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RUBIACE.E. CCXVI. GALIUM. 



Oblique Bed-straw. PI. 1 foot, ascending. 



9 G. PUSI'LLUM (Lin. spec. 154. Smith, engl. hot. 74.) stems 

 diffuse, ascending or decumbent, smooth, glabrous ; leaves 8 in a 

 whorl, linear-lanceolate, acute, mucronate, glabrous : lower ones 

 almost obovate ; umbels terminal, trichotomous ; lobes of corolla 

 acute, not awned ; fruit glabrous, ~}J. . H. Native of Europe, 

 in dry pastures and in hedges frequent. In Britain on limestone 

 hills near Kendal ; about Matlock bath, Derbyshire ; in Scot- 

 land ; and in Ireland, near the lake of Killarney. D. C. fl. fr. 

 no. 3366. var. a. This is a very variable plant, and to it belong 

 G. Austriacum, Jacq. fl. aiistr. t. 80. G. lae've, Thuill. fl. par. 

 ed. 2. vol. 1. p. 77. G. sylvestre vulgatum, Gaudin, fl. helv. 



1. p. 248. G. glabrum, Sut. fl. helv. p. 90. G. papillosum, 

 Lapeyr. abr. p. 66. G. pallens, Thuill. fl. par. G. umbellatum a, 

 Lam. diet. 2. p. 579. and G. muhicaule oxyphyllum, Wallr. 

 sched. p. 53. Flowers white. Plants forming tufts. Lower 

 leaves and stems sometimes slightly hairy. 



Small Bed-straw. Fl. June, Aug. England. PI. ^ to 1 ft. 



10 G. ALPE'STRE (Gaud, in Roem. et Schultes, syst. 3. p. 225.) 

 plant tufted, glabrous, ascending, erectish, stiff; stems smooth, 

 glabrous ; leaves 8 in a whorl, obversely lanceolate, with smooth- 

 ish margins ; umbels trichotomous, fastigiate ; lobes of corolla 

 acute, not awned ; fruit smooth, glabrous, y.. H. Native of 

 France, Switzerland, Germany, Carniola, and Upper Italy, among 

 the mountains and alps. G. lae've var. a, ft, and y, D. C. fl. fr. 

 4. p. 256. G. sylvestre alpestre, Gaud. fl. helv. 1. p. 429. G. 

 anisophyllum, pusillum, montanum, and argenteum, Vill. dauph. 



2. p. 318-324. t. 78. G. lae've, Schleich. G. JussiaeM, Vill. 

 dauph. 2. p. 323. t. 7. Flowers white. There are varieties of 

 this species with stems from a finger to a hand high, quite gla- 

 brous or rather hairy. It is intermediate between G. lee've, G. 

 Bocconi, and G. supinum, which probably should be all combined 

 under one name. 



Alp Bed-straw. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. PI. foot. 



1 1 G. BOCCONI (All. ped. no. 24.) stems ascending, tetra- 

 gonal, downy below ; leaves 6-8 in a whorl, obversely lanceo- 

 late, smoothish, mucronate : lower ones broadest and downy; 

 umbels trichotomous ; lobes of corolla acute, not awned ; fruit 

 glabrous, smooth. I/. H. Native of France, Italy, Ger- 

 many, in dry sterile places, and in hedges. D. C. fl. fr. no. 3367. 

 G. sylvestre Bocconi, Gaud. fl. helv. 1. p. 430. G. sylvestre 

 hirsutum, Mert. et Koch, deutsch. fl. G. umbellatum, p, Lam. 

 G. scabrum, Pers. ench. 1. p. 127. Schleich. exsic. G. syl- 

 \6stre, Poll. no. 151. G. nitidulum, Thuill. fl. par. 1. p. 86. 

 G. asperum, Schreb. spic. p. 5. G. hirsutum, Sut. fl. helv. G. 

 Marchandi, Lapeyr. abr. p. 25. G. Jussiae'i, Lapeyr. ex Ar- 

 nott. G. multicaule eriopbyllum, Wallr. sched. p. 54. Bocc. 

 mus. t. 101. Barrel, icon. t. 57. Flowers white, tinged with 

 red outside. Probably only a variety of G. lafve. 



BocconVs Bed-straw. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1801. PI. 1 foot, 

 ascending. 



12 G. I-U'MILUM (Lam. diet. 2. p. 580. ill. no. 1368. t. 60. 

 f. 2.) plant tufted : leaves 6-8 in a whorl, linear, smooth, bisul- 

 cate beneath, very acute, tumid at the base ; flowers almost 

 terminal, subumbellate ; peduncles longer than the leaves ; fruit 

 glabrous. 2. H. Native of the Pyrenees, in rugged places, 

 c. D. C. fl. fr. no. 3374. Req. diss. mss. G. trichophyllum, 

 All. ped. auct. p. 1. Flowers white. Lobes of the corolla 

 obtuse. 



Var. a, hypnoldes (Vill. dauph. 2. p. 323.) plant tufted, erect- 

 ish ; peduncles 2-3-flowered. i;. H. Native of Dauphiny, 

 frequent on the mountains. 



