GENTIANA 



635 



Not B.M. 1531 or 1551. 

 media, Sims, not L.B. 

 this andG. Aiidrewsii. 

 ;iviug calj-x lobes of 

 longer than the calyx 



connivent nt the apex. N. Amer. 

 Var. intermedia, liri-iph. i (J. iiitf. 



It reseiiiii ■ ' ■ ■' i" 



unequal 1' ■ '"i- n- • 



lube, and ! t ' . init^M r- : IT r.si.iiiliii'SO.-rUinrfM.'SJi m luo 



tingeof purplish blue. B.M.'Jyn:!. Var. incarnita.Griseb. 



(6. iucariulia, Sims). B. M. 1856 from Carolina is not 



cult. These forms are not considered worthy of varietal 



rank in Gray's Syn. Fl. 



9. frigida, Ha^nk. Lvs. sj.atulate-linear, obtuse: fls. 

 upper axils; 



caly 



ong f 



the( 



, calyx teeth kiiiciN.lat.-. :i little longer than the 



cal5'x tube; corolla club-shaped, plaits not cut. Car- 

 pathian Mts.; also N. Amer. -This is the true type of 

 G. frigida, which is not in cultivation, but is inserted to 

 make clear the differences between O. aUjida of Pallas 

 and of Steven. 



10. 41gida, Pall., not Stev. ((?. frUjida, var. dlgida, 

 Griseb.). Lvs. lanceolate-linear: fls. 2-5 at the top and 

 distinctly pedicelled ; calvx laterally cut and one-third the 

 length of the corolla ; "calyx teeth linear - lanceolate, 

 hardly as long as the calyx tube and sometimes only 

 half as long; corolla between club- and bell-shaped; 

 plaits cut with a few crenate teeth. Altai Mts., E. Si- 

 beria. X. Am. Gn. 17, p. 343, same as Gn. 27, p. 89; 48, 

 p. Uii, and X. 2:60, Fig. 93. -This grows 4-5 in. high, 

 has imiiiiruus stems and fls. nearly 2K in. long, whit- 

 ish, witli Idui- spots in longitudinal lines. The writer 

 has liot sL-i_-u Ut. 1000. 



panieulately much branched: inflorescence more open: 

 calvx half the length of the broader corolla. B.B. 2:615. 

 B.M. 3496. -Very pretty. 



18. Fr&lichii, Jan. Stems short, almost tufted: fls. 

 blue, solitary, peduucled, nearly as long as the stem: 

 corolla not spotted. Very rare in Alps, limestone rocks. 

 — Easily grown on rockwork in compost of equal parts 

 of sphagnum heath soil and vegetable mold. Half-ex- 

 pobuie to sunl ght 



n asclepiadea I ^ t 1 \ t h e > 



''0 Pneumouinthe L n Stem erect fls lark blue 

 m a cjme like ra erne (the top fls opening first) co 

 roUa lut shai- el 1 1 es o ate a ite mu ronate mu h 

 longer than the appendages. Aug.-Oct. Mountain 

 marshes. Eu.. N. Asia. Var. gTitUta. Sims, is dotted 

 white. B.M. 1101. -"Requires a cool, deep, spongy soil, 

 rich in humus. Dislikes lime, and prefers sandy soil. 

 Does remarkably well when planted on margins of ponds 

 or brooks. Prop, by seed or division." Correvon. 



21. Saponiria, Linn. (G. Cd(es6<?t, Walt., not And.). 

 B.4RREL or SOAPWOET Gentian. Stem ascending: fls. 

 light blue, club-shaped; calyx lobes linear or oblong, 

 mostly as long as the calyx tube ; corolla lobes short. 



g6Uda, M. Bi. 



1 O. 



da. Stev.,' not Pall.). 

 rts. few and terminal, 



iduncled; calyx teeth 



m^' as the calyx tube or 

 l.rll-shaped, yellowish 

 - I- as long as the calyx 

 . il plaits. June, July. 



1 is G. septemfida,yaT. 



,oil and full sunlight." 



cordi7o;»a.— "Light, dt-ep, 

 Correvon. 



12. oampSstris, Linn. Annual : fls. dark purplish 

 blue; calyx 4-eut; corolla nearly bowl-shaped, crowned; 

 anthers free; style none. 



13. Moorcrofti4na, Wall. Annual, 4-10 in. high : fls. 

 pale blue; calyx 5-cut; corolla funnel-shaped. Himal. 

 B.M. 6727, where fls. are shown as pale purple. 



14. crinita, Froel. Fig. 897. Fringed Gentian. Bien- 

 nial : erect, branched, 1-2 ft. high: lvs. lanceolate or 

 ovate-lanceolate, acutish, from a rounded or subcordate 

 partly clasping base : corolla lobes wedge-obovate : 

 seeds roughened by scales or needle-like projections. 

 Moist woods and meadows. X. Amer, B.M. 2031. D.275. 

 G.W.F. 19. Mn. 4:161. B.B. 2:013. -The ribs of the 

 calyx (made by the decurrent lobes ) are one of the mi- 

 nor beauties of this plant, and are probably more pro- 

 nounced than in the other Fringed Gentians here de- 

 scribed. 



15. ciliita, Linn. Perennial: stem flexuose, scarcely 

 branched: lvs. linear, obtuse: corolla lobes obovate-ob- 

 long: seeds smooth. Dry liinp^tonc soils. Ku. Not B.M. 

 639, which is G. sernifa.-}\:n-i\\y :: ii.i ,-,i,t of Correvon's 

 seedlings have flowered. Ho n.-oiiiinrn,!^ a heavy, com- 

 pact soil which is almost Ldayoy, and lull sunlight, 



16. serrata, Gunn. {G. harhiita . I'rol. </. ,1, l.hisa, 

 Griseb. G. detonsa, var. barbdtn . ini-.h. i. Annual: 

 stem erect, branching, 3-18 in. high : i\^. iini ar .o' lauce- 

 linear: corolla lobes oblong or spatulato ol„.\ air, fringed 

 around the apex and sides or s.inn tinn- . itln i- part 

 nearly bare. Wet lands, Ural and Altai .^.li~., ( anrasus, 

 N.Amer. B.B. 2:614. B.M.639erronoou,|, a^ (.'. , ,/oi/n. 

 —No plants appear to be advertised as (;. ^^ rmht. G. 

 harbata is a trade name abroad. 



17. quinqueJfilia, Linn. {G. quinque flora. Hill, La- 

 marck and others). Annual: height 1-2 ft., the larger 

 plants branched: lvs. 3-7-nerved: inflorescence thyr- 

 soid-paniculate : clusters 3-5-fld.: fls. bright blue; 

 calyx one-fifth or one-fourth as long as the narrowly 

 funnel-shaped corolla. N. Amer. Probably the form 

 in cult, is var. occident&liB, Gray. Height 2-3 ft.. 



SiJ^ fill'" ' ' 



Fringed Gentian— Gentiana 



broad, roundish, erect, little, and often not at all longer 

 than the 2-cleft and luanv-toothed intervening appen- 

 dages. N.Amer. B.M. 1039. -(Hookeris probably wrong 

 in referring this picture toG. Andrewsii, though the calyx 

 lobes in the plate are not narrow enough. ) Cult, like 20. 

 22. Andrewsii, Griseb. (G. C(}#«s6ffi, And., not Walt.) 

 Closed. Blind or Bottle Gentian. Fig. 898. Stem 

 ascending: fls. purplish blue; calyx lobes lanceolate to 



