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II. elodes. Water St. John s-wort. Fig. 251. 
Stems erect, round, creeping below. Leaves roundish-ovate, stem- 
clasping. Plant shaggy with hairs. Bogs and peaty pools. 6-9 in. 
Perenn. July and Aug. Pale yellow. (■$) E. B. 1. 109. E. B. 
2. 10G0. II. Am. 82. Bab. 61. Lind. 42. 
Genus 2. Parnassia. 
P. palustris. Grass of Parnassus. Fig. 252. 
Boot-leaves heart-shaped, with foot-stalks. Flowers solitary. Bogs. 
3-10 in. Perenn. Aug.-Oct. White. (|) E. B. 1.82. E. B. 
2. 449. II. fy Am. 51. Bab. 40. Lind. G7. 
Order XVIII. ACERACEJE. 
Genus 1. Acer. 
A. Pseudo-Platanus. Sycamore. Fig. 253. 
A tree. Leaves 5-lobed, unequally serrated. Flowers in drooping 
racemes. Wings of fruit slightly diverging. Woods and hedges; 
naturalized. Wood white and soft. May. Greenish yellow. (^) E. B. 
1. 303. E. B. 2. 562. H. Am. 82. Bab. 62. Lind. 55. 
A. campestre. Maple. Fig. 254. 
A small tree. Leaves usually with 5 obtuse notched lobes. Flowers 
in erect, rather corymbose clusters. Wings of fruit diverging horizontally. 
Woods and hedges. Wood very hard. May and June. Greenish. (|) 
E. BA. 304. E. B. 2.563. H.fyArn. 82. Bab. 62. Lind. 55. 
Order XIX. GERANIACE/E. 
Genus 1. Geranium. 
G. sanguineum. Crimson Crane's-bill. Fig, 255. 
Leaves opposite, roundish, very deeply 5- or 7-lobed; lobes trifid. 
Stalks single-flowered. Flowers large. Limestone pastures. 9 in. 
Perenn. June and July. Crimson-purple, blue when fading, (i) 
E. B. 1. 272. E. B. 2. 977- II. ^ Arn. 83. Bab. 63. Lind. 58. “ 
G. ph/Eum. Dusky Crane's-bill. Fig. 256.- 
Stalks 2-flowered. Leaves alternate, with acute serrated lobes. Woods; 
rare. 1^ ft. Perenn. June. Blackish purple, rarely white. (|) 
E. B. 1.322. E. B. 2. 965. II. Am. 83. Bab. 63. Lind. 56. 
G. nodosum. Knotty Crane's-bill. Fig. 257. 
t ' Stems much swollen at the joints. Leaves opposite, 3-5-lobed, 
pointed. Fruit downy. Hertfordshire and Cumberland; scarcely wild. 
1 ft. Perenn. May-Aug. Purple. (|) E. B. 1. 1091. E. B. 
2. 966. H. Arn. 83. Bab. 63. Lind. 56. 
G. sylvaticum. Wood Crane's-bill. Fig. 258. 
Stalks 2-flowered. Fruit hairy, keeled. Leaves 5-7-lobed, cut and 
serrated. Woods and meadows. 1-2 ft. Perenn. June and July. 
Bluish purple with crimson veins. (£) E.B. 1. 121. E. B. 2. 967. 
II. Arn. 83. Bab. 64. Lind. 56. 
G. pratense. Meadow Crane's-bill. Fig. 259. 
Leaves with 5-7 pinnatifid lobes. Flowers large ; stamens dilated at 
the base. Moist pastures. 1-2 ft. Perenn. June and July. Purple-blue. 
(I) E.B. 1. 404. E. B. 2. 968. H. Arn. 84. Bab. 63. Lind. 56. 
G. pyrenaicum. Pyrenean Crane's-bill. Fig. 260. 
Leaves 3-7-lobed, kidney-shaped. Petals twice as long as the calyx. 
Meadows; local. 2-3 ft. Perenn. June and July. Lilac. (^) E.B. 
1. 405. E. B. 2. 969. II. Am. 84. Bab. 63. Lind. 5 7. 
