100 COMMON CANADIAN WIIjD PLANTS. 



6. G. Kamtsehat'ieum, Steller, has leaves orbiculur to 

 ablong-ovale, and corolla yellotmsh-white and glabrous. — 

 Mountain woods, Atl. Prov. 



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7. G. asppel'lum, Miohx. (Rough Bcdstraw.) Loaves 

 in whorls of 6, or 4 or 5 on the branohlets, elliptical-lanceo- 

 late, very rough on the edges and midrib. Stem weak, 3-5 

 feet high, leaning upon and clinging to bushes by its rough 

 edges. Flowers numerous in panicled clusters. Fruit not 

 rough. Thickets. 



8. G. trif'idum, L. (Small Bedstraw.) Leaves in 

 jfhorls of 4-6. Stem 6-18 inches high, roughened on th« 

 edges, as are the leaves usually. Flowers few, not panicled. 

 Farts of the flowers generally in threes. Fruit smooth. Viir. 

 latifolium, Torr., is easily known by its broad leaves and 

 widely branching steins. — Low grounds and swamps. 



Var. tineto'rium, Torr. and Gray. Stem taller and 

 stouter, with nearly smooth angles. Peduncles 3-7-flowered. 

 Corolla-lobes and stamens 4. 



9. G. borea'le, L. (Northern Bedstraw.) Leaves in, 

 whorls of Jf, linear-lanceolate, 3-nerved. Flowers very 

 numerous, crowded in a narrow and compact terminal 

 panicle. Stem erect and rigid, 1-3 feet high. — Rocky 

 thickets and river-banks. 



• «. I^IIEUAUO'IA, Dill. 



S. arven'sis, L. Sparingly naturalized. 



3. CEPalAlAX'TUEIS, L. BUTTON BuSH. 

 C. OCCidenta'liS, L. A smooth shrub growing in swamps, 

 with ovate petioled pointed leaves, which "are opposite or in 

 whorls of 3. Easily recognized by the globular head of 

 white flowers. 



4. MIT<:1IELLA, h. Paktkidgb Beruy. 

 M. repens, L. — Common in dry woods. Leaves round- 

 ovate, shining, sometimes with whitish lines. 



