GENTIANEZE. XI. EURYTHALIA. 
the base. ©. H. Native of Germany, in boggy pastures. 
Gentiàna Amarélla, Willd. prod. berol. no. 293. bot. mag. 11. 
p. 37. Gent. uliginosa, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1347. Rchb. icon. 
t. 58. Gent. campéstre, Leyss. hal. no. 242. Stem 1-2 inches 
high. Peduncles long, 1-flowered. Perhaps hardly a variety 
of Amarélla. Corolla blueish. 
Bog Eurythalia. Fl. Aug. Pl. 1 to 2 inches. 
5 E. oBTUsSIFÒLIA ; stem tetragonal; leaves lanceolate, ob- 
tuse; corolla 4-5-cleft: tube equal in length to the calyx; 
segments of corolla having the inner plicee bearded. ©. H. 
Native of Bavaria, Savoy, and Switzerland, on the mountains. 
Gentiàna obtusifolia, Willd. spec. 1. p. 1347. Wahl. helv. p. 
49. G. amarélla y, Freel. gent. p. 87. . Híppion obtusifdlium, 
Schmidt, fl. boh. no. 226. Reem. arch. 1. p. 22. t. 2. f. 8. 
Gentiana spatulàta, Rchb. icon, t. 22. Gent. montana, Nees. 
Lower leaves narrow, and almost petiolate: radical ones almost 
orbicular. Corolla purplish or blueish yellow in the dried state. 
Branches few, 1-flowered. Two of the calycine segments are 
broader than the others. This plant is considered the same as 
E. Germánica by Cham. et Schlecht. in Linnea. 1. p. 179-180. 
Blunt-leaved Eurythalia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1826. Pl. 
& to 4 foot. 
6 E. rnATE'Nsis ; stem tetragonal, branched ; leaves lanceo- 
late, with scabrous edges, obsoletely 3-nerved; corolla 4-5- 
cleft: with ovate-lanceolate, obtuse segments: having the inner 
plicee bearded; calycine segments nearly equal, shorter than the 
tube. ©. H. Native of Russia and Siberia at the Baikal; 
and of Galicia, in humid and dry places. Gentiana praténsis, 
Freel. gent. p. 88. exclusive of the syn. of Fl. dan. G. cam- 
péstris, Pall. fl. ross. 2. p. 103. Taller and more branched 
than Æ. Germánica ; with the lower branches shorter than the 
internodes. Corolla not twice shorter than the largest calycine 
segments, of a livid blue colour. Leaves sometimes violaceous 
beneath. Flowers terminal, aggregate; pedicels shorter than 
the flowers. Said by Cham. in Linnea. 1. p. 181. to be the 
same with Zmarélla. 
Meadow Eurythalia. Fl. Aug. Sept. Clt. 1817. Pl. 14 ft. 
7 E. Cauca’stca; stem tetragonal, branched from the base; 
branches equal; leaves ovate-lanceolate, 3$-nerved ; corolla 
5-cleft, with ovate, obtuse segments, and a bearded throat; 
teeth of calyx subulate, nearly equal ©. H. Native 
of the alps of Caucasus, at the fountains called Juchari- 
basch. Gentiàna Caucásica, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 198. Sims, 
bot. mag. t. 1038. Gent. amarélla, Pall. ross. 2. p. 104. 
exclusive of the syn. of Fl. dan. t. 367. Gent. collina, Adams. 
in Willd. herb. Roots yellowish. Calyx shorter than the tube 
of the corolla. Peduncles I-flowered, length of leaves at the 
tops of the branches.  Corollas larger than those of E. cam- 
péstris, of a violaceous blue colour ; beard white. 
Caucasian Eurythalia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1804. 
foot. 
8 E. campr’stris (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 28.) stem te- 
tragonal, pyramidally branched: leaves lanceolate, 3-nerved ; 
corolla 4-cleft; the segments obtuse and the throat bearded ; 
the 2 exterior segments of the calyx very large. ©. H. Na- 
tive of Europe, from Sweden to Sicily, in dry elevated pastures. 
In Britain, particularly in the north of Wales and Scotland, 
plentiful; but more especially in marly districts. Gentidna 
campéstris, Lin. spec. 334. Freel. gent. p. 91. Smith, engl. 
bot. t. 237. Oed. fl. dan. t. 367. Bocc. mus. t. 181. Gent. 
amarélla B, Lam. fl. fr. 2. p. 892. Gent. amarélla, Allg. ped. 
no. 353. ex D. C. fl. fr. no. 2777.  Gentiàna obtusifólia, 
Schleich. Hippion campéstre, Schmidt. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 
11. This is very nearly allied to Æ. amarélla, but is more 
branched, and the calyx is always 4-parted and irregular. Co- 
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rolla purplish blue, and sometimes pure white. According to 
Linnæus poor people use this plant instead of hops to beer; 
and according to Pallas as a medicine, in common with many 
other species. 
