T6 SABBATIA- No. 82. 



hysteria, hypocondria, obstructionSj obstructed secre- 

 tions : also in rheumatism of the joints, feet, and loins, 

 applied externally. Their effects in gout and hepatitis 

 are more doubtful. 



No. 82. SABBATIA ANGULARIS. 



Names. Angular Centaury. Fr. Centauree angu- 

 leuse. Vulgar. Rosepink, Wild Succory, Bitterbloom. 



Classif. Nat. Order of Gentianides. Pentandria mo- 

 nogynia L. 



Genus Sabbatia. Calyx persistent, four to twelve 

 parted. Corolla rotate, four to twelve parted. Stamens 

 four to twelve, anthers revolute. One pistil and style, 

 two spiral stigmas. Capsule one celled, bivalve. 



Sp. Sabbatia angtdaris. P. Stem erect corymbose, 

 square and winged : leaves clasping, ovate, acute : seg- 

 ments of the calyx lanceolate, half as long as the corollaj 

 stamens five. 



DESCRIPTION. Root annual, fibrous, and yellow. 

 Stem one or two feet high, with opposite branches, form- 

 ing a corymb, smooth, square, with small wings on the 

 angles. Leaves opposite, quite sessile, subcordate, and 

 clasping, very smooth, nerved, ovate acute, very entire. 

 Flowers terminal, handsome, inodorous, forming a large 

 corymb. Calyx base pentagone, five lanceolate seg- 

 ments. Corolla with obovate spreading segments, twice 

 as long as the calyx, of a fine rose colour. Stamens 

 live, erect, filaments short filiform, anthers oblonp-, re- 

 volute after the anthesis. Pistil ovate, style terete, two 

 Im^ar styles, twisted together. Capsule with many 

 8eed*v inserted on the two valves. 



HISTORY. This genus, dedicated to a Roman bo- 

 dW^rl r^' u.^^ted to C/iiroma byLinnseus; it hardly 

 t^Z ?™ '*' ^""^ ^^^ 'P^"^^ ^-^i^^^ ^ave seven to 

 ctvyrs?.lr^''%^ ^f ^"^ ^** ^'^^^^e parted corolla and 



ra, and outhf?^"''*'^^*' approximate to the genus CA/o- 



I call PZu^aH« '"^f -P"^"*"^'' subgenus at least, which 



'^«n«. This species is very common in the 



