GBNTIANR. XIII. ERICALA. 



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tiana prostrata, Haenke, in Jacq. coll. 2. p. 66. t. 17. f. 2. 

 Tratt. fl. austr. fasc. 9. t. 8. Froel. gent. p. 75. Willd. spec. 

 1. p. 1344. Hippion prostratum, Schmidt, 1. c. Very nearly 

 allied to E. Bavarica, but all parts of the plant are more slender 

 and the flowers much smaller ; calyx less angular ; segments of 

 corolla lanceolate, acute, of a watery blue colour. 

 Prostrate Ericala. PI. 1 to 2 inches. 



19 E. ANGCLOSA ; stem shorter than the flower ; leaves ovate, 

 obtuse, 3-nerved : radical ones crowded, imbricate ; calyxes 

 keeled ; corolla salver-shaped, 10-cleft ; segments ovate, obtuse; 

 the 5 accessory segments small and bluntly bifid. %. H. Native 

 of Caucasus, and the Carpathian mountains, in rather humid alpine 

 places. Gentiaua angulosa, Bieb. fl. taur. l.p. 197. suppl. p. 190. 

 cent. pi. rar. ross. 1. 1. 47- Gent, verna y, angulosa, Wahl. carp, 

 no. 21C. Gent, utriculosa, Wahl. helv. no. 273. Gent. Bavarica, 

 Pall. ross. 2. p. 110. exclusive of the syn. of Lin. Gent, uni- 

 flora, Georgi, itin. 1. p. 203. t. 1. f. 2. Habit and stature of 

 E. nana, but the flowers are larger, and the calyxes bladdery. 



Angular-ca\\*ed Ericala. Fl. April, June. " Clt. 1824. PL 

 ifoot. 



20 E. BAVA'RICA (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 41. Schmidel, 

 op. gesn. 2. p. 43. t. 27. f. 85.) stems 1-flowered; leaves ovate, 

 obtuse : radical ones crowded, imbricated, larger than the cau- 

 line ones; corolla funnel-shaped, 10-cleft; segments entire, or 

 slightly serrated: the accessory ones small, horn-formed. 1(..H. 

 Native of middle Europe, on the alps. Gentiana Bavarica, 

 Lin. spec. 331. Vill. dauph. 2. p. 527. t. 10. exclusive of the 

 syn. of Jacq. Haenke, in Jacq. coll. 2. p. 75. no. 32. Gen- 

 tiana serpyllifolia, Lam. diet. 2. p. 640. Pers. ench. 1. p. 285. 

 Hall. helv. no. 645. Hippion Bavaricum, Schmidt, bohem. 

 no. 120. and in Roam. arch. 1. p. 17. t. 4. f. 12. Gentiana 

 prostrata, Funk. Barrel, icon. 101. f. 1. Cam. hort, p. 65. 

 t. 15. Differs from E. verna, in the leaves being obtuse, not 

 acute. Corolla deep blue. Ovarium pedicellate. Stigmas 2, 

 downy. 



far. p, imbricata ; flower exceeding the stem ; radical leaves 

 crowded, roundish. It . H. Native of the alps of Salzburgh 

 and Carinthia. Froel. gen. p, 71. Gentiana imbricata, Schleich, 

 ex D. C. fl. fr. suppl. p. 427. no. 2772. 



Far. y, elongata ; stem elongated, S-4 inches long. If . H. 

 Froel. gent. 1. c. 



I ar, e, albiflora ; corollas white. Froel. 1. c. 



Bavarian Ericala. Fl. July. Clt. 1775. PI. foot. 



21 E. CRUCIA'TA (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 27.) stems 

 ascending, terete, 2-edged at the base ; leaves broad-lan- 

 ceolate, 3-nerved; flowers terminal, and axillary, crowded, 

 nearly sessile ; calyx 4-toothed, unequal ; corolla tubularly 

 campanulate, S-cleft : having the 4 regular segments acute: 

 and the 4 accessory ones small, acutely bifid or jagged. 

 It- H. Native of middle Europe, in dry, exposed, moun- 

 tainous places ; as well as of Caucasus and Siberia. Gentiana 

 cruciata, Bauh. pin. 188. Lin. spec. 334. Jacq. austr. 4. t. 372. 

 Pall. ross. 108. Hippion cruciatum, Schmidt, in Roem. arch. 1. 

 p. 11. MayerhofF, fl. mon. t. 153. Tretrorrhiza Renealm, 

 specim. 74. t. 73. Herba fullonum, Brunf. 2. p. 52. Ger. 

 emac. 4S3. f. 4. Mor. hist. t. 5. f. 16. Leaves connate at 

 the base. Bracteas length of flowers. Calyx cleft on one side. 

 Corolla with a pale tube, widened upwards, and a pale blue 

 limb, dotted with green in the throat. Capsule oblong. This 

 species differs much in habit from the rest ; and has much the 

 appearance of Gentiana macrophylla. Seeds oblong, smooth. 



Far. /3, minor (Cam. epit. 41 7.) 



