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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 669 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CENTAURY (Erythraea Centaurium, natural See also:order See also:Gentianaceae) , an See also:annual See also:herb with erect, smooth See also:stem, usually branched above, and a terminal inflorescence with numerous small red or See also:pink See also:regular See also:flowers with a See also:funnel-shaped corolla. The plant occurs in dry pastures and on sandy coasts in See also: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 See also:species of the genus are grown as See also:rock-See also:plants.

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