400 OKDiiB 61 — RUBIACEiE. 



/?. lanobolItdm Torr. Tery smooth ; Iva. lanceolate ; Jr. ssssik. — A fine va- 

 riety with larger leaves (2' or more in length). Fls. purple. (G. Torreyi Bw.) 



y. MONTANUM T. & G. Dwarf; Ivs. obovate. — White Mts. (Oakes.) (6. Lit- 

 telli Oakes.) 



4 G. latifolium Mx. St. erect, smooth; Ivs. in 43, lanceolate, 3-veined, very 

 acute ; ped. axillary (leafy) and terminal, about twice trichotomous ; purple fls. 

 and smooth fruit on filiform pedicels. — Mts. E. Tenn. and Va. to Ga. An eleganj 

 species. St. about 2f high. Lvs. 1 to 2' long. Fls. very small, pedicels 2 to 6" 

 long, divaricate. Jl. 



5 G. boreale L. St. erect, smoo'th ; lvs. in 43, linear-lanceolate, rather acute, 

 3-veiu6d, smooth ; fig. in a terminal pyramidal panicle. — Grows in roelcy, shady 

 places, N. States and Brit. Am. Sis. If or more high, several together, branched 

 above. Lvs. 12 to 20" by 2 to 9'', tapering to an obtusish point. I'ls. numer- 

 ous, small, white, in a thyrse-like panicle at top of the stem. Fr. small. JL (G. 

 septentrionale Bw.) 



6 G-. hispidulum Mx. Diffuse, 'minutely hispid ; lvs. in 4s, oval, thickish, mostly 

 acute or muoronate ; ped. axUlary, 1 to 3-flowered ; fr. fleshy and berry-like, large, 

 bluish-purple. — S. Car to Pla. and La. Sts. sharply 4-augled. Lvs. 5 to 1" by 2 

 to 3", margin somewhat revolute. Pedicels of the fr. about 6" long. May — Oct. 



7 G. unifldrum. Mx. Glabrous ; sis. caspitous, slender, many, ascending ; lvs. in 

 4g. limar, acute; ped. axillary, eohtary, bearing 2 to 4 bracts, mostly 1-flowered; 

 fr. oblong, fleshy, smooth, purple. — Damp woods, S. Car. to Fla. and La. St 

 straight, nearly simple, about If high, the lvs. about 1' by 1'', and l-veined. Fr. 

 smaller than in No. 6. May. 



8 G. triflorum Mx. St. weak, often procumbent, smoothisb, shining ; lvs. in Ss 

 and Gs, elliptic and lanceolate, acuminate-cuspidate, l-veined, scarcely ciliate on 

 the margin ; ped. elongated, axillary, 3 (rarely 2)-fiowered at the extremity, often 

 twice di- or trichotomous ; fls. pedicellate ; fr. hispid with hooked hairs. — Moist 

 woods, Can. and IT. S. St. 1 to 3f long, slightly branched. Lvs. 1 to 2' long, J 

 as broad, often obovate. Fl. greenish white, small. Fr. whitish, with its uncinate 

 clothing. Jl. » 



9 G. aBprellum Mx. Rough Cleatees or Clivers. St. diffuse, very branch- 

 ing, rough backwards ; ' lvs. in 6s, 5s, or 4s, lanceolate, acuminate or cuspiUate, mar- 

 gin and midvein retrorsely aculeate ; ped. short, in 23 or Ss. — Common in thickets 

 and low grounds. Can. and N. States. St. weak, 2 to 5f long, leaning on other 

 plants, and closely adhering to them by its minute, retrorse prickles. Lvs. 5 to 

 8" by 2 to 3''. Fls. white, small and numerous. Fr. minute, smooth, often 

 slightly hispid when young. Jl. 



10 G. trifiduin L. Dyer's Cleavers. Goose-gkass. St. decumbent, very 

 branching, roughiah with retrorse prickles ; lvs. in 5s and 43, linear-oblong or ob- 

 lanceolaie, obtuse, rough-edged ; parts of the fls. mostly in 3s. — U In low, wet 

 grounds. Can. and TJ. S. It is one of the smallest of the speciea. Lvs. 3 to 6" 

 by 1 to 2", often cuneate at base. Ped. mostly in 3s, and axillary. Fls. small, 

 white. Jl. 



p. TiNOTORiUM Torr. St. nearly smooth; lvs. of the st. in 6g, of the branches 



in 43 ; ped. 2 or 3-flowered ; parts of the fl. in 4s. — A somewhat less slen- 



deT»variety than the first. The root is said to dye a permanent red. (G. tino- 



torium L.) 



y. LATiFdLiUM Torr. Lvs. in 4s, oblanceolate, obtuse ; ped. 3-flowered ; parti 



of the fl. in 43. 



XI G. conolnuum Torr. & Gr. St. decumbent, diffusely branched, retrorsely 



scabrous on the angles ; lvs. in 63. linear, glabrous, l-veined, scabrous upwards on 



the margins; ped. filiform, twice or thrice trichotomous, with short pedicels; 



lobes of the corolla acute. — Dry woods and hiUs, Mich., Ky., Ind. Sts. very 



slender, 10 to 15' high. Lvs in numerous whorls, 5 to 8" by 1", slightly broader 



in the middle. Fls. minute and numerous, white. Jn. 



12 G. Apariue L. St. weak, procumbent, retrorsely prickly ; lvs. in Ss, Is, or &s. 



linear-oblanceolate, muoronate, rough on the midvein and maiigin ; ped. axillary, 



1 to 2-flowered.— -(J) In wet thickets, Can. and N. States to Ind. (Plummer.) Sts. 



several feet long, leaning on other plants and closely adhering by their hooked 



