108 GENTIANACE^. Gentiana. 



*» Arctophila, Griseb. CoroUa funnelform, v-Ulioul flica : no glands at the base of the filaments : stigmas disliTtcl, 

 rcvolute : capsule sessile : seeds globose, not u-inged. 



4. Gentiana quinqueflora, La77i. Five-Jlowered Gentian. 



Stem quadrangular, branched ; leaves ovate-lanceolate, somewhat clasping, acute, 5-nerved ; 

 flowers pedicellate, in a rather loose terminal fascicle, and axillary ; calyx about one-third the 

 length of the corolla , the segments subulate and twice as long as the tube ; corolla tubular- 

 funnelform, 5-cleft, without plicae, the lobes triangular and very setaceously acuminate. — 

 Lam. enc. 2. p. 643 ; Ell. sk. 1. p. 341 ; Torr.fl. I. p. 288 ; Beck, hot. p. 239 ; Bot. mag. 

 t. 3496 ; Grah. in Edinh. neio ph. jour. Jan. 1836 ; Griseb. I. c. p. 63, cj- Gent. p. 251. G. 

 quinquefolia, Linn. sp. 1. p. 230. G. amarelloides, Michx.fl. 1. p. 175 ; Pursh, ft. I. p. 186. 



Root perennial ? Stem about a foot high, often branching from the base, with prominent 

 angles. Fascicles 3 - 5-flowered. Pedicels 4-6 lines long. Corolla nearly three-fourths 

 of an inch long, pale blue, slightly ventricose, smooth. Stamens two-thirds as long as the 

 corolla : anthers oblong. Stigmas 2, oblong, finally recurved. Capsule stipitate. Seeds 

 roundish, not winged. 



Woods and borders of rivers ; north and west of Hudson ; rare. September - October. 



*•♦ Ckassopetalum, Froel. CoroUa fiutibriate on the margin, leithmd plica:, with 4-5 glaiuls near tlie base: stigmas 

 broadly orbicular, distinct : capsule stipitate, or attenuate at the base : seeds scaly-hispid. 



5. Gentiana detonsa, Friis. (Plate LXXXII.) Smaller Fringed Gentian. 



Stem strict ; peduncles elongated, naked ; leaves linear or linear-lanceolate, narrow at the 

 base ; corolla 4- (rarely 5-) lobed , the lobes without intermediate plica?, oblong, rounded, 

 ciliate on the sides, toothed at the summit ; stigmas orbicular ; seeds scaly-hispid. — Friis in 

 act. Hafn. 10. p. 436. t. 1. /. 3, ex Griseb. in Hook. fl. Bor.-Am. 2. p. 64, ^- Gent. p. 256. 

 /3. harbata : stem-leaves with a very long acumination , the radical ones spatulate ; corolla 

 larger. Griseb. I. c. G. barbata, Frail. Gent. p). 114 ; Sims, bot. mag. t. 639. G. ciliata. 

 Pall. Ross. 2. t. 92. /. 2 (all from Griseb.). 



Root annual or biennial. Stem simple or somewhat branched, 8-12 inches or more high, 

 mostly simple and 1 - 3-flowercd. Leaves 1 - 2i inches long and 2-3 lines wide. Peduncles 

 elongated, angular. Segments of the calyx ovate-lanceolate, with a long acumination, rough 

 on the midrib, less than half the length of the calyx. Corolla with the limb bright blue ; the 

 tube yellowish and white : lobes ciliate, but considerably less so than in G. crinita. Capsule 

 attenuated at the base. Seeds hispid with little brown sca'es. 



On wet limestone rocks. Goal Island, Niagara Falls {Dr. Barratt) ; at the same place, and 

 near Irondequoit Mills {Dr. Knieskern). September. This species grows in various parts 

 of British America ; and 1 have received from Mr. Lapliam, beautiful spcciincns which he 

 collected in Wisconsin. Allied to the following species, but readil}' distinguished by the 

 narrow leaves, and the smaller and much less fringed corolla. 



