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5. Swertia Chirata, Buch.-Ham. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 124. Stems 
robust, 2-5 ft., branching, terete except near the top. Leaves 
broadly lanceolate, 4xl| in., acute. Calyx and corolla 4-lobed. 
Corolla green-yellow, tinged with purple ; two glands on each lobe, 
green, fringed with long hairs. 
Simla., Chadwick Falls, Mushobra, Matiana ; September-November — - 
Temperate Himalaya, 5000-10,000 ft. 
The medicine Ghiretta is obtained from the roots and stems of this species. 
6. Swertia alata, Boyle ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 125. Stems 1-2 ft., 
branching, angles winged. Leaves ovate, If xf in., acute. Calyx 
and corolla 4-lobed. Corolla lurid green-yellow, dotted and veined 
with purple ; one gland on each lobe, fringed. 
Simla, below Bishop Cotton’s school, Naldera ; September. — W. Himalaya, 
4000-6000 ft. 
7. Swertia angustifolia, Buch.-Ham. ; FI. Br. Ind. iv. 125. 
Stems 1-3 ft., branching, angles narrowly winged. Leaves 
linear-lanceolate, 2fxJ in., acute. Calyx and corolla 4-lobed. 
Corolla white or pale blue, darker dotted ; one gland on each 
lobe, green, circular, naked. 
Simla, Mushobra ; September. — Temperate Himalaya, 2000-7000 ft. 
