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 

 cm. 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 Elliottii 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 ram. 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 Jlorida. Summer and fall. 



10. Sabbatia stellaris 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 J 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 campanulata (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. [iS'. (/roci/;'s Salisb. ] ^ 



In swamps and meadows, Massachusetts to Florida and Louisiana. Summer and fall. 



12. Sabbatia grandiflora (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 cm. long : corolla pink to white, sometimes with delicate stripes ; lobes 

 oval, elliptic or rhombic-obovate, somewhat longer than the calyx-lobes : capsules oblong 

 or oval or slightly narrowed at the base, 8-10 mm. long. [<S. gracilis var. grandiflora A. 

 Gray. ] 



On sandy shores, Florida. Spring. 



13. Sabbatia dodecdndra (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 ; 

 lobes spatulate or oblong-sisatulate : capsules broadlv oblong, 8-9 mm. long. [»S'. chloroides 

 Pursh. ] 



In pine lands, Massachusetts to Florida and Alabama. Summer and fall. 



14. Sabbatia Hdrperi 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 broadened 

 upward, about J 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 nun. long. 



In swamps or on pond margins, South Carolina to Georgia and Alabama. Spring and summer. 



15. Sabbatia foliosa Fernald. Stems erect, 1-5 dm. tall, simple or sparingly 

 branched, stoloniferous : leaf-blades thin, linear-oblong, to linear-lanceolate or almost 

 linear, or spatulate at the base of the stem, 2-6.5 cm. long, more or less spreading, sessile, 

 mainly as long as the internodes or longer : calyx glabrous ; lobes linear, acute, as long as 

 the corolla or nearly so, flat : corolla rose-colored, with a yellowish eye ; lobes oblanceolate 

 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 decdndra (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 above, 

 3-10 cm. long, usually erect : calyx glabrous ; lobes subulate, 7-12 mm. long, acute, 

 strongly revolute : corolla deep rose to white, with a yellow eye ; lobes 2.5-3 cm. long, 



