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RUBIACE^. [Galium. 



1. C occidentalis ; foliis oppositis ternisve ovatis ovallbusque acuminatis, pedunculis 

 capitulo multo longioribus ssepius ternis ad apices ramorum. DC, — Linn, Sp. PL p, 138. 

 Mich, Am, v. 1./?. 87, PursJu Fl. Am. v. 1. p, 114. BigcL FL Bost ed. 2. p,b\. Elliott^ 

 Carol, V. 1. p. 186. Torrey, Fl. of Un. St, v. 1. p, 164. De Cand, Prodr, v, 4. p. 538. 



Hab. Canada. Mickaux. Mrs, PercivaL 



Trib. IV. Stellate, Ray, — Flores hermaphroditi rarius diclini, Corollm rotatm atU 

 infundlhuUformes^ lobis per cestivationein valvatis. Styli duo autfere a hasi distincti aut 



plus minus in uniaim concreti. Stigmata capitata, Fructus constans 7n€ricarpiis duohus 

 indehiscentihus monospermis, Semina a pericarpio et calyce vix distincta. Albumen cor- 

 neum, — Suffrutices aut scepius HerhcB, Folia opposita ad axillam gemmifera^ et stipules 



foliiformcs [vulgo etiam folia dictce) utrinque 1, 2 aut^ gem^nulis destitute verticillum for- 

 mantes. Radices scepe rvhrce et ad ruhrum colorem tinctorice, DC, 



4. GALIUM. Scop. 



CaL tubus ovato-globosus aut oblongus, limbus vix ullus. Cor, 4-partita rotata, rarissime 

 3-partita. Stam, brevia, Styli 2 breves. Fructus didymus subrotundus rarius oblongus 

 siccus, constans mericarpiis 2 indehiscentibus 1-spermis, — Herbse ramosce. Folia cu?n 

 stipulis verticillata. Inflorescentia varia, DC, 



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* Fructibus IcBvibus glabris. 



1. G. Claytoni; caulibus debilibus foliisque quaternis quinisve obtusis lineari-ellipticis 

 marginibus costaque retrorsura scabris pedunculis axillaribus raro terminalibus l-S-floris, 

 corollis S^-fidis, fructu glabro. — Mich, Am, v, \,p, 78. Rich, in FrankL IsLjourn, ed, 2, 

 App, p, 4. Roe7n, et Schultes, Syst, Veget, v, 3. p. 222. — G. trifidum. Linn, Sp. PL p, 153. 

 (vix. WahLf) Pursh, Fl, Am, v, I. p, 108. Elliott, CaroL v, \, p, 194. Torrey, FL ofUn, 

 St, V, 1. p, 165. BigeL FL Bost. ed. 2. p, bQ. De Cand, Prodr, v. 4. p. 597. Cham, et 

 SchlechL in Linncea, v. 4. p, 221. — G. tinctorium. Rich, in FrankL \st Jonrn, ed, 1. App. 

 n. 40. — " Aparine a, n. 558. Gronov. Fl, Virg, 18. fide Herb. Grofwv," (Rich.) 



Hab. Throughout Canada, and as far North as lat. 68°. (Dr. Richardson,) Newfoundland. Dr. Mor- 

 rison. Miss Brenton. Columbia. Douglas. Dr. Scouler. Unalaschka. Chamisso. — The Europeean G. 

 tiijidum is a much slenderer plant than the American, and has, as Dr. Richardson well remarks, longer 

 recurved and capillary peduncles : and from which ours is probably distinct. 



2. G. tinctorium; caulibus decumbentibus foliisque quaternis senisve linearibus obtusis 

 marginibus costaque retrorsum scabris, pedunculis axillaribus terminal ibusque subcorymbosis 

 plurifloris, corollis 4-fidis5 fructu glabro. — Linn, Sp. PL p. 153. Pursh, Fl. Am, v, 1. p. 

 102. BigeL Fl, BosL ed. 2. p. 54? Torrey, FL of Un. St v,\,p. 166. De Cand. Prodr. v. 

 4. p. 597. ,. 



Hab. Canada. Pursh. Mrs. Skeppard. Mrs. PercivaL Newfoundland. Dr. Morrison. Miss Brenton. 

 Straits of de Fuca, North -West coast of America. Dr. Scouler.— Nearly allied to the preceding, but accord- 

 ing to my specimens from the British Possessions, and others from the United States, a larger and stouter 

 plant, with more numerous flowers on a pedimcle, and these peduncles so crowded towards the upper part 

 of the plant as to give it a copiously panicled appearance. It is said that from the root of this the Indians 



