186 GENTIANE^. [Erythraa. 



lanceolate, sessile ; stem dichotomous, slender ; peduncles 

 elongated. Br. FL 1. p. 66. E. Fl v. i. p. 212. E. Bot. t. 

 235. 



Sandy turf-bogs, near Bantry ; Miss Hutchins, Mr. J. Drummond, 

 and Mr. W. Wilson. Fl. July. Q. A small slender graceful plant, 

 with yellow flowers, differing from Gentiana in the number of the sta- 

 mens, and the divisions of the calyx and corolla. 



2. ERYTHEMA. Renealm. Centaury. 



Calyx 5-cleft. Corolla funnel-shaped, withering, with a short . 

 limb. Stamens 5. Anthers when burst becoming spiral. 

 Style erect. Stigmas 2, roundish. Capsule linear, 2-celled. 

 JR. Br. Name from cpvQpos, red, the colour of the flowers 

 in most of the species. Pentandria. Monogynia. 



1. E. Centaurium, Pers. Common Centaury. Stem nearly 

 simple; panicle forked, corymbose; leaves ovato-lanceolate ; 

 calyx half the length of the tube ; its segments partly combined 

 by a membrane. Br. Fl. 1. p. 92. E. Fl. v. i. p. 320. E. Bot. 

 t. 417 Gentiana Centaurium, Linn. 



Dry pastures, frequent. FL July, Aug. 0. 8 10 inches to a foot 

 high. Hoot-leaves spreading, three-nerved, broader than those of the 

 stem, which are in distant pairs. Panicles of flowers fascicled near 

 the top of the stem, and forming a sort of corymb. Corolla rose- 

 colour. 



2. E. pulchella, Hook. Dwarf branched Centaury. Stem 

 much branched; leaves ovate-oblong; flowers pedicellate in 

 lax panicles ; calyx nearly as long as the tube of the corolla. 

 Hook. Br. Fl. L p. 92. E. Fl. v. i. p. 322.Chironia pul- 

 chella, Willd. E. Bot. t. 458. Gentiana pulchella, Swartz. 

 G. Centaurium p. Linn. 



Sandy sea- shores, &c. On Cape Clear Island ; Mr. J. Drummond. 

 On rocky ground below Bangor, County of Down ; Mr. Templeton* 

 Fl. Aug. Sept. 0. Stems 2 4 or 6 inches high, slender and much 

 branched from the base. Panicle spreading, leafy, dichotomous, with 

 a single flower-stalk between the branches. Probably only a variety of 

 the preceding, as Doctor Hooker well remarks. 



3. E. littoralis, Hook. Dwarf tufted Centaury. Stem 

 simple or branched ; leaves ovate-oblong ; flowers sessile, capi- 

 tato-paniculate ; calyx as long as the tube, deeply cleft. Hook. 

 Br. Fl. I. p. 92. E. Fl. v. i. p. 320. Chironia littoralis, 

 Turn, and Dillw. Bot. Guide, p. 469. E. Bot. t. 2305. 



Portmarnock sands. FL June July. Q.Stem about two inches 

 high ; leaves nearly uniform. I agree with Doctor Hooker in thinking 

 this species not permanently distinct from E. Centaurium, which at 

 Portmarnock varies very much in appearance. 



4. E. latifolia, Sm. Broad-leaved tufted Centaury. Stem 

 3-cleft at the top ; flowers in dense forked tufts ; calyx as long as 



