GENTIANE/E. XIII. Ericara. 
or oblong-linear. Stigma 2-lobed or bifid, minutely papillose. 
Capsule pedicellate. Seeds small, oblong or roundish, smooth. 
—Dwarf perennial or annual herbs. Leaves conduplicate. Ra- 
dical leaves rosulate, imbricate: cauline ones opposite, decussate, 
sessile. Flowers terminal, usually solitary. 
§ 1. Perennial plants. 
1 E. atrixa; corolla campanulate, about equal in length to 
the stem; leaves ovate, rather fleshy, obtuse, nerveless. 2. H. 
Native of Dauphiny, in the Pyrenees, very plentiful. Gentiana 
alpina, Vill. dauph. 2. p. 526. no. 8. t. 10. D.C. fl. fr. suppl. 
no. 2770. a. Lodd. bot. cab. 476. Gent. acaülis 8, Frocl. 
gent. p. 57. var. y, D. C. fl. fr. 2770. Pers. syn. 1. p. 285. 
Hippion alpinum, Schmidt, in Roem. arch. 2. p. 20.— Barrel. 
icon. t. 105. Leaves hardly twice as long as broad, almost 
round. Flowers solitary, erect, always longer than the stem, 
12-14 lines long. 
Alpine Ericala. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1817. Pl. 4 foot. 
2 E. Aura‘tca (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 27.) stem shorter 
than the flower; radical leaves imbricated, compact; corolla 
funnel-shaped, 10-cleft; segments roundish: accessory ones 
roundish, jagged. 2. H. Native of Altaia, near the li- 
mits of perpetual snow.  Gentiàna Altàica, Pall. fl. ross. 2. 
p. 109. t. 97. f. 1. Frob gent. p. 62. Gent. grandiflora, 
Laxm. comm. nov. petrop. 18. p. 526. t. 6. f. 1.  Híppion 
Altàicum, Schmidt, in Roem. arch. 1. p. 10. no. 2. Gent. longiflora, 
Lam. ill p. 485. no. 2115. Root simple, fibry. Leaves 
lanceolate, acutish. Flowers solitary. Segments of calyx lan- 
ceolate-acuminated, with a membranous white keel and margin. 
Corolla large, deep blue. Anthers yellow. Very nearly allied 
to E. Pyrenàica. Capsule obovate, pedicellate. 
Var. B, albiflora (Led. fl. alt. 1. p. 283.) flowers white, with 
5 yellow stripes. 2/4. H. Native of Siberia, in alpine places. 
Altain Ericala. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1824. Pl. à foot. 
3 E. Pyrena‘ica (Borkh. l. c.) stem branched at bottom ; 
leaves lanceolate-linear ; flowers terminating the branches, 
solitary; corolla funnel-shaped, 10-cleft: accessory segments 
oblong, obtuse and crenulated at the apex. %. H. Na- 
tive of the Pyrenees, and Caucasus.  Gentiàna Pyrenàica, 
Lin. syst. 268. mant. 55. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1341. Freel. 
gent. p. 63.  Gouan. ill. 7. t. 2. f. 2. Waldst. et Kit. 
hung. t. 207.  Híppion Pyrenàicum, Schmidt, in Rom. 
arch. 1. p. 14. no. 1. Very nearly allied to E. vérna, but 
differs in the accessory segments being nearly equal in size to 
the others. Stem procumbent. Flowers length of branches. 
Sterile branches densely leafy. Radical leaves crowded, im- 
bricated: cauline ones connately sheathing, acute, with white 
cartilaginous edges. Segments of calyx lanceolate, acute, with 
pale edges. Corolla pale green outside, with the limb deep blue 
above. There is a variety of this species with a 6-cleft corolla, 
with as many accessory segments, see D.C. fl. fr. no. 2775. 
Pyrenean Ericala. Fl. April, July. Clt. 1825. Pl. 1 foot. 
4 E. rv'MitA (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 41.) stems 1- 
flowered ; leaves linear-lanceolate, crowded, imbricate ; corolla 
salver-shaped, 10-cleft; segments ovate, acute : the 5 accessory 
ones small, semi-bifid. X. H. Native of Carinthia, Austria, 
the Tyrol, Switzerland, &c., on the alps. Gentiana pumila, 
Lin. spec. p. 331. Jacq. vind. 215. obs. 2. p. 29. t. 49. austr. 
4. t. 302. Fræl. gent. p. 81. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1345. Gent. 
vérna fj, Lam. dict. 2. p. 639. y. D.C. fl. fr. no. 2771. Hip- 
pion pumilum, Schmidt, in Roem. arch. 1. p. 10. Habit of Æ. 
