CI. 8.] GENTFANiE. 107 



cle marginal. Stem herbaceous, rarely somewhat 

 shrubby. Leaves opposite, mostly undivided and 

 sessile ; floral ones occasionally diminished into a 

 pair of Bracteas." 



A very natural Order, distinguished by it's general, 

 often very intense, bitterness. Mr. Brown observes, 

 that the segments of the Corolla are imbricated be- 

 fore expansion, and vary from 4 to 8; we may say to 

 12 or 13. The Fruit is sometimes pulpy. The Em- 

 bryo is straight, in the axis of a soft fleshy Albumen; 

 the Radicle pointing towards the Scar. Plants mostly 

 smooth. Leaves undivided and entire, without Sti- 

 pulas. 



Sect. 1. Capsule of 1 cell. Gentiana t fig. 182, 

 whose Corolla is very differently shaped in the diffe- 

 rent species, Lita Schreb. Gen. 795. ( Vohiria Aubl.), 

 Pkrium Schreb. 791. {Coutoubea Aubl.), Sivertia 

 and Chlora; to which may be added Sabbat ia of 

 Adanson and Salisbury, Pursh N. Amer. 137, Ortho- 

 stemon Br. and Erythrcta of Renealm and Brown, 

 Prodr. N. Holl. v. 1. 451, composed of several Chi- 

 ronicE of other authors. 



Sect. 2. Caps, simple, of 2 cells. E.vacum, fig. 183, 

 Lisianthus, Myrmecia Schreb. Gen. 74 (Tachia of 

 Aubl.), Chironia and Nigrina; as well as Sebcea of 

 Solander and Brown, with Mitrasacme, Labill. a 

 large New Holland genus. 



Sect. 3. Caps, of 2 separable cells. Spigdia and 

 Opkiorrkiza, excluding O. Mangos which is a distinct 

 genus of the Rubiapeee, Ord. 57. Here also is to be 



