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Gentian (Gentiana Pneumonanthe). It is a very local plant, growing 

 chiefly, though not exclusively, in the northern and midland counties 

 of England. Its stem is erect, stiff, leafy and unbranched, usually 

 from six to ten inches high ; and its leaves are sessile, hnear, obtuse, 

 rather thick, the lower ones broader than the upper. The flowers, 



THE EYEBRIGHT. 



which bloom during August and September, are represented on 

 Plate V. 



In the same order {Gentianacece) is the Autumn or Small-flowered 

 Gentian {Gentiana Amarella) — a little erect plant, from three to 

 twelve inches high, common on dry heaths and stony pastm-es. 

 Its stem is square, very leafy, simple or branched, often of a blue- 

 green or purple colour ; and the leaves are sessile, opposite, ovate 

 or lanceolate. The flowers are of a pale purple colour, from half to 

 three-quarters of an inch long, arranged in an oblong, leafy cluster. 

 The calyx is divided quite half way down into five unequal, narrow 

 and the corolla has a broad tube with four or five ovate 



