Duotyls or Exogenous Plants. 118 



Ga'-li-um lan-ce-o-la'-tum Torr. Wild Licorice. — Nearly glal)rous; 

 leaves (except the lowest) lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, taperinj; to 

 the apex, 2 in. long. 



b. Flou'cn bi iglil -a'liitr, iniiiirrdiis in a iimifiact panicle.' 



Ga'-IJ-um bo-re-a'-le L. Northern Bedstraw. -Smooth, 1-2 ft. high; 

 leaves linear-lanceolate; fruit minutely bristly, sometimes smooth. 



A. Li'aiies in \s-KiS. small. X-nciiwd. fruit smooth cxcefit in tlir last spi'cies. 



c. Leai'es pointless. 



Ga'-li-um tri'-fi-dum L. Small Bedstraw. — Stems weak, ascending, 

 •1-20 in. high, mostly roughened backwards on the angles ; leaves in 

 whorls of 4-(), linear or oblanceolate ; peduncles scattered, 1-7-flow- 

 ered ; corolla-lobes and stamens often only 3. 



Ga'-li-um con-cin'-num T. & G. Cleavers. — Stems low and slender, 

 6-12 in. high, with minutely roughened angles; leaves all in Hs, linear, 

 slightly pointed, the margins upwardly roughened ; peduncles 2-H 

 times forked, diffusely panicled. 



c. Leaves cuspidalely mm lonate or acuminate. 



Ga'-li-um as-prel'-lum Mx. Rough Bedstraw. — Stems much branched, 

 rough backw'ards with hooked prickles, leaning on bushes, o-5 ft. 

 high ; leaves in whorls of 6, or 4-5 on the branchlets, oval-lanceolate, 

 with almo.st prickly margins and midrib. 



Ga'-li-um tri-flo'-rum Mx. Three -floweredj Bedstraw. Stem l-o ft. 

 long, bristly-roughened backward on the angles ; leaves elliptical- 

 lanceolate, bristle-pointed, with slightly-roughened margins, 1-2 in. 

 long ; peduncles o-flowered, the flowers pedicelled, greenish. 



LXXXVI. Order CAP-RI-FO-LI-A'-CE-yE. HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY.— 



Mostly shrubby; leaves opposite; ovary inferior; stamens inserted on 

 the tube or base of the corolla. 



Corolla wheel-shaped or uni-shaped, regular ,a\ 



Corolla tubular, often irregular b . 



a. Leaves pinnate, fruit berry-like Satnhnciis. 1 



a. Leaves simple, fruit a 1-seeded drupe Viburnum 2 



b. Herbs, flowers axillary Triosteum. :! 



b. Shrubs, erect or climbing (c . 



c. Corolla regular, bell-shaped ; berry 2-seeded Symphoricarpus. 4 



c. Corolla more or less irregular, tubular; berry several-seeded Loniceia. '> 



c. Corolla funnel-form, nearly regular: pod 'J-celled, many seeded. . .Diervilla. (> 



