O ALl UM — BKDSTRA W — CLE A VKUS. 1 (5 7 



to avert. With its use in (lystnonorrhoa ho has havl loss oxporionpo, Imt, 

 so far as it goes, tentlinf^ only to confirm him in the opinion tliat viburnum, 

 as a uterine seJative, has been much overrated. 



RUBIACE^. 



Character of the Orrfer.— Shrubs or herbs, with opposite leaves con- 

 nected by stipules, or with loaves in whorls without apparent stipules. 

 Calyx adherent, to the ovary. Corolla 3- to o-lobed, insort(^d, to<:;ether with 

 the same uund)ur of stamens, upon the calyx-tubo. Ovary 2- to -l-cellod. 

 Fruit various. 



A larjifo oi'der, coniprisin<^ many inijjortant jjlants, amonj^ them tho 

 coffoo and cinchona trees, but represented in North America by only a few 

 comparatively unimportant genera. , 



GALIUM.— Bi:nsTUAw.—Ci,KAVK»s. 



Character of the Genus. — Calyx-teeth obsolete. Corolla commonly 4- 

 parted, rarely o-parted, whecl-shaj^jed, valvato in the bud. Stamens as many 

 as the lobes of the corolla. Styles 2. Fruit globular, dry or fleshy, sepa- 

 rating at maturity into two iudehiscont, seed-like carpels, each containing 

 a single .seed. 



Slender herbs, wdth square stems, whorled leaves, and smtdl axillary 

 or terminal cymose flowers. Tho roots frequently contain red coloring 

 matter. 



Galium Aparine Linnc. — Clcai-em, Hoot^e-OnD^n. 



DcHeriplltm. — Flowers axillary, on 1- to 2-llowered peduncles, white. 

 Fruit large, bristly with hooked prickles. 



An annual herb, with a weak, reclining stem, bristly with recurved 

 prickles. Leaves in whorls of about 8, lanceolate, tapering at the base, 

 short-pointed, rough on the margins and mid-rib. It flowers from May or 

 June forward. 



Ilabilat. — Common in shady thickets and margins of woods. Tlie 

 plant is indigenous to Europe, but whether introduced or indigenous hero 

 is not known. 



Galium triflorum IMichaux. — Sweet-scented Bedt^traw. 



Description. — Flowers axillary, on 3-flowei'ed peduncles, greenish. 

 Fruit hispid with hooked bristles. 



An herbaceous perennial Stem reclining or procuinbent, bristly or 

 hispid backward iipon the angles. Leaves in whorls of (>, elliptical- 

 lanceolate, bristle-pointed, 1-veined, the margins commonly roughened. 

 It flowers in Juno and July. 



Ilabilat. — Moist and rich woodlands throughout the United States and 

 Canada. 



