GENTIANACE 65 
small, thick, nearly orbicular, in densely imbricate rosettes ; 
alpine pastures, local. G. verna, L. (Pl. 86); stem 1-2 
in., flowers solitary, azure, about I in., angles of the 
calyx winged, leaves elliptic-lanceolate, not in rosettes ; 
alpine and sub-alpine pastures, common. G. @stiva, R.S. 
(angulosa, Bieb.) ; flowers somewhat larger, angles of the 
calyx with broader wings, leaves lanceolate ; pastures, 
frequent. G. pyrenaica, L.; stem 14-23 in., flowers soli- 
tary, calyx with five triangular appendages between the 
lobes, leaves stiff, linear, mucronate; Pyrenees. 
fF’, Corolla blue, 5-lobed, not bearded ; annual plants :— 
G. utriculosa, L.; stem 2-8 in., branched, flowers terminal, 
azure, about # in. long, calyx inflated, with broad wings 
at the angles, radical leaves in rosettes, nearly orbicular, 
stem-leaves lanceolate; marshy meadows, frequent. G. 
nivalis, L.; stem 2-4 in., branched, flowers small (3-3 
in.), azure, calyx slender, cylindrical, angular, radical 
leaves ovate, in rosettes, stem-leaves lanceolate; high 
alpine pastures, frequent. G. prostrata, Heenke; stem 
about 2 in., prostrate, branched, flowers small, light blue, 
with triangular appendages between the corolla-lobes, 
calyx cylindrical, with projecting angles, leaves obovate, 
not in rosettes; Tirol, Styria, Carniola, Carinthia, Car- 
pathians, Salzburg. 
6. MENYANTHES, L. 
Flowers in racemes; calyx-teeth, corolla-lobes, and 
Stamens each 5; corolla fleshy; ovary 1-celled; stem 
leafless ; radical leaves of three leaflets. Bog plants. 
M. trifoliata, L., Bog-Bean; flowers white or pink; 
bogs, frequent. 
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