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Gexus 6. SAMBUCUS. 



Ca/(/a' i'>-piirtetl. Corolla i'y-clcCi. Stamens 5. StiginasS, 

 Fruit globose, 3- seeded berry. 



1. S. Canadensis. A shrub ihickencd at the joints with glabrous branches. 

 /^iJtr.'igcncnilly bi-pinnatc ; leatlcis oblonij-ovjiJ, acutely serrate, acuminate, 

 glabrous, shining. Colt/z small. Corf>W<i rotate, with revolute oval segments, 

 ftoiofr* inl ax cymes. Fruit globose, black. 



While, h April— May. Wet grounds. Common. 8-15 feet. 



2. S. PuBESCENS. A small shrub, with ilie bark somewhat tuberculate. 

 Leavef pinnate, leallets 2-3 pairs, oval-lanceolate,^ acuminate, pubescent be- 

 naeth. Flou\rs in crowded racemose cymes. Fruit red. 



While- h June— July. Mountains. 



Ordi:r LXXIV. STELLAT.E. 



Cah/.v superior, 4-lubcd, or the wing nearly wanting. Cor- 

 olla rotate, or tubular, regular, inserted into the calyx, with 

 the lobes equal in number to the caly.\. Stamens 4. Ovary 

 2-celled, with solitary erect ovules. Sti/Ie 1. Stigmas 2. 

 Fruit an in(!ehiscent?pericarp, 2-celled, 2-sccded. Herbace- 

 ous plants with whorled leaves. Stems quadrangular. Flow- 

 ers minute. 



Genus I. GALIUM. 



Calyjc with the tub3 ovate-globose, or oblong; limb nearly 

 wanting. Corolla rotate, 4-parted. Stamens 4. Style 2- 

 clet't. Fruit didyinous. 



1. G. Trifidcm. Stem procumbent, assurgent, much branched, with the 

 anirles rctror^ely aculeate. Leaves 4-6 in a wiiorl, linear, obtuse, scabrous 

 on "the margin and midrib, i^/c/w'er^ axillary 1-3 in each whorl. Fruit purple, 

 smooth. 



White. "4- April — July. Damp soils. 



2. G. LATiFOLirM. Stem erect, glabrous. Leaves by fours, narrowed at 

 the base, flat, oval, with hispid margms, acute. Floxoers on divaricate pedun- 

 cles. Fruit frequently 1-seeded from the abortion of the other, smooth. 



Purple. '4- June — July. Mountains. 



3. G. Uniflort:m. Sttm procumbent, assurgent, smooth, sparingly branch- 

 ed. Leaves generally by fours, linear, acute, with revolute margms, some- 

 what scabrous; peduncles usually soUtary, with a whorl ot small leaves in 

 ihe middle. i-Vui/ imrple, smooth. 



White. % Alay — July. In rich shaded grounds. 12 in. 



4. G. HispiDULUM. Stem procumbent, much branched, pubescent, rough. 

 Leaves by fours, lanceolate, scabrous, doited. Ftowers a.xillary, terminal, on 

 sun pie or compound peduncles. Corolla hairy. Fruit purple, scabrous, 

 wiiii sh irt rigid hairs. 



White. % May — Oct. Sandy soils. Common. 



5. G. Pii/>«rM. SfPTTi scabrous with the angles bniry, branches axillary 

 cxpa- ' : ■ .' . ;', entire, ciliate, sprinkled with hairs; pedun' 

 club' i: :■ , I ry or by threes. /Vu/f hispid, while. 



Purple. l\. May— Sept. In dry soils. 



6. G. CfSPiDATUM. Stem prostrate, small, glabrou«. leaves by sixes, ai- 



