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Diototheca , was given by Vaillant to the Morina 
of Tournefort and Linnaeus. Raf. 
235. Diototheca repens Raf. Caulibus repentibus pu- 
bescentibus tetragonis, foliis oppositis petiolatis 
ovalis dentatis scabris, floribus axillaribus. Raf. 
—Scabiosa Rob. p. 449. A small plant only 
eight inches long, folioles of the perianthe large, 
chaffs violet, the divisions of the calyx broad at 
the base. It grows along the banks of the Mis¬ 
sissippi in open grounds. 
236. Cephalanthus occidentalis L.—Bois de Marais 
Rob. p. 450. Shrub 12 to 16 feet high, growing 
in swamps and near the waters, bark grey, wood 
brittle, leaves half a foot long, oval opposite pe- 
tiolate shining above, whitish underneath, flowers 
sweet scented, white, corolla hairy inside. The 
leaves, flowers, and principally the bark of its 
roots, are frequently employed as a febrifuge, a 
cathartic, and incisive. 
Order II.—Rubiacea. 
237. Galium uniflorum Michaux ?—G. 1. Rob. p. 452„ ' 
A small species seven or eight inches high, whirls 
four or five leaved, leaves nearly linear, smooth., 
one nerved, stem angular only rough at the base, 
seeds smooth, blossoms in March and April. 
Perhaps a new species ; but Robin does not de? 
scribe the inflorescence. Flowers white. 
238. Galium longicaule Raf. Caulibus longissimis an* 
gulatis, foliisque aculeatis, verticillis 6—8 phyljfe.. 
