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3. Sabbatia brachiata Ell. Narrow- 
leaved Sabbatia. Fig. 3338. 
Chironia angularis var, angustifolia Michx. Fl. 
Bor. Am. 1: 146, 1803. 
S. brachiata Ell, Bot. S.C. & Ga. 1: 284. 1817. 
S. creat gue Britton, Mem. Torr. Club 5: 259. IK 
1894. 
Stem slender, branched above, slightly 4- 
angled, 1°-2° high, the branches all opposite. 
Leaves linear, linear-oblong, or linear-lanceo- 
late, obtuse, or the upper acute, sessile, 1’-2’ 
long, the uppermost small and_ bract-like; 
flowers pink with a yellowish or greenish eye, 
few in the racemed or short-corymbed cymes, 
or solitary at the ends of the branches, about 
1’ broad; calyx-lobes linear, usually more than 
one-half the length of the corolla; corolla- 
segments obovate-oblong; style 2-cleft to about \ 
the middle; capsule oblong, 3-4” high. 
In dry or moist soil, Indiana to Louisiana, east \ S 
to North Carolina and Florida. May-Sept. A Xs 5 
4. Sabbatia angularis (L.) Pursh. Bitter-bloom. Rose-Pink. Square-stemmed 
Sabbatia. Fig. 3339. 
Chironia angularis L. Sp. Pl. 190. 1753. 
S. angularis Pursh, Fl, Am. Sept. 137. 1814. 
Stem usually rather stout and much branched, 
sharply 4-angled, 2°-3° high, the branches all 
opposite or the lowest rarely alternate. Leaves 
ovate, acute at the apex, cordate-clasping at the 
base, 9-18” long, or the lower oblong and ob- 
tuse, those of the branches smaller; flowers rose- 
pink, with a central greenish star, occasionally 
white, 1-13’ broad, usually solitary at the ends 
of the branches; calyx-lobes linear, one-half the 
length of the corolla, or less; corolla-segments 
obovate; style 2-cleft; capsule oblong, about 3” 
high. 
In rich soil, often in thickets, New York and 
Pennsylvania to western Ontario, Michigan, Flor- 
ida, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Bitter 
clover. Pink-bloom. American centaury. July—Aug. 
Flowers fragrant. 
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5. Sabbatia calycina (Lam.) Heller. 
Coast Sabbatia. Fig. 3340. 
Gentiana calycina Lam, Encycl. 2: 638. 1786. 
C. calycosa Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 1: 146. 1803. 
Sabbatia calycosa Pursh, Fl. Am. Sept. 138. 1814. 
S. calycina Heller, Bull. Torr. Club 21: 24. 1894. 
Stem somewhat 4-angled, freely branched, 
6’-12’ high, the branches alternate, or the 
lowest sometimes opposite. Leaves oblong or 
some of them slightly obovate, obtuse or acute, 
3-nerved, 1’-2’ long, narrowed to the sessile 
base or the lower into petioles; flowers usu- 
ally few, solitary at the ends of the branches 
or peduncles, 1’-14’ broad; calyx-lobes linear 
or spatulate, leaf-like, longer than the spatu- 
late segments of the pink rose-purple or whit- 
ish corolla; style 2-parted, capsule ovoid- 
oblong, 3-4” high. 
In moist soil, Virginia to Florida, near the 
coast. Cuba; Santo Domingo. June—Aug. 
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