RUBIACEA. CCXVI. Garium. 
neath, with scabrous margins; peduncles axillary, a little longer 
than the leaves, bracteate, 1-2-flowered; corollas very minute, 
obtuse; fruit didymous, very hispid from hooked bristles. 4. 
G. Native of China, in humid places, near Ssi-jui-ssy. 
Fen-flowered Goose-grass. Pl. decumbent. 
125 G. ausrra‘te (D. C. prod. 4. p. 608.) stems weak, pro- 
cumbent, branched, tetragonal, pilose, on one side; leaves 4 in 
a whorl, oblong, mucronately acute, rather pilose, with sub- 
revolute edges; peduncles axillary, 3-flowered, hardly longer 
than the leaves; fruit very hispid from bristles.—Native of New 
Holland, at Bass Straits, where it was collected by D’Urville. 
Said to be nearly allied to G. recúrvum, but differs in the pedi- 
cels not being recurved, and in the fruit being twice the 
size. 
Southern Goose-grass. PI. procumbent. 
126 G. cra‘cite (Bunge, in mem. acad. sc. Petersb. 2. p. 
109.) stem simple, erect, quite glabrous, shining, tetragonal ; 
leaves 4 in a whorl: lower ones obovate, middle ones elliptic, supe- 
rior ones oblong, 1-nerved, scabrous from dots, hispid on the 
margins; panicles axillary, dichotomous, very slender, exceed- 
ing the leaves ; corollas very minute, obtuse; fruit hispid from 
hooked bristles. 2%.G. Native of China, on mountains, near 
Lun-ziian-ssy. 
Slender Goose-grass. PI. } foot. 
127 G. re’nerum (Schleich. ex Gaud. fl. helv. 4. p. 442.) 
stems filiform, glabrous ; leaves 6 in a whorl, obovate, seta- 
ceously apiculated, scabrous from retrograde prickles on the 
margins; peduncles by threes, trifid, spreading; fruit hispid. 
CIA Native of the Alps of Switzerland. Corollas small, 
Tender Goose-grass. Pl. procumbent. 
128 G. Livigidsum (D. C. fl. fr. no. 3382. icon. rar. t. 26.) 
stems decumbent, branched, rather scabrous; leaves 4-6 in a 
whorl, linear-lanceolate, acute, shorter than the internodes, 
a scabrous; peduncles elongated, divaricate, bifid or trifid ; 
rut nearly globose, hispid at top from somewhat hooked hairs. 
© Native of the south of France, Italy, Sicily, in rough 
Pond Places, and probably about Paris, but very doubtful. G. 
arisiense, Lin, spec. p. 157. exclusive of the synonymes. G. 
multiflorum, Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 251. G. axillare, Presl. prod. fi. 
ee P. 61. ex Guss. Flowers small, reddish. This species differs 
tom G. An'glicum and G. gracile in the fruit being hispid. 
Var. B, ndnum (D. C. prod. 4. p. 609.) stems short, erect. 
©. H. Native of Europe, in very sterile places. D. C. icon. 
rar, t. 26. right-hand figure. 
Litigious Goose-grass. Fl. June, J uly. Pl. decumbent. 
129 G. MICROSPE'RMUM (Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 130.) stems erect, 
tetragonal, glabrous, rough; branches divaricate ; leaves 6 in a 
E orl, linear-acute, denticulated ; fruit hispid. ©. H. Native 
M Barbary, near Mascar ; and of Sardinia. Aspérula scàbra, 
oris, elench. sard. 2, p. 4. and 3. p. 8. Flowers small, white. 
ery nearly allied to G. divaricàtum, Lam., and is perhaps only 
z variety of it, with hispid fruit. According to Steven, obs. 
med. in herb, Willd. it is only a variety of G. litigiosum. 
1 mall- seeded Goose-grass. FI. June, July. Clt. 1819. Pi. 
r 130 G. sera'ceum (Lam. dict. 2. (1786.) p. 584.) stems fili- 
rm, erect, scabrous at bottom; leaves usually 6-8 in a whorl, 
l sie from 4 to 8, linear-setaceous, with rather scabrous margins : 
PEE ones oblong; peduncles slender, divaricate, trifid; fruit 
‘pid from bristles, which are hooked at the apex. ©. 
"ative of Spain, Mauritania, Sicily, Provence, in exposed stony 
or rocky places. Desf. fl. atl. 1. p. 129. D.C. fl. fr. 5. p. 498. 
*™Microcarpum, Vahl, symb. 2. (1791.) p. 30. G. capillare, 
ed icon. 2. (1792.) p. 73. t. 191. f. 1. Lag. gen. et spec. no. 
