Oedee 95.— 6ENTIANACEA 583 



1. SABBA^TIA, Adams. American Ckntaurt. (In honor of Sab- 

 6ai(i, a distinguished Italian botanical author.) Calyx 5 to 12 -parted ; 

 corolla rotate, limb 5 to 12-parted ; stamens 5 to 12 ; anthers erect, at 

 length recurved, 2-celled, opening by chinks; style 2-parted, slender, 

 deciduous ; capsule 1-celled, the valves a little introflexed. — © Slender 

 herbs, very beautiful, 'with pedicellate, mostly roseate fls. All N. Amer- 

 ican. 



I Corolla mostly 9 (rarely 7 to 12)-parted, rose-red. Lapithka, Griseb Nos. 1, 2 



I Corolla 5 (rarely 6)-partetL True Sabbatia. (a) 



a Branches alternate or forked. — Flowers "white or nearly bo Nos. 3, 4 



— Flowers rose red, starred Nos. 5, 6 



a Branches opposite. — Flowers white, corymbed Nos. 7, 8 



— Flowers rose-red, paniculate Nos. 9, 10 



1 S. gentianoides Ell. St. strict, terete, subsimple ; tos. longer than the inter- 

 nodes, lme<w, rigid, erect, floral reflexed ; jfo. 8 to 10-parted, in smaU, terminal and 

 axillary capitate cymes ; cal. segm. subulate, shorter than the obovate-apatulate, 

 obtuse petals. — Ponds in pine barrens, G-a. to La. and Tex. Plant 1 to 2f high. 

 LvB. 2 to 3' long. Pla very handsome, deep rose-color, 16" diam. Aug. (Lapi- 

 thea, Griseb.) 



2 S. chloroides Ph. St. slender, weak, subterete ; Ivs. lanceolate, erect ; branches 

 few, alternate, l-flowered; fls. l-to 12-parted ; sep. linear, shorter than the corolla. 

 — Wet grounds, Mass., R. 1. to Ga. and Pla. St. 2 to 3f high, somewhat angular. 

 Lvs. 1 to IJ' long, closely sessile, aeute, veinless. ' Pis. solitary, terminal. Cor. 

 nearly 2' diam., much larger than the calyx, bright purple witli a yellow base. 

 Jn. 



3 S. oalycdsa Ph. St. erect, terete, fork-branched, rather rigid; lvs. ohlong, 3- 

 veined, obtuse ; fls. solitary, 5 to 6-parted ; cal leafy lance-oblimg, equaimg or ex- 

 ceeding the corolla ; pet. oblanceolate.— Fields and meadows, Va. to Ga. and La. 

 St. a foot high, subangular, with spreading branches. Lvs. 1 to 2' long, sessile, 

 mostly obtuse, oval, thin. Pis. on long, rigid peduncles, about 1' diam., pink col- 

 ored. Sep, acute. Pruit as large as a pea.- Jn. — Sept. 



4 S. paniculata EU. St. terete, or slightly angled at base ; internodes much ex- 

 ceeding the leaves ; branches alternate ; lvs. linear, the lower oval and rarely 

 roundish ; panicle difluse but its branches strict ; cal. segm. linear-setaceous, 2 or 

 3 times longer than its tube, twice shorter tha/n the coroUa ; cor. segm. 5, obtuse. — 

 Damp pine barrens, South, common. Much branched, 1 to 2f high. Lvs. 4 to 

 10" long. Pis. white, 1' diam. JL— Oct. 



5 S. grdcilia Salisb. St. slightly angular, internodes twice longer than the leaves ; 

 branches flaccid, l-flowered, alternate, spreading; lvs. linear and lance-linear, the 

 lowest lance-ovate ; panicle diffuse, few-flowered ; cal segments linear-setaceous, 

 about egvaling the corolla ; cor. 5-parted, lobes elliptic-oblong, obtuse. — Marshes 

 and meadows, Penn. to Pla. and La. Very slender, I to 2f high, with long, al- 

 most filiform branches. Pis. terminal, subsolitary, 14" broad, on long peduncles. 

 Jl., Aug. 



6 S. stellaris Ph. St somewhat angular, sparingly fork-branched, with long, 

 l-flowered branches ; lvs. lanceolate and obovate-lanceolate, acute ; cai. segm. hnear, 

 varying in length but much shorter than the 5-parted corolla, the tube top-shaped, 

 very short. — Marshes, Can. to Car. St. 3 to 15' high, often diffusely branched, 

 Lvs. about 1' long, the upper almost linear. Pis. of a bright rose-color, with a 

 yellow star bordered with deep red. Jl. — Sept. S. gracilis (Ell.), which it 

 closely resembles. 



7 S. oorymbosa Baldwin. St. slightly 4-angled, internodes twice longer than 

 the leaves ; branches opposite ; lvs. ovate.-lanceolate, 3-veined, acutish, upper ones 

 lanceolate ; cymo fastigiate, terminal ; cal segm. linear, 3 times longer than its tube, 

 twice shorter than the corolla ; cor. 5 to 6-parted, white, lobes obovate-olong, ob- 

 tuse. — Pine barrens, N. J. to Ga. St. a foot high, branching near the summit. 

 Lvs. an inch in length, closely sessile. Pis. few, generally 6-merous, white. Jn., 

 Jl. (Chironia lanceolata Walt.) 



8 S. maoroph^Ua Hook. St. terete, glaucous; internodes twice longer than 



