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Pneiimonantlie by the superadded alternate 

 segments of Corolla. The true Xolemias 

 Iiave the corolla ventricose nearly shut, the S. 

 G. Cutlera has it more open and tubular, but 

 the change is very gradual. 



455. RicoiLA Renealm. cal. tubul. 5fido, 

 cor. hypocraterif. lofida, lOlac. interjectis mi- 

 nimis binis in sinubus. Stam. libera, stylo elong. 

 stigma capitato orbic. scutellato concave. — 

 Types R. or G. vertia, pumila, bavarica ^c. 

 Here as in CiminaUs the Stigma is very differ- 

 ent from the usual kind. 



456. CmoPHiLA Raf (snow friend) differ, ad 

 Ricoila, cor. tubo longo, limbo dentib. 5patu- 

 lis eq. in sinubus nullis. stigma . . ? — Type Ch, 

 nivalis. 



457. GoNipiA Raf. (angles under) Chirvnia 

 et Gentiana L. Centauriofi Ad. Erythrea, 

 Neck. Rich. Pers. Cal. 5gonus^^ 5dent, tubulo- 

 sus, cor. infund. basi tubul. apex 5fida, stam. li- 

 bera, stylo unico, stigma capitato bilobo — Ge- 

 nus easily known by the pentagonal calix : the 

 names already given are objectionable being 

 similar to Qentaurea and Erythrina ! the type 

 is G. centaurium and akin sp. Persoon had 11 

 sp. to which 1 can add 8 other sp. of my herba- 

 rium, 4 of each continent, all are annual. 



458. Gonipia paucifoUa Raf. Caule humile 

 4gono, l-3floro, fol. paucis remotis parvis su- 

 brot. obtusis, imis obi. cal, elongato, cor. eq. — 

 Sicily, 3 to 4 inches, 3 or 4 pairs of minute 

 leaves, limb of corolla small, one fourth of 

 calix. 



459. Gonipia sicula Raf. caule 4gono pe- 

 dale gracile, apice alterne ramoso, fol. cunea- 

 tis et lanceol. trinervis acutiusc. adpressis in- 

 ternodis dimidio brevier, fl. laxis subternis, me- 



