118 BRITISH BOTANY. 



G. phseum, Lin. Dusky Crane's-bill. — e.b. 322. l.b.s. 229. 

 Alien. Eeported from 15 counties. See ' Cybele,' p. 259. 



Root perennial^ thick, horizontal. Stem erect, simple or 

 forked, round, hairy and leafy. Leaves 5-lobed; lobes incised 

 or toothed, sharp, clothed with soft hairs. Peduncles 2-flowered. 

 Sepals oblong, with a short point and 5 prominent ribs (at least - 

 at the base) . Petals rounded and crenulate, with a very short 

 bearded claw, spreading or somewhat reflexed. Stamens reflexed ; 

 filaments bearded at the base ; anthers oblong. Carpels wrinkled 

 at the apex and bearded. Seeds ovate, oblong, smooth. 



In several places in woods and shaws. Near Bewdley, Mr. 

 Jordan; Settle, Mr. John Tatham. 



G. pyrenaicum, Lin. Perennial Crane's-bill. — e.b. 405. 

 L.B.S. 232. 



A. 11. C. 20. Lat. 50-58°. Alt. 0-100 yds. Tern. 50-47°. 



Root tapering, vertical. Stems erect or ascending, branched, 

 round, hairy, leafy. Leaves circular in their outline, with 5-7 

 incised divisions, and with a very narrow reddish-brownish margin. 

 Peduncles very much longer than the floral leaves. Flowers 

 rose-lilac (purplish), very rarely white. Sepals hairy, with a very 

 short point. Petals cleft, more than twice as long as the sepals. 

 Carpels softly pubescent. Seeds smooth. 



This species is reputed a perennial; May-August, In the 

 valley of the Thames, above London. It grows about Portobello, 

 Edinburgh, and about St. Leonard's Crags, Arthur Seat. In the 

 latter locality it is very diminutive. 



G. pusillum, Lin. Small-floivered Crane' s -bill. — e.b. 385. 

 L.B.S. 234. 



A. 16. C. 60. Lat. 50-58°. Alt. 0-200 yds. Tern. 51-47°. 



Root annual, vertical, tapering, fibrous. Stems spreading, 

 erect or ascending, round, with short pubescence, reddish at the 

 base, 4-6 inches high. Root-leaves round, cleft, with 5-7 rounded 

 3-fid lobes, on round, long, pubescent stalks ; upper leaves more 

 deeply cleft or parted, on short petioles. Peduncles shorter than 

 the leaves. Sepals clothed with soft, spreading hairs. Petals 

 obovate, only slightly bearded at the claw, rosy or purplish, 

 scarcely longer than the sepals. Carpels smooth with adpressed 

 hairs. Seeds ovate. 



This plant is more common by roadsides and in waste places 

 than in fields, where it also occasionally grows. Annual ; May- 

 October. 



