724 
smooth, branched; leaves pinnatifid, somewhat 3-parted, lobes 
blunt, crenated, middle one longest ; peduncles many -flowered ; 
calyxes streaked with lines. ©. H. Native of Spain in the 
province of Murcia and of the north of Africa. Geranium 
Murcinum, Cav. diss. 5. t. 126. f. 1. Resembles Æ. botrys. 
Flowers purple. Plant rather hoary. 
Murcia Heron’s-bill. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1818. Pl. 4 foot. 
34 E. cruinum (Willd. spec. 3. p. 633. exclusive of var. 
B.) stem erect, pilose; leaves ternate, with deeply-toothed 
leaflets, lower ones divaricating, middle one longest ; peduncles 
many-flowered ; calyxes streaked with nerves. ©. H. Native 
of Crete, North of Africa, and Spain. Geranium gruinum, 
Lin. spec. 952. Cav. diss. 4. p. 217. t. 88. f. 2.—Bocc. mus. 
2. p. 145. t, 109. Lower leaves cordate. Flowers bluish-purple. 
Crane Heron’s-bill. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1596. Pl. 4 to 1 ft. 
35 E. serétinum (Stev. mem. act. petersb. 3. p. 297. t. 15. 
f. 2.) stems diffuse; leaves opposite, ternate, lateral leaflets 
deeply toothed, divaricating, middle one largest, somewhat lobed, 
deeply toothed ; peduncles many-flowered. %. H. Native of 
fields at the Black Sea and at Tyra. E. Ruthénicum, Bieb. pl. 
rar. cent. t.48. E. multicaúle, Link. enum. 2. p. 184. Sweet, 
ger. t. 137. Flowers purplish-blue. Sepals with long awns. 
Late-flowering Heron’s-bill. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1821. Pl. 1 ft. 
36 E. Cuium (Willd. spec. 3. p. 634.) stem erect and some- 
what diffuse ; leaves smooth, rather cordate, lobed, upper ones 
3-parted ; lobes deeply toothed, middle one rather trifid ; sti- 
pulas and bracteas ovate-lanceolate ; peduncles many-flowered. 
©.H. Native of the islands in the Grecian Archipelago, and 
about Naples. Geranium Chium, Lin. spec. 951. Cav. diss. 4. 
p. 92. f. 1. Flowers purplish-blue. 
Chio Heron’s-bill. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1724. Pl. 4 tol ft. 
37 E. Gussont (Tenore, prod. 39. Sweet, ger. 200.) 
stem diffuse, beset with long, soft, retrograde hairs ; peduncles 
many- flowered, elongated; leaves cordate, entire, and lobed, 
dentately-crenated, pubescent; stipulas and bracteas scarious, 
ovate; sepals awned, one-half shorter than the petals. %. H. 
Native of Naples in meadows exposed to the sun. Flowers 
pale-purple, 2 upper petals with a dark patch at the base. 
Gusson’s Heron’s-bill. Fl. year. Clt. 1821. Pl.4 to 1 ft. 
38 E. matacuoipes (Willd. spec. 3. p. 639.) stem herba- 
ceous, branched, hairy; leaves cordate, undivided or 3-lobed, 
obtuse, toothed ; peduncles many-flowered; petals length of 
calyx, @.H. Native of the south of Europe and north of 
Africa, as well as in the Canary Islands. Geranium malachoides, 
Cav. diss, 4. t. 91. f. 1.—Mor. hist. 2. sect. 5. t, 15. f. 7.—Lob. 
icon. t. 662. Flowers blue. 
Var. 3, ribif dlium (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 509.) leaves 3-lobed, 
hispid ; flowers purple. ©. H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 
Mallon-like Heron's-bill. Clt. 1596. Pl. procumbent. 
39 E. ctavcorny’iium (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 416.) 
stem erect, pubescent ; leaves rather pubescent, oblong, some- 
what lobed, crenated, rather fleshy; peduncles 2-6-flowered ; 
awns of seeds from the middle to the top feathery, yellow. 2%. H. 
Native of Egypt, near Memphis. Sweet, ger. 283. Geranium 
glaucophyllum, Lin. spec. 952. Cav. diss. 4. t. 92. f. 2. G. 
crassifolium, Forsk. descr. 123.—Dill. elth. 150. t. 124. f. 153. 
Flowers lilac, but of a deeper colour at the base. Petals equal. 
Glaucous-leaved Heron’s-bill. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1782. 
Pl. ł to 4 foot. 
40 E. nervundsum (Lher. ined. no. 24. D.C. prod. J. p. 
648.) stem diffuse, short ; leaves cordate, undivided, toothed, 
thick, full of nerves, rather hoary from pubescence; stipulas 
ovate, membranous ; peduncles many-flowered. %. H. Na- 
tive of Sicily—Boce. mus. 2. t; 128. right hand figure. Re- 
sembles X. laciniatum. Flowers purple. 
Nerved-leaved Heron’s-bill, Pl. 4 foot. 
GERANIACER. V. Eropium. 
41 E. matopoipes (Willd. spec. 3. p. 640.) stem erect, 
sometimes almost stemless; leaves ovate, somewhat cordate, 
crenated, sometimes rather lobed; peduncles 3-4-flowered ; 
awns of carpels bearded. 2. H. Native of Egypt, Algiers, 
and Sicily, in sand by the sea-side. Geranium malopoides, Cav. 
diss. 4. t. 90. f. 1.—Bocc. mus. 2. p. 109. t. 89. Flowers 
small, pale rose-coloured. The whole plant is clothed with 
velvety pubescence. 
Var. B, Córsicum (Leman, in D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 842.) pedun- 
cles usually 2-flowered ; leaves more downy. %. H. Native 
of Corsica among rocks by the sea-side. Flowers small, pale 
rose-coloured. The stems of both these plants are said by 
authors to be weak and trailing. 
Malope-like Heron’s-bill. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1810. Pl. 4ft. 
* * Stems prostrate. 
42 E. mari‘timum (Smith, fl. brit. 2. p. 728.) stems diffusely 
prostrate, hairy ; leaves cordate, ovate, deeply crenated, pubes- 
cent; peduncles usually 2-flowered ; awns of seeds beardless. 
4. H. Native of France and Britain by the sea-side ; in 
England particularly on the coasts of Wales, Cornwall, Sussex, 
&c. Smith, engl. bot. t. 646. Geranium maritimum, Lin. spec. 
951. Cav. diss. 4. p. 218. t. 88. f. 1. Stems spreading close 
to the ground. Leaves roundish, slightly lobed, and variously 
notched, rough on both surfaces, with minute close hairs. Sti- 
pulas purplish. Peduncles 1-2, rarely 3-flowered. Flowers 
pale-red, very minute. 7 
Sea-side Heron’s-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Brit. Pl. trailing. 
43 E..uirroreum (Leman, in D.C. fl. fr. 4. p. 842.) stems 
prostrate, smoothish; leaves roundish-cordate, 3-lobed, un- 
equally crenated; peduncles many-flowered, elongated ; aw 
of carpels bearded. 4%.H. Native of Narbonne and Liguria by 
the sea-side. Flowers pale-red. Resembles Æ. maritimum. 
Sea-shore Heron’s-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Cit. 1818. Pl. pros- 
trate. . 
44 E. cuxnra`rum (Viv. append. fl. cors. in Schlecht. [innen 
1. p. 506.) branches diffuse ; leaves ovate, somewhat cor = 
sinuately 3-parted, lateral segments rectangular, spreading, N 
long, middle one longer and wedge-shaped, crenately nee 
at the top; lower peduncles 1-flowered, upper ones umba ei 
corolla a little longer than the awned calyx. Y.H. Na 
of Corsica. Stems diffusely-prostrate. 
Wedge-leaved Heron’s-bill. Pl. prostrate. Linns 
45 E. Bocconi (Viv. append. fi. cors. ex Schlecht. ! paces 
1. p. 506.) plant dwarf, tufted; stems prostrate, hairy + leti 
ovate, cordate, deeply crenated, obovate ; stipulas and ra h of 
lanceolate; peduncles 2-flowered ; petals hardly the wnt 
the calyx; sepals mucronate ; carpels hairy, with smoot a mi- 
4%. H. Native of Corsica on the mountains. Getta en 
nimum. Chamezdryoides, Bocce. mus. 2. p. 160. t. 128. uding 
nearly white. Plant very small, almost stemless, but, accor® 5 
to Saltzman, the stems are sometimes a foot long. __ 
Bocconi’s Heron’s-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Pl. trailing. i 
46 E. oxyruincuum (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 133.) stem Pi , 
trate; leaves cordate, oblong, somewhat 3- parted, ower od. 
hoary beneath, middle lobe trifid; peduncles usually Flowers 35 
Y%.H. Native of Eastern Iberia on dry hills. o A 
large as those of E. cicutàrium, with oblong purple pe 
Sharp-beaked Heron’s-bill. Pl. prostrate. my 
47 E. curra`rum (Willd. spec. 3. p. 636.) stem Pro Pe 
leaves cordate, oblong, somewhat 3-lobed, toothed, I Nae 
duncles usually 3-flowered ; calyxes long awned. ’ 
tive of the north of Africa, near Belida, among sand. 
guttatum, Desf. atl. 2. p- 113. t. 169. Petals large, 
violet, spotted at the base. 
Spotted-petalled Heron’s-bill. 
Geranium 
obtuse, 
Pl. prostrate. 
