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filiform, geniculate (kneed) when in fruit. Sepals oblong, 3-5- 

 ribbccl. Claw of the petals bearded. Filaments of the perfect 

 stamens enlarged and entire at the base. Carpels furnished with 

 appressed hairs. 



Sandy fields. Annual ; April-October. 



Var. inmpmellifolimn. — Segments of the leaves short, spathu- 

 late, rather blunt. Claw of the upper petals marked with a yellow 

 spof!""^Ts this variety cbmrrion in England ? 



il. mosehatum, L'Herit. and Sm. — Geranium moscliatum,\i\\\. 

 Musky Stork's-bilL—E.-B. 902. l.b.s. 228*. 



A. 9. C. 15. Lat. 50-55°. AJt. 0-100 yds. Tem. 52-48°. 



Stems spreading or erect, stout, round, solid, hairy and glan- 

 dular, often viscid. Leaves pinnate, with ovate, incised or pin- 

 natifid segments, and ovate stipules. Peduncles very long, many- 

 flowered. Petals not larger than the sepals. Stamens dilated 

 and toothed at the base. Whole plant diffusing a musky odour 

 when touched. 



In waste places. Naturalized ? Annual ; June- August. 



E. ciconium ?, Willd. — Stems stout, spreading. Leaves large, 

 with 2-3 pairs of ovate, pinnatifid or incised leaflets. Peduncles 

 stout, rather longer than the leaves ; pedicels short. Sepals 

 strongly ribbed. Carpels depressed at the summit. — Wandsworth 

 Steam-boat Pier. Annual; June-October. 



E. maritimum, Sm. Sea Stork's-bill. — e.b. 646. l.b.s. 227. 

 A. 9. C. 20. Lat. 50-55°. Alt. 0-100* yds. Tem. 52-48°. 



Stems erect or ascending, 1-2 inches high, round, stout, hairy, 

 leafy. Root-leaves on long stalks, simple, cordate-ovate, with 

 crenate or incised lobes (the limb is barely | of an inch long). 

 Carpels hairy ; beak glabrous or slightly hairy. 



On light, sandy soil, at the back of the Clent Hills, Worcester- 

 shire^ nearly opposite to the church. 



TILIACE^, Juss. The Lime-tree Family. 



Trees with alternate, petiolate, simple leaves, and axillary 

 flowers, borne on a common peduncle, attached to a mem- 

 branous, whitish bract. Sepals 5, free, caducous, valvular in 

 prcfloration. Petals 5, free, imbricated in prefloration. Sta- 

 mens indefinite. Anthers 2-lobed, introrse. Ovary free, of 5 



* Maritime plants, except when they are alpine as well as marithne, have not 

 altitndinal range. 



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