102 TETRAXDRIA MONOGYKIA 



the lateral nerves very obscure. Peduncles dichotoroouB, each division general ) 

 bearing 3 aowerson short footstalks. Corolla reddish brown ; Lobes acute. Fruit 

 covered with white uncinate bristles. 

 Hab. Dry, sterile woodlands, and thickets: frequent. FL June. Fr. Aug. 



Obs. Uhere seems to be much confusion respecting this plant, and i'tssyno 

 nyms. It appears to be quite distinct from the specimens labelled G. bennudia* 

 man, In the Herbarium of the Philadelphia Academy ,— which were collected in 

 Bermuda! 'I heO. ben% dianum, in Muhlenberg's Herbarium, isa white How, red 

 species, with Che leaves lanceolate, and strongly 3-nerved. Dr. 'Ibrrey says he 

 could not distinguish it from G.pilosum; but Dr. Pickbrino and myself, on a re- 

 cent examination, concurred in the opinion that it was much more nearly allied 

 to our G. borcaie. It is true, the joints of the stem, and the mid-riband margins 

 of the leaves m re somewhat more | iiose, bul in every other feature itappeared 

 to be identical with the ti. bortale ol this County. 



7. G. cibc bzakr, J/.»\ Stem erect, smtfothish ; leaves in lours, oval, 

 or lancc-ovatc, rather obtuse, smoothish, 3-nerved, margins and nerves 

 ciliate; peduncles divaricate, few-flowered; fruit subseasile, nodding. 

 Beck. Jlot. p. 168. 



G. brarhiatum. Muhl Cat a I />, 16. Not of Pttrsh, nor of FL Cestr. 



Ciiu\*:a-likk Gaui-m. J ulgd—WM Liquorice. 



Root perennial. Stem 12 to 18 inches high, often branched near the base. 

 emoothish, or slightly pubescent on the angles. Leaves an inch loan inch and 

 half long, and half an inch to three quarters wide, oval, or ovate, the Lower oneB 

 often rouffliehrobovate and the upper ones lance-ovate, obtuse, or sometimes rath- 

 er acute, distinctly 3-nerved, margin and nerves ciliate, and the surface sprinkled 

 with short appressed hairs on both tides Peduncles nearly simple, finally genic- 

 ulate ; poteen; alternate, subsessile. tyrolla purplish white; lobes cuspidate. 

 Fruit uncinately hispid. 

 Hab. Rich woodlands : frequent. FL June— July. Fr. Am:.- Sept. 



Obs. This species is easily recognized by the siccct Hquorice-like ta8te of the 

 leaves. There is a variety 1 1* this, bf larger growth, with pellucid-punctate haves, 

 and. in some instances, almost as hairy as O. pilasum. 1>. Towksbnd, Esq. has 

 very stout specfeens of it from near Easton, in this State. Dr. Torrey ipjerien 

 whether it may not p ssibly be the G. bermudianum, of Pursh. 



8. G. lancf.olatt m, Torr. Stem erect, smooth; leaves in fours, lan- 

 ceolate, or ovate-lanceolate, rather acute, 3-nerved, smooth, margin and 

 nerves somewhat ciliate ; peduncles divaricate ; fruit sessile. Beck, 



Bot.p. 163. 



G. circirzans, vai\ lanceolatum. *V. Y. Catal. p. 23. DC. Prodr. 



4,/>. 601. 



G. Torrcyi. BigeL Post. p. 50. 



Lanceolate Galium. 



Root perennial. Stem 12 to 13 inches high, quite smooth, except at the joints, 

 somewhat bnmch.-d, j-.ints rather distant. Leaves an inch anil half to two and a 

 half inches Ion-, and half an inch to an inch wide, Lanceolate, or often ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, tapering to a point, rather thin and membranaceous, nearly smooth, mar- 

 gin ciliate, mid rib somewhat scabrous with short bristles. Peduncles long, sub- 

 terminal, trich lomous, finally divaricate. Corolla brownish purple, sometime* 

 whitish ; lobes acuminate. Fruit sessile, uncinately hispid. 

 Hab. Moist woodlands : frequent. FL July. Fr. Sept. 





