Gentianella quinquefolia

Gentiana quinquefolia, Linn. (G. quinqueflora, Hill, Lam. and others). Annual: height 1-2 ft., the larger plants branched: Ivs. 3-7-nerved: infl. thyrsoid-paniculate; clusters 3-5-fld.; fls. bright blue; calyx one-fifth or one- fourth as long as the narrowly funnel-shaped corolla. N. Amer. Probably the form in cult, is var. occidentals, Gray. Height 2-3 ft., paniculately much branched: infl. more open; calyx half the length of the broader corolla. B.B. 2:615. B.M. 3496.—Very pretty.