186 GENTIANEjE. [Erythrcfa. 



lanceolate, sessile ; stem dichotomous, slender ; peduncles 

 elongated. Br. Fl. 1. p. 66. E. Fl. v. i. p. 212. E. Bot. t. 

 235. 



Sandy turf-bogs, near Bantry ; Miss Hutchins, Mr. J. Drummond, 

 and Mr. W. Wilson. Fl. July. ©. — A small slender graceful plant, 

 with yellow flowers, differing from Gentiana in the number of the sta- 

 mens, and the divisions of the calyx and corolla. 



2. EnYTHRiEA. JReneabn. Centaury. 



Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla funnel-shaped, withering, with a short 

 limb. Stamens 5. Anthers when burst becoming spiral. 

 Style erect. Stigmas 2, roundish. Capsule linear, 2-celled. 

 R. Br. — Name from cpvOpos, red, the colour of the flowers 

 in most of the species. Pentandria. Monogynia. 



1. E. Ce?itaurium, Pers. Common Centaury. Stem nearly 

 simple; panicle forked, corymbose; leaves ovato-lanceolate ; 

 calyx half the length of the tube ; its segments partly combined 

 by a membrane. Br. FL 1. p. 92. E. FL v. i. p. 320. E. Bot. 

 t. 417. — Gentiana Centaurium, Linn. 



Dry pastures, frequent. Fl. July, Aug. ©. — 8 — 10 inches to a foot 

 high. Root-leaves spreading, three-nerved, broader than those of the 

 stem, which are in distant pairs. Panicles of flowers fascicled near 

 the top of the stem, and forming a sort of corymb. Corolla rose- 

 colour. 



2. E. pulchella, Hook. Dwarf branched Centaury. Stem 

 much branched; leaves ovate-oblong; flowers pedicellate in 

 lax panicles ; calyx nearly as long as the tube of the corolla. 

 Hook. Br. Fl. J. p. 92. E. Fl. v. i. p. 322. — Chironia pul- 

 chella, Willd. — E. Bot. t. 458. — Gentiana pulchella, Sivartz. — 

 G. Centaurium /3. Linn. 



Sandy sea-shores, &c. On Cape Clear Island ; Mr. J. Drummond. 

 On rocky ground below Bangor, County of Down ; Mr. Templeton. 

 Fl. Aug. Sept. 0. — Stems 2 — 4 or 6 inches high, slender and much 

 branched from the base. Panicle spreading, leafy, dichotomous, with 

 a single flower-stalk between the branches. — Probably only a variety of 

 the preceding, as Doctor Hooker well remarks. 



3. E. littoralis, Hook. Dwarf tufted Centaury. Stem 

 simple or branched ; leaves ovate-oblong ; flowers sessile, capi- 

 tato-paniculate ; calyx as long as the tube, deeply cleft. Hook. 

 Br. Fl. 1. p. 92. E. Fl. v. i. p. 320. — Chironia littoralis, 

 Turn, and Dillw. Bot. Guide, p. 469. E. Bot. t. 2305. 



Portmarnock sands. Fl. June — July. ©. — Stem about two inches 

 high ; leaves nearly uniform. I agree with Doctor Hooker in thinking 

 this species not permanently distinct from E. Centaurium, which at 

 Portmarnock varies very much in appearance. 



4. E. latifolia, Sm. Broad-leaved tufted Centaury. Stem 

 3-cleft at the top ; flowers in dense forked tufts ; calyx as long as 



