GENTIANA QUINQUEFOLIA L. Sp. Pl. 230. 1753.
Mr. A. M. Huger has sent me specimens of this gentian from the vicinity of Waynesville, North Carolina, noting that the plants often produce a prodigious number of flowers, he having counted over three hundred and sixty on some specimens. He has also
observed the extensive altitudinal range of the species, recording that it grows from the " bottoms" to " balls," in this case from about 300 meters to nearly 1500 meters. I have noticed the same occurrence in northern Georgia.