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equal in length to the flowers; tube of corolla exceeding the 
calyx, which is 5-parted: with subulate segments; corolline 
segments obtuse, crenulated at the apex. ©.H. Native of 
Altaia, in humid meadows, at the river Irtysch, near Ablaikit, 
and elsewhere. Stem obsoletely tetragonal, 2-10 inches high. 
Lower leaves obovate-obtuse. Flowers solitary, pedicellate, in 
the forks. Peduncles tetragonal. Tube of corolla slender. 
Anthers hardly twisted. 
Meyer's Lesser Centaury. Pl. 1 to $ foot. 
21 E. Roxsvu‘reuir; stems dichotomously branched, terete ; 
lower leaves rosulate, spatulate, obtuse, 3-nerved : cauline leaves 
lanceolate, obtuse, 3-nerved ; calycine segments linear, much 
shorter than the tube, which is terete and slender ; segments of 
corolla ovate-lanceolate, acute.? (2. H. Native of the East Indies. 
Chirónia centaurioides, Roxb. Chirdnia jasminoldes, and E/xa- 
cum diffüsum, Heyne, herb. Plant much branched from the 
base. Flowers rose-coloured, pedicellate. 
Roxburgh’s Lesser Centaury. PI. 4 foot. 
22 E. rU rtea (Roem, et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 171.) stem tetra- 
gonal, dichotomously-panicled ; leaves many-nerved ; lower ones 
ovate, superior ones oblong-lanceolate ; segments of corolla 
elliptic; calyx length of the tube of the corolla; style bifid. ©. 
H. Native of Italy and France, on the mountains. Chirdnia 
lutea, Bertol. rar. pl. dec. 2. p. 32.  Chirónia marítima, var. a, 
D. C. fl. fr. no. 2782. suppl. p. 32.  Gentiàna maritima, Savi, 
pis. 1. p. 274.— Barrel. icon. t. 468. Gentiàna pümila, Gouan, 
fl. monsp. p. 33. Leaves acute,? shining.  Pedicels thick, an- 
gular, sometimes the length of calyx. Calyx tubular; with 
acutely keeled linear-subulate segments. Corolla salver-shaped ; 
with bluntish segments. Capsule cylindrical. 
Yellow-flowered Lesser Centaury. Fl. July, Aug. 
1824. Pl. 3 to 1 foot. 
23 E. evopes (Roem. et Schultes, syst. 4. p. 172.) stem nearly 
simple, tetragonal: angles winged, pellucid; leaves roundish, 5- 
nerved, downy, stem-clasping; calycine segments obtuse, ad- 
pressed, glandular; limb of corolla connivent. ©. H. Native 
of the lower Pyrenees, in the valley d'Ossau, in boggy meadows. 
Chironia uliginósa, Lapeyr. abr. suppl. p. 39. Very nearly 
allied to E. maritima. Root of many capillary fibres.  Pedun- 
cles axillary, sub-divided, 6-10-flowered. Tube of corolla in- 
elosed in the calyx. Limb of corolla golden yellow. 
Marsh Lesser Centaury. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
24 E. PonrrE/wsis (Link. et Hoffmans. fl. port. 1. p. 351. t. 
66. a.) stems prostrate, tetragonal ; branches assurgent; leaves 
ovate-roundish, obtuse, generally 3-nerved ; tube of corolla 
longer than the calyx; segments of corolla acutish. ©. H. 
Native of Portugal, in humid places, about Oporto, and else- 
where. Gentiana Porténsis, Brot. fl. lus. 1. p. 278. Habit of 
Verónica serpyllifolia. Flowers terminal, usually 3, rarely 7, 
those in the forks sessile. Calycine segments scarious on the 
edges. Corolla yellow (reddish or whitish, ex Link. fl. port. 1. 
c.), with long, narrow segments. Style bifid. Stems filiform, 
creeping, ex Brot. 
Oporto Lesser Centaury. PI. prostrate. 
25 E. cxsPrrOsA (Link. et Hoffmans. fl. port. 1. p. 352. t. 
66. b.) stem branched, tufted, prostrate; leaves 1-nerved, lan- 
ceolate-spatulate, fleshy; flowers terminal, 3 together, nearly 
sessile, capitate; tube of corolla hardly exceeding the calyx; 
segments of corolla acutish. &.? H. Native of Portugal, in 
marshes and bogs, near Figueira. Gentiàna chloódes, Brot. fl. 
lus. 1. p. 276. Tops of branches tetragonal. Flowers colour 
of those of E. Centáurium. This is easily distinguished from the 
other species in the fleshy leaves. 
Tufted Erythrea. PI. prostrate. 