Var. ft, cfEspitosum (Req. diss. mss.) stems decumbent, much 

 branched ; pedicels 1 -flowered. Tf. . H. Native of the Pyre- 

 nees, in high pastures. G. caespitosum, Ramond, act. acad. sc. 

 par. 1826. p. 155. Lam. ill. no. 1369.? G. Jussiae'i, Vill. ex 

 Gaud, inlitt. 



Var. y, rectum (Req. diss. mss.) stems erectish, branched 

 above ; peduncles divided, 2-4-flowered. 1{ . H. Native of 

 Provence, &c. among rocks. 



Var. S, pubescent (D. C. fl. fr. suppl. p. 496.) stems tufted, 

 erectish, and are, as well as the leaves, downy. I/. H. Native 

 of Provence, in exposed, rocky places. G. pubescens, Req. in 

 litt. 1813. G. pusillum, Lin. spec. 154. G. pumilum hirtel- 

 lum, Gaud. fl. helv. 1. p. 433. 



Dwarf Bed-straw. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. Pi. tufted. 



13 G. LITTORA'LE (Guss. fl. sic. prod. 1. p. 172.) stems stiff, 

 tetragonal ; branches approximate ; leaves usually 8 in a whorl, 

 oblong-lanceolate, dilated at the apex, mucronate, a little ser- 

 rated on the margin, spreading or reflexed ; branches of panicle 

 trichotomous, erect ; corolla downy outside, with ovate-lanceo- 

 late, awned lobes. 1 . H. Native of Sicily, in sandy, bushy- 

 places by the sea side. Flowers white. Nearly allied to C?. 

 Mollugo and G. apiculatum. 



Var. ft, pubescens (Guss. 1. c.) stems and peduncles downy or 

 villous at top. 



Sea-shore Bed-straw. PI. 1 to 2 feet. 



14 G. SUPINUM (Lam. diet. 2. p. 579.) stems procumbent, 

 filiform, branched, smooth ; leaves 5 in a whorl, obovate-linear, 

 with prickly or scabrous edges ; umbels trichotomous ; lobes of 

 corolla awnless ; fruit glabrous. I/ . H. Native of the tem- 

 perate parts of Europe, in hedges. D. C. fl. fr. no. 3372. Req. 

 diss. mss. G. sylvestre pumilum, Mert. et Koch, deutsch. fl. 1. 

 p. 789. Gaud. fl. helv. 1. p. 431. G. Jussise'i, Vill. dauph. 2. 

 p. 323. ? G. multicaule polyphyllum, Wallr. sched. p. 59. Juss. 

 act. acad. par. 1714. p. 378. t. 15. f. 2. but the plant, in Jussieu's 

 herbarium, has the margins of the leaves smooth and revolute. 

 Flowers white. 



Supine Bed-straw. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1819. PI. proc. 



15 G. TYROIE'NSE (Willd. enum. 1. p. 153.) stems flaccid, 

 tetragonal, equal, smooth ; leaves 6-8 in a whorl, obovate-lan- 

 ceolate, mucronate, with scabrous margins ; floriferous branches 

 panicled ; peduncles trifid ; lobes of corolla awned ; fruit 

 smooth, glabrous. 11 . H. Native about Tyrol, on the moun- 

 tains, &c. Req. diss. mss. G. splendens, Horn, suppl. 17.? 

 G. Mollugo, var. Link. Flowers white. Probably a mere 

 variety of G. Mullugo. 



Tyrolese Bed-straw. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1801. PI. 1 to2ft. 



16 G. CINE V REUM (All. ped. no. 22. t. 77. f. 4.) stems erect, 

 woody at the base, much branched, panicled at top, tetragonal 

 and smooth ; leaves 6-8 in a whorl, linear, glaucous beneath, 

 stiff, mucronate, with hardly scabrous margins, usually re- 

 flexed ; branches of panicle trichotomous ; lobes of corolla 

 ending in a setaceous mucrone each : fruit glabrous, smooth. 

 11 . H. Native of the south of France, in exposed places ; and 

 Upper Italy and Vallais. In the lowlands of Scotland, on the 

 banks of the river Leith near Slateford, 3 miles from Edinburgh. 

 D. C. fl. fr. no. 3364. G. diffusum, Hook. scot. p. 52. Bristles 

 on the edges of the leaves pointing forward. Flowers white. 



Var. ft, tenuifolmm (D. C. prod. 4. p. 595.) leaves linear, and 

 stiffer than those of the species. 2. H. Native of Piedmont 

 and Dauphiny. G. tenuifblium, All. ped. no. 23. D. C. fl. fr. 

 no. 3365. G. corrudaefolium. Vill. dauph. 2. p. 320. G. pal- 

 lidum, Presl. fl. sic. pr. 60. 



Var. y, pubescens (D. C. fl. fr. no. 3364.) lower part of the 

 stems and lower leaves downy. T. H. Native of dry, exposed 

 places. 



Grey Bed-straw. Fl. June, July. Scotland. PI. 1 to 2 ft. 



1 7 G. HYRCA'NICUM (Meyer, verz. pfl. p. 53.) plant glauces- 

 cent, downy ; stems erectish, branched a little, tetragonal, 

 smooth ; leaves 6 in a whorl, nearly linear, mucronately acumi- 

 nated, 1 -nerved, smooth; umbels trichotomous, terminal; co- 

 rolla glabrous, having the lobes terminated by a deciduous, 

 jnflexcd point ; fructiferous pedicels erectly spreading, hardly 



