176 GENTIANE.E. 
Var. B, albiflora (Led. fi. alt. 1. p. 291.) flowers white. 
Native of Siberia. 
Obtuse-leaved Felwort. Pl. 1 foot. %. H. 
3 S. pecu’MBens (Vahl. symb. 1. p. 24.) glabrous, decum- 
bent; stems filiform, obscurely angular; leaves linear-lanceo- 
late, sessile, somewhat connate at the base; pedicels twine at 
the tops of the branches; each furnished with a linear bractea 
at the base. 2/. G. Native of Arabia Felix. Willd. spec. 1. 
p. 1330. Parnássia polynectaria, Forsk. descr. p. 207. icon. 
t. 5. f. 6. Stigmas 2. 
Decumbent Felwort. Pl. decumbent. 
4 S. Java’nica (Blum. bijdr. p. 848.) stem erect, fastigiately 
branched ; leaves linear-lanceolate, 3-nerved, sessile ; peduncles 
tetragonal, 1-flowered ; axillary ones usually twin, and the ter- 
minal ones aggregate; corollas campanulately 5-parted, about 
equal in length to the calyx. 21. S. Native of Java, on the 
top of Mount Gede, in humid places. 
Java Swertia. Fl.year. Pl. 
5 S.canv' LEA (Royle, herb.) lower leaves spatulate, petio- 
late: superior ones as well as calycine segments lanceolate, 
bluntish ; corollas 5-parted : segments ovate, mucronate, fringed 
on the edges with distant, linear scrobicles. 
the Himalaiah. Flowers blue. 
Blue-flowered Felwort. Pl. 
$2. Tetraméra (from rerpa, tetra, four, and pepic, meris, a 
part; parts of the flowers). Calyx 4-parted. Corolla 4-cleft. 
Stamens 4. 
6 S. picuéroma (Lin. spec. 329.) glabrous ; stems branched, 
dichotomous, diffuse, articulated, thick ; radical leaves obovate, 
nerved, petiolate : cauline ones elliptic, acute, 3-nerved, sessile ; 
pedicels from the forks of the branches nutant, shorter than the 
internodes. (2. H. Native of Siberia, on the banks of the 
Catscha, above Krasnojarsk, &c. Lin. amoen. 2. p. 317. Pall. 
fl. ross. 2. p. 100. t. 91.—Gmel. sib. 4. p. 113. t. 53. f. 2. Habit 
of 4nagállis, Lobes of calyx ovate-lanceolate, acute. Seg- 
ments of corolla ovate, obtuse, with the nectaries hardly ciliated. 
. Capsule obovate, compressed. Flowers green and sometimes 
reddish. Stem decumbent, red. : 
ichotumous Felwort. Pl. decumbent. 
7 S. muxticau’tis (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 128.) stems 
tufted; peduncles tetragonal, 1-flowered; leaves lanceolate, 
obtuse, attenuated at the base ; calvcine segments oval, obtuse ; 
corollas 3 times longer than the calyx: with oval-oblong, obtuse 
segments. 2t. H. Native of Nipaul, on the alps. Root long, 
fusiform. Stems tetragonal, trichotomous, 3-flowered, or simple 
1-flowered. Flowers purplish, size of those of S. perénnis. 
Many-stemmed Felwort. Pl. tufted. 
8 S. Parra'sn; glabrous; stem simple, filiform, erect ; leaves 
lanceolate, nerved ; pedicels erect, axillary, somewhat fastigiate. 
C.H. Native of Kamtschatka, at the mouth of the river 
Apalla. - S. tetrapétala, Pall. fl. ross. 2. p. 99. t. 90. f. 2. Each 
stem furnished with 4-5 pairs of leaves. Flowers small. 
Calycine segments linear. Segments of corolla hardly coher- 
ing at the base, deep blue; baving the nectariferous scrobicles 
combined, notched on the edges, and of a fulvous colour, and 
visible on the back. Ovarium fusiform. Stamens rufescent. 
Pallas’s Felwort. Pl. 3 foot. 
9 S. pusitia (Pursh, l. c.) glabrous ; stem simple, 1-flowered ; 
leaves oblong; corolla twice as long as calyx. ©.H. Native 
of New Hampshire, on the alpine regions of the White Hills ; 
and of Labrador. The whole plant is scarcely an inch high, 
with 1-2 pairs of small leaves, and a considerable sized blue 
flower. Segments of corolla oblong, acuminated ; of the calyx 
obtuse. 
Least Felwort. Fl June. Pl.1 inch. 
