898. Closed Genti: 



6db GEXTIAN'A 



ovate, usually spreading or recurved, shorter than the 

 calyx tube; corolla lolies entirely obliterated, the teeth 

 at the t()p being supposed to be the remains of the ap- 

 pendages often found between the corolla lobes in other 

 species. Julv.Aug. Moist places, 

 N. Amer. B. M. 6421. D. 273. 

 B.B. 2:01(1. Gn. 27:477. L.B.C. 

 9:813 erroneously as G. Siipo- 

 naria.-X wbite-fld. form is 

 cult. For culture, see 20. 



2'!. \\nehri3,YTa:\.[G.pseudo- 

 P,i,„mnnihithe, .Schult.). Stem 

 strict, 1-2 ft. high: fls. blue, 1-5 

 in the terminal cluster; corolla 

 narrowly funnel-shaped ; lobes 

 erect, roundish ovate, obtuse, a 

 little longer than the triangu- 

 lar, acute, entire or 1-2-toothed 

 appendages. Bogs, N. Amer. 

 BE. 2:«17. 



21. PyrenMca, Linn. Stem 

 tufted, about as long as the fl. : 

 Ivs. with a cartilaginous, sca- 

 brous margin: fls. solitary, dark 

 blue ; corolla funnel- or nearly 

 bowl-shaped. May, June. Eu., 

 Asia Minor. B.M. 5742. -Verj- 

 distinct and dainty. Cultivated 

 Gcntiana Andrewsii. I'ke 48. 



(Xi-i.) 25. proBtrita, Hfpnke. An- 



. nual, dwarf : Ivs. white-mar- 

 gined : fls. blue, solitary, the parts usually in 4's ; 

 corolla salver form, in fruit inclosing the capsule. N. 

 Amer., Asia. 



26. sc&bra, Bunge. Stem erect, leafy: fls. dark blue, 

 clustered; corolla bell-shaped. E.Asia. G. Fortuni is 

 considered a variety by recent authorities. Var. 

 Bu6rgeri is advertised by Yokohama Nursery Co. 



27. Fdrtuni, Hook. Lvs. rather distant, 3-nerved : 

 terminal fls. rather clustered; corolla lobes blue, spotted 

 white; outside of tube green; plaits blue, terminated by 

 3-toothed appendages, much shorter than the corolla 

 lobes. China. B.M. 4776. P. S. 9:947. I.H. l:36.-Now 

 thought to be a variety of G. scabra. 



28. sept^mfida, Pall. Lvs. lanceolate ("ovate," Gri'sc- 

 bnch), 3-5-nerved: fl.s. dark blue, in head-like cymes; 

 calyx lobes linear ; corolla club-shaped. Julv-Oct. N. 

 Asia, Orient. B.M. 1229 and 1410 (both purp'le outside 

 and dotted brown within; the lobes of the latter spotted 

 white). L.B.C. 1:89. Gn. 54, p.37. P.M. 8":51. Not 

 P.S. 8:765. 



Var. cordifdlia, Boiss. (G. cordifdlia, C. Koch), has 

 heart-shaped lv.s.: corolla tube greenish white outside, 

 unspotted within; lobes narrower, unspotted. B.M. 

 6497. P.M. 7:5, erroneously as G. gelida. — The name 

 septemfida is misleading, as 7-lobed corollas are very 

 rare. Cult, like 1. 



29. affinis, Griseb. Lower lvs. obovate-oblong; upper 

 Ivs. lanceolate, acutish : fls. dark blue, in racemifomi 

 cymes; calyx lobes oblong-linear ; corolla narrowly ob- 

 conical, open. Northwestern Amer. Gn. 46, p. 77, and 

 48, p. 1.S9. B.B. 2:615 (where corolla lobes are pictured 

 erect, but said to be spreading). — Cult, like 20. 



30. OliviSri, Gris^I.. Fls. ,1;„1; bluf, in ninbel-like 

 cymes ; corolla m:i!t*'\\!v <itifi>iiii>:i] ; phiiis ti-iaiigular, 

 nearly entire. .lnii.--AiiL'. .MMiintniii |i,-istur.s, Asia. By 

 recent authority n-frrnd t'< '.'. ih rn ,nhi /-n. — i nit. like 1. 



31. Porphjrio, J. F. Gm.i. [(;. „i:,i„,i:f:.i;„ . Mi,-lix.. 

 not Vill.). Lvs. narrowly lin.ar : lis. l.lu,.. s..,,ivwl,at 

 brown-dotted (also a simw-wliitf vnriity with :i i^nrii- 

 ish hue outside); corolla tuiim-l-sliapfii ; anthi-rs con- 



Julv, Aug. Moist pine 

 -Cult, like 20. 



nivent but never 

 barrens, N. Amer. 



32. ornata, Wall 

 streaked ; calyx lo 

 lobes very short, spreading 

 n. 20:396. 



33. trifldra, Pall. Stem erect : fls. dark 

 club-shaped. E. Siberia. 



s. broadly linear : 

 preading ; corolla t 



Himal. B.M. 6514 



blue. 



34. scfeptrum, Gris.b. Lvs. oblong-lanceolate : fls. 

 ihirk blue; cor"ll:i cliili shiipi .1 : sii-ds winged on one 



Aug.. .s^t-pt. X. \V. .\i.,. r.-i ilv like I, except that it 

 requires half shail..- uu.l ii rath, i juaty soil. 



