GENTIANE. 
tiàna prostràta, Heenke, in Jacq. coll. 2. p. 66. t. 17. f. 2. 
Tratt. fl. austr. fasc. 9. t. 8. Frocl. gent. p. 75. Willd. spec. 
l. p. 1344. Híppion prostratum, Schmidt, l. c. Very nearly 
allied to E. Bavárica, but all parts of the plant are more slender 
and the flowers much smaller; calyx less angular; segments of 
corolla lanceolate, acute, of a watery blue colour. 
Prostrate Ericala. Pl. 1 to 2 inches. 
19 E. ANGULOsA ; stem shorter than the flower ; leaves ovate, 
obtuse, 3-nerved : radical ones crowded, imbricate; calyxes 
keeled ; corolla salver-shaped, 10-cleft; segments ovate, obtuse; 
the 5 accessory segments small and bluntly bifid. 4%. H. Native 
of Caucasus, and the Carpathian mountains, in rather humid alpine 
places. Gentiàna angulósa, Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 197. suppl. p. 190. 
cent. pl. rar. ross. 1.t. 47. Gent. vérna y, angulósa, Wahl. carp. 
no. 216. Gent. utriculósa, Wahl. helv. no. 273. Gent. Bavárica, 
Pall. ross. 2. p. 110. exclusive of the syn. of Lin. Gent. uni- 
flora, Georgi, itin. 1. p. 203. t. 1. f. 9. Habit and stature of 
E. nana, but the flowers are larger, and the calyxes bladdery. 
; Her iia i Ericala. FJ. April, June. Cit. 1824. PI. 
T oot. 
20 E. Bava‘rica (Borkh. in Reem. arch. 1. p. 41. Schmidel, 
op. gesn. 2. p. 43. t. 27. f. 85.) stems 1-flowered ; leaves ovate, 
obtuse : radical ones crowded, imbricated, larger than the cau- 
line ones; corolla funnel-shaped, 10-cleft; segments entire, or 
slightly serrated: the accessory ones small, horn-formed. Y%.H. 
Native of middle Europe, on the alps.  Gentiàna Bavárica, 
Lin. spec. 331. Vill. dauph. 2. p. 527. t. 10. exclusive of the 
syn. of Jacq. Henke, in Jacq. coll. 2. p. 75. no. 32. Gen- 
tiana serpyllifólia, Lam. dict. 2. p. 640. Pers. ench. 1. p. 285. 
Hall. helv. no. 645.  Híppion Baváricum, Schmidt, bohem. 
no. 120. and in Roem. arch. 1. p. 17. t. 4. f. 12. Gentiàna 
prostrata, Funk.— Barrel. icon. 101. f. 1.— Cam. hort. p. 65. 
t. 15. Differs from E. vérna, in the leaves being obtuse, not 
senje, Corolla deep blue. Ovarium pedicellate. Stigmas 2, 
owny. 7 
Var. B, imbricata; flower exceeding the stem; radical leaves 
crowded, roundish. 2%. H. Native of the alps of Salzburgh 
and Carinthia. Freel. gen. p. 71. Gentiàna imbricata, Schleich, 
ex D. C. fl. fr. suppl. p. 427. no. 2772. 
Var. y, elongata; stem elongated, 3-4 inches long. 
Freel. gent. l. c. 
Var. e, albiflora ; corollas white. Freel. l. c. 
Bavarian Ericala. Fl. July. Clt.1775. Pl. i foot. 
21 E. crvucta‘ra (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 27.) stems 
ascending, terete, 2-edged at the base; leaves broad-lan- 
ceolate, 3-nerved ; flowers terminal, and axillary, crowded, 
nearly sessile; calyx 4-toothed, unequal; corolla tubularly 
campanulate, 8-cleft : having the 4 regular segments acute: 
and the 4 accessory ones small, acutely bifid or jagged. 
X. H. Native of middle Europe, in dry, exposed, moun- 
tainous places; as well as of Caucasus and Siberia. Gentiàna 
cruciata, Bauh. pin. 188. Lin. spec. 334. Jacq. austr. 4. t. 372. 
Pall. ross. 108. Hippion cruciàtum, Schmidt, in Roem. arch. 1. 
P. 11. Mayerhoff, fl. mon, t. 153. "Tretrorrhiza Renealm, 
specim. 74. t. 73. — Hérba fullónum, Brunf. 2. p. 52.—Ger. 
emac. 433. f. 4.—Mor. hist. t. 5. f. 16. Leaves connate at 
the base. — Bracteas length of flowers. Calyx cleft on one side. 
Corolla with a pale tube, widened upwards, and a pale blue 
limb, dotted with green in the throat. Capsule oblong. This 
species differs much in habit from the rest; and has much the 
appearance of Gentiàna macrophiflla. Seeds oblong, smooth. 
Var. B, minor (Cam. epit. 417.) 
