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Gentiana— continued. 
five-cleft, toothed between the segments ; calyx three-toothed, 
opening on one side. June and July. l. lanceolate, h. Sin. 
Siberia, 1799. (B. M. 705.) There is a form of this species, minor 
(B. M. 723). = 
AE 
Fic. 92. FLOWERING BRANCHES OF GENTIANA AFFINIS. 
— fi. blue ; corolla narrowly funnel-shaped, lin. 
— ong + —— — or subulate, unequal. Summer. 
12in. high. North * ag a aaa clustered, 4in. to 
a —— fo inilk-coloured, marked with bluish dots and 
erki popd A iie * a Te blue colour, terminal and lateral, pedicel- 
— * Stem upamnlate, ee eae 
A. šin. to bin. Siberia, 1808. See hie — — 
pi — (Andrews's).* f. blue, crowded, in axillary and 
erminal ascicles, sessile ; corolla campanulately ventricose, with 
ei — e porer — five smaller accessory fringed 
es. August. Z. oblong-lanceolate, $ 
2ft. North America, 176, (B. M. aj “ree: A. Mt to 
piadea (Swallow-wort-like).* 4. i S crow 
axillary ones solitary, all nearly —— — — 
late, three times longer than the calyx, tive-cleft : segments 
ovate, acute. July. l. ovate-lanceolate, stem-clasping, with 
THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Gentiana—continued. 
repand edges. Stems obsoletely tetragonal. 
Southern and Eastern Europe, 1629. (B. M. 1078. 
G. bavarica (Bavarian).* fl. deep blue; corolla funnel-shaped, 
ten-cleft ; segments entire, or slightly serrated, the accessory 
ones small, horn-formed. July. J. ovate, obtuse; radical ones 
crowded, imbricated, longer than the cauline ones. Stems one- 
flowered. A. 3in, Central Europe, 1775. 
G. Burseri (Burser’s). jl. yellow, verticillate; corolla usually 
five-cleft, campanulate, dotted ; segments lanceolate, with a small 
accessory tooth between each. July. l. opposite, ovate, apicu- 
lated, sheathing at the base. h. 2ft. Pyrenees, 1820. 
G. Catesbzei (Catesby’s). A. pale blue, terminal, fasciculate ; 
corolla ten-cleft, campanulate, somewhat ventricose or barrel- 
shaped ; the five regular segments acutish, the five accessory 
ones jagged. August. JL short, elliptic-ovate, acute, with 
scabrous edges. Stem terete, minutely downy. h. 6in. to 12in, 
Carolina, 1803. z 
G. ciliata (fringed). fl. light blue; corolla four-cleft ; segments 
serrated, finely cut in the middle. August and September. 1. 
lanceolate and linear. Stem flexuose, angular. A. 9in. Germany, 
1759, (B. M. 639.) 
G. crinita (hairy). . light blue; corolla four-cleft ; segments 
finely cut. June and July. JU. lanceolate, acute. Stem erect, 
rounded. h. 6in. North America, 1804. (B. M. 2031.) 
G. cruciata (crossed).* /l. terminal and axillary, crowded, nearly 
sessile ; corolla tubularly campanulate, eight-cleft (regular seg- 
ments acute, four accessory ones small, acutely bifid or jagged), 
witha pale tube, widened upwards, and a pale blue limb, dotted 
with green in the throat. June and July. l. broad-lanceolate, 
— at the base. Stems ascending, terete. h. 6in. Europe, 
h. 6in. to 18in. 
-) 
G. Fortunei (Fortune’s).* fl. axillary, solitary, sessile; corolla 
funnel-shaped, slightly ventricose ; limb of five spreading cordate- 
ovate lobes, deep blue, and equally spotted with white. Decem- 
ber. l. opposite, the lowest small and ovate, the rest lanceolate, 
glabrous, three-nerved. North China, 1853. A very handsome 
greenhouse species. (B. M. 4776.) 
G. gelida (ice-cold). fl. axillary and terminal, aggregate ; ccrolia 
campanulate, with bluntish segments, the five accessory ones 
short and jagged. June and July. J. lanceolate. Stems ascend- 
ing, tetragonal. h. 6in. Caucasus, 1807. 
G. intermedia (intermediate). A synonym of G.. ochroleuca. 
G. Kurroo (native name).* fl. erect or inclined, pedicellate ; 
corolla tube narrowly campanulate; -lobes five, broadly ovate, 
acute or acuminate, azure-blne, sprinkled towards the throat 
with white. October. J. elongate-linear or oblong-lanceolate, 
obtuse or acute, concave, very coriaceous, bright green. Himalaya 
Mountains, 1879. A very handsome plant for the rock garden. 
Syn. Preumonanthe Ku tM, 6470.) 
G. linearis (linear-leaved). /l. blue, one to five, in a terminal 
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