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lobed ; lobes oblong, obtuse, 3-cleft and toothed at the 

 end ; petals notched, twice as long as the pointed sepals. 

 Eoad-sides and meadows ; not common. 2 3 feet 

 high. Well distinguished "by the thick down on its 

 stems and leaves, and by its numerous, rather small, 

 purple flowers with cleft petals. Fl. June, July. Per- 

 ennial. 



6. G. Robertianum (Herb Eobert). Stem spreading ; 

 leaves ternate or quinate ; leaflets deeply cut, the segments 

 with minute points ; sepals angular, hairy ; capsules 

 wrinkled and hairy. Eoad-sides and hedges ; very 

 common. One of the most generally diffused and best- 

 known species, well distinguished by its red, hairy, suc- 

 culent stems, and leaves which towards autumn acquire 

 the same hue, and by its elegantly veined bright purple 

 flowers. The scent of the whole plant is strong and 

 unpleasant. Fl. all the summer. Annual. 



7. G. Imidum (Shining Crane's-bill). Smooth and 

 glossy. Leaves nearly round, 5-lobed ; sepals angular 

 and w r rinkled ; capsules with 3 keels, wrinkled. Walls 

 and stony places ; in many places. A beautiful little 

 species, a few inches high, with small, rose-coloured 

 flowers, and shining stems and leaves, which are gene- 

 rally tinged with bright red. Fl. all the summer. 

 Annual. 



8. G. molle (Dove's-foot Crane's-bill). Downy with 

 soft hair. Leaves roundish, lobed and cut ; petