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Centaury
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(Erythraea Centaurium, natural order Gentianaceae), an annual herb with erect, smooth stem, usually branched above, and a terminal inflorescence with numerous small red or pink regular flowers with a funnel-shaped corolla. The plant occurs in dry pastures and on sandy coasts in Britain, and presents many varieties, differing in length of stem, degree of branching, width and shape of leaves, and laxity or closeness of the inflorescence. Several other species of the genus are grown as rock-plants.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Centaury'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/centaury.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Centaury'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/centaury.html. 1910.