Var. B, Germánica (Freel. gent. p. 91.) stem acutely tetra- 
gonal, green or blueish purple at the base, 2-6 inches high, 
simple or branched; 2 of the calycine segments are very large 
and subcordate, or ovate, acute 3-nerved, the 2 smaller ones 
lanceolate, acuminated ; corolla blueish violet, with a whitish 
tube, a little shorter than the calyx. Gent. campéstris, Roth. 
fl. germ. 2. p. 290. 
Var. y, Neapolitana (Freel. 1. c.) lower branches of stem the 
longest, therefore corymbose ; calyx 4-parted; segments acu- 
minated, 2 of which are broader and lanceolate; the other 2 
linear; corolla twice longer than the calyx: limb 4-cleft, 
acutish, reddish purple, but the beard is white. ©.H. Native 
of Italy. 
Far. 6, quinquéfida; flowers 5-cleft. ©. H. Native of 
Switzerland. Gentiana Germánica, Schleich. cent. pl. p. 21. 
no. 31. ex D. C. fl. fr. 2777. 
Far. e, minima ; plant small; corollas purple. ©. H. Na- 
tive of the south of Europe. — Híppion auriculàtum, Schmidt, 
fl. boh. no. 125.— Barrel. icon. 97. f. 2.—Column. ecphr. 1. 
p. 223. t. 22. f. 8. 
Field Eurythalia. Fl. Aug. Britain. Pl. 1 to 4 foot. 
9 E. rronrBU/NDA ; stem erect, branched; leaves lanceolate, 
connate, acute, downy, with pilose margins; peduncles 1- 
flowered, solitary, or numerous, disposed on the branches as if 
they were in racemes; calycine segments lanceolate, acute, 
downy as well as the corolla, which is deeply 5-cleft, and bearded 
in the throat. ©. H. Native of Nipaul.  Gentiàna flori- 
banda, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 127. Stem terete, glabrous. 
Flowers pale blue. Lobes of corolla ovate, mutic. 
DBundle-flomered Eurythalia. Fl.? Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
10 E. uwszLLA TA (D. Don, mss.) stem erect, branched, 
terete; leaves lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, or somewhat 5- 
nerved: lower ones petiolate; calycine segments lanceolate, 
acuminated ; throat of corolla furnished with a jagged fringed 
ring; lobes of corolla elliptic, oblong. ©. H. Native of 
Peru.  Gentiàna umbellàta, Ruiz et Pav. in herb. Lamb. 
Leaves with scabrous edges, 3-4 inches long. Flowers termi- 
nal, 3-5 in an umbel, erect; pedicels 2-edged, bractless. Co- 
rollas yellow. Filaments dilated; anthers oblong. Ovarium 
oblong. Stigma sessile, thick, 2-lobed. 
Umbellate-flowered Eurythalia. | Pl. 14 foot. 
11 E. aumrcULA' TA ; stem subtetragonal, almost simple; 
radical leaves ovate: cauline ones oblong-ovate, stem-clasping, 
obtuse, 5-nerved ; flowers terminal from the axils of the supe- 
rior leaves; corolla 4-5-cleft, villous inside; alternate, ca- 
lycine segments cordate. ©. H. Native of eastern Siberia, 
about the sea of Ochotsk, and of Kamtschatka, in grassy 
marshy places. Gentiana auriculàta, Pall. fl. ross. 2. p. 102. 
t. 92. f. 1. Froel. gent. p. 90. no. 35.  Híppion auriculàtum, 
Schmidt. Dasystéphana auriculàta, Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. 
p. 26. Corolla twice longer than the calyx: with roundish 
ovate, pale blue segments, which are villous inside. Ovarium 
fusiform. There is a much-branched variety of this, with more 
violet-coloured corollas, found in salt marshes towards the sea. 
Auricled Eurithalia. PJ, 1 foot. 
12 E. cLAcIA LIS; stem tetragonal, branched from the base, 
leafy ; leaves nearly all radical, and rosulate, oblong, bluntish ; 
corolla 4-cleft, with a bearded throat; calyx 4-parted, nearly 
equal; peduncles long, tetragonal, naked, 1-flowered. ©. H. 
Native of Lapland, Iceland, and through Savoy, and the Car- 
pathian mountains, on the tops of the alps, to the alps of middle 
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