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— Open woods and fields. April -July. — Leaves somewhat blotched with 

 whitish as they grow old. 



# * Root biennial or annual. 



2. G. Csu'Oliniumim, L. (Carolina Cranesbill.) Stems dif- 

 fusely branched from the base, hairy ; leaves about 5-parted, the divisions cleft 

 and cut into numerous oblong-linear lobes; sepals aim-pointed, as long as the 

 emarginate (pale rose-color) petals; seeds very minutely reticulated (under a lens). 



— Barren soil and waste places. May -July. — Flowers small: the peduncles 

 and pedicels short. — A state with more notched petals and more reticulated 

 seeds passes sometimes for G. dissectum, L. 



3. G. pusi'llum, L. (Small- flowered Cranesbill.) Stems procum- 

 bent, slender, minutely pubescent ; leaves rounded kidney-form, 5 - 7-parted, the 

 divisions mostly 3-cleft ; sejmls awnless, about as long as the 2-cleft (bluish-pur- 

 ple) petals ; seeds smooth. — Waste places, New York & Mass. (Nat. from Eu.) 



4. G. Hoi>ertiasillin, L. (Herb Robert.) Sparsely hairy, diffuse ; 

 leaves 3-divided, the divisions 2-pinnatifid ; sepals awned, shorter than the (purple) 

 petals ; pods wrinkled; seeds smooth. — Moist woods and shaded ravines. June- 

 Oct. — Plant strongly odorous. (Eu.) 



2. EBODIUM, L'Her. Storksbill. 



The 5 shorter stamens sterile. Styles in fruit twisting spirally, bearded in- 

 side. Otherwise as Geranium. (Name from epcoSto?, a hewn.) 



1. E. cicutarium, L'Her. Annual, hairy; stems low, spreading ; leaves 

 pinnate; the leaflets sessile, 1 -2-pinnatifid; peduncles several-flowered. — Shore 

 of Oneida Lake, New York, Knieskern. (Adv. from Eu.) 



Order 29. BALSAMINACEiE. (Balsam Family.) 



Annuals, with succulent stems gorged with a bland watery juice, and very 

 irregular liypogynous Jloicers, the 5 stamens somewhat united, and the pod 

 bursting elastically. — Characters as in the principal genus, 



1. ISSPATIErYS, L. Balsam. Jewel-weed. 



Calyx and corolla colored alike and confounded, imbricated in the bud. Se- 

 pals apparently only 4 ; the anterior one, which is notched at the apex, probably 

 consisting of two combined ; the posterior one (appearing anterior as the flower 

 hangs on its stalk) largest, and forming a spurred sac. Petals 2, unequal-sided 

 and 2-lobed (each consisting of a pair united). Stamens 5, short : filaments 

 appendagcfl with a scale on the inner side, the 5 scales connivent and united 

 over the stigma : anthers opening on the inner face. Ovary 5-celled : stigma 

 sessile. Pod with evanescent partitions, and a thick axis bearing the several 

 anatropous seeds, 5-valved, the valves coiling elastically and projecting the 

 seeds in bursting. Embryo straight: albumen none. — Leaves simple, alter- 

 nate, without stipules. Flowers axillary or panicled ; often of two sorts, viz. 



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