27. G. floribindum, Sibth. et Smith, fl. græc. t. 134.? G. 
659 
capillàre and G. microcárpum, Spreng. syst. Flowers red. The 
oldest name is here admitted for this plant, as in all other cases. 
Setaceous-leaved Goose-grass. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. 
Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
131 G. Srstuéreyu (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 244.) stems 
smooth ; leaves 8 in a whorl, linear, revolutely setaceous, sca- 
brous: lower ones obovate; pedicels capillary; fruit rather 
pilose. ©.H. Native of the Grecian Islands, on sterile hills. 
G. capillare, Smith, prod. fl. grec. 1. p. 94. but not of Cav. 
G. Créticum annuum tenuifdlium flore albido, Tourn. cor. p. 4. 
Flowers pale yellow or cream-coloured. Perhaps only a variety 
of G. microspérmum or G. setaceum. 
Sibthorp’s Goose-grass. PI. 
132 G. Brevirdtium (Sibth. et Smith, fl. greece. t. 135. but 
not of Stev.) stems villous; leaves 7 in a whorl, obovate, awned, 
scabrous; peduncles triclotomous, terminal; lobes of corolla 
‘awned ; fruit hispid. ©.H. Native of Caramania, on the sea- 
shore. Flowers cream-coloured. ‘The bristles on the stem and 
leaves are not retrograde, as on most of the species. Perhaps 
the same as G. album, Willd. ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 
Short-leaved Goose-grass. PI. 1 foot. 
133 G. a’‘LBum (Forsk. descrip. const. p. 20.) stems erect, 
branched, downy, coloured at the nodi; leaves 6-8 in a whorl, 
oblong, mucronate, with scabrous hardly serrulated margins, 
glabrous above, and villous beneath, especially on the keel; 
fruit hispid. ©.H. Native about Smyrna. Flowers white. 
White-flowered Goose-grass. PI. 14 foot. 
134 G. recu’rvum (Req. diss. mss. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 609.) 
stems weak, decumbent, branched, smoothish; leaves 6 in a 
whorl, but the uppermost ones are only 4, obovate-oblong, nar- 
rowed at the base, acutish at the apex, glabrous; peduncles 
axillary, 3-flowered, equal in length to the leaves, deflexed while 
in fruit, hairy; fruit small, globose, hispid. ©. H. Native of 
the Grecian Archipelago, among rocks. G. micranthum, D’Urv. 
cat. no. 133. but not of Pursh. Sherardia muralis, Sibth. in 
herb. L’Her. 
Sherardia muralis, Stev. obs. p. 70? 
Recurved-peduncled Goose-grass. Pl. decumbent. 
§ 13. A’spere (from asper, rough ; fruit). D. C. prod. 4. 
p. 610.—A’spera, Moench. meth. 641. Plants annual. Leaves 
usually 4, rarely 6 in a whorl. Inflorescence lateral. Fruit oblong, 
hispid; mericarps or parts of fruit distinct, narrow, elongated. 
135 G. Finirérme (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 252.) stem 
simple, hispid, slightly tetragonal ; leaves 4 in a whorl, oblong, 
remotely ciliately denticulated, reticulated, glabrous; male 
flowers nearly sessile, hermaphrodite ones on short pedicels; 
fruit oblong, paleaceous, longer than the pedicels. ©. H. Na- 
tive of Teneriffe, on the Walls of Lagunea, but not to be found 
elsewhere. Valantia filiformis, Ait. hort. kew. 3. p. 42. Flowers 
yellowish. 
Filiform Goose-grass. Cit. 1780. Pl. $ to 
3 foot. 
136 G. mura‘te (D. C. fl. fr. no. 3383. All. pedem. no. 34. 
t. 77. f. 1.) stems branched, decumbent, smoothish ; leaves lan- 
ceolate, 6 and 4 in a whorl; flowers axillary, twin, on short 
pedicels; pedicels deflexed after flowering ; fruit oblong, hispid. 
©. H. Native of Occittania, Valentia, Sicily, Siberia, Provence, 
Italy, Cyprus, Candia, Persia, about Constantinople, in rugged 
exposed places. Buxb. cent. 2. t. 30. f. 2. G. minimum, 
Reem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 262. Aparine minima, All. nic. 
p. 4. Sherardia muralis, Lin. spec. 149. Sibth. et Smith, A. græc. 
115. G. stenocarpum, Duf. in litt. G. fragile, Pourr. chlor. hisp. 
512.—Moris. oxon. t. 21. f.6. A’spera nùtans, Moench. meth. 
p. 641. Corollas yellowish. Mature fruit of 2 mericarps. 
Var. (3, leiospérnum (Req. in litt. 1828. ex D. C. prod. 4. p. 
610.) stem, leaves, and fruit glabrous. ©. H. Native of 
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