Sectio II. Chondrophylla, Bg.—Corolla plica intermedia aucta, eglandulosa, infun-
dibuliformis. Stigmata distincta, revoluta. Capsula longe stipitata. Testa appressa, exalata.
Folia margine cartilaginea.
11. G. prostrata (Hk.); caule basi ramoso, ramis unifloris, foliis ovali-spathulatis re-
curvato-obtusatis margine laevibus apice muticis, calycis lobis ovato-lanceolatis eréctis,
plicis parvulis bifidis, capsula juniori elliptico-oblonga basi attenuata adulta basi ovata apice
attenuata.—G. prostrata. Hcenk. in Jacq. Coll. 2. p. 66. t. 17. f . 2. Froel. p. 75.—G. aqua-
tica, «. Froel. p. 78? ex descr.—G. nutans. Bg. in Mém. de VAcad. de Moscou, v. 7. p.
232. t.\\.f .2 . (formaelongatajlore nutante.)
H ab. Rocky Mountains. Drummond. Bay of Good Hope, Russian America. Chamisso.—There
are two forms of this species, both collected by Mr. Drummond,—one scarcely an inch long, with
two or three branches, and quite identical with the G. prostrata of the German Alps,—the other three to
six inches high, with many ascending branches of equal length, and the leaves more distant; besides, the
flowers are larger, but they are not drooping in the specimens from the Rocky Mountains, as in those collected
by Chamisso. The latter form is peculiar to North America, but by no means specifically
distinct. This species is very similar to G. humilis, Stev. or aquatica of many authors, but it differs by the
small bifid plicae, the form of the fruit and the leaves, and a short style, thé latter having no style, oblong-
lanceolate leaves, an obovate capsule, and roundish plicee, nearly as long as the lobes of the corolla. Some
other species, which stand next to G. humilis, have been well analyzed by Mr. BuQge. G.prostrata has
been found by Mr. Darwin, at the Straits of Magellan!
Sectio III. T retorrhiza, Ren.—Corolla plica intermedia bifida aucta, eglandulosa,
hypocrateriformis. Stigmata distincta, revoluta. Capsula sessilis. Testa appressa exa-
lata.—Herbce perennes.
12. G. Douglasiana (Bong.); caule a basi ramoso tenero, foliis ovalibus cordatisque
margine laeviusculis, calyce integro, corollae albas lobis oblongis obtusis tubo duplo brevi-
oribus. (T ab. CXLVIII.) Bongard, Veg. de Sitcha, p . 38. t. 6.—ft. patens, ovario obo-
vato stiligero, caule altiori, ramis stride patentibus nudiusculis subfastigiatis, corolla pro-
fundius partita, plica longiori. (Tab. CX LVIII. B.)—G. trichotoma. Menz. User, in
Herb. Hook.
H ab. In swamps; abundant at Fort MacLoughlin, Millbank Sound, N.W. Coast. Mr. Tolmie. In the
island of Sitcha. Mr. Mertens. fi. in the marshes of the N.W.C. Dr. Scouler, Mr. Menzies. Near Fort
Vancouver. Mr. Garry.—The dried plant has always a somewhat dirty yellow colour. The plate of Mr.
Bongard, though representing with great precision the specimens which had been collected by the late
Mr. Mertens, does not well express the appearance of the common form, as those.specimens were not yet
quite developed: the flowers are not so crowded; the internodia are longer; the branches elongated,
rather feeble, and commonly one-flowered. As the fruit has .. not been seen by Mr. Bongard, I add the
following notes to his description:—Capsula elliptico-oblonga, apice attenuata, compressa, superne margi-
nata, corollam asquans. Semina nigra, oblonga, angulata, exalata, utrinque acuta, lasvia, juni ora pilosula,
valvulas utrique binis seriebus juxta suturas inserta.—The appearance of the variety /3. is very singular, and
the characters of its germen seem to be constant; but I sometimes saw a short distinct stylus also in the
common form, and the shape of the leaves is quite identical.
Sectio IV. A rctophila.—Corolla plica intermedia destituta, inter basin filamentorum
glandulifera, infundibuliformis. Stigmata distincta, revoluta. Capsula sessilis. Semina
globosa, exalata.—Herbce annuce. Glandulae corollinae hinc inde abortu desunt.
