LOXICKRACEiE GALIACE^ 399 



Dong. — V. odoratissimum, Ker. ; B. Reg. 6, t. 456. 5 China. — V. Lan- 

 tana, L. ; E. B. 5, t. 331. 5 Europe. — V. Mullaha, Buch. (V. stelktum. 

 Wall. pi. as. rar. 2, t. 169.) t Deyrah-Dhoon.— F. Opulus, L. ; E. B. 

 5, t. 332. S Europe. — V. microcarpum, Cham, and Schl. B Mexico. 



ORDER CLXXXIV.— GALIACE^, Lindl. Nat. Syst. p. 249. 



THE MADDER TRIBE. 



Herbs, by Lindl. referred to 7 genera, of these, DC. assigns 112 species 

 to Europe ; 43 to S. America, Mexico, and the W. Indies ; 16 to N. Ame- 

 rica ; 12 to the Levant ; 10 to Tauria ; 10 to S. Africa ; 8 to Persia ; 8 to N. 

 Africa ; 3 to Caucasus ; 3 to Iberia ; 3 to the Canaries ; 2 to New Holland ; 

 I to Japan ; 1 to Arabia ; and I to Tartary. In the E. Indies have been 

 discovered, according to DC, W. and A., Wall. Cat., and Royl. ill., 17 

 species, viz., 5 of Rubia ; 1 of Asperula ; and 11 of Galium, mostly natives 

 of the Himalayas, the Khassya Mountains and Kunawur ; two from Java, 

 1 from Dindygul-hills and I from Cochin China. Madder is the only pro- 

 duct of the order. 



Sherardia, Dill. {DC. pr. i,p. 581 ;— (?. Don's Mill. diet. 3, p. 637.) 

 1. arvensis, L. {DC. I. c ; — G. Don. I. c. ; — E. B. 13, t. 891.) © Eu- 

 rope. Tauria. Fl. small, purplish-blue, Feb. ; fr. March. 

 Asperula, L. {DC. pr. 4, p. 581 ; — G. Dons Mill. diet. 3, p. 637.) 



1. arvensis, L. {DC. I. c. ; — G. Don. I. c.) ® Europe. Fl. small, blue, 

 March. 

 Crucianella, {DC.pr. 4, p. 586 ; — G. Dons Mill. diet. 3, p. 640.) 

 1 angustifolia, L. {DC. I. c. ; — G. Don. o. c. j». 641.) From Spain 

 and Mauritiana to Tauria. Fl. small, yellowish-green, March. 

 Rubia, Tournef. {DC. pr. 4, p. 588 ;—G. Don's Mill. diet. 3, p. 642;— 

 W. and A. pr. \, p. 442.) 

 I. cordifolia, L. {DC. I. c. ; — G. Don. I. c. ;— W. and A. I. c. ;— Wight, 

 icon. 1, t. 187 ; — ./. Grah. Cat. B.pl.p. 93. — R. Munjista, Roxb.fl. 

 ind. \,p. 374 ; ed. Carey, 1, p. 383 ,—DC. I. c. ;— G. Don. I. c.) % 

 Neelgherries. Dindygul. Mahableshwur. Taong-Dong. Khassya Moun- 

 tains. Bhootan. Nepal. Japan. Siberia. Roots, stems and larger 

 branches, {Indian Madder,) used to dye red with. Was introduced 

 into H. C. G. in 1801, but had not fl. up to 1814. 

 Galium, Scop. {DC. pr. 4, p. 593 ;— G. Don's Mill. diet. 3, p. 647 ;—W. 

 and A. pr. \, p. 442.) 

 1, anglicum, Huds. {DC. o. c. p. 607 ; — G. Don. c. c. p. 657 ; — E. B. 6, 

 t. 384.) © England. France. Sicily. Caucasus. Fl. very small, pale 

 greenish-yellow, Feb. 

 2.tricorne, Wither. {DC. pr. A, p. 608 ;— G. Dons Mill.dict. 3, p. G.58 ; 

 — E. B. 23, t. 1641.) © Cornfields of Europe. Caucasus. Fl. very 

 small, cream-coloured, Feb. and March. 