10 S. rasTiGIA TA (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 101.) glabrous ; 
A 
\ 
I. Swertia. 
©.H. Native of 
II. HALENIA. 
stem branched; leaves spatulate-obovate, nerved; flowers 
fastigiate, aggregate, axillary and terminal; pedicels twin; 
corolla campanulately rotate, length of calyx. wy. H. Native 
of North America, on the Missouri flats, near the Rocky Moun- 
tains, Lewis. Leaves large. Flowers sky blue. 
Fastigiate-flowered Felwort. Fl. July. Pl. i foot. 
11 S. perrotia'ta (Royle, mss.) glabrous; stem erect, terete ; 
leaves elliptic-oblong, acuminated, 7-nerved, connately sheath- 
ing; flowers racemosely panicled; segments of corolla acu- 
minated ; nectariferous scrobicules combined. 2/. H. Native of 
the Himalaiah. Habit and size of Gentiàna litea. Root fusi- 
form, horizontal, dirty yellow. Stems the thickness of a finger. 
Lower leaves petiolate ; petioles connately sheathing: upper 
ones sessile, connate., Flowers very numerous, drooping, blue? 
Pedicels filiform, furnished each with a lanceolate bractea at the 
base. Nectariferous scrobicles roundish, fringed with long cilia. 
Perfoliate-leaved Felwort. Pl. 3 feet. 
12 S. sPxcrósa (Wall. cat. no. 4384.) glabrous; stem erect, 
terete?; leaves petiolate, spatulate-oblong, obtuse, 5-nerved; 
flowers racemosely panicled ; segments of corolla obtuse; nec- 
tariferous scrobicles distinct, ciliated with threads. 2. H. 
Native of Nipaul, Kamaon, and Himalaiah. ^ Swértia petio- 
laris, Royle, mss. Petioles connate at the base. Leaves 2 
inches long. Segments of calyx lanceolate, mucronate. Co- 
rolla yellow, almost twice longer than the calyx. 
Showy Felwort. Pl. 2to 3 feet. d 
13 S. cuxEA' rA (Wall. cat. no. 4380.) glabrous; stem erect, 
filiform ; leaves spatulately oblong, petiolate, obtuse, 5-nerved ; 
flowers racemosely panicled ; segments of corolla obtuse; nec- 
tariferous scrobicles linear-oblong, distinct, ciliated with long 
hairs. 0). H. Native of the Himalaiah, Royle; Kamaon, Wall. 
Swértia glycanthéra, Royle, mss. Root fibry, dirty yellow. 
Leaves 2-4 inches long: superior ones linear-oblong, almost 
sessile. Segments of the calyx linear, acute, 3-nerved. Seg- 
ments of corolla obtuse, emarginate, 5-nerved. Corolla blue. 
Cuneate-leaved Felwort. Pl. 4 to 2 foot. 
14 S. arrerniroria (Royle, mss.) leaves alternate, elliptic- 
oblong, acuminated, 7-nerved, sheathing at the base; flowers 
drooping, racemosely panicled ; segments of the calyx ovate, 
acuminated : of the corolla elliptic, obtuse ; nectariferous scro- 
bieles orbicular, fringed, contiguous. %. H. Native of Ni- 
paul, Royle. : 
ZA lternate-leaved Felwort. Pl. 
Cult. Al the species delight in a light soil, inclining to peat; 
and a marshy situation. The perennial species are increased by 
division at the root, or by seed. 
II. HALE'NIA (meaning unknown to us), Borkh. in Roem. 
archiv. 1. p. 24. Swértia species of authors. 
Lin. syst. Tetra- Pentándria, Digynia. Calyx 4-parted. Co- 
rolla subcampanulate or funnel-shaped, 4-cleft, each segment 
furnished with a spur, horn, or tubercle at the base. Filaments 
filiform or subulate ; anthers incumbent, dehiscing at the sides 
lengthwise. Stigma sessile, 2-lobed. Capsule 1-celled, 2-valved 
at apex. Seeds roundish, small, smooth. — Usually glabrous herbs. 
Leaves opposite, quite entire, nerved: radical ones crowded. 
Flowers terminal and axillary, pedunculate, blue, or yellow. 
1 H. Sısírica (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 25.) stem erect, 
obsoletely quadrangular, simple, or branched ; cauline leaves 
lanceolate, 3-nerved ; pedicels axillary and terminal, filiform, 
l-flowered ; flowers nutant; corolla subcampanulate, sometimes 
5-cleft ; spurs divaricate, incurved, subulate. ©. or %. H. 
Native of Siberia, about the Genissee, and in shady places at the 
mouth of the river Tschulyschman. Swértia corniculata, Lin. 
spec. 328. amoen. 2. p. 317. Pall. fl. ross. 2. p. 99. t. 90. f. 1. 
Tetragonánthus elàtior. Stell. irc. p. 122.—Gmel. sib. 4. p. 114. 
t. 53. f. 3. Radical leaves broad, lanceolate. Corollas greenish. 