35. calycdsa, Griseb. Lvs. ovate: fls. dark blue, com- 

 monly solitary, according to Gray; corolla oblong-fun- 

 nel-shaped; appendages triangular-awl-shaped, laciniate 

 or 2-cleft at the tip. N. W. Amer. 



36. Pirryi, Engelm. Lvs. somewhat glaucous, ovate 

 to oblong-lanceolate: fls. purple-blue, appendages nar- 

 row, deeply 2-cleft. N. W. Amer. 



37. KurroS, Royle. St. tufted, as high as 7 in. : lower 

 Ivs. laii''fM,l.'it,, u[iper linear: fls. blue, spotted white 

 iiisi, I.-. I-:'. .11 a St. -m; corolla bell-shaped. Himal. Gn. 

 17:L'_'l. I'..M. i;47ii. Var. brSvidens has shorter calyx 

 lol.i-s. J.U. 111. 30:3. 



38. N6wberryi, Gray. St. 2-4 in. high: lower lvs. ob- 

 ovate or spatulate: fls. pale blue, white inside, greenish 

 dotted ; corolla broadly funnel-shaped. N. W. Amer. 



39. Bigelovii, Gray, St. 6-16 in. high, equally leafy 

 tothesunnii'f : H-. I'Mr;!- : '-Mrnlla more narrowly funnel- 

 form and sm^il'r ' ! <^ < r . ,if!i,u's. .luly.Aug. N. Mex. 



B.M. 6874. - :,:_-..!, 1,1, p.s, often with 40-50 



stems from _ ; < :.li liraring 10-20 bright blue 



fls." D. .1/. .1" ■ ' . 



40. Oregina, En;.-, li.i. ll.iu-ht 1-2 ft.: Ivs. ovate: fls. 

 blue; cori.lla l.r..a.lly fiinii.l-sliai..-.l, over 1 in. long, 

 lobes short, r'.un.lisli. ..Inl}-. Aul:. X. W. Amer. 



41. pub6rula, Mich.\. About 1 ft. high : lvs. oblong- 

 lanceolate to lanceolate-linear: fls. blue; corolla open- 

 funnel-shaped, lK-2 in. long; lobes ovate. N.W.Amer. 

 B.B. 2:615. 



42. Pann6nica, Scop. Lower lvs. broadly elliptical. 5- 

 nerved. margin scabrous; upper ones ovate-lanoeohite. 

 3-nervccl : lis. ]iurple above ; calvx 5-7-cut ; corolla 

 leatb.Tv; antliers connate at first, finally free. Eu. 



43. Gaudini, Thom. Natural hybrid with the habit of 

 G.purptnx'U, but the membranous corolla of G. punctata: 

 fls. rosy violet. Eu. 



44. macrophyila, Pall. Lvs. lanceolate, distant, very 

 spreading: internodes unequal: fls. dark blue. July, 

 Aug. B.M. 1414, not L.B.C. 3:218.-Cult. like 1. 



45. CrucRta, Linn.((?»-HCiafat'eWici7?<}(o,Gilib.). Lvs. 

 ovate-lanceolate, crowded, erect-spreading; internodes 

 equal: fls. dark blue. June-Aug. Eu., N. Asia.-Cult. 

 like 1. Limest.ine and full sunlight. 



4(;. CarpAtica, Kit. Lvs. obovate: fls. dark blue (as 

 an.- tin. II. 'xt 4 spi-i-i.s ) ; eorolla funnel-shaped. Carpa- 

 thi..»uMts.- Little known. 



47. imbric4ta, Froel. Lvs. acute, margins scabrous, 

 (the next 3 species with smooth margins) : corolla lobes 

 subrotund. June, July. Limestone rocks, Alps. — In 

 this and the next 3 species, the corolla lobes are usually 

 crenate, half the length of the tube, and 6 times the 

 length of the plaits. "Eastern and granitic Alps." 

 Con-evon. Cult, like 49. 



48. v^ma, Linn. Tufted: stem angled: Ivs. ovate or 

 ovate-lanceolate: fls. solitary; calyx membranaceous; 

 corolla nearly bowl-shaped; "lobes ovate, obtuse. Apr.- 

 June. Eu., Caucasus. B.M. 491. L.B.C. 1:62. R.H. 

 1859, p. 250. Gn. 48, p. 139. G.C. XL 24:373. Var. alita, 

 Griseb. (G. att'iuldsa, M. Bieb.), is taller and has the 

 nerves of the ventricose calj'x produced into wings.— 

 Rockwork, in a compost of heath-soil, finely crushed 

 granite, and vegetable mold, with full sunlight. 



49. Bav^rica, Linn. Calyx lobes lanceolate: corolla 

 funnel- or nearly bowl-shaped; lobes obovate, obtuse: 

 ovary sessile: seeds not winged. Mav-Aug. Cent. Eu. 

 F.S. 7:651. L.B.C. 13:1256. J.H. 'ill. 35:585. Gn. 

 15:174 (poor). — The pictures cited all show a salver- 

 shaped corolla. "Requires a soil that is peaty, or at the 

 very least porous and cool, well drained, and capable of 

 retaining an abundant supply of moisture, although it 

 may be fully exposed to the sun. In the alpine garden 

 here we grow them in pure sphagnum moss on a wall 

 facing due south, but the plants which we raise for sale 

 are grown in pf)ts in a compost of sphagnum, heath-soil 

 and sand. Finest of Group III." Correvon. 



