192 
p. 527. no. 13. ill. fl. ross. t. 14. Gent. aquatica, Bieb. suppl. 
p. 92. Gent. aquatica, var. y, Froel. gent. p. 77.— Corolla blue, 
hardly exceeding the calyx. Stigmas sessile, revolute. 
Squarrose Ericala. | Pl. 1 foot. 
26 E. aqua’tica (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 27.) stem 
coarctate, erect, branched; flowers terminal, sessile; leaves 
obovate, imbricated, keeled, mucronate, cartilaginously mar- 
gined; teeth of calyx adpressed, acute; corolla funnel-sbaped, 
10-cleft; the accessory segments small, bifid?. ©. H. Native 
of Siberia, in sandy, alpine meadows. — Gentiàna aquatica, Lin. 
amoen. 2. p. 343. spec. 332. mosc. 3. p. 258.—Gmel. sib. 4. p. 
110. no. 76.—Hippion aquáticum, Schmidt, in Roem. arch. 
l. p. 10. no. 12. Stem beset with glandular hairs. Calyx 
with 5 winged angles. Corolla pale azure blue. Capsule 
clavate, elongated. Stigmas obtuse.  Thecapodium equal in 
length to the calyx. 
Aquatic Ericala. Pl. } foot. 
27 E. Loureiri; stems tufted, simple, 1-flowered; leaves 
lanceolate; calyx acutely 5-cleft ; corolla funnel-shaped, 5-cleft : 
the accessory segments smaller and plicate; stigmas sessile, 
revolute. ©. H. Native of China, in humid places about 
Canton. Gentiàna aquatica, Lour. coch. 172. but not of Lin. 
Corollas blue, terminal, solitary. 
Loureiro’s Ericala. | Pl. 1 foot. 
28 E. TnuuxBE Ron; stem simple, 1-flowered; leaves with 
membranous edges : radical ones, ovate, acute, crowded : cauline 
ones ovate, minute, connate, ovate-oblong; calyx with 5 mem- 
branous angles; corolla funnel-shaped, 10-cleft, sessile: the 
accessory segments smaller and plicate. (2. H. Native of 
Japan. Gentiana aquatica, Thunb. jap. p. 115. Corolla blue. 
Thunberg’s Ericala. Pl. 4 foot. 
29 E. xu'raNs; leaves spatulate, mucronate, connately sheath- 
ing, remote; flowers numerous, pedunculate, nutant; corolla 
10-cleft, twice as long as the calyx; calycine teeth adpressed ; 
capsule cylindrical, sub-truncate; having thecapodium exceed- 
ing the corolla. ©. H. Native of Siberia, on the tops of the 
Alps, against the river Tschuga, in humid places. Gentiàna nu- 
tans, Bunge, in Ledeb. fl. alt. 1. p. 284. 
Drooping-flowered Ericala. PI. 1 foot. 
30 E. RovrEA'NA; stem much branched, filiform, slender, 
flexuous ; flowers numerous, solitary, pedicellate ; radical leaves 
large, ovate, mucronately awned, spreading, flat, 3-nerved, glau- 
cous beneath : cauline ones linear-lanceolate, mucronate : having 
the top of the keel and edges cartilaginously and minutely den- 
ticulated ; corolla tubular, 10-cleft; the accessory segments 
obtuse, bidentate, much smaller than the other 5, which are 
lanceolate, acuminated. ©. H. Native of Nipaul; and the 
Himalayah, at a place called Khoree Pass, Royle. Gentiàna 
decémfida, D. Don, prod. p. 127. Gentiàna Royleàna, Wall. cat. 
no. 4393. Gentiàna riparia, Ham. herb. Root simple, fibrously 
branched. Calyx tubular, with long, subulate, setaceously mu- 
cronate, equal segments. Corolla twice longer than the calyx. 
Filaments capillary. Anthers incumbent. Ovarium stipitate, 
2-edged, cunezted. Stigmas revolute, nearly terete, minutely 
papillose. 
Royle’s Ericala. Pl. 3 to 3 foot. 
31 E. uancixA'TA (D. Don, mss.) stem erect, branched ; leaves 
sessile-lanceolate, mucronulate ; with cartilaginous edges; flowers 
sessile, fascicled ; corolla tubular, 10-cleft: the 5 alternate or 
accessory segments a little smaller, entire, acute: the other 5 
obtuse. ©. F. Native of Nipaul, Kamaon, Silhet, &c. 
Gentiàna pedicellàta, Wall. cat. no. 4394. ? confused with Gen- 
tiàna coronàta. Root simple, branched at the base. Leaves 
coriaceous, nerveless.  Bracteas similar to the leaves. Teeth 
of calyx ovate-lanceolate, mucronate, with scarious edges. 
