338 f:KNTIANACE.E. ((iKNTIAN FAMILY.) 



\2. S. gentianoides, KU. stem erect, Himple, slender; lowest leaves 

 luiui'olaie nr oliluiig, ii:irru\M.'(l at the hase ; the otliers loug, linear, sesHile ; 

 flowers larj^c, in axillary and terminal elnsters, or terminal and Holilary ; 

 corolla 8- lO-jiarted, '2-:^ times as Ion;; ius llie snl)nlate calyx lobes; anthers 

 straight. — how pine barrens, Georgia, J-'lurida, and westward. Jiily-Au- 

 gnst. — Stem I*^- 2'^ high. Leaves U'-.T long. Corolla 2' wide. 



2. EUSTOMA, Don. 



C.ilyx bfll-sliaiK'd, 4 -r)-|iart(Mi, sharidy 4-5-anglcd; the lol)es snlmlate, 

 keeled. Corolla tulmlar, 4- .'i-lolied. the lobes erect, acute. Stamens 4-5: 

 antliers sagittate. Style consj)icuous, erect, persistent : stigmas ronnd-ovate. 

 Cajisule oblong, obtuse. I'laccntic s|)ongy, sutural. Seeds minute, globo.se, 

 sessile. — Herbs, with oblong glaucous clas])ing leaves, and ))anicled slii)wy 

 purj)le or blue flt)wers. 



1. E. exaltatum, Griseb. Stem (2°-3° high) terete, glaucous, panicu- 

 lately forking aliuve ; leaves mucronate, decurrent, the u])])er lauceolate ; 

 flowers long-peduncled, terminal, blue ; calyx lobes as long as the tube of the 

 corolla, dilated and membranaceous at the base. — South Florida. (T) — 

 Corolla 12"- 15" long. 



3.. GENTIANA, Tourn. Genti.vn. 



Calyx 4 - 5-parted. Corolla bell-shaped or f uunel-shaped, 4 - 5-lobed, mostly 

 with ])laited toothed appendages between the lobes. Stamens 4 - 5. Stigmas 

 2, sessile, compressed, persistent. Capsule 1-celled, 2-valved, many-.seeded ; 

 the seeds sutural, or covering the inner face of the valves. — Flowers showy, 

 solitary or clustered, axillary and terminal. 



* Anriiial : corolla funnel-shiped, destitute of appendages : anthers versatile: 



cajisule sessile : seeds wincjless. 



1. Gr. quinqueflora, Lam. Stem 4-angled, slender, branching; leaves 

 ovate or ovate-lanceulatc, slightly clasping at the base, 3 - 5-nerved ; flowers 

 3-5, terminatiug the short l>ranches ; corolla blue, rather slender, with ovate 

 bristle-pointed entire lobes, much longer than the subulate calyx lobes. — Dry 

 soil along the mountains. August- Sept. — Stem l°-2'^ high. Leaves V long. 

 Corolla 1' long. 



2. G. crinita, Fral. Stemteretebeh)w, the .upper iwrtion and branches 

 4-angled ; leaves lanceolate, acute, closely .sessile, the lowest narrowed into a 

 petiole ; flowers terminal, on long angular peduncles ; calyx lobes 4, ovate- 

 lanceolate, acute, as long as the tube of the corolla; lobes of the corolla 4, 

 fimbriate, nearly as long as the tube. — Damp soil along the nionntains. 

 Oct -Nov. — Stem l°-2° high, often much branched. Leaves \'-2' long. 

 Corolla blue, li'-2' long. 



* * Perennial: corolla hell-shaped, vith jilaited toothed appendages between the 



lobes: anthers erect, mostly connivent : capsule stipitate : seeds commonli/ 

 winged. 



3. G. OChroleuca, Fra?l. Stem low, smoothifsh ; leaves oblong or 

 obovate-oblong, the upper narrower and acute; flowers single or clustered; 