Var. y ; stem humble; flowers smaller ; segments of corolla 
acute. 2t. H. Freel. gent. p. 28. 
Crossmort Ericala. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1596. Pl. 3 foot. 
32 E. sPATHA'CEA ; stem erect, simple, nearly terete; leaves 
4. H. 
XIII. ERrIcCALA. 191 
lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, subconnate, acute, approximate ; 
flowers terminal, sessile, crowded ; calyx 5-toothed, cleft on one 
side; corolla funnel-shaped ; limb 10-cleft: the larger segments 
roundish, obtuse, and the accessory ones shorter and bifid ? ; 
stigma undivided, at length 2-lobed.  ?t. H. Native of 
Mexico, on the eastern declivities of mountains, near Xalapa. 
Gentiàna spathàcea, H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 135. 
no. 15. Gent. plicàta, Willd. reliq. mss. ^ Leaves 3-nerved, 
membranous. Flowers erect, size of those of Gentiàna cruciáta, 
blue. Ovarium sub-clavate, compressed. Style short. 
Spathaceous-calyxed Ericala. Pl. 1 foot. 
§ 2. Annual plants. 
23 E. urricuròsa (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 27.) stem 
branched ; branches alternate, 1-flowered; calyx carinately 
winged ; radical leaves rosulate, ovate: cauline ones spatulate ; 
corolla salver-shaped, 10-cleft: the segments linear-lanceolate, 
acute, and entire: the accessory ones bifid ; stigma cup-shaped, 
crenated, nearly as in Æ. vérna. ©. H. Native from the 
Baltic to the Mediterranean, in mountain pastures and sub- 
alpine places. Gentiana utriculósa, Lin. spec. 332. Freel. 
gent. p. 69. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1343. Hall. helv. 646. Waldst. 
et Kit. hung. t. 206.  Híppion utriculósum, Schmidt, in Roem, 
arch. 1. p. 11.— Barrel. icon. 18. t. 48. f. 2. not 1.—Column. 
ecphr. t. 221. Stem and branches obsoletely tetragonal. Co- 
rollas beautiful blue; tube whitish, striped with blue. Seeds 
scabrous. This species is easily recognized by the 5 prominent 
wings of the calyx, and the salver-shaped corolla. Root fusi- 
form, yellow. 
Var. B, ramósa ; stem branched at the base ; branches elon- 
gated, 1-flowered. ©. H. Native on mount Baldo. Freel. 
gent. l. c. 
Var. y, uniflora: stem simple, dwarf, 1-flowered. ©. H. 
Freel. 1. c. 
Var. à, albiflora; corolla white. 
Bladdery-calyxed Ericala. Fl. April. Clt, 1892. Pl. 4 ft. 
24 E. niva‘us (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 27.) stem simple 
or branched; branches alternate, 1-flowered ; radical leaves 
crowded, ovate, acutish : cauline ones lanceolate; calyx tubu- 
lar, 5-toothed, with acute, hardly kecled angles; corolla funnel- 
shaped, 10-cleft; the accessory segments bifid. ©. H. Na- 
tive of Europe, from Lapland to the Pyrenees, and Italy, on 
the alps. In Scotland, as on Ben Lawers. Gentiana nivalis, Lin. 
spec. 286. Froel. gent. 1. p. 83. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1344. 
Smith, engl. bot. 896. Wahl. lapp. p. 68. helv. p. 48. Oed. fi. 
dan. 17. Hall. helv. no. 647. t. 17. enum. no. 218. t. 7. f. 5. 
Mor. t. 5. f. 3. Stem and branches tetragonal. Leaves elliptic : 
radical ones acute?. Corollas salver-shaped, blue, greenish out- 
side. Calycine segments acuminated. 
Var. B, minima; stem branched, filiform ; leaves very short. 
©. H. Native of Dauphiny. Gentiàna mínima, Vill. dauph. 
2. p. 19. t. 11. f. 6.— Barrel. icon. 103. f. 2. 
Var. y, hümile; stem humble, usually 1-flowered ; leaves 
very short, ovate, obtuse. ©. H. Native of Europe and 
Labrador. Freel. gent. l. c. exclusive of the syn. of Vill. 
Hippion nivale, Schmidt, in Roem. arch. p. 19. t. 11. f. 6.— 
Barrel. icon. 103. f. 2. 
Far. à, albiflora ; corollas white. 
Snowy Ericala. Fl. Aug. Scotland. Pl. i foot. 
25 E. sqUARROSA; stem dichotomously branched, beset with 
divaricate, glandular hairs; flowers sessile, several together; 
leaves remote, attenuated at both ends; calycine teeth spread- 
ing, mucronate ; corolla funnel-shaped, 10-cleft: the 5 alternate 
Or accessory segments small and bidentate. (2. H. Native of 
Siberia, on dry schistous mountains, at the rivers Kerlyk and 
Kan. Gentiana squarrósa, Led. mem. acad. sc. petersb. 5. 