Corolla azure blue. Filaments flattened. ^ Ovarium fusiform, 
GENTIANEZE. XIII. Ericara. 
membranous. Style elevated ; stigma 2-lobed; lobes flat, ob- 
tuse, minutely papillous. Habit of Gentiàna Roylei, if Wallich 
and Royle's plant be the same. 
Marginate-leaved Ericala. Pl. 1 to 2 inches. 
82 E.nu' MiLIs ; stem much branched at the base; branches 
simple, 1-flowered ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, imbricated ; with 
white cartilaginous edges; calyx 5-angled, with erect, acute 
teeth ; corolla funnel-shaped, 10-cleft: with lanceolate acute 
segments, the 5 accessory ones rather the smallest. ©. H. 
Native of eastern Caucasus, and Siberia, on the mountains, in 
humid, grassy places. Gentiàna hümilis, Stev. mem. soc. mosc. 
4. p. 958. Bieb. suppl. p. 191. G. aquatica, Pall. fl. ross. 2. 
t. 97. f. 2. G. aquatica B, Caucásica, Cav. hort. gorenk. 1812. 
p. 28. Gent. aquatica 6, Froel. gent. p. 77. Gentiana himilis 
aquatica vérna, Amm. ruth. t. 1. f. 1. Root slender, white. 
Leaves glaucous, green: lower ones largest and rounder, becom- 
ing narrower and acuter as they ascend: cauline ones sheathing. 
Corolla blue, twice as long as the calyx. Teeth of calyx equal 
in length to the tube of the corolla. Capsule obovate. Very 
nearly allied to E. aquática. 
Humble Ericala. FI. April. Clt. 1824. Pl. 1 foot. 
33 E. rLA' vA; stems numerous, l-flowered; leaves lanceo- 
late, imbricated: radical ones elliptic, rosulate ; corolla funnel- 
shaped, 10-cleft; having the 5 accessory segments small and 
emarginate, ©. H. Native of Bohemia, about Morgen- 
stern. in dry places.  Gentiàna flàva, Mayer, abh. bohem. 
gesselsch. 1785. p. 46. t. 1. f. 1. Schultes, oestr. fl. 2d. ed. 
no. 1012. Hippion imbricatum, Schmidt, bohem. 2. p. 117. 
Roem. arch. 1. p. 15. Calyx ventricose, yellowish. Corolla 
deep yellow, with short, subulate, spreading segments. Stigmas 
yellow. Said to be intermediate between E. vérna and E. 
prostrata. 
Yellow-flowered Ericala. PI. 1 inch. 
34 E. DoucrasiA'NA; stem branched, angular ; cauline leaves 
sessile, broad-ovate, somewhat cordate: radical ones rosulate ; 
flowers white, pedicellate, by threes from the tops of the branches 
and stem; corolla campanulate, 10-cleft, the 5 accessory seg- 
ments small and bifid, the others lanceolate, bluntish. (2. H 
Native of the island of Sitcha, and in north-west America. 
Gentiàna Douglasiàna, Bongard, in mem. acad. petersb. 2. p. 
156. Root perpendicular, fibry. Calyx campanulate, with 
lanceolate, acute segments. Corolla white, twice as long as the 
calyx. Anthers oblong. Stigma sessile, 2-lobed. Ovarium 
oblong, compressed. 
Douglas’s Ericala. Pl. 4 to $ foot. 
35 E. AncE'NTEA (D. Don, mss.) plant of a cinereous grey 
colour, fascicled or tufted, stemless; leaves and calyxes lanceo- 
late, setaceously mucronate, keeled, recurved, with scariously 
membranous edges; flowers sessile, terminal, aggregate, brac- 
teate; corolla length of calyx, 10-lobed: the 5 accessory seg- 
ments ovate, obtuse, entire, membranous, smaller than the other 
5, which are ovate, acuminated, having their margins involute 
above. C.H. Nativeofthe Himalaiah. Gentiànaargéntea, Royle, 
mss. Root filiform, descending, fibrously branched at the base. 
Plant composed of very short, crowded, leafy branches. Leaves 
crowded, recurvedly spreading, silvery, with white, finely serru- 
lated edges. Calyx tubular; segments and bracteas lanceolate, 
mucronate, recurved. Filaments subulate. Anthers incumbent. 
Ovarium cuneate, oblong, sessile. Style elongated. Stigmas 
obtuse. 
Silvery Ericala. Pl. 1 inch. 
36 E. enocu'unEws (D.Don, mss.) plant green, annual, of many 
procumbent stems; leaves lanceolate, mucronate, emarginate, 
flat : radical ones large, 3-nerved : cauline ones smaller ; flowers 
subaggregate, terminal; calycine segments lanceolate, mucro- 
nate, recurved ; corolla tubular, 10-cleft, longer than the calyx ; 
