Field notebooks : Switzerland, 1931-1938
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9-13-31 Gentiana germanica Willd. Cate #561, Bon 2/6, Bth 3/4, MII #555, SOKI 533 Fl. Crugers arm? towards Montmore inquest ident by SVK (See key #24 v #26*) The 5 parted calyx has sharp sinuses, the edges of these not ciliate but very slightly papillae. Claw short stipitate, St 37 cm high, fl 1-2 times. These unequal; the lower v upper one is 3 cm (much longer than low); but some about middle only 1-1.5 cm long (so shorter than low, St low acute at the up- partment acuminate.) St simple v with flormly in upper 1/3 but very small fl buds discerned in axils in upper 1/3d. Fl 22-27 mm high (counting corolla lobes). Calyx rather more than 1/2 as long as corolla tube, 20 lobes somewhat thicker than the other 3. Corolla blue its lobes ± dashed? (longitudinally) with white. Plant now bears 9 fle (exc fl buds). But stigma not