Gentiana.] XCVII. GENTIANACEE. (C. B. Clarke.) 115 
often 3 linear 2 elliptic. Corolla 3-1 in., not contracted at the mouth. Capsule 3-4 
by Zin.; stalk 4-2 in.—Heads flowers and capsules exceedingly like those of G. 
crassa. 
23. G. Elwesii, Clarke; stems erect, radical leaves elliptic subacute, 
cauline elliptic or oblong, corolla 11 by 3-4 in. inflated. Gentiana sp. 32, 
Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T. Gentiana Sp. n. 31, Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. 
439, partly. 
Smxm Hrraraya, alt. 13-15,000 ft.; Yeumtong and Lachoong, J. D. H., 
wes, 
Possibly a form of G. sikkimensis, but among the abundant material of that 
Species, all have stems curved, heads not erect, basal leaves very obtuse, and corolla 
funnel-shaped. The corolla in G. Elwesii is inflated in the middle, somewhat con- 
tracted at the mouth, resembling that of the typical Pneumonanthee, and considerably 
larger than in any example of G. sikkimensis. 
** Branches 1-flowered or stem simple (1-4-fld. in G. venusta and nubigena). 
24. G. depressa, Don Prodr. 125; stems very short or 0, leaves widely 
elliptic subacute, calyx-lobes ovate subacute marginate, intervening sinus very 
harrow, corolla 14 by %in. tubular-campanulate. Wall. Cat. 4387; Griseb. 
Gentian. 269, and in DC. Prodr. ix. 109; Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. 438, 
syn. excl. Pneumonanthe depressa, D. Don in Trans, Linn. Soc. xvii. 511. 
Ericala depressa, G. Don Gen. Syst. iv. 189. 
CENTRAL and Eastern HrMALAYA; Nepat, Wallich ; Sikx1M, Elwes. 
. Branches 0--2 in., several or 1 from one root; barren branches short densely 
Imbrieated with leaves, fertile branches 0-2 in., with small leaves or naked below and 
à terminal tuft of leaves. Leaves 1 by jin. sessile. Flowers solitary, sessile, blue. 
alyx-tube 4 in, campanulate; lobes } in. Corolla-lobes } in., ovate, acute, erect. 
Capsule 3 by 1 in., stalk 0-4 in. 
25. G. cachemirica, Dene. in Jacquem. Voy. Bot. iii. t. 117 ; branches 
often elongate, leaves elliptic or oblong mucronate, calyx-lobes spathulate- 
oblong acute, intervening sinus wide, corolla 1-1} by 4 in. tubular-campanulate. 
nly ry în DC, Prodr. ix. 109. G. stipitata, Edgew. in Trans. Linn, Soc. 
R p ESTERN Himataya, from Kashmir to Kumaon, alt. 9—13,000 ft.; Falconer, 
oyle, &c. . 
Branches 0-6 in., leafy, often numerous from the root. Radical leaves 1 by $ in., 
obovate-oblong, acute; cauline 4-2 in. Flowers solitary, sessile, blue. Calyz-tube 4 
R., campanulate; lobes } in. Corolla-lobes } in., ovate, acute, erect. Capsule 4 by i 
m. ; stalk 3-1 in.— The capsule-stalk in an apparently ripe example of Edgeworth s 
18 only 2 in.; the length is not a safe specific character in this species or its allies. 
merous examples, stemless or nearly so, can hardly be distinguished from G. 
ressa, except by the wide sinus between the calyx-teeth. 
26. G. amoena, Clarke; branches numerous short densely leafy, leaves 
obovate marginate obtuse, calyx-lobes broadly obovate marginate obtuse, 
crolla 3-1 by 4-4 in. campanulate. Gentiana sp. n. 30, Herb. Ind. Or. H. 
f$ T, Gentiana sp. 25, Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. 438. 
Sri HiwALAYA, alt. 14-18,000 ft. ; Samdong, Momay, and Donkiah, J. D. H. 
Tufted ; stems 0-2 in., numerous, branched ; barren branches succulent with sub- 
remote smaller leaves. Leaves 2 in., densely imbricated (on the fertile branches), 
pli ein glistening. Calyx } in.; lobes } in., truncate or submarginate; margin 
stalk Lu Corolla-lobes 3 in., ovate, subacute, erect. Capsule 4-4 by i in; 
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