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the Levant, in exposed rocky places. Corollas reddish. Stems 
creeping at the base. - 
Var. 3, villòsum (D. C. prod. 4. p. 602.) plant more crowded ; 
leaves 4-8 ina whorl. 2. H. Native of the south of Europe, 
and at the bottom of the Pyrenees. G. villosum, Lam. dict. 2. 
p. 582. G. maritimum, Gouan. ill. p. 5. D. C. fl. fr. no. 3384. 
—Bartel. icon. p. 81.—Bocc. mus. 2. p. 110. t. 86. Fruit 
clothed with white hairs. 
Sea-side Bed-straw. 
1 foot. 
75 G. BRACHYPHY'LLUM (Schultes, mant. 3. p. 180.) plant 
smoothish, much branched, procumbent; leaves 4-6 in a whorl, 
but the upper ones are opposite, all lanceolate, mucronate, and 
reflexed; pedicels 2-3-together, axillary, 1-flowered ; fruit sca- 
brous from pubescence. %. H. Native of Caucasus, about 
Buduch, in the calcareous range, &c. G. brevifòlium, Stev. 
mem. mose. 3. p. 253. but not of Smith et Sibth. G. alpéstre, 
Stev. cat. hort. gor. 1812. p. 43. G. brachyphyllum, Bieb. f. 
taur. suppl. p. 107. Flowers white. This is an intermediate 
plant between the granular and villous fruited species. 
Short-leaved Bed-straw. P1. procumbent. 
76 G. erÆæcum (Lin. mant. p. 38.) stems suffruticose, branch- 
ed at the base; branches erect, hispid; leaves 6 in a whorl, 
linear, hairy, erect; peduncles axillary and terminal, few- 
flowered, a little longer than the leaves; fruit beset with long 
white bristles. %. H. Native of Greece, on Mount Parnassus, 
and the islands of Cois and Candia, on exposed rocks. Sibth et 
Smith, fl. greece. t. 136. D’Urv. cat. no. 129. Req. diss. mss. 
Lam. dict. 2. p. 584. Lodd. bot. cab. t. 1573.—P. Alp. exot. 
t. 166. Peduncles forming a racemose or thyrsoid panicle. 
Flowers small, yellowish-brown. 
Grecian Bed-straw. FI. June, July. Clt. 1798. Pl. 4 foot. 
77 G. ca‘num (Req. diss. mss. ex D.C. prod. 4. p. 602.) 
stems suffruticose, tufted ; branches very hairy and hoary ; leaves 
lanceolate, with revolute margins, hairy on both surfaces, hoary 
beneath ; peduncles cymose, few-flowered, 2-3 times longer than 
the leaves ; fruit hispid. 2%.H. Native of Syria, where it was 
collected by Donati and Labillardiere. Flowers small, purplish. 
Perhaps only a variety of G. græ cum. 
Hoary Bed-straw. Pl. $ foot. 
78 G. micra’NTuuM (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 103.) stems 
much branched, divaricate, beset with retrograde prickles ; 
leaves short, lanceolate, mucronate, glabrous, having the margins 
and keel prickly ; floriferous branches divaricately branched ; 
pedicels usually 2-flowered ; fruit hispid. wu. H. Native of 
North America, from Canada to New York, in mountain bogs. 
Said to resemble G. uligindsum very much. 
Small-flowered Bed-straw. PI. divaricate. 
Fl. June, July. Clt. 1826. Pl. 4 to 
§ 4. Coccogalia (from xoxxoc, kokkos, a grain, and galium; in 
reference to the granular fruit). D.C. prod. 4. p. 602. Perennial 
plants. Leaves 4 ina whorl. Flowers on long peduncles, herma- 
phrodite. Fruit granular. 
79 G. cottnoiprs (Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnza. 3. p. 227.) 
stems diffuse, weak, tetragonal, beset with retrograde bristles 
along the angles; whorles of leaves distant ; leaves 4 in a whorl, 
sessile, lanceolate, acute, with the nerve and margins scabrous ; 
panicles trichotomous, few-flowered, terminal ; pedicels capillary, 
very long ; fruit glabrous, minutely tubercular. %.F. Native 
of Chili, in hedges near Talcaguana, and about Conception. 
This is a very showy species, with the habit of G. uligindsum. 
Cotinus-like Bed-straw. P1. diffuse. 
80 G. Lanveindsum (Lam. ill. no. 1360.) stems, branches, 
and peduncles clothed with long soft dense hairs; leaves 4 in a 
whorl, lanceolate, acute, glabrous, with scabrous margins ; pedi- 
cels axillary and terminal, simple and bifid, very long, 1-flower- 
RUBIACEH. CCXVI. Garum. 
ed ; corolla glabrous, with acutish lobes; fruit glabrous, minutely 
tubercular.—Native of the East Indies, ex herb. Lam. 