Pyrendica and E. vérna, but differs from both in the corolla. 
Lower leaves with subrecurved cartilaginous margins. Calyx 
pentagonally keeled, blueish. Corolla pale blue; accessory seg- 
ments white. 
Dwarf Ericala. 
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5 E. srzprFOLIA ; plant tuf- 
ted, procumbent; branches 1- 
flowered : flowers sessile; leaves 
lanceolate, acute, loosely im- 
bricate ; corolla funnel-shaped, 
10-cleft; the accessory seg- 
ments are almost equal to the 
others in size, al] roundish ovate; 
calycine segments equal, linear- 
lanceolate, acute, with membra- 
nous, white edges ; stigmas ses- 
sile, revolute at apex. YJ. F. 
Native on the Andes, about 
Quito Popayan. Gentidna se- 
difólia, H. B. et Kunth, nov. 
gen. amer. 3. p. 134. t. 225. 
Gent. czespitdsa, Willd. herb. 
ex Roem. et Schultes, syst. 5. p. 185. Leaves sessile, some- 
what connate, nerveless, with diaphanous white edges. Calyx 
3 times shorter than the corolla. Corolla size of E. vérna, 
blue. Capsule oblong, acute, compressed. 
Stonecrop-leaved Ericala. Pl. procumbent. 
6 E. TUBIFLÒRA; almost stemless, tufted; leaves crowded, 
mostly radical, rosulate, roundish-spatulate, sessile, small; 
flowers solitary, sessile, upon the tops of very short stems; 
calyx tubular: with triangular, acute teeth ; corolla long, tu- 
bular, 10-cleft: the 5 regular segments ovate, rounded, mucro- 
nate; and the 5 accessory ones small, and also rounded. XY. 
F. Native of Nipaul, at Gosainsthan. ^ Gentiàna tubiflóra, 
Wall. cat. no. 4388. Flowers long, narrow, blue, large for the 
size of the plant. Margins of leaves cartilaginous. "This is a 
pretty little plant. 
Tube-flowered Ericala. PJ. small, tufted, 1 inch. 
7 E. pepre’ssa (D. Don, mss.) stems 1-flowered; flowers 
sessile, radical; leaves lanceolate, mucronate, rosulate; of the 
surculi ovate; corolla campanulately funnel-shaped, 10-cleft ; 
the 5 accessory segments ovate, erosely crenulated ; the other 
5 roundish, and mucronately awned. XY. Native of Ni- 
paul. Gentiàna depréssa, D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 126. Wall. 
cat. no. 4387. Root fibrous. Plant depressed, stemless, some- 
times with many decumbent surculi. Leaves glaucous-green, 3- 
nerved, with cartilaginous edges, scabrous from papille. Calyx 
tubular, 5-cleft ; with lanceolate, mucronulate keeled segments. 
Corolla an inch long, blue, with violaceous lines. Filaments 
flat, channelled. Ovarium fusiform, pedicellate. Style elongated. 
Stigmas lanceolate, mucronulate, approximate, papillose, as 
several other parts of the plant. Very nearly allied to Æ. Altdica. 
Depressed Éricala. Pl. 2 inches. 
8 E. carina‘ra (D. Don, mss.) stem erect, terete, simple ; 
leaves sessile, keeled at the base, linear-lanceolate, incurved ; 
flowers aggregate, terminal; calycine segments linear, mucro- 
nate, with scabrous edges ; corolla funnel-shaped, tubular, with a 
bearded throat, and a 10 lobed limb: the 5 accessory lobes 
sharply denticulated, much shorter than the other 5, which are 
lanceolate, acute. 2. F. Native of Nipaul. Stem purplish. 
Leaves green, having the margins and keel cartilaginous. Fila- 
ments capillary. Stigmas revolute. Capsule cuneate-oblong, 
winged at apex. 
Keeled-leaved Ericala. Pl. 14 inch. 
9 E. vENUv'srA; stems procumbent or stoloniferous; leaves 
roundish-spatulate, obtuse, with cartilaginous edges; flowers 
sessile, terminal, 2-3 together, rarely solitary ; calycine segments 
linear-lanceolate ; corolla 10-cleft: the 5 regular segments 
roundish and crenated ; and the 5 accessory ones small and 
bifid. ^4. F. Native of Kamaon.  Gentiàna venüsta, Wall. 
cat. no. 4389. Flowers blue. 
FIG. 21. 
