PINEBARREN GENTIAN 



Gentiana porphyrio Gmelin 



Pinebarren gentian is a graceful and attractive plant. Its deep blue 

 corolla lobes, with peculiar fringes between them, and the curious 

 yellow markings on the inside, make a pleasing color combination 

 seldom seen in flowers. It frequents moist pine barrens, reaching a 

 foot or more in height, and although the flowers grow singly on 

 the branches, a number of stems usually arise from each root, so that 

 the clumps are very showy. 



This gentian blooms from late August into October, and can be 

 cultivated if given the moist, acid, peaty soil in which it thrives in 

 the wild state. It occurs in the Coastal Plain from Florida to 

 southern New Jersey. 



The specimen sketched was found near Wilmington, North 

 Carolina. 



PLATE 8 



