Tetrandria, 
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Perennial; flowers in August, and is common in pas- 
tures. The trivial name is derived from the truncated 
or bitten appearance of the root. 
Scab. Arvensis, Field- scabious ; small corollas four- 
cleft, radiating ; leaves pinnatifid, deeply cut, stem hairy. 
Perennial ; flowers in July ; is common in fields and 
meadows, and is easily distinguished from the preced- 
ing, particularly by its long branches and spindle-shap- 
ed root. The flowers exposed to the fumes of tobac- 
co assume a bright green colour. Smith* 
Sherardia. Gen. char. — Cor. monopetalous, fun- 
nel-shaped, superior ; seeds 2, three toothed. 
Sher. Arvemsis, Little-field Madder ; leaves whorled, 
flowers terminal. This beautiful little plant is annual, 
flowers through the whole summer, and is not uncom- 
mon among com and in uncultivated fields. 
Asperui-a. Gen. char. — -Cor. one petaled, funnel- 
shaped, superior ; seeds 2, round. 
Asper. Odorata, Sweet Woodruff ; eight lanceolated 
leaves in the whorl, fascicles of flowers on footstalks. 
Perennial ; flowers in May, is common in shady woods, 
and is collected on account of its fragrance. When 
dried it gives out the odour of benzoin. 
Galium. Gen. char. — Cor. one petaled, plain, su- 
perior ; seeds two, roundish. 
Gal. Veruntf Yellow Bed-Straw, or Cheese-Rennet ; 
with eight leaves, linear, furrowed, entire, rough ; 
flowers paniculated and crowded ; perennial ; flowers 
in July and August, and is very common on dry banks. 
