726 GENTIANACEAE. [Gentiana. 
G. Prostrate or decumbent or suberect, leafy. Leaves spathulate ; cauline numerous, 
petiolate. Flowers in few-flowered cymes or clustered at the ends of the branches. 
Perennial, prostrate at the base. Leaves ?-1}in., linear-spathu- 
late, long-petioled. Calyx much shorter than the corolla ; lobes 
recurved at the tip - . 20. G. saxosa, 
Perennial, prostrate at the base, 4-14 in, Leaves 4-1} in., obovate- 
spathulate, fleshy, shining. Calyx almost equalling the corolla ; 
lobes not recurved . 21. G. cerina. 
Annual, ascending or erect, 1-4 in, Leaves 1] in., linear- oblong. 
Calyx almost equalling the corolla .. 2 ee. .. 22. G. concinna. 
H. Stout, erect, 3-10 in. high, fastigiately branched, densely leafy. Flowers small, 4 in 
long, almost hidden by the cauline leaves and bracts. 
Annual. Radical leaves 1-2 in., oblong or oblong-spathulate .. 23. G. antarctica.. 
Perennial. Radical leaves 3-14 in., lingulate or linear-spathulate 24. G. antipoda. 
1. G. filipes Cheesem. in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxviii (1896) 536.— A small 
annual herb 1-3in. high; stems slender, erect, simple or Be ee from 
the base, sparingly leafy. Leaves mostly cauline, few, small, 4-4 in. long, 
oblong- or obovate-spathulate, obtuse or subacute, sessile oF the lower 
ones narrowed into short flat petioles. ee solitary, terminating the 
branches, large for the 2 of the plant, din. diam., white. Calyx broad, 
tube in. long ; lobes ¢in., broadly ovate, acute. Corolla subrotate, 
divided about half-way down : lobes ovate, subacute. Stamens more 
than 4 as long as the corolla; anthers oblong. Ovary linear-obovoid.— 
Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 448. 
SoutH Istanp: Slopes of Mount Arthur, Nelson, 4000-5000ft., 7. F. C., 
F. G. Gibbs / 
This keeps its characters well in the only locality im which I have seen it. 
2. G. lineata 7. Kirk in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xxvu (1895) 334, t. 27.— 
A small densely tufted perennial herb 2—3in. high, often forming a compact 
sward ; rootstock peste above. Pe all radical or crowded on very 
short branches, erect $-?in. long, s;-,;1n. broad, linear or narrow linear- 
spathulate, acute or Bete gradually narrowed into a slender flat petiole, 
sheathing at the base. Scapes 1-3 in. long, slender, wiry, erect, naked or 
with 1 or 2 pairs of linear leaves at the very base. Flower solitary, }-$ in. 
long. Calyx-tube jin. long; lobes ;4,in., linear-subulate tapering to an 
acute or almost acuminate tip. Corolla narrow-campanulate, cut down 
2 of the way to the base into 5 ovate acute lobes. Stamens 3 as long 
as the corolla.a—Cheesem. Man. N.Z. Fl. (1906) 536. 
Souts IsLanp: Otago—Crest of the Longwood Range, 7’. Kirk/ Blue Mountains, 
Petrie! Stewart Isuanp: Exact locality not stated, Petrie / Cockayne! B.C. Aston / 
Sea-level to 3500 ft. January—March. 
A curious little plant, easily recognized by the peculiar habit, very narrow leaves, 
and naked scapes bearing a rather large solitary flower. 
3. G. Gibbsii Petrie in Trans. N.Z. Inst. xlix (1917) 52.—-Said to be 
annual, but the few specimens | have seen might well be perennial. Closely 
allied to G. lineata, but differing in the larger size, larger and more fleshy 
leaves, stouter scapes, and much larger flowers. Stems many from the 
top of a long slender root, densely and copiously Prenoned, stiff, erect, 
2-5in. high. Radical leaves ovate- spathulate, 4$-3in. long. Cauline 
leaves in 1 or 2 opposite pairs, 4-Lin. long, linear- oblong, sessile, acute. 
Flowers abundantly produced, terminating the branches, large for the 
