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GENTIANA 



HARDY DECIDUOUS. 



G. aphy'Ua (leafless). See EREMOSPARTON APHYLLUM. 

 kumifu'sa (trailing). i. July. France. 1819. 



Trailer. 



Sco'rpius (scorpion). 4. April. S. Europe. 1570. 

 tetrago'na (four-angled-irancAftf). i. July. Podolia. 

 1822. Trailer. 



HARDY EVERGREENS. 



G. cefkne'nsis (Etna). 3-8. July. Sicily. 1816. 

 amsa'nctica (Amsanctic). See G. ANXANTICA. 

 andrea'na (Androan). See CYTISUS SCOPARIUS 



ANDREANUS. 



a'nglica (English. Pettywhin). 2. July. Britain. 



angula'ta (angled). See G. PARVIFLORA. 



anxa'ntica (Anxantic). 4. July. Italy. 1818. 



aspalathoi'des (Aspalathus-like). S.W. Europe. 



ca'ndicans (whitish). See CYTISUS CANDICANS. 



capita'ta (headed). See G. CLAVATA. 



cine'rea (greyish). 4. July. S. Europe. 



dalma'tica (Dalmatian). $-J. Bright yellow. Balkan 

 Peninsula. 1906. 



decu'mbens (decumbent). See CYTISUS PROCUMBENS. 



diffu'sa (spreading). See CYTISUS DECUMBENS. 



lirox (fierce). N. Africa. 



fto'rida (flowery). 6. July. Spain. 1752. 



germa'nica (German). 2. July. Germany. 1773. 



ine'rmis (nearly-unarmed). 2. July. Germany. 



hispa'nica (Spanish). 2. July. Spain. 1759. 



ho'rrida (horrid). 3. July. Pyrenees. 1821. 



erina'cea (prickly). Near Lyons. 



ita'lica (Italian). 3. July. Italy- 



lusita'nica (Portuguese). 2. May. Portugal. 1771. 



ma'ntica (Mantic). See G. TINCTORIA MANTICA. 



nyssa'na (Nyssan). 2. Yellow. Servia. 1906. 



ova' to, (egg-leaved). 3. July. Hungary. 1816. 



parviflo'ra (small-flowered). 3. July. Asia Minor. 

 1739- 



pa' tens (spreading). See CYTISUS PATENS. 



pa'tula (wide-open). 3. July. Caucasus. 1818. 



pUo'sa (downy. Green weed). 6. June. England. 



polygalcefo'lia (Polygala-leaved). 3. July. Portugal. 

 1820. 



procu'ntbens (lying-down). See CYTISUS PROCUMBENS. 



tt Pv'rgans (purging). See CYTISUS PURGANS. 



radia'ta (rayed), ij. July. Italy. 1758. 



sagitta'lis (arrow-jointed). $. June. Germany. 

 1570. 



mi'nor (less). May. Trailer. 



scario'sa (membranous). See G. TRIANGULARIS. 



seri'cea (silky). 3. June. Austria. 1812. 



sibi'rica (Siberian). 2. July. Siberia. 1785. 



silve'stris (wood). 2. July. Hungary. 1818. 



tincto'ria (dyer's. Green weed). 3. July. Britain. 



ela'tior (taller). 3. 



flo're-ple'no (double-flowered). 2. July. 



hirsu'ta (somewhat hairy). 2. July. Britain. 



,, latifo'lia (broad-leaved). 2. July. Auvergne. 

 1824. 



ma'ntica (Mantic). 3. July. Italy. 1816. 



,, prate'nsis (meadow). 2. July. Italy. 



triaca'nthos (three-spined). 2. July. Spain. 



,, interru'pta (interrupted). 2. May. Tangier. 



triangula'ris (three-angled-stewm^d). 2. June. Hun- 

 gary. 1815. 



triquetra (three-cornered-sfcwwitfd). 3. June. Cor- 

 sica. 1770. 



visco'sa (clammy). See ADENOCARPUS ANAGYRUS. 



GENTIA'NA. Gentian. (Named after Gentius, king 

 of Illyria, who first experienced the virtue of Gentian. 

 Nat. ord. Gentianworts [Gentianaceae]. Linn. $-Pentan- 

 dria, z-Digynia.) 



