Gentianaceae 233 



. na Stems slender, usually much 

 propinqua branched from the base and 

 Richards. sometimes also above, slightly 

 Four-parted w i n g_ ang i e d, 2-7 inches long. 

 Basal leaves spatulate obtuse, 

 the upper distant, oblong or lanceolate, J-i 

 inch long, acute or obtusish at the apex, 

 rounded at the slightly clasping base, ob- 

 scurely 3 -nerved. Flowers sometimes nu- 

 merous, solitary on slender peduncles, mostly 

 4-parted, J- of an inch high, seldom open- 

 ing; calyx 4-cleft, two of the lobes oblong, 

 the others linear lanceolate; corolla blue or 

 bluish, glandular within at the base, the 

 lobes ovate-lanceolate, entire or denticulate. 

 Frequent throughout the Rockies on 

 slopes and open ground beside the trails; 

 flowering through July. 



Gentiana Stems slen ^er, 1-5 inches long, 



prostrata when prostrate the lateral ones 



Haenke. often creeping. Leaves ovate, 



Dwarf rather spreading, bright green 



Gentian. . 



with slightly whitened edges. 



