl, obversely lanceo- 
late, smoothish, mucronate : lower ones broadest and downy; 
umbels trichotomous; lobes of corolla acute, not awned; fruit 
glabrous, smooth. 2. H. Native of France, Italy, Ger- 
many, in dry sterile places, and in hedges. D. C. fl. fr. no. 3367. 
G. sylvéstre Bocconi, Gaud. fi. helv. 1. p. 430. G. sylvéstre 
hirsttum, Mert. et Koch. deutsch. fl. G. umbellatum, 6, Lam. 
G. scabrum, Pers. ench. 1. p. 127. Schleich. exsic. G. syl- 
véstre, Poll. no. 151. G. nitidulum, Thuill. fl. par. 1. p. 86. 
G. asperum, Schreb. spic. p. 5. G. hirsùtum, Sut. fl. helv. G. 
Marchándi, Lapeyr. abr. p. 25. G. Jussiæ'i, Lapeyr. ex Ar- 
nott. G. multicaúle eriophýllum, Wallr. sched. p. 54.—Bocc. 
mus, t. 101. Barrel. icon. t. 57. Flowers white, tinged with 
red outside. Probably only a variety of G. le've. 
Bocconi’s Bed-straw. Fl. May, July. Clt.1801. Pl. 1 foot, 
ascending. 
12 G. pu'mitum (Lam. dict. 2. p. 580. ill. no. 1368. t. 60. 
f. 2.) plant tufted; leaves 6-8 in a whorl, linear, smooth, bisul- 
cate beneath, very acute, tumid at the base; flowers almost 
terminal, subumbellate ; peduncles longer than the leaves; fruit 
glabrous. %. H. Native of the Pyrenees, in rugged places, 
&e. D.C. fl. fr. no, 3374. Req. diss. mss. G. trichophyllum, 
All. ped. auct. p. 1. Flowers white. Lobes of the corolla 
obtuse. 
Var. a, hypnoides (Vill. dauph. 2. p. 323.) plant tufted, erect- 
ish; peduncles 2-3-flowered. 4%. H. Native of Dauphiny, 
frequent on the mountains. 
Var. B, cespitdsum (Req. diss. mss.) stems decumbent, much 
branched ; pedicels 1-flowered. 2. H. Native of the Pyre- 
nees, in high pastures. G. cæspitòsum, Ramond, act. acad, sc. 
par. 1826, p. 155. Lam. ill. no. 1369.2? G. Jussie’i, Vill. ex 
Gaud, in litt. 
RUBIACEH. CCXVI. Gatium. 
Var. y, réctum (Req. diss. mss.) stems erectish, branched 
above; peduncles divided, 2-4-flowered. 2%. H. Native of 
Provence, &c. among rocks. 
Var. 6, pubéscens (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. p. 496.) stems tufted, 
erectish, and are, as well as the leaves, downy. 2.H. Native 
of Provence, in exposed, rocky places. G. pubéscens, Req. in 
litt. 1813. G. pusillum, Lin. spec. 154. G. pumilum hirtél- 
lum, Gaud. fl. helv. 1. p. 433. 
Dwarf Bed-straw. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. tufted. 
13 G. LITTORA`LE (Guss. fl. sic. prod. 1. p. 172.) stems stiff, 
tetragonal ; branches approximate ; leaves usually 8 ina whorl, 
oblong-lanceolate, dilated at the apex, mucronate, a little ser- 
rated on the margin, spreading or reflexed ; branches of panicle 
trichotomous, erect; corolla downy outside, with ovate-lanceo- 
late, awned lobes. 2%. H. Native of Sicily, in sandy, bushy 
places by the sea side. Flowers white. Nearly allied to G. 
Molligo and G. apiculatum. 
Var. B, pubéscens (Guss. 1. c.) stems and peduncles downy or 
villous at top. 
Sea-shore Bed-straw. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 
14 G. surinum (Lam. dict. 2. p. 579.) stems procumbent, 
filiform, branched, smooth ; leaves 5 in a whorl, obovate-linear, 
with prickly or scabrous edges ; umbels trichotomous ; lobes of 
corolla awnless ; fruit glabrous. Y%. H. Native of the tem- 
perate parts of Europe, in hedges. D.C. fl. fr. no. 3372. Req. 
diss. mss. G. sylvéstre pùmilum, Mert. et Koch. deutsch. fl. 1. 
p- 789. Gaud. fl. helv. 1. p. 431. G. Jussize'i, Vill. dauph. 2. 
p. 323.? G. multicaúle polyphýllum, Wallr. sched. p. 59. Juss. 
act. acad. par. 1714. p. 378. t. 15. f. 2. but the plant, in Jussieu's 
herbarium, has the margins of the leaves smooth and revolute. 
Flowers white. 
Supine Bed-straw. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. Pl. proc., 
15 G. Tyroxe’nsz (Willd. enum. 1. p. 153.) stems flaccid, 
tetragonal, equal, smooth; leaves 6-8 in a whorl, obovate-lan- 
ceolate, mucronate, with scabrous margins; floriferous branches 
panicled; peduncles trifid ; lobes of corolla awned ; fruit 
smooth, glabrous. Y.H. Native about Tyrol, on the mou 
tains, &e. Req. diss. mss. G. spléndens, Horn. suppl. 17. 
G. Mollùgo, var. Link. Flowers white. Probably a mere 
variety of G. Mullùgo. 
Tee A Bed-straw. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1801. Pi. 1 pet 
16 G. cinz‘reum (All. ped. no. 22. t. 77. f. 4.) stems yee 
woody at the base, much branched, panicled at top, pais 
and smooth; leaves 6-8 in a whorl, linear, glaucous beneat d 
stiff, mucronate, with hardly scabrous margins, usually ‘i 
flexed; branches of panicle trichotomous ; lobes of yas 
ending in a setaceous mucrone each; fruit glabrous, a 
Y.H. Native of the south of France, in exposed places; yes 
Upper Italy and Vallais. In the lowlands of Scotland, on h 
banks of the river Leith near Slateford, 3 miles from eget i 
D. C. fl. fr. no. 3364. G. diffùsum, Hook. scot. p. 52. Bris 
on the edges of the leaves pointing forward. Flowers -i 
Var. B, tenuifòlium (D. C. prod. 4. p- 595.) leaves gri se 
stiffer than those of the species. 4%. H. Native of te $: rt 
and Dauphiny. G. tenuifolium, All. ped. no. 23. D.C. 0.3 
no. 3365. G. corrudæfòlium. Vill. dauph. 2. p. 320. 
lidum, Presl. fl. sic. pr. 60. f the 
Var. y, pubéscens (D. C. fl. fr. no. 3364.) lower part 0 aid 
stems and lower leaves downy. 4. H. Native of dry, expo 
places. to 2 ft 
Grey Bed-straw. Fl. June, July. Scotland. Pl. 1 lancer 
17 G. Hyrca’xicum (Meyer, verz. pfl. p. 53.) plant 8 se 
cent, downy; stems erectish, branched a little, peter 
smooth ; leaves 6 in a whorl, nearly linear, mucronately “ia be 
nated, 1-nerved, smooth; umbels trichotomous, tern Aen 
rolla glabrous, having the lobes terminated by a deci ardly 
inflexed point; fructiferous pedicels erectly spreading, 
