GENTIANA 



the rootstock is so stoloniferous that the plaut has tn 

 hp cut li:ii'k Hvpry year when used for edgings in Eng- 

 lish irir.l.n-. It! France it is easily grown in a com- 



l„,^i ,,1 Ii:ili Immus or leaf-soil and one-half good 



vr-. tall.' rill. 1. 1, to which maybe added a little sand. Cor- 

 n\ ,,11 > nil - : It i-;m be multiplied bymeans of offsets, 

 hut 11 1 nil 111, \y better to raise it from seed, and, in 

 ,,.,,_ ,!ilil not be forgotten that the seeds of 



till- ,,, ' Ml iiius are very tedious, and, more espe- 



.■iiill, . X 1 . , I I'll, 11 Ills in germinating. I have sown seeds 

 of ir. (ir'ntlts. Slime of which did not germinate for 12 

 months, while others (which I must say were more re- 

 cently gathered) germinated in a few weeks. The seed- 

 lings should be potted as soon as possible aud while 

 they are very young. They will begin to flower in about 

 3 years from the time of sowing, rarely sooner." Except 

 G. Andrewsii, G. Saponaria and G. ptiberiila, and per- 

 haps a few others, Gentians do not thrive as well in 

 America as in England. Our seasons are too hot and 

 dry. Whenever possible, give n iliiiiip tit iimsphere. 



It is rash to generalize mi i mi,i mu .•iltuiv, because 

 some plants are tall, others d\Miri . m.iih, i.,i mil on moun- 

 tains, others in lowlands, smni- in inm^t suil. others in 

 drylands, while soim- liki- lim, ~i,,iii- timl ntli.Ts o.innot 

 endure it. The anmitil l--.iii,ls :,n- uf iiiirn-st mily to the 

 expert. Alpine plants in -iihiiiI an- unii|iii' in n-iiuir- 

 ing an extremely lari,'f w ati r suj,|il\ . f.iinliintd with ex- 

 tremely good draiiuigc. Anulln.!- dillii-iilt problem is to 

 keep the plants as cool as they are on the mountains 

 without shading them more than nature does. Gentian 

 seeds are small, and in germination slow and uncertain. 

 Thev slioiil.l be sown as souii as i;athered, for the thor- 

 iMiL-h ill Mil.-, ,111 i,r Miiall -mi- ,^. as arulc, soon fatal. 

 1,1 1 . and dislike division 



fined departments of gardening, and Gentians are one 

 of the most inviting groups of plants to the skilled 

 amateur. Consult Alpi ne Garflenfi. 



There are several Fringed (ientiaiis. but <nirs i <;. rri- 

 nita. Fig. 897) is perhaps the nii.--t li.'init , i ,, 1 ,,i i ., i iians, 

 and one of the choicest and iii,,~i ,l, ; , i ■ i I'liii 



wildflowers. It hasbeenpn.pn-i ,l i, ,' , i r, 



and, while sought after less itiati i!i, us, 



it is in even greater danger of extcni 11 n.in 



states because it is a biennial, and in ,■ ■ i 



been successfully cultivated. Seeds ii i 

 long been advertised by one American ,1, i i, r, lnr nt tin 

 Cornell Experiment Station these have nevir liecii ger- 

 minated. The Fringed Gentian is, however, flrmly rooted 

 in American literature, and from the time of Bryant's 

 ode many tributes in verse have been paid to its unique 

 beauty. The daily unfolding of its square-ridged and 

 twisted buds has been watched in thousands of homes. 

 By the artists its blue is often considered the nearest 

 approach to the color of the sky, but it must be con- 

 fessed that a shade of purple often appears in the older 

 flowers 



The Cent an enthus ast shoull hasten to proc re a 

 copy of The Carden for Aug ''4 189o wh ch conta n 

 Correvon s fine cult 1 I ' f Cent n tran 



lated fro n R H 1 i 1 4 ] 4 n 



cultivates h ( 1 i Tl e 



writer of the p lis 



monograi h for f t 1 1 1 1 



itat and cultural 1 1 d 1 low 



Correvon make 4 ul ur 1 „ uj of Cent an 



I. Tall Ge t a s fo ge e aJ It re spec es whose 

 roots are more or I s t t wl 1 are of relat vel ea y 

 culture i 1 i ) 1 t 1 1 kwo k 



and Ian 1 1 1 



are G 

 Burs 



Sapo a t I 1 II / 



II Zo gro g G t \ s wl e r t 1 e ng 

 less stout are adapted to r 1 w k and f r the open 

 ground only when a spec 1 o uj o t s pro 1 d In 

 eludes G aca I s anl the pe es to wh ch ome 

 times d v ded 



III T fted Ge t a s spec es w th sess le flowers 

 growing little above the level of the ground, and suited 



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foi the same positi 



apll 



I R d plant, G. 

 itnta others aie G Haiat ica, imbt nata, Otegana, 

 uinata Pt/tenairu aud pitmila 



IV lian Gen/iam, species which cannot be grown 

 ^^ ithout some special knowledge and practical experi- 

 ence l\ii il 1 1 II t (/ 7 II n I others are G cihata, 

 Fi il I I h ill the rest 



Th 1 \nierican cultiva- 



tion I II These are, 



peih II / I i Ilia and Sapo- 



iiaiiii 111 I 1 ml will h Km, (Tentius knew IS probably 

 G hittn the loot of which iiamskeb the Gentian of drug 

 stores From the same sources comes the liqueur or 

 cordiil ciUed "Gentiane " 



Index ot names those marked with an asteiisk (*) 

 appear m American trade catalogues the rest are cult, 

 abroad The plants are perennials and mountdin loving, 

 unless otherwise stated 



*aeaidis 51 'Cruciata 4o Pinii in i 42 



adscendens i l>ii ui it *[ i 



affims 29 1 1 1 I the 20. 



•alba 7 / li 1 i I 11 



algida 10 an 1 11 1 it it i I 1 neuiuo- 



alpma 5o til i i i 



*Andrewsu 2_ ! 1 i 



angulofa 48 I i il 



*aiigiistifoh 1 I 1 1 



31 t I 1 



*asclepiadea 1 ' its | | 4 



barbata Ifa ititeiiiuhi s Pvi n i i 24 



Bavanca 49 Koihiaui Sd quin lutfl la 17 



*Bigelo\u 39 Xtirroo i' *quiiuuetoh i 17 



Burseri 2 •lineani. 23 ruhi i t 



*calveosa 3i *lutea 1 ♦Siponari t 21 



campestiis 12 *maerophjlla 44 *scabi i 20 



Carpatica 46 Moorcioftiana 13 *sceptrum 34 



Catesb(ei 21 md 22 *Newberryi 38 *septembd i 28 



ciliata lo ochroleuca 8 seriata Itj 



•Clusu 54 Olmen 3U Thomasu 4 



cordifoha 28 *Oregana 40 tnflora 33 



Calyx spatlie like, iplil 

 B Colo> offU yelloui-^h 



c Fnimcf III J . 

 re Fill III f 11 I 



leil^t I I I 



B r 1 I f II II I 



lute a 

 Burseri 



decumbens 



plaited 

 not plaited 

 I s qioun toqetliei 4 purpurea 



11 1 /» free o rubra 



AA t ili^ mill a tiibiil I I t I I I 

 iisiiallii 5 lib s 

 B Colo, of «s yill I I I 



Ilk Ullltl 



c Style distinct iiipsuh not 



stalled . 6 punctata 



cc Style none or I ery short capsule 

 stalked 

 T TT ill ^ It 7 alba 



11 II It 1 & ochroleuca 



DI I // 111 I Uss 



Lob 



the 



II I nth 



9 frigida 



■e Lis li III I 111 algida 



FF Lis oiai taut lit 11 gehda 



BB Color of fh blue 01 piiiple 

 c Cot olla not plaited 

 D Glands found at the base of thi 

 filaments. 



I.I ■nhij- 4-i-ut 12. campestris 



'■: , .',-riil LI. Moorcroftiana 



,, I, ,,,,'- 11../ loiinil at the base of 



K. Fringed Gentians: calyx4-cut. 

 F. Capsule raised on a distinct 



stalk, 

 a. Apex of lobes fringed, the 



sides less so 14. crinita 



GG. Apex of lobes not fringed, 



base fHnged 15. ciliata 



FF. Capsule on a very short stalk.XQ, serrata 



