448 GENTIANEZ. [Gentiana. 
1. G. filipes, Cheesem. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxvii. (1896) 536.— 
A small annual herb 1-3 in. high; stems slender, erect, simple or 
branched from the base, sparingly leafy. Leaves mostly cauline, 
few, small, 4tin. long, oblong- or obovate-spathulate, obtuse or 
subacute, sessile or the lower ones narrowed into short flat petioles." 
Flowers solitary, terminating the branches, large for the size of the 
plant, tin. diam., white. Calyx broad, tube 4in. long; lobes +in., 
broadly ovate, acute. Corolla subrotate, divided about 4-way 
down; lobes ovate, subacute. Stamens more than 4 as long as 
the corolla; anthers oblong. Ovary linear-obovoid. 
SourH Is~tanp: Nelson—Slopes of Mount Arthur, 4000-5000 ft., 7. F.C. 
January. 
2. G. lineata, 7. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxvii. (1895) 334, 
t. 27.—A small densely tuited perennial herb 2-4 in. high, often 
forming a compact sward; rootstock branched above. Leaves all 
radical or crowded on very short branches, erect, $-?in. long, 
#:-;1; in. broad, linear or narrow linear-spathulate, acute or obtuse, 
sradually narrowed into a slender flat petiole, sheathing at the 
base. Scapes 1-3 in. long, slender, wiry, erect, naked or with 1 or 
2 pairs of linear leaves at the very base. Flower solitary, $4 in. 
long. Calyx-tube =, in. long; lobes 53, in., linear-subulate, tapering 
to an acute or almost acuminate tip. Corolla narrow-campanulate, 
cut down 2 of the way to the base into 5 ovate acute lobes. 
Stamens 2 as long as the corolla. 
SourH Istanp: Otago—Crest of the Longwood Range, Kirk! Blue Moun- 
tains, Petrie! Srmwart IsuaAnp: Exact locality not stated, Petrie ! Sea- 
level to 3500 ft. January—March. 
A curious little plant, easily recognised by the peculiar habit, very narrow 
leaves, and naked scapes bearing a rather large solitary flower. 
3. G. Grisebachii, Hook. f. in Hook. Ic. Plant. t. 636.—A 
slender much or sparingly branched annual herb; root weak, often 
filiform ; stems branching from the base, very slender, decumbent 
or suberect, 3-14 in. long, rarely more. Lower leaves narrowed into 
slender petioles as long or longer than the blade, 4—1in. long, 
spathulate or oblong-spathulate, rather thin and membranous, 
obtuse ; cauline usually smaller, remote, sessile or shortly petio- 
late, oblong or ovate-oblong, obtuse or subacute. Flowers few or 
many, terminal and solitary at the tips of the branches, rather 
small, 4-2in. long, white. Calyx divided $-way down or more, 
often somewhat angled at the base; lobes linear or linear-subulate, 
acuminate, midrib distinct. Corolla narrow-campanulate, divided 
more than 4-way down; lobes narrow-ovate or oblong, acute. 
Stamens about two-thirds the length of the corolla. Ovary linear- 
oblong, often shortly stipitate.—G. montana, Hook. f. Fl. Nov. Zel. 
i. 178; Handb. N.Z. Fl. 190 (not of Forst.). 