26 E. GRANDIFLÒRA (Bivon. sic. cent. 3.) stem tall, straight, 
rather tetragonal; leaves oblong, obtuse, 3-nerved; flowers co- 
rymbose, bracteate ; calyx much shorter than the tube of the 
Cit. 
GENTIANEJZE. XXXVII. ERYTHRÆA. 
XXXVIII. SABBATIA. 
corolla, with subulate segments ; segments of corolla bluntish. 
©.H. Native of Sicily, on the mountains. 
Great-flomered Lesser Centaury. Pl. 1 foot. 
27 E.? Cocuincusne ssis (Spreng. syst. 1. p. 580.) stem quite 
simple; leaves ovate-oblong; flowers axillary, solitary, pedicel- 
late; calyx tubular, slightly 5-cleft; stigma turbinate-roundish. 
©. F. Native of Cochinchina. Hottónia littoràlis, Lour. coch. 
p.105. Anthers twisted. 
Cochinchina Lesser Centaury. Pl. 3 foot. 
28 E. compar (R. Br. in. append. to Salt. abyss. p. 476.) this 
species has not yet been described. ©.? H. Native of 
Abyssinia. 
Equal Lesser Centaury. Pl. 
Cult, All the species of this genus are elegant, delicate little 
plants. The seeds should be sown in small pots, well drained 
with sherds, in a mixture of gravel and peat, or sand, loam, and 
peat; and those species, natives of the sea-shore, may be wa- 
tered occasionally with salted water. 
XXXVIII. SABBA'TIA (in honour of L. Sabbati, a cele- 
brated Italian botanist.) Adans. fam. p. 503. Sal. par. lond. t. 
32. Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 123. Rchb. hort. bot. 2. t. 
118. Chirónia species, Lin. Michx. and others. 
cies, Mill. dict. no. 2. 
Lin. syst. — Pentándria, Monogiynia. Calyx 5-parted. Co- 
rolla with an urceolate tube; and a 5-12-parted limb. Stigma 
2-parted; segments spiral. Stamens 5; anthers at length re- 
volute. Capsule 1-celled, 2-valved ; margins of valves semini- 
ferous.— Biennial herbs, with angular stems and branches. 
Leaves opposite, sessile, decussate. Flowers terminal, solitary 
or corymbose. Corollas rose-coloured or white. 
1 S. cna'ciris. (Sal. par. lond. t. 32.) weak; branches loose, 
elongated, 1-flowered ; leaves linear-elliptic, or lanceolate ; caly- 
cine segments linear, equal in length to the tube of the corolla; 
segments of corolla obovate; stem angular. &. F. Native 
from Pennsylvania to Carolina, and of Canada, in wet pastures, 
on the banks of rivers.  Chirónia gracilis, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 
Swértia spe- 
1. p. 146. Chirónia campanulàta, Lin. spec. p. 272. Flowers 
rose-coloured. 
Slender Sabbatia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt.? Pl. 1 foot. 
2 S. sTELLA`‘RIS (Pursh, fl. amer. sept. 1. p. 137.) erect; 
branches dichotomous, elongated, 1-flowered ; leaves lanceolate, 
acute ; segments of calyx subulate, shorter than the tube of the 
corolla; segments of corolla obovate; stem terete. 4. H. 
Native of New York, New Jersey, &c. in salt marshes. Bar- 
tram, icon. ined. t. 13, in the Banksian Library. The flowers 
are large, and of a beautiful rose-colour, with an elegant yellow 
star in the centre, which is surrounded by a deep red border. 
This plant is extremely shy of cultivation, though very desirable 
for that purpose. It varies with white flowers. 
Starry-flowered Sabbatia. Fl. Aug. Pl. 1 foot. 
8 S. ANcULA'nIs (Pursh, l. c.) erect; leaves ovate, stem-clasp- 
ing; peduncles elongated, corymbose ; calyx half shorter than 
the corolla: with lanceolate segments; stem marginately quad- 
rangular. 4. H. Native from Canada to Carolina, in shady 
woods, on grassy hills; and of the Arkansas. Chirdnia angu- 
làris, Michx. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 146. Lin. spec. 272. Willd. 
spec. 1. p. 1067. Habit of Erythre'a Centaürium. | Flowers 
crowned as in Hypéricum; purplish red. It varies with longer 
and shorter, broader and narrower leaves. It is used by 
the inhabitants of North America, for the same purposes, 
and in the same way, as Erythre'a Centatirium is in this 
country. 
Angular-stemmed Sabbatia. 
Pl. 1 foot. 
4 S. campe’stris (Nutt. in amer. phil. trans. vol. 5. n. s. p. 
197.) erect; branches dichotomous; leaves ovate, stem-clasp- 
Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1826. 
