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E. littoralis (Fries.). Fig. 419. Narrow-leaved Centaury. Native. 
A. or B. VII, VIII. 
Damp places among the sandhills. Frequent on L. side; 
rare in C. 
C. Wallasey sandhills (Dr. g.). 
Note. — V ery variable in habit, the extremes being a large bushy plant 
one foot high, a single stem single flowered of an inch or less to four inches 
in height, and a squat tufted plant from one to two inches high. 
E. pulchella (Fries.). Fig. 420. Slender Centaury. Native. A. 
or B. VII, VIII. 
Waste ground and the borders of cultivated ground near the 
sea. Rare. 
L. Formby and Southport (D.). 1873, Rifle Range at Altcar 
(f.m.w. ; R.B.). 
C. Sandhills at Hoylake and New Brighton (D.). Helsby 
(j.f.r.). Where the lane from Newton Heath divides, just 
before reaching Beacon Hill, near West Kirby (f.m.w. ; w.w.n.). 
1891, Leasowe (Dr. g.). 
Gentiana (L.). 
G. Pneumonanthe (L.). Fig. 421. Marsh Gentian, or Calathian 
Violet. Native. P. VII-IX. 
On boggy heaths. Rare and local. 
L. Runcorn Heath (e.d.). 
C. Marshy places on Oxton and Thurstaston Heaths. 
G. Amarella (L.). Fig. 422. Autumnal Gentian. Native. A. 
VIII, IX. 
In pastures and sandy ground near the sea. Rare. 
L. 1880, Hollow among the sandhills between Hightown 
Railway Station and the mouth of the River Alt (r.b.). 
C. Near Hadlow Road. 
G. campestris (A.). Fig. 423. Field Gentian. Native. A. 
VIII, IX. 
In grassy spots near the sea. Occasional. 
L. 1880, Hollow among the sandhills between Hightown 
Railway Station and the mouth of the River Alt (r.b.). 
River bank, Speke. 
C. 1875, Hollows among the sandhills between Gayton 
Cottage and Heswall Point (r.b.). 1901, short turf near 
Leasowe lighthouse (Dr. g.). 
Menyanthes (L.). 
M. trifoliata ( L .). Fig. 424. Buckbean or Bogbean. Native. P. 
V-VII. 
Boggy places. Occasional. 
