AUTUMN GENTIAN 41 



Linlithgow; in the E. Highlands, except in Fife, Stirling, S. Perth, 

 Kincardine, Easterness; in the W. Highlands only in Clyde Isles, 

 S. Ebudes; in the N. Highlands, Orkneys, and Shetlands. It ascends 

 to 2100 ft. in Yorks. 



One of the typical upland plants, the autumnal Gentian delights in 



Photo. Flatters & Garnett 



AUTUMN GENTIAN (Gentiana Amarella, L.) 



the free and open nature of dry pastures on the hill-side, or the very 

 summits of the hills in most parts of the country where Field Plough 

 man's Spikenard, Musk Mallow, and many other plants adorn the 

 hills, and where Wild Thyme scatters its odour to the breezes far 

 and wide. 



The stems are erect, simple below, branched above. The leaves 



