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diffuse clusters, each flower on a long, very slender pedicel. Corolla lobes 
usually 3; stamens 3, Fruit smooth, Sphagnous swamps and cold wet 
places, Maine to southern New York. All summer. 
15. G. Claytoni, Michx. (Fig. 14, pl. 151.) Ciayton’s Bepstraw. 
Stem 4 to 2 ft. high, slender, 4-angled, the angles rough with hooked hairs, 
branching in 2s or 3s. Leaves commonly in 5s or 6s, spatula-form, with 
a stiff bristle point at apex, which otherwise is rounded, margin rather 
rough. Flowers in very diffuse clusters at top of plant, the ultimate 
groups being of 1 or 2 white flowers, Corolla very small, 3-lobed. Fruit 
smooth. Swamps and wet meadows, generally distributed. May-July. 
16. G. palustre, L. (Fig. 13, pl. 151.) Marsn Bepstraw. Plant 
nearly or quite smooth, stem about 15 in. high, erect, slender, long be- 
tween the nodes, branches quite short. Leaves small, in 2s to 6s, narrow 
linear, rounded at apex. Flowers in terminal scattered clusters, white. 
Fruit smooth. Moist shady places, roadsides, ete. May-July. 
17. G. concinnum, Torr. and Gray. (Fig. 2, pl. 152.) Surnine Bep- 
STRAW. Stem weak, decumbent, diffusely branched. Whole plant shining. 
Leaves in 6s, linear, + in. long. Flowers in 3-forked terminal clusters, 
white, minute. Fruit small, smooth. Dry woods, New Jersey and south- 
ward. June-Aug. 
18. G. asprellum, Michx. (Fig. 12, pl. 151.) RovucH Brpstraw. 
Stems decumbent, very branching, rough with stiff hooked hairs, 2 to 6 
ft. long. Leaves in 6s or 5s, very rough at margins, narrowly oval 1/3 to 
2/3 in. long, bristle-pointed. Flowers white, small, in terminal clusters. 
Fruit smooth. In wet places, ditches, etc., leaning on other plants. June- 
Aug. 
19. G. hispidulum, Michx. (Fig. 4, pl. 152.) Coast Berpstraw. 
Stem branching, nearly smooth or hairy, 1 to 2 ft. high. Leaves in 4s. 
Flowers few. Fruit a double fleshy berry. Southern part of our area. 
May-Aug. 
7. SHERARDIA, L. 
Resembles Galium, but flowers are funnel-form with a decided tube and 
leaves are spiny pointed. Calyx tube 4- to 6-parted. Corolla 4- to 5-lobed. 
Stamens 4 or 5. 
S. arvensis, L. (Fig. 6, pl. 152.) Brue Fierp Mapper. Stems 
growing in tufts 3 to 10 in. long, weak. Leaves in 4s, 5s or 6s, lance- 
shaped, sharp at apex. Flowers in terminal clusters, each subtended by 
an involucre, which is as long as the flowers. Corolla pink or blue. 
Naturalized in many places. June-July. 
8 ASPERULA, L. 
Another Galium-like plant with white or pinkish flowers. Leaves 6 to 
9 in a whorl, rough at the margins. Corolla funnel-shaped. Fruit in 
pairs. Flowers in terminal nearly flat clusters. 
A. odorata, L. (Fig. 5, pl. 152.) Sweet Wooprurr. Stem slender, 
erect, smooth. Leaves usually in 8s (less or more), lance-shaped, bristle- 
pointed, Flowers pink or white, Fruit hairy. Naturalized, in waste 
places. May-July. 
