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tropical regions of the N. Hemisphere, extending to Chili ard 

 Aostralia. 



Bracts conspicuous ; calyx-teeth about 



equalling the corolla tube . . . 1. E. ramosissima. 

 Bracts not conspicuous ; calyx teeth much 



shorter than the corolla tube . . 2. E. Roxlurghii. 



1. E. r a me sis sim a, Pers. Syn. i, 283 ; F. B. I. iv, 101. 



Stems 3 15 in. high, very leafy. Leaves f-1 in. kng, ovate, elliptic or 

 lanceolate, obtuse or acute, the lowermost not in rosettes. Flowers in 

 conspicuously bracteate clusters, sessile, pink. Calyx-teeth linear, 

 about equalling the corolla tube, sub stellate in bud. 



Moradabad and Saharanpur districts. DJSTEIB. Punjab Plain, 

 Afghanistan and Baluchistan extending to Egypt, also in China and 

 Manchuria. 



2. E. Roxlurghii, G. Don Gen. Syst. iv, 206 ; Boyle 111. 277 ; F. B. I. 

 -iv, 102 ; T* ait . 1).; Train Seng. PI. 707 ; Ccrte Fl. Bowl, ii, ]SO. 

 E. ramosissima (vars. A. and B.) Clarke in Journ. Htm. /Sec. air, 428 (no, 

 ofPoir.) Chironia centauroides, Rol. Fl Jnd. i, 5<?4. 



A email erect annual. Stems 2-12 in. high, 4 angled. Badical leaves in 

 rosettes, f 1 in. long, obovate or oblong, obtuse ; cauline smaller, linear- 

 oblong. Flowers pink, in dichotcmcus cymes, -with a kng pedicelled 

 flower in each fork, bracts not prominent. Calya teeth linear, acute, 

 much shorter than the corolla tube, substellate in bud. Corolla rotate, 



M in. long ; lobes elliptic, acv-te. Anthers at length spirally twisted. 

 gwa large, 2-lamellate. Capsule narrowly oblong. 



Abundant within the area, especially in cultivated land. Flowers 

 Feb. April. DISTBIB. From the Punjab Plain and Bengal to S. 

 India. The plant is used as a substitute for chiretta, especially in 

 Bengal. 



ft. GENTIANA, Linn.; Fl. Brit. Ind. iv, 108. 



Herbs, annual or perecnial, scmef'mes woody below. Xeates 

 opposite, often connate at the base, flowers bhie, yellow or white, 

 axillary and terminal, usually sessile. Calyx tubnlai, tente or rarely, 

 keeled, sojretiimp ppathace< rs, 1< be? 6 or 4 Cetclla tvbrlar, cm- 

 panulate funn el-shaped or subrotate ; lobfP 6 or 4, often with folds 

 between the lobes. Stamens 5 or 4, attached at or below the middle 

 of the tnte, included ; filaments linear, s<me^ bat flattered downwards. 

 Ovary 1-celled, phitentss sightly intruded, style usually short or 

 nor e, Btigpias divei ^ent. Capsule stalkec or sessile. Seeds many, 

 email, reticulated. Species about 300, chiefly inhabiting mountain- 



