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G. prolata, of which living plants are before me. But one 

 has only to put side by side Wallich's Gossain Than dried 

 specimen of G. oriiata and specimens of the Sikkim plant 

 which I am calling G. prolata to recognise that the whole 

 habit and growth in the two plants is quite different and 

 that they are diti'erent species. 



I cannot say whether G. prolata is to prove a free- 

 growing hard\' garden plant or not. It will certainly 

 never rival those great acquisitions to our gardens — G. 

 Farreri and G. sino-ornata. Were I limited to two blue- 

 flowering autumn species these are the two I would select. 



The following is a summary of the results of my analysis 

 of the nomenclature and figures of these Gentians that are 

 under review : — 



(r. Farreri, Balf. f. Kaiisu species. 



In cultivation. 

 G. Lawrencei, Burkill. Siberian species. 

 In cultivation. 



Is the G. Lawrencei of Gard. Chron., 3, xxxviii (1905), 307, fig. 119. 

 Is the G. onv'ta of Gard. Chron., 3, xl (1906), 182. 

 Is the G. ornala of Bot. Mag. (1907), t. 8140. 

 G. ornata, Wall. Nepal species. 



Not in cidtivation. Probably never has been. 



Is the G. ornata of Hook., F). Brit. Ind., iv (1883), 116. Nepal 



plant. 

 Is the G. ornata of Acta Horti Petrop., xv (1904), 268. Nepal plant. 

 G. ornata, var. acutifolia, Franch. Szechwau form. 



Is not G. ornata. Wall. 

 G. ornata, var. obtusifolia, Franch. Szechwan form. 

 Is not G. ornata, Wall. 

 May be G. V eitchiorvm, Hemsl. 

 G. prolata, Balf. f. Sikkim and Bhutan species. 



Is in cultivation and has been more than once previously in 



c\iltivation. 

 Is the G. ornata of Gard. Chron., 3, ii (1883), 396, fig. 60. 

 Is the-G. ornata of Hook., Fl. Brit. Ind., iv (1883), 116. Sikkim 



plant (? all). 

 Is the G. ornata of Acta Horti Petrop., xv (1904), 268. (Except 

 Nepal plant.) 

 G. sino-ornata, Balf. Yunnan species. 

 In cultivation. 



Is the G. ornata of Notes R.B.G. Edin., iv (1907), 71. 

 Is the G. ornata which received Award of Merit, Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society, Oct. 12, 1915. 

 G. Veitchwrum, Hemsley. Szechwan species. 

 In cultivation. 



Is the (7'. Veitchiorum of Gard. Chron., 3, xlvi (1909), 178, fig. 74. 

 Is the G. ornata var. Veitchii of Gard. Chron., 3, Iviii (1915), 288, 



fig. 100. 

 Is the G. oriiata which received Award of Merit, Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society, Aug. 31, 1909. 



