ISTL OF HIGHER SEED-PRODUCING PLANTS. 333 



Trib. Ill, Limnantheae, Trib. IV, Oxalideae, Trib. VII, Baisamineae; Bail- 

 Ion, Hist. PI. V, 1 {181i)— Series I, II, III, IV; Keiche, in Prantl and En- 

 gler, Nat. Pflanz. 3, IV, 1 (1889). 



Genera: 11; widely distributed over the earth. 



Species: 360 ± ; 45 percent, in genus Geranium Linn., 2 

 fossil species from Baltic amber (Comventz). 



GERANIUM Linn. Gen. 554 (1737). 

 Baillon, Hist. PI. V, 35; Benth. and Hook., Gen. PI. I, 272; Durand, 

 Ind. Gen. Phan. 50; Englerand Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 3, VI, 8 (Reiche); 

 Gray III. Gen. II, 127; Schenck, Palaeopliyt. 530. 



Living species: 160 ±; temperate regions, especially in 

 N. hemisphere, and a few in the tropics; 4 Pac, 3 Atl. 

 Fossil species: 1-2, in amber (Comuentz). 



Geranium caroliniaiiiim Linn. Spec. 682 (1753). 



G. atrum Moench, Meth. 285 (1794). 

 G. lanuginosum Jacq. Hort. Schoenb.II, 8 (1797). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man. 6 ed. 104; Britt., Fl.N. J. 72; Upham, 

 Fl. Minn. 36; Chap., Fl. S. St. 65; Wats., Bibl. Ind. I, 150; Mac, Fl.' Can. 

 I, 90; Brew, and Wats., Fl. Calif. I, 94; Engl., Reiche Nat. Pflanz. Ill, 4, 

 9; Coult. Fl.Tex. 50; Wats., King Exp. 50; Cov.,Fl. Ark. 171. 



North America: N. S. to Pac. and Arctic circle; S. to 

 Maine, N. J. and Fla. ; W. to S. Calif, and Tex. 



Minn, valley: Forest district, particularly N. E. ; 

 barren woods and openings. 



Herb. : Taylor 1067, Alexandria; Ballard 525, Cleary's 

 lake, Scott Co. ; Ballard 594, Prior's lake, Scott Co. ; Roberts 

 20, Duluth; Bailey 199, Vermilion lake; Herrick 56, St. Louis 

 river; Herrick 57, Minneapolis; Sayidherg :Z(95, Red Wing; Sand- 

 berg 106, Taylor's Falls. 



Geranium maculatum Linn. Spec. 681 (1753). 

 Wats, and Coult., Gray's Man.6 ed. 103; Britt., Fl. N. J. 72; Chap., Fl. 

 S. St. 65; Upham, Fl. Minn. 36; Mac, Fl. Can. I, 90; Led., Fl. Ross. I, 

 463?; Cov., Fl. Ark. 171; Wats., Bibl. Ind. 151. 



Ural and Baikal Siberia? 



North America: Newf., N. S., Ont. to Rainy river; S. 

 to N. Eng. , N. J. and Va. ; W. to Minn. , Kan. and Ark. 



Minn, valley: Forest district to Blue Earth Co.; 

 edges of woods and along streams. 



Herb.: Taylor 271, Janesville; Sheldon 132, Madison 

 Lake; Ballard ^0, Chaska; Oestlund 20, Ramsey Co.; Holzinger 

 Jfl, Winona Co.; Oesflund 21, Hennepin Co.; Saridberg 10^, 

 Goodhue Co.; Herb. Sheld. 1884, Minneapolis; Herb. Wicker- 

 sheim 27, Mankato. 