13. G. aurea (L.); caule humili basi in ramos cauli similes diviso superne subsimplici,
foliis septemnerviis, imis elliptico-oblongis basi attenuatis, caulinis late ovatis obtusiusculis,
sepalis margine laevibus vix basi junctis inaequalibus versus apicem ampliatis corollam sub-
aequantibus, corollas 5-v. 4-fidae albas lobis ovato-lanceolatis cuspidatis setula terminatis
tubum campanulatum sensim ampliatum subaequantibus.—L . Sp. PI. 1. p. 331.—G. invo-
lucrata. Fries, in Act. Hafn. 10. t. l.f . 2. A. B.
Hab. Greenland. Vahl,jun.
14. G. aleutica{Cham.et Schlecht.); caule humili a basi ramoso, foliis obscure trinerviis,
imis spathulatis, caulinis ovatis acutis, calycis lobis lineari-oblongis inaequalibus margine
scabris tubum aequantibus, longioribus corollae tubo subbrevioribus, corollae 4-fidas violaceas
lobis ovatis acutiusculis muticis (margine hinc setulosis) tubo campanula!» sensim ämpliato
duplo brevioribus. Cham, et Schlecht in Linncea, 1. p> 175.—G. Unalaschke'nsis. Bg. in
Nou v. Mém. de la Soc. de Moscou, 1. p. 240. t. 9.f.2.
H ab. Unalaschka. Chamisso.
15. G. arctophila (Griseb.); caule humili basi in ramos cauli similes diviso superne sim-
plici triflori, foliis obscure 3-nerviis, imis obovato-oblongis basi attenuatis, caulinis ovato-
oblongis acutis, sepalis margine scaberrimis vix basi junctis inaequalibus, majoribus corolla
tubo brevioribus, corollae 4-fidae caeruleae lobis ovato-triangularibus basi superincumbenti-
bus acutissimis setula terminatis (margine laevibus) tubo ex basi lata sensim aequaliter am-
pliato triplo brevioribus. (Tab. C X LIX .)—ß. densiflora; floribus tribus terminalibus approximate,
foliis caulinis cordato-ovatis 1. cordato-lanceolatis obtusiusculis, sepalis duobus
maximis corollae tubum aequantibus 1. superantibus, minoribus anguste lanceolate abbreviate.
(The colour of the flowers is, perhaps, also different, since all the corollae of this
variety have kept their bright blue, as the colour was stated by Mr. Drummond; while
the specimens from the Arctic sea-coast have now whitish flowers, with a violet tint here
and there.) T ab. C X LIX. B.B.
Radix tenuis, simplex, curve descendens. Caulis basi infra ramificationem foliis quibusdam rosulatus;
rami inasquales, partim decumbentes, partim descendentes, medius plerumque major erectiusculus 2-3un-
cialis, minores unciales, omnes 3-(rarius 1) flori, unico pari foliorum instructi, teretiusculi. Folia ima
obovato-oblonga obtusa 1. elliptico-oblonga acutiuscula, margine ad lentem tenuissime serrulata, (6-8
longa, 8'" lata;) caulina supra medium ramum sita, ovato-oblonga, sessilia, acuta, ssepe acutissima, (6-9
longa, 2-4"' lata.) Pedicelli laterales ex axillis foliorum caulinorum 2-6' longi; pedunculus terminalis
8-12 ". longus, ebracteatus. Calyx fere ad basin divisus, sepalis foliis caulinis simillimis. Corolla fere
uncialis, infundibuliformi-hypocrateriformis, tubo basi 2’", apice 4'". lato. Filamenta alata, basi latiora.
Antherce par va», oblong®, violace®, inCumbentes. Ovarium oblongo-lineare, stamina corollseque tubum
asquans. Stigmata 2 oblongo-linearia, revoluta, ovario imposita, quam in ceteris Arctophilis longiora.
Capsula oblongo-linearis, corollam marcescentem asquans, seminibus minutissimis fuscis applanatis laevibus
exalatis in utraque valvula biserialibus.—Species ludit sepalis asqualibus; etiam scapis unifloris csespitosis.