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Secr. II. Annual plants. 
Style short; stigma 2-lobed. 
21 G. Av'nEA (Lin. spec. 331.) stem erect, branched ; branches 
tetragonal; lower leaves spatulate-oblong: upper ones ovate, 
acutish, all obsoletely 5-nerved ; flowers axillary and terminal, 
on long angular pedicels; corollas campanulately funnel- 
shaped, 5-cleft: segments acuminated: throat naked. ©. H. 
Native of the alps of Lapland, Norway, on islands near the sea. 
Freel. iam p. 54. no. 20. Lin. fl. lapp. ed. 2. p. 65. Gmel. 
syst. 1. p. 461. no. 23. Gentiana involucràta, Rottb. in act. 
hafn. T p.434. t. 1. £. 2. A.B. Wahl. Japp. p. 67. Gen- 
tiàna quinquefólia, Oed. fl. dan. t. 344. ^ Híppion aüreum, 
Schmidt, in Roem. arch. 1. p. 10. no. 10.— Barrel. icon. 3. t 
104. f. 1. Radical leaves dense. Calycine segments ovate, 
mucronate, Wahl.; subulate, Lin. Flowers collected into heads 
of few flowers, involucrated. Corolla white, ex Wahl. ; yellow 
in the dried state, ex Lin. ; purple ex Old. ; tube length of calyx. 
Capsule longer than the calyx. 
Golden-flowered Gentian. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1823. Pl. 1 to 1 ft. 
22 G. QUINQUEFLÒRA (Lin. spec. 333. exclusive of the syno- 
nymes. Lam. dict. 2. p. 643.) stem tetragonal, branched; 
leaves stem-clasping, oval, acute, 3-nerved; flowers moni 
and lateral, 3-5 together, on bore pedicels ; AUR tubularly cam- 
panulate, 5-cleft : throat naked: segments lanceolate, acuminated, 
with simple plieze ; calycine segments very short, narrow.  &. 
H. Native from New York to Kentucky, on hills in shady 
dry places. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1339. Freel. gent. p. 51. Gen- 
tiàna pode Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 175.  Pursh, fl. 
Corolla campanulate ; throat naked. 
amer. sept. 1. p. 186. Gentiana amarelloides Kentuckénsis, 
Pers. syn. 1. P^ 286. Gentiana quinquefólia, Lin. spec. 1. p. 
333. exclusive of the synonymes. ^ Híppion quinquefólium, 
Schmidt, in Roem. arch. 1. p. 11. Flowers small, pale blue, 
not yellow, as represented by Michaux. Angles of stem mem- 
branous. 
Five-flowered Gentian. Fl. Aug. Clit. 1824. Pl.3 to 1 ft. 
23 G. Aveu’tica (Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnea. 1. p. 175.) 
stem tetragonal, obsoletely winged, simple or branched at the 
base ; leaves obscurely 3-nerved: radical ones few, lanceolate- 
spatulate: cauline and floral ones ovate, stem-clasping ; flowers 
on short pedicels, and as if they were involucrated by the floral 
leaves; corolla salver-shaped, 4-cleft; with a naked throat and 
Janceolate segments, which are denticulated at the edges: calyx 
divided, even to the middle, nearly equal : with ovate-lanceolate, 
acute segments. ©. H. Native of the island of Unalaschka, 
in grassy places. Gentiàna Unalaschénsis, Ledeb. mss. Spreng. 
syst.l. p. 856. Plant quite glabrous. Flowers rather small, pale 
violet. Calycine segments cartilaginously serrulated. 
Aleutian Gentian. Pl. i to 1 foot. 
24 G. Rura na (Cham. et Schlecht, in Linnea. 1. p. 176.) 
stem tetragonal, obsoletely winged, branched from the base; 
radical and lower cauline leaves lanceolate, acutish, obscurely 
3-nerved, sometimes spatulate; flowers on long peduncles; 
corolla salver-shaped, 4-cleft, with a naked throat, more than 
twice longer than the calyx: having lanceolate, setaceously 
acuminated segments; calyx divided even to the base; seg- 
ments unequal: 2 of which are very large. C.H. Native of 
Behring's Straits, on the shore. Gent. gracilis, Cham. in litt. 
Cauline leaves linear-lanceolate. Branches or peduncles many- 
flowered. Very like Gent. aárea. 
Ruriki's Gentian. Pl. 1 to 4 foot. 