Woolly Bed-straw. PI. diffuse. 
81 G. romentosum (Thunb. fl. cap. 151.) stems scandent, 
glabrous, much branched, tetragonal: with the angles denticu- 
lated ; branches densely clothed with white hairs; leaves 4 ina 
whorl, oblong, roughly serrated ; peduncles dichotomous, capil- 
lary, villous.—Native of the Cape of Good Hope. G. mariti- 
mum, Thunb. prod. p. 30. but not of Lin. 
Tomentose Bed-straw. PI. climbing. 
§ 5. Erythrogalia (from epvOpoc, erythros, red, and galium; 
in allusion to the red flowers of the species). D. C. prod. 4. p. 
603. Perennial plants. Leaves 6 in a whorl. Flowers herma- 
phrodite, cymosely panicled, purple or red. Fruit glabrous. 
82 G. purru‘reum (Lin. spec. p. 156.) stem erect, suffruti- 
cose, much branched, glabrous; leaves 5-6 in a whorl, linear- 
setaceous ; peduncles capillary, longer than the leaves; lobes of 
corolla apiculated ; fruit glabrous. h. G. Native from Pro- 
vence to Genoa, on dry hills; and in Greece, Carniola, Croatia, 
Req. diss. mss. Host. fl. aust. 1. p. 202. Noce. et Balb. fl. tic. 
1. p. 73. t.3. G. rùbrum, Scop. carn. no. 154. D.C. f. fr. 
no. 3354. exclusive of the synonymes. G. purpireum and G. 
rùbrum, Wulf. ex Hort. G. sylvéstre, Schleich. pl. exsic.—J. 
Bauh. hist. 3. p. 721. f. 2. Galium rubro flore, C. Bauh. hist. 
335. no. 2. Flowers small, deep purple. 
Purple-flowered Bed-straw. Fl. Ju. July. Clt. 1731. Pl. 1 ft. 
83 G. ru'sruMm (Lin. spec. 156.) stems herbaceous, weak, 
glabrous ; leaves 6 in a whorl, linear, spreading, glabrous ; pê- 
duncles axillary, many flowered; pedicels short ; lobes of co- 
rolla apiculated ; fruit glabrous. %. H. Native of the south 
of Europe, as of Nice and Piedmont. Noce. et Balb. fl. tic. 1, 
p. 74. G. purpùreum, Schleich. pl. exsic. D. C. fi. fr. 4. p 
251,—Clus. hist. 2. p. 174, lower figure. Flowers dirty purple, 
larger than those of G. purpreum. 
Var. B, pildsum (Duby, ench. 1. p. 248.) stem 
base. %. H. Native of the meadows of Lozera, 
das. G. purpùreum var. 8, D. C. fl. fr. 5. p. 446. pl 
Red-flowered Bed-straw. FI. June, July. Clt, 1597. fb 
procumbent. 
pilose at the 
about Mel- 
§ 6. Xanthogalia (from tavboc, xanthos, yellow, and gahat 
in reference to the yellow flowers of the species). D. C. prod. 4. 
p. 603. Plants perennial. Leaves 6-10 in a whorl. Flowers 
yellow, all hermaphrodite. Inflorescence panicled. 
84 G. rupe'stre (Visiani, ex Biasol. in litt, 1829. ex D. * 
prod. 4. p. 603.) stems erect, tetragonal, velvety, glabrous at = 
apex; leaves 6 in a whorl, upper 4 in a whorl, and the uppe á 
most ones opposite, linear-lanceolate, a little cuneated, mie 
nate, glabrous, with rather scabrous edges ; floriferous branche 
panicled ; lobes of corolla acuminated ; fruit glabrous. y. 
Native of Dalmatia, on rocks. Flowers small, deep yellow. 
Rock Ladies’ Bed-straw. Pl. 1 foot. : A 
85 G. verum (Lin. spec. 155.) stems erectish, pager 
almost simple; leaves 8 in a whorl, linear, sulcate, with je 
revolute edges, smooth ; floriferous branches panicled, almos +6 
terminal ; pedicels crowded, leafy, about equal in length i = 
flowers. 2. H. Native of Europe and Siberia, in mea ome 
way sides, margins of fields and woods, and among pushen 
quent; very common in Britain, in dry soil. G. lùteum, Ma 
meth. 486. Root creeping, tawny. Flowers yellow. “© 
each tipped by a hair. 
View a, leiophýllum (Wallr. sched. crit. p. 56.) stem and 
leaves quite glabrous, smooth; flowers pale yellow. eee 
Native in rather humid shady places. G. vérum B gla 
Req. diss. mss. 
