Pt. ex. cal 42. RUBIACEiTl 252. Asperula. 481 



II. 252. ASPERULA. Dodonaus. Woodroffe. 

 Calyx very small; corolla funnelshape, 4-cut; titbe longj 



fruit dry, corklike. — Flowers panicled or umbelled^ ter- 

 minal. 



a. Asperulse. Flowers white- fndt hispid, 



1. Aspenda odorata. Sweet woodrqff^e. 

 Leaves lanceolate, 7 to 9 in a whirl i flowers in bundles, 



peduncled; fruit hispid. 



Asperula, Raii Syn. 224, I ; Ger. em. 1124, 1. 

 A>perula, sive Aspergula odorata. Park. 563. 

 Asperula odorata, lAn. S. P. 150. 

 Woodrowe. Woodrowelt, 



Woods and pastures ; perennial ; May. 



Root creeping; stem upright, panicle forked in threes J 

 corolla white. — While drying exhales a pleasant fragrance, 

 like new hay. 



b. Synanchicae. Flower reddish; fruit laid. 



2. Asperula minor. Small woodroffet 

 Stem, ascending, firm; leaves linear; upper leaves op- 

 posite, large, unequal ; corollce. all 4-cut. 



Rubeola vulgaris quadrifolia Isevis, floribus purpurantibus, i2a» 5j/tt. 

 225, 1. 



Synanchica Hist. Plant. Lugdunensis, Ger. em. 1120,5. 



Asperula repens Gesneri, sen Saxifraga altera Coesalpini, Park. 453. 



Asperula cynancliica, Lin. S. P. 151. 



Squinancy wort. 



Dry chalky places ; perennial; June* 



Root fibrous ; stem procumbent at bottom, afterwards 

 ascending ; leaves or bractese ovate ; flowers umbelled ; 

 coroZ/a^ flesh-colour, scented. 



III. 253. GALIUM. Dioscorides. Cheese-rennet. 

 Calyx very small; corolla rotate or bellshape, 4-cut j 



fruit dry, globular. 



a. Corolla yellow; fruit laid. 



1. Galium verum. True cheese-rennet. 



Leaves 8 in a whirl, linear, furrowed, rough above, edge 

 not cut ; flowering Iranches short, many-floWered. 



Galium luteum, jRai? Sj/n. 224, 1 ; Ger. e»j. 1126, 1 ; Park, 5Qi, 



Galium verum, Lin. S. P. 155. 



Ladies^ bedstraw. Our lady's bedstraw. Maid's hair. Petty muguet. 



Hedges and woodsides; perennial; July and August. 

 Root dark green, creeping; stem ascending; panicle much 

 branched, contracted i flowers smell like honey. — Root dyes 



VOL. II. 2 I 