25 G. UMBELLA‘TA (Bieb. suppl. p. 188.) stem tetragonal, 
branched ; leaves ovate-oblong, bluntish, 3-5-nerved; radici 
ones spatulate ; peduncles icin umbellate, involucrated by 
the 4 superior leaves; flowers pedicellate; calycine segments 
linear-lanceolate, unequal ; corolla subcampanulate, 5-cleft : with 
ovate-lanceolate, mucronate segments. ©.H. Native of Cau- 
GENTIANES. 
‘long. 
VII. GENTIANA. 
casus and Siberia, in humid places, near rivers. Gentiana aürea, 
Steven, in mem. soc. mosc. 3. p. 257. Flowers small, pale 
blue. 
Umbellate-flowered Gentian. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1823. Pl. 4 ft 
26 G. propinaua (Richards in Frankl. Journ. ed. 2d. Appen. 
p. 9,) radical leaves linear, obovate, cauline ones lanceolate, corollas 
5-cleft, tubularly campanulate: segments subserrated at top: 
throat naked. ©. H. Native of North America. Habit of 
Eurythalia pratensis. 
Allied Gentian. Pl. i foot. 
§ 8. Corollas tubular, 4-5-cleft, with a naked throat. 
sessile. Annual plants, natives of Nipaul. 
Stigma 
27 G. cANALICULA TA (Royle, mss.) stem erect, branched, 
bicanaliculate ; leaves sessile, ovate-lanceolate, obtuse, somewhat 
5-nerved ; calyx 4-5-parted: with obovate, acuminated, mem- 
branous segments ; corolla tubular, 4-5-cleft ; throat naked: 
lobes ovate, acutish. ©. H. Native of Nipaul. Root sub- 
fusiform, fibrous. Leaves distinct, not connate at the base. 
Flowers racemosely panicled, blue; pedicels bisuleate. Calyx 
ample. Stamens 4-5, inserted in the sinuses of the corolla ; 
filaments very short, subulate. Anthers oblong. Capsule ob- 
long, compressed, bipartite at apex. Seeds spadiceous, convex 
on one side and engraven on the other. 
Channelled-stemmed Gentian. Pl. 3 to 1 foot. 
28 G. pepuNcuLa‘ra-(Royle, mss.) stem erect, bicanaliculate, 
branched from the base; leaves sessile, elliptic-oblong, obtuse, 
membranous; peduncles elongated, filiform, 1-flowered; caly- 
cine segments lanceolate, acute, unequal; corolla tubular : 
throat naked: lobes oval, obtuse. ©.H. Native of Nipaul. 
Root fibrous. Leaves distinct at the base, not connate. Calyx 
5-parted ; segments foliaceous, unequal. Throat of corolla 
ciliately bearded inside. Stamens inserted in the tube. Fila- 
ments channelled. Anthers and ovarium oblong.  Stigmas 
short, obtuse, minutely papillose. Capsule subcylindrical, bifid 
at apex. Seeds small, roundish, with excavated dots. 
Peduncled-flowered Gentian. Pl. 4 to 4 foot. 
29 G. Moorcrortia‘ya (Wall, cat. no. 4390.) annual, much 
branched; leaves lanceolate, obtuse; flowers large, panicled ; 
calyx campanulate : with a short tube and long, linear segments ; 
corolla large, funnel-shaped, with elliptic, obtuse segments, 
and a naked throat. ©. H. Native from Sirinagur to Luddak. 
Pedicels long, 1-flowered. Flowers large, showy. 
Moorcroft’s Gentian. Pl. 1 foot. 
Anémala. 
§ 4. 
30 G. riNiFüLIA (Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb.) stem solitary, 
simple, erect, densely leafy; leaves very narrow-linear, mucro- 
nulate, much crowded ; raceme terminal, erect, thyrsoid; co- 
rolla tubular, longer than the calyx, with a glabrous throat, and 
ovate, acute segments. .2/. F. Native of Peru, on the Cordil- 
leras of the Andes. Root thick, fusiform. Leaves an inch 
Racemes 2-3 inches long, many-flowered. Flowers 
fascicled, verticillate.  Bracteas lanceolate, membranous. Calyx 
campanulate ; with lanceolate, acute segments. Ovarium fusi- 
form, stipitate. Style rather long; lobes of stigma roundish ; 
mucronate revolute. Seeds globose, smooth. Habit of a species 
of Eudóxia. 
Pine-leaved Gentian. 
An anomalous species. 
Pl. 4 foot. 
T Species hardly known, many of which are probably syno- 
nymous mith those described above. 
