Mart. Mill. Diet . — I.ancash. Salesroom, near Manchester : N. J. Winch, 
Kaq. Near Burnley: Muikktt. Walnev Isle: Ray. Newton Heath, near 
Manchester: Mr. Caley. Near Southport : G. Crosfield, Ksq. Near (.'»- 
nistnn : Miss Mary Befver. Near Bootle, and on Childwall Common, near 
Liverpool : Dr. Rostock and Mr. Shepherd. — Lincolnsh. On the heathy ground 
between Newark and Lincoln, a few miles from the latter on the right : Rev G. 
Craub. Horncastle, near the Tower of Moor : Rev. R. Relhan. — Middlesex ; 
On Hounslow Heath, sparingly : Rev. Dr. Goodenouoh — Notts; Observed in 
this county by Mr. T. H. Cooper : see N. B. G. — Norfolk ; On Stratton Straw- 
less Heath: Mr. Stileincfi.ket. Leziate Heath, abundantly: Mr. Crow. 
Rollesby Common, in abundance: Hist, of Yar. — Suffolk ; Carlton Heath, 
near Lowestoft: Mr. Woodward. Hopton and Cotton Heaths: Mr. Wic.g.-- 
Surrey ; A quartet of a mile beyond Clapham, in the field going the middle 
way to Kngleton : Newton. — Sussex ; On Chailey Common: W. Bohrer, 
Ksq. On Waterdown Forest near Tunbridge Wells: Mr. J. Woods, jun. 
Barnett’s Rough, near Woolavington ; Dune ton Heath ; on the Forest, about 
a mile to the N. E. of Wood's Nursery, on a bank facing theS. E., plentifully: 
N. B.G. — Westmoreland ; Milburn: Rev. Mr. Richardson. Near Milthorpe: 
Hudson. Foulshaiv Moss: N. B.G. — Yorksh. Terrington Car; and Stock- 
ton ( ommon: Teesdai.e. Pill Moor near Helperby, in plenty: Rev. J. Dal- 
ton. Near Hewby, on heathy ground: Rev. Archdeacon Pierson. Hat- 
field Common : Dr. Maton. Ttlmire, three miles from York: Mr. Leyi.and. 
Potteric Car, near Doncaster: S. Appleby, in Mag. Nat. Hist. vol. v. p.557. 
Moots South of Yoik; Raskelp Common, near Kasingwold: N. J. Winch, 
Ksq.— WALES. Anglesey; Rough Heaths near Holyhead ; Rhos y Meirch ; 
( ae rhds Lligwy, CXe.: Rev. H. Davies. 
Perennial. — Flowers in August and September. 
Root of many long, simple, tapering fibres. Stem simple, from 
4 to 8 or 10 inches high, square, ascending, leafy. Leaves oppo- 
site, sessile, of a dark green colour, single-ribbed, an inch or more 
in length, strap-shaped, or sometimes strap-spear-shaped, entire, 
smooth, more or less blunt. Flowers few, large and handsome, 
upright, terminal and axillary, slightly stalked, seldom more than 
1 or 2 on each stem. Calyx (fig. 1, a.) cylindrical, or very slightly 
angular, divided about half way down into 5 strap-shaped, pointed 
segments, with a nearly transparent membrane between each at 
their base. Corolla (fig. 2.) bell-shaped, or funnel-shaped^ of a 
deep and beautiful blue colour, with 5 prominent, pale greenish 
plaits ; the limb in 5 pointed lobes, with 1 or 2 small, intermediate, 
unequal teeth. Anthers (fig. l,c.) pale yellow, united into a tube, 
till the germen enlarges and separates them. Styles (f. 3.) recurved. 
This is an elegant and beautiful little plant, but is not of easy 
culture in a garden ; it succeeds best in a moist, loamy soil. The 
fine specimen from which the drawing was made for the accom- 
panying plate, was gathered near Coniston, in Lancashire, by Miss 
Mary Beever, and kindly communicated to me by Joshua Sat- 
terfield, Esq. of Manchester. 
'I he Gentians are remarkable for their exceeding bitterness, which 
renders them valuable tonic and stomachic medicines. 
Gentiana Lutea ( Yellow Gentian J has been made the emblem 
of ingratitude, because it so frequently dies under the culture of the 
gardener. It is this species which is most commonly employed in 
British medicine ; but its place is snppl ed in Norway and Germany 
by G. Purpurea; in Russia by G. Pncumonanthe and G. Ama- 
rella ; and in the United States of America by G. Cateshai. — The 
base of the famous Portland Powder is said to be Gentian. 
