306 BLUE AND PURPLE 



1. FRINGED GENTIAN: Gentiana crinlta. 

 Gentian Family. Sept. Oct. 



Found in moist meadows, woods. Maine to 

 Quebec, south to Georgia and westward. 

 FLOWERS Pale or deep violet-blue, erect, tubular, 



with 4< spreading, fringed lobes. 

 LEAVES Opposite, acute at the tip, widening 

 to a rounded base, seated on stem. 

 Plant stem branching, erect, each bear- 

 ing a single terminal flower, 1-3 feet 

 high. 



2. CLOSED GENTIAN: Blind or Bottle Gen- 

 tian. Gentiana AndrewsiL 



Gentian Family. Aug. Oct. 



A plant 12 feet high, found in woodland 

 borders, moist soil. Maine to Manitoba and 

 southward. 



FLOWERS Tightly closed, deep violet blue at the 

 apex, white at the base, in terminal clus- 

 ters from the leaf angles. 



LEAVES Opposite, smooth, pointed at the tip, 

 narrowed at the base. 



