928 GENTIANACEAE 
8. Sabbatia calycina (Lam.) Heller. Stems erect, 1-4 dm. tall, terete, with all or 
the upper branches opposite : leaf-blades thinnish, spatulate to oblong or oblong-lanceolate, 
2-6 cm. long, apiculate or acutish or sometimes obtuse, narrowed into short margined 
petioles or sessile : calyx deep green; lobes foliaceous, linear or linear-oblanceolate, 1-2 
em. long, commonly surpassing the corolla : corolla rose or nearly white; lobes spatulate 
or oblong-spatulate, rarely surpassing the calyx-lobes: capsules subglobose or oval, 7-8 
mm. long. [S. calycosa Pursh. ] 
‘In sand on or near the coast, Virginia to Florida and Texas. Spring and summer. 
9. Sabbatia Ellicttii Stend. Stems erect, 2-7 dm. tall, more or less effusely branched : 
leaf-blades obovate to oblong or linear, 0.5-2 cm. long, acute or obtuse, sessile : calyx gla- 
brous ; lobes subulate, 4-5 mm. long, about twice or thrice as long as the tube: corolla 
white or cream-colored ; lobes spatulate to oblanceolate, 10-12 mm. long, fully twice as 
long as the calyx-lobes: capsules oblong or oval, 4-5 mm. long. 
In pine lands, Virginia to Florida. Summer and fall. 
10. Sabbatia stellàris Pursh. Stems erect, 2-4 dm. tall, more or less branched; 
branches mostly alternate : leaf-blades spatulate to narrowly elliptic or linear, 2-6 cm. long, 
acute, or obtuse at the base of the stem : calyx glabrous; lobes narrowly linear, 8-12 mm. 
long, acute, fully as long as the corolla-lobes: corolla pink or white ; lobes oblong or 
oblong-spatulate, rarely surpassing the calyx-lobes obtuse : capsules oblong, 5-6 mm. long. 
In brackish marshes, Maine to Florida and Louisiana. Summer and fall. 
11. Sabbatia campanulàta (L.) Britton. Stems erect, often branched at the base ; 
branches alternate, ascending, 1-4 dm. long, sometimes zigzag : leaf-blades spatulate at the 
base of the stem, oblong-lanceolate to linear above, 1-3 cm. long, acute or acutish : calyx 
glabrous ; lobes linear-filiform, 8-12 mm. long : corolla deep rose or magenta with a yellow 
eye ; lobes oblong to oblong-spatulate, about twice as long as the calyx-lobes: capsules ob- 
long or oblong-obovoid, 6-8 mm. long. [S. gracilis Salisb. ] 
In swamps and meadows, Massachusetts to Florida and Louisiana. Summer and fall. 
12. Sabbatia grandifldra (A. Gray) Small. Stems 8-12 dm. tall, more or less 
branched above : leaf-blades linear-oblong at base of the stem to linear or linear-filiform 
above, 3-10 cm. long, acute, often erect: calyx glabrous; lobes narrowly linear to linear- 
filiform, 1.5-2 em. long: corolla pink to white, sometimes with delicate stripes ; lobes 
oval, elliptic or rhombic-obovate, somewhat longer than the calyx-lobes: capsules oblong 
a 9 or slightly narrowed at the base, 8-10 mm. long. [S. gracilis var. grandiflora A. 
ray. 
On sandy shores, Florida. Spring. 
13. Sabbatia dodecándra (L.) B.S.P.' Stems erect, 2-4 dm. tall, simple or 
sparingly branched above : leaf-blades linear-spatulate at the base of the stem to lanceolate 
or linear above, 2-4 cm. long, acute or the broader ones obtuse: calyx glabrous; lobes 
linear or linear-spatulate, 10-17 mm. long : corolla rose-purple to white, with a yellow eye ; 
UE or oblong-spatulate : capsules broadly oblong, 8-9 mm. long. [S. chloroides 
ursh. 
In pine lands, Massachusetts to Florida and Alabama. Summer and fall. 
14. Sabbatia Hárperi Small. Stems erect, 2-6 dm. tall, simple or sparingly 
branched above, stoloniferous : leaf-blades thin, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, or spatu- 
late at the base of the stem, 1.5-3.5 cm. long, acute, broad at the base and partly clasping, 
mainly about as long as the internodes or longer : calyx glabrous ; lobes slightly broadens 
upward, about 3 as long as the corolla, flat or nearly so: corolla bright pink, or whitish, 
with a yellowish eye ; lobes spatulate or elliptic-spatulate, 1.5-2.5 cm. long : capsules oval, 
5-7.5 mm. long. 
In swamps or on pond margins, South Carolina to Georgia and Alabama. Spring and summer. 
15. Sabbatia folidsa Fernald. Stems erect, 1-5 dm. tall, simple or sparingly 
branched, stoloniferous: leaf-blades thin, linear-oblong, to linear-lanceolate or irs 
linear, or spatulate at the base of the stem, 2-6.5 cm. long, more or less spreading, sess! ae 
mainly as long as the internodes or longer : calyx glabrous ; lobes linear, acute, as ae a 
the corolla or nearly so, flat : corolla rose-colored, with a yellowish eye ; lobes oblanceols 
to elliptic-spatulate, 1.2-2.5 cm. long: capsules oval, 5-7 mm. long. 
In low grounds, Florida and Alabama. Spring to fall. 
. 16. Sabbatia decándra (Walt.) Harper. Stems erect, 6-9 dm. tall, simple or spar 
ingly branched above : leaf-blades thick, spatulate at base of stem to narrowly linear a = 
3-10 cm. long, usually erect: calyx glabrous; lobes subulate, 7-12 mm. long, Tank 
strongly revolute: corolla deep rose to white, with a yellow eye; lobes 2.5-3 cm. j 
