118 XCVIL GENTIANACER. (C. B. Clarke.) ( Gentiana. 
Sect. V. Crossopetalum. Erect, branched herbs. Flowers scattered, 
pedicelled. Corolla 3-2 in., 4-lobed ; folds between the lobes obscure or 0; 
timbriæ 0, Seeds ellipsoid or subglobose; testa reticulated, hardly lax, not 
glistening-white, 
35. G. detonsa, Fries in Act. Hafn. x. 435, t. 1, fig. 3; leaves oblong- 
linear, calyx-tube terete funnel-shaped, lobes ovate-lanceolate, corolla 2-14 in., 
seeds subglobose. Griseb. Gentian. 256, and in DC. Prodr.ix. 101; Ledeb. Fl. 
Ross. iii. 59; Clarke in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. 437. G. ciliata, Pall. Fl. Ross. 
ii. 101, t. 92, fig. 2; Bot. Mag. t. 639. G. barbata, Froel. Gentian. 114; Bunge 
in Nouv. Mem. Soc. Imp. Mose. i. 223, t. 9, fig. 1. G. brachypetala, Bunge l c. 
i. 225, t. 11,fig. 3. Gentianella detonsa and barbata, G. Don Gen. Syst. iv. 179. 
N. Kasnuig and Western T1587, alt. 915,000 ft., common in the Karakorum.— 
DisrRrB. Europe, N. Asia, and N. America. 2n 
Stems 8-24 in., much branched (in the Indian plants). Leaves 14 by } in., distant, 
scarcely connate at the base. Peduncles 1-8 in., mostly very long. Calya-tube 5 in. 
lobes 3 in., unequal, 2 opposite ovate-lanceolate, 2 lanceolate. Corolla-tube 1 by 1 1n., 
lobes $ in., fimbriate or serrate at least at the apex: glands near the base of the 
tube very obscure. Capsule } by } in. stalk 4 in. Seeds hardly longer than broad ; 
testa reticulated and minutely scaly.—The numerous Indian examples are uniform; 
but according to Grisebach (DC. Prodr. ix. 110), the 5-merous G. serrata is only a 
var., and, according to Asa Gray (Man. Bot. 387), G. crinita, Froel., cannot be sepa- 
rated. There is a wide range in size of corolla, length and fimbriation of its lobes, 
in the extra-Indian examples. . 
Var. Stracheyi; leaves broader, calyx-tube strongly 4-keeled, corolla 3-2} jn. 
seeds much larger ellipsoid. Gentiana sp., nn. 7 & 8, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. & T.—N. 
Kashmir and W. Tibet; alt, 8-13,000 ft.; Strachey & Winterbottom, &e. Sikkim; 
Tungu, alt. 12-13,000 ft., J. D. H.—So far as the Indian material is concerned this 
var. looks a distinct species, except that the corolla is very variable in size; but 
among the American G. crinita there are examples with a keeled calyx. 
36. G. contorta, Royle Ill. 278, t. 69, fig. 3; leaves elliptic, flowers 
subracemose, calyx-lobes ovate acute, corolla 1 in. with 4 large oblong glands 
near the base within, seeds minute subglobose. D. Don in Trans. Linn. Soc. 
xvii. 508; Griseb. Gentian. 304, and in DC. Prodr. ix. 94. 
N. W. Hiaatraya, alt. 6000 ft., Thomson, Edgeworth. 
Stem 4-8 in. Radical leaves 0 at flowering time; cauline 1 by 3-3 in., narrowed 
but hardly connate at the base. Stems 2-7-flowered ; pedicels 1-$ in.  Calyz-tube 
in., terete, funnel-shaped ; lobes 4 in., somewhat unequal. Corolla-tube $ in. ; lobes 
in., oblong, subentire; basal glands much larger than in G. detonsa, reminding D. 
n l.c. of barren stamens. Capsule } by Ł in.. stalk } in. Seeds much smaller than 
in G. dentosa and very obscurely reticulated, but not well ripe. 
Sect. VI. Stylophora. Stem hollow, 4-4 in. thick. Flowers and cap- 
sules large. Style 3-3 in. 
37. G. stylophora, Clarke; leaves large elliptic lower petioled, pe- 
duncles axillary 1-8 in. 1-flowered with 2 bracts below the flower, capsule 2 by 
lin. Gentiana sp. 40, Herb. Ind. Or. H. f. $ T. 
Sikx1M, alt. 11-14,000 ft.; Chola and Kankola, J. D. H.; Jongri, Clarke. 
Flowering stem 3-6 ft., simple. Lower leaves 12 by 4 in., strongly 5-nerved, 
upper 5 by 2 in., sessile, shortly connate at the base. Calyx widely funnel-shaped, 
tube j in.; lobes 3 by j in, subobtuse. Corolla (apparently very succulent, badly 
preserved) widely funnel-shaped, fimbriate in the throat (?). Stamens attached half- 
way up the corolla-tube, filaments linear; anthers 4 in., oblong. Stigmas $-4 in» 
oblong. Seeds à by j, in.; testa lax, reticulated, serobieulate.— This fine plant is 
remote from G, lutea in the inflorescence and the widely funnel-shaped corolla; it 
