Gentianaceae novae Orienti-Tibeticae atque Austro-occidentali-Chinenses. 153. 
v. subcordiformia brevissime petiolata tenuia 5-nervia, 1—1,5 cm longa, 
1—10 mm lata, margine tenuiter erosa subcartilaginea. Flores solitarii 
ad apicem ramulorum brevium inter folia suprema brevissime pedicellati. 
Calycis tubus membranaceus angustus obconicus 8 mm longus, angulis 
quinque exalatis viridibus v. nigro-rufescentibus minutissime scaberulis; 
lobi lineari-aristati 4 mm longi. Corolla coerulea calyce fere triplo-longior 
obconico-tubulosa, tubo 2 cm longo, lobis triangulari-acutis latis 7 mm 
longis plicas subtruncatas breviter fimbriatas superantibus. Staminum 
filamenta apice recurva. Ovarium angustum 10 mm longum stipitatum, 
stipite 5 mm longo basi aurantiaco tumido; stylus ovarium aequans co- 
rollam superans ramis brevibus recurvis. Semina complanata exalata. 
„Valley of the Yangtse above Shiti Ko 7—9000 feet. Flowers bright 
blue. Yunnan, Oct. 1904“ G. Forrest. No. 409. 
Allied to G. primulaeflora Franchet, but distinguished by its larger 
Size, larger flowers, shape of the corolla. In some flowers two of the 
stamens are much shorter than the others, but this does not appear to. 
be a constant feature. 
3. Gentiana (Frigida) ornata Wall. var. alba G. Forrest, l. c., p. 72. 
A plant that appears to be a white variety of this species is included 
in the collection from 
„Plateau on summit of pass between Wei Hsi and Chi Tien on the 
Yangtse. Yangtse-Mekong divide. Elevation 14000 feet. Flowers pierce 
snow, white. Yunnan, Oct. 1904.“ G. Forrest. No. 408. 
4. Gentiana (Frigida) heptaphylla Balf. fil. et G. Forrest, 1. c., p. 72, 
pl. XIII. 
Perennis caespitosa e collo multicaulis, sub anthesi plurimis gemmibis 
suffulta, caulibus tomentosis decumbentibus demum erectis unifloris. Folia 
rosulata nulla; caulinia semper 7-verticellata in vaginam unam plus mi- 
nusve membranaceam coalita; laminae verticillarum inferiorum ovatae v.. 
Obovatae 4—5 mm longae 2 mm latae vaginaque commune 2 mm longa 
laminis continua, superiorum subflorem congestarum lineares 12 mm lon- 
gae 2 mm latae vagina 8 mm longa sinubus concavis, omnes acutae 
margine minute albo-ciliatae. Flores sessiles. Calyx foliorum verticilli 
verosimilitudine 7-lobus, lobis 8 min longis, viridibus linearibus acutis, 
tubo 13 mm longo 7-purpureo-vittato paullo brevioribus. Corolla magna, 
4,5 cm longa late campanulato-infundibuliformis coerulescens punctata et 
7 fasciis coloratis coeruleo-vittata 7-loba, lobis brevibus 5 mm longis 
deltoideis integris acuminatis, plicis truncato-erosis. Ovarium valide stipi- 
tatum, Stylo brevissimo. 
„Bare grassland on western side of summit of Kari pass, also for 
Some distance on descent to Shu Pa Lung valley. Yangtse-Mekong di- 
vide. Elevation 15— 16000 feet. Yunnan, Sept. 1904.“ G. Forrest. 
No, 45, 
„Kari pass. Near summit between Pung-tzu-la and Shi-zo. Yangtse- 
Mekong divide. Dry grassland. Yunnan. Elevation 15000 feet. Sept. 
1904.“ G, Forrest. No. 405. 
