400 Ordbe 67 — RtJBIACE-ffi. 



/?. LANCEOlItum Torr. Very smooth ; Ivs. lanceolate j fr. sessile. — A. fine yai. 



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

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



telll Oakes.) 



4 G. latifdlium Mx. St. erect, smooth; his. in 4s, lanceolate, 3-veined, very 

 amte ; ped. axillary ^eafy) and terminal, about twice trichotomous ; purple fls. 

 and smooth fruit on fiUform pedicels. — Mts. B. Tenn. and Va. to Ga. An elegant 

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

 long, divaricate. Jl 



5 Gr. boreale L. St. erect, smooth ; lvs. in 4s, linear-lanceolate, rather acute, 

 3- veined, smooth ; fls. in a terminal pyramidal panicle. — Grows in rocky, shady 

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

 above. Lvs. 12 to 20" by 2 to 9'', tapering to an obtusish point. Hs. 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, thiokish, mostly 

 acute or mucronate ; ped. axillary, 1 to 3-flowered ; fr. fleshy and berry-like, la/rge, 

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

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



7 G. uniflorum Mx. Glabrous ; sts. ccespitmis, slender, many, ascending ; lvs. is 

 4s. linear, acute ; ped. axillary, solitary, 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 1-veined. Fr. 

 smaller than in No. 6. May. 



8 G. triflonim Mx. St. weak, often procumbent, smoothish, shining; lvs. in 6s 

 and 6s, elliptic and lanceolate, acuminate-cuspidate, 1-veined, scarcely cihate on 

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

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

 woods. Can. and TJ. 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. asprellum Mx. Eouan Cleavers or Clivers. St. diffusa, very branch- 

 ing, rough backwards ; lvs. in 6s, 53, or 4a, lanceolate, amminate or cuspidate, mar- 

 gin and midvein retrorsely aculeate ; ped. short, in 2s or 33. — 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. trifidum L. Dyer's Cleavers. Goose-grass. St. decumbent, very 

 branching, roughish with retrorse prickles ; his. in 5s and 43, linear-oblong or db- 

 lanceolate, obtuse, rough-edged; parts of the fls. mostly in Ss. — if In low, wet 

 grounds. Can. and U. 'S. It is one of the smallest of the species. Lvs. 3 to 6" 

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

 white. Jl. 



p. TmoTdEiusi Torr. St. nearly smooth ; lvs. of the st. in 6s, of the branches 

 in 4s; ped. 2 or 3-flowered; parts of the fl. in 4s. — A somewhat 16s3 slen- 

 der variety than thefirst. The root is said to dye a permanent red. (G. tinc- 

 torium L.) 



y. LATiFoLiuM Torr. Lvs. in 4s, oblaneeolate, obtuse; ped. 3-flowered; parts 

 of the fl. in 43. 



11 G. oonoinnum Torr. & Gr. St. decumbent, diffusely branched, retrorsely 

 scabrous on the angles ; his. in 6s. linear, glabrous, 1-veined, scabrous upwards on 

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

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

 Blender, 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. Aparine L. St weak, procumbent, retrorsely prickly; lvs. in Ss, Is, or 6s, 

 linear-oblanceolate, mucronate, rough on the midvein and margin ; ped. axillaiy, 

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

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



