Rubiacese. 77 



GA'LIUM VE'RUM (109). Yellow Bed-straw. 6—9. Leaves 6 or 8 

 (694) in a whorl linear with recurved margins, flowers small yellow in dense 

 terminal and axillaiy cymes. Downs. 



GA'LIUM CRUCIA'TUM (95). Mug-wort. 4—6. Leaves 4 in a 

 (693) whorl ovate hairy, flowers yellow in few-flowered axillary cymes, outer 

 flowers staminate only. Waysides. 



GA'LIUM PALU'STRE (112). Water Bed-straw. 7—8. Stems rough 



(699) prickly loose spreading, leaves 4 — 6 in a whorl oblong-lanceolate, 

 margins with reflexed prickles, flowers white. Marshy places. 



Ga'lium borea'le (42). Cross-leaved Bed-straw. 6—8. Stems erect tufted 



(692) rigid, leaves 4 in a whorl lanceolate glabrous, fruit covered with hooked 



bristles, flowers white. [G, {Malham Tarn, Arncliffe, KilnseyCrag\ S. 



GA'LIUM APARI'NE (112). Cleavers. 6—7. Stem straggling rough 

 (703) matted together, leaves 6 — 8 in a whorl lanceolate rough with reflexed 



prickles, fruit covered with hooked bristles, flowers white 3 — 9 in a 



cyme. Hedges. 



GA'LIUM ULIGINO'SUM (89). Rough Water Bed-straw. 7—8. 



(700) Stem slender rough prickly, leaves 6 — 8 in a whorl linear lanceolate 

 rigid mucronate, flowers white few in a cyme. Marshy places. 



GA'LIUM MOLLU'GO (75). Great Hedge Bed-straw. 7—8. Stem 



(696) long straggling, leaves 6 — 8 in a whorl elliptical mucronate rough at 

 the margin, flowers white, fruit glabrous. Hedges. 



Ga'lium sylves'tre (22). Mountain Bed-straw. 7 — 8. Stems diffuse 

 (698) smooth, leaves 6 — 8 in a whorl linear lanceolate ciliate awned at the 

 tip, fruit minutely granulate, fruiting pedicels spreading. 



[G. ( Giggleswick Scar, Gordale, Malham, ) 



GA'LIUM SAXAT'ILE (in). Smooth Heath Bed-straw. Stem 4— 5 



(697) ■ inches high smooth prostrate tufted, leaves narrow 6 in a whorl obovate 



or linear-obovate mucronate. Rocks and heaths. 



W.—SHERARDIA. 



SHERAR'DIA ARVEN'SIS (104). Field Madder. 4-10. Calyx- 

 (709) limb 4 — 6-toothed persistent, corolla funnel-shaped lilac, limb 4-lobed, 

 stamens 4, style bifid, leaves 4 — 6 in a whorl oblong-lanceolate, fruit 

 minute dicoccous crowned by the enlarged ciliate calyx limb. Corn- 

 fields. 



lll.—ASPERULA. 



Corolla campanulate white 4-lobed, stamens 4, styles 2, fruit rough not 

 crowned by the calyx, 



ASPER'ULA ODORA'TA (loi). Woodruff. 5—6. Upper leaves 

 (705) 7 — 9 in ^ whorl, lower leaves 6 in a whorl lanceolate ciliate. Shady 



woods. 



