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RUBIACEJE. 



A ohrub with opposite or whorled leaves: flowers in globular heads. 1 



Herb with opposite leaves: flower parts in 4's (rarely 3's or 5's): fruit briiitly 9 



Herbs with v/horled leaves: stems square: flowers 3-4-merous: fruit biglobul&r. . . . ^ . . 8 



1. CEPTTAT.ANTH.US, Linnaeus. 

 L 0. occideatalia, L. Corolla narrow funnelfonn, white, 4-lobed. (BvttxmJKteh.) 



2. KELLOGGIA, Torrey. 

 L K. galioides, Torr. Corolla funnelfonn, 3 or 4 lines long, pinkish or white. 



3. GAUTJM, Linnaeus. 



Fruit dry. leaves all in 4's, or the upper in pairs. 2, 3, 4, 8, 



leaves mostly in 6's (some in 4's, 5's or 8's) 1, 5, 6, 7 



Fruit juicy: perennials with leaves in 4's 1O to 14 



1. G. Aparine, L. Retrorsely hispid: leaves in 6's and 8's: fruit erect. 



2. G. bifoliuxn, Watson. Smooth: alternate leaves shorter: peduncles solitary. 



3. G. Kamtschaticum, Steller. Leaves orbicular to oblong-ovate, 3-nerved. 



4. G. boreale, L. Leaves narrow, 3-nerved: flowers white in terminal panicles. 



5. G. trifidum, L. Leaves slender, obtuse, 4 to 7 lines long: flower parts often in 3'a. 



6. G. asperrinram, Gr. Leaves lanceolate, 6 to 12 lines long, cymea dichotomons. 



7. G. trifLorum, Michx. Sweet scented: corolla greenish or yellowish: cymes 3-rayed. 



8. G. angustifolium, Nutt. Smooth, woody at base, rigid: fruit long-bristly. 



9. G. multiflorum, Kellogg. Tufted, a foot high or less: leaves ovate. 



10. G. pubens, Gr. Grayish, much branched: leaves broad, 6 lines long or less. 



11. G. Califormcum, H. & A. Similar: Leaves hispid-ciliate. Coast Hange. 



12. G. Nuttallii, Gr. Tall, mostly smooth: leaves small, oval or narrower. 



13. G. Bolanderi, Gr. Mostly smooth: corolla dull purple: berry white. 



14. G. Andrews!!, Gr. Matted tufts 2 to 4 inches high, leaves crowded, narrow, 

 shining, sharp. 



YALERIANACE.E. 



Calyx-limb of plume-like lobes, inrolled until fruiting: leaves lobed or parted. 1 



Calyx-limb none: flowers in dense terminal clusters: leaves simple C 



1. VALEEJANA, Tournefort 



1. V. sylvatica, Banks. Stem leaves 3-11-foliolate: corolla 2 or 3 lines long. 



2. V. Sitchexwis, Bong. Mor* robust: stem leaves 3-5-foliolate: corolla larger. 