Far. y ; stem humble ; flowers smaller ; segments of corolla 

 acute. 7 . H. Frcel. gent. p. 28. 



Crossnort Ericala. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1596. PI. | foot. 



22 E. SPATHA'CEA ; stem erect, simple, nearly terete ; leaves 



lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, subconnate, acute, approximate ; 

 flowers terminal, sessile, crowded ; calyx 5-toothed, cleft on one 

 side; corolla funnel-shape J ; limb 10-cleft: the larger segments 

 roundish, obtuse, and the accessory ones shorter and bifid ? ; 

 stigma undivided, at length 2-lobed. Tf- H. Native of 

 Mexico, on the eastern declivities of mountains, near Xalapa. 

 Gentiana spa thacea. H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 3. p. 135. 

 no. 15. Gent, plicata, Willd. reliq. mss. Leaves 3-nerved, 

 membranous. Flowers erect, size of those of Gentiana cruciata, 

 blue. Ovarium sub-clavate, compressed. Style short. 

 iSjM/Aoceoiu-calyxed Ericala. PI. 1 foot. 



| 2. Annual plants. 



23 E. UTRICULOSA (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 27.) stem 

 branched; branches alternate, 1-flowered; calyx carinately 

 winged ; radical leaves rosulate, ovate : cauline ones spatulate ; 

 corolla salver-shaped, 10-cleft: the segments linear-lanceolate, 

 acute, and entire : the accessory ones bifid ; stigma cup-shaped, 

 crenated, nearly as in E. terna. 0. H. Native from the 

 Baltic to the Mediterranean, in mountain pastures and sub- 

 alpine places. Gentiaua utriculosa, Lin. spec. 332. Frcel. 

 gent. p. 69. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1343. Hall. helv. 646. Waldst. 

 et Kit. hung. t. 206. Hippion utriculosum, Schmidt, in Roem. 

 arch. l.p. 11. Barrel, icon. 18. t. 48. f. 2. not 1. Column, 

 ecphr. t. 221. Stem and branches obsoletely tetragonal. Co- 

 rollas beautiful blue ; tube whitish, striped with blue. Seeds 

 scabrous. This species is easily recognized by the 5 prominent 

 wings of the calyx, and the salver-shaped corolla. Root fusi- 

 form, yellow. 



Var. /3, ramosa ; stem branched at the base ; branches elon- 

 gated, 1-flowered. Q. H. Native on mount Baldo. Frcel. 

 gent. 1. c. 



far. y, uniflbra : stem simple, dwarf, 1-flowered. 0. H. 

 Frcel. 1. c. 



Var. S, albiflora ; corolla white. 



fitooVfery-calyxed Ericala. Fl. April. Clt. 1822. PL ^ ft. 



24 E. NIVA'LIS (Borkh. in Roem. arch. 1. p. 27.) stem simple 

 or branched ; branches alternate, 1-flowered ; radical leaves 

 crowded, ovate, acutish : cauline ones lanceolate ; calyx tubu- 

 lar, 5-toothed, with acute, hardly keeled angles ; corolla funnel- 

 shaped, 10-cleft; the accessory segments bifid. Q. H. Na- 

 tive of Europe, from Lapland to the Pyrenees, and Italy, on 

 the alps. In Scotland, as on Ben Lawers. Gentiana nivalis, Lin. 

 spec. 286. Froel. gent. 1. p. 83. Willd. spec. 1. p. 1344. 

 Smith, engl. hot. 896. Wahl. lapp. p. 68. helv. p. 48. Oed. fl. 

 dan. 17. Hall. helv. no. 647. t. 17. enum. no. 218. t. 7. f. 5. 

 Mor. t. 5. f. 3. Stem and branches tetragonal. Leaves elliptic : 

 radical ones acute ?. Corollas salver-shaped, blue, greenish out- 

 side. Calycine segments acuminated. 



Far. /3, minima ; stem branched, filiform ; leaves very short. 

 0. H. Native of Oauphiny. Gentiana minima, Vill. dauph. 

 2. p. 19. t. 1 1. f. 6. Barrel, icon. 103. f. 2. 



Far. y, kiimile ; stem humble, usually 1-flowered; leaves 

 very short, ovate, obtuse. 0. H. Native of Europe and 

 Labrador. Froel. gent. 1. c. exclusive of the syn. of Vill. 

 Hippion nivale, Schmidt, in Roem. arch. p. 19. t, 11. f. 6. 

 Barrel, icon. 103. f. 2. 



Far. c, albiflora ; corollas white. 



Snowy Ericala. Fl. Aug. Scotland. PL | foot. 



25 E. SQUARROSA ; stem dichotomously branched, beset with 

 divaricate, glandular hairs ; flowers sessile, several together ; 

 leaves remote, attenuated at both ends ; calycine teeth spread- 

 ing, mucronate; corolla funnel-shaped, 10-cleft: the 5 alternate 

 or accessory segments small and bidentate. . H. Native of 

 Siberia, on dry schistous mountains, at the rivers Kerlyk and 

 Kan. Gentiana squarrosa, Led. mem. acad. sc. petersb. 5. 