The root of G. In' tea is the true Gentian of the druggists, 

 an intense bitter, only exceeded by that of Ale'tris 

 farino'sa, a little North American Bloodroot, the most 

 intense bitter known, and by Qua'ssia ama'ra. The 

 smaller kinds may be treated as alpines ; and whether 

 grown in pots or not, a little heat and sandy leaf-mould 

 should t given them. All may be propagated by seed 

 sown as soon as ripe ; the perennials, also, by division 

 in spring. Some of the creeping, low-growing kinds, as 

 acau'lis, make nice edgings to walks and borders. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 



G. Amare'tta (Amarella). i. Purple. August. Britain. 

 Mtea (yellow). J. Yellow. August. 

 ,, angustifolta (narrow-leaved). J. Purple. July. 



N. Amer. 1812. 



campe'stris (field). $^1$. Pale purple. Britain. 

 carinthi'aca (Carinthian). See PLEUROGYNE CARIN- 



THIACA. 

 germa'nica (German). . Blue. August. Germany. 



1818. 



,, glacia'lis (icy). See G. TENELLA. 

 hu'milis (humble). J. Purple. April. Caucasus. 



1824. 

 moorcroflia'na (Moorcroftian). $-1. Blue. Himalaya. 



1884. 



niva'lis (snowy). J. Blue. August. Scotland. 

 obtusifolia (blunt-leaved). J. Yellow. July. 



Switzerland. 1826. 



Prate'nsis (meadow). See G. AMARELLA. 

 ,, prostra'ta (prostrate). J. Blue. Northern and 



Southern Regions. 1888. 

 tene'Ua (slender). J. Blue. July. Northern and 



Arctic Regions. 1819. 



HARDY BIENNIALS. 



G. barba'ta (bearded). See G. DETONSA. 

 ,, cauca'sica (Caucasian). J. Violet. July. Caucasus. 



1804. 



confe'rta (crowded). Blue. August. Altaia. 1827. 

 crini'ta (iong-haired). J. Blue. July. N. Amer. 



1804. 

 deto'nsa (clipped). J. Blue. August. Northern 



Regions. 1764. 



uligino'sa (marshy). See G. AMARELLA. 

 uniflo'ra (one-flowered). See G. GERMANICA. 



HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS. 



G. acau'lis (stemless. Gentianella). J. Blue. May. 



Wales. 



a'lbida (whitish). Creamy-white. 

 angustifo'lia (narrow-leaved). J. Blue. May. 



Alps. 1819. 



kochia'na (Kochian). Dark blue, with five black- 

 green spots. Alps. 1888. 

 ,, adsce'ndens (ascending). See G. DECUMBENS. 

 cesti'va (summer). See G. VERNA. 

 affi'nis (allied). See G. BIGELOVII. 

 a'lba (white). White. N. Amer. 

 a'lgida (cold), i. White. July. Siberia. 1808. 

 ,, alpi'na (alpine). See G. ACAULIS. 

 ,. alta'ica (Altaic), i. Purple. May. Siberia. 1824. 

 ,, Andre'wsii (Andrews'), i-i^. Blue. N. Amer. 



1776. " Closed Gentian." 

 angulo'sa (angled). See G. VERNA. 

 arverne'nsis (Arvernan). i. Dark blue. Country 



unknown. 1882. 

 asclepia'dea (swallowwort-like). i. Blue. July. 



Austria. 1629. 

 a'lba (white). White. 

 ma'jor (greater). 2. Blue. July. 

 ochroleu'ca (yellowish- white), i. Cream. July. 

 au'rea (golden). . Yellow. August. Norway. 1823. 

 bava'rica (Bavarian). J. Blue. July. Germany. 



1775- 



,, Bigelo'vii (Bigelow's). i. Violet. New Mexico. 

 bi'loba (two-lobed). z\. Yellow. July. Alps. 1820. 

 brachyphy'Ua (short-leaved). Europe. 

 bre'videns (short- toothed). Japan. 

 Burse'ri (Burser's). 2. Yellow. July. Pyrenees. 



1820. 

 calyco'sa (large-calyxed). i-4. Deep blue, dotted 



white. N.W. Amer. 1883. 

 campanula 'ta (bell-flowered). 2. Sulphur. July. 



Switzerland. 1819. 

 earpa'thica (Carpathian). Carpathian Mountains. 



1888. 



Catesbce'i (Catesby's). See G. ANDREWSI. 

 ,, ce'rnua (nodding). Ecuador. 

 CharpenMri (Charpentler's). 2. Yellow, dotted red. 



Switzerland. 1888. 



cilia'ta (hair- fringed). J. Blue. Germany. 1759. 

 ,, clava'ta (clubbed). See G. OCHROLEUCA. 

 Clu'sii (Clusius'). i. Dark blue. Switzerland. 1888. 



