foliis obovatis acumiriatis ; floribus axillaribus ter- 
minalibusque, seminibus hispidis Raf.—Galium. 
2. Rob. p. 452. Flowers white, blossoming in 
March aud April. Perhaps the G . brachiatmn of 
Pursh ? 
39. Galium trifidum Wild.—G. 3. Rob. p. 452. 
40. Diodia oblonga Raf. Caulibus procumbentibus 
tetragonis geniculatis pubescentibus, foliis subses- 
silibus oblongis integris acutis glabris, floribus 
solitaris geminatisque, corollis intus barbatis 
Raf.—Crucianella 1. Rob. p. 452. Stem two or 
three feet long, flowers white, stamina projecting, 
style bifid, anthers oblong and transversal : corol¬ 
la infundibuliform. 
41. SpermacGce lasiantka Raf. Caule debilis, ramis 
diffusis, foliis sessilibus oblongis acutis integris 
nervosis, nervis scabris, floribus verticillatis, co¬ 
rolla intus lanata. Raf.—Crucianella. 2. Rob. p. 
453. Stem about two feet long, leaves two or 
three inches long, flowers small white sessile glo¬ 
merated, calyx with four teeth ; stamina sessile 
hidden in. the wool of the corolla. It blossoms 
in August. 
42. Ilubia techensis Raf. Caule debilis diffuse qua- 
drangulo, angulis acnleatis, foliis quaternis sub- 
sessilis ovalis lucidis', margine pilose scabro. Raf. 
—Rubia Rob. p. 453. Found on the eastern 
side of the river Teche, root red and yellow ; 
stem scarcely two feet high, leaves one inch long. 
Robin did not see the flowers, it might be a spe¬ 
cies of Galium ? 
