76 ENGLISH BOTANY. 
of 5 oblong-lanceolate acute segments about one-third to one- 
fourth the length of the tube, not ciliated. Capsule sub-sessile. 
Sub-Species I — Gentiana eu-Amarella. 
Plate DCCCCXVII. 
Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Vol. XVII. Tab. MXLVI. Figs. 4, 5, 6. 
', Fl. Gall, et Germ. Exsicc. No. 821. 
G. Amarella, Sm. Eng. Bot. No. 236. Fries, Sum. Veg. Scand. p. 16. Koch, Syn. Fl. 
Germ, et Helv. ed. ii. p. 565. Gr. & Godr. Fl. de Fr. Vol. II. p. 494. 
Stem with the branches erect. Calyx-segments nearly equal, 
flat. Corolla-tube cylindrical, slightly exceeding the calyx when 
in flower, and less than twice as long in fruit. 
In pastures, especially in chalky and limestone districts. 
Rather frequent, and pretty generally distributed throughout 
England ; more rare in Scotland, where it is chiefly confined to 
the seacoast, reaching North to Caithness and Sutherland. Said 
also to occur in Shetland ; but this requires confirmation. 
England, Scotland, Ireland. Annual. Autumn. 
Stem 3 to 15 inches high, with leaves -| to 1J inch long, broadest 
near the base, and then tapering gradually to the apex, generally 
rather distant ; branches short, those towards the base of the stem 
longest, giving a somewhat pyramidal figure to the more branched 
specimens. Mowers \ to f inch long, dull lurid-purple ; the stems 
and leaves frequently tinged with the same colour. 
Autumnal Gcnllan. 
French, Gentiane Amarelle. German, ScJiwachbitlere Gen -Jane. 
The English Gentian possesses in a degree the properties of Gentiana lutea, 
which is used in medicine. The old English name of Felwort is applied to the 
whole family, and is said by Dr. Prior to refer to the bitterness of the species ; 
" ivomfel, gall, and wort or wurz, a root j" but we are rather tempted to derive it from 
/el, a hill, so peculiarly is the Gentian a mountain plaut. The Gentian is one of the 
most successful medicines in rustic pharmacy, and probably does less harm than most 
remedies so prescribed. A very favourite form in which it is administered, is as an 
ingredient in the so-called Stockton bitter, in which the Gentian and the root of the 
sweet Sag play the principal part. 
Suu-Species II.— Gentiana Germanica. )\'iii</. 
Plate DCCCCXVIII. 
Reich. !<■. PL Germ, et Helv. Vol. XVII. Tab. MLXLVII. 
Billot, Fl (Jail, ct Germ. Exsicc. No. 149. 
Stem with the larger branches ascending. Calyx- segments 
unequal, one or two of them broader and more acuminate, often 
