( 130) 
mer. (Indian hemp.) The strong, silky fiber 
of the stem has been recommended as a textile 
substance, comparable to hemp. 
Family 3, GENTIANACER. 
Anthers introrse. Lobes of the corolla not 
oblique. Ovary o-ovulate, septicidal. Not. 
lactescent. 
1, Microcala Link. (Cicendia Adans.) 
Calyx costate, 4-dentate. Corolla salver- 
shaped. Withering anthers not spirally 
contorted. Style filiform. Stigma peltate or 
2-lobed.—©. Dwarfish herbs. Flowers yel- 
low. 
1. M. quapRanauLaRIs Gries. Saucelito. 
Spring. 
2. Erythrea Pers. CANCHALAGUA. 
Calyx tubular, angular, 5-cleft. Corolla 
funnel-shaped, withering, but not deciduous. 
Withering anthers spirally contorted. Style 
filiform, deciduous. Capsule 1-celled, halt 
divided by the prominent parietal placenta. 
©. Flowers pink. 
1. KE. rurorisunpa Benth. Anthers oblong; 
lobes of corolla lanceolate; seeds globular. 
San Bruno range. Spring. 
2. E. MuHLENBERGII Gries. Anthers oblong; 
lobes of corolla very obtuse; seeds oval. 
San Miguel. Spring. 
