TExnANDRiA MONOGYNiA. Swertia. 101 



American in being cornibus divaricatis adscendenti' 

 lus, foiiis lanceolalis et ramis elongatis ; by wliich the 

 American plant appears to be a distinct species. 



2. S. corollis campanulato-rotatis longitudine calycis, flori- fastigiata. 



bus fastigiato-aggregatis axillaribus terminalibusque, 

 pedicellis geminis, foiiis spatiiulato-obovatis nervosis, 

 caule ramose. 

 On tlie Missouri flats, near the Rocky mountain. M. 

 Lewis. 11 . July. v. s. in Herb. Lewis. Leaves 

 large ; flowers sky-blue. 



3, S. corollis rotatis calyce duplo longioribus, caule simpli- pusilla. 



cissimo unitioro, fol;isoblongis. 

 On the alpine regions of the White-hills of New Hamp- 

 shire. ©.June. v.v. The whole plant scarcely 

 above an inch high, wifti one or two pair of small 

 leaves, and a considerable-sized blue flower. Divisions 

 of the corolla oblong, acuminate ; of the calyx obtuse. 

 Jn the Banksian Museum are specimens from Labra- 

 dor, in every respect agreeing with the New Hamp- 

 shire plant. 



127. FRziSERA. Mich. fi. amer. 1. p. q6. 



I. Frasera. Mich. I. c. p. gy. }Faltcn. 



Frasera caroliniensis. IFalt.Jl. cur. 88. 



In swamps of Lower Carolina and on the borders of 

 the lakes in Pensylvania and New York. (^ . July. 

 V. V. Stem from three to six feet high ; leaves in 

 whorls or opposite; flowers in aggregate clusters, 

 greenish-yellow, sometimes mixed with purple. The 

 whole of the plant has a very stately appearance ; its 

 generic character approaches so near to Swertia, that, 

 without seeing the fruit, it might be considered a spe- 

 cies of that genus. 



128. MITCHELLA. Gen.pl. 174. 



1. Mitchella. Willd. sp. pi. ]. p.6] 7. 



Icon. Catesb. car. 1. t.20. Pluk. amalth. t. 444. f. 2. 

 In shady situations on rocks and round the roots of trees: 

 Canada to Georgia. Tj • June. v. v. A small creep-^ 

 ing plant j flowers white, hairy inside j berries red. 



repens. 



