It answers to the _bicolor_ of LINNÆUS in every respect but
colour, and we should have adopted that name, had not the flowers with
us been always of a fine deep yellow; we have therefore taken
BAUHIN's name as the most expressive.

It varies with double flowers.




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~Gentiana acaulis. Large-Flowered Gentian, or Gentianella.~


_Class and Order._

~Pentandria Digynia.~

_Generic Character._

_Corolla_ monopetala. _Capsula_ bivalvis, 1-locularis. _Receptaculis_
2-longitudinalibus.

_Specific Character and Synonyms._

GENTIANA _acaulis_ corolla quinquefida campanulata caulem excedente.
_Linn. Syst. Vegetab. p. 267._

GENTIANA alpina latifolia magno flore. _Bauh. Pin. 187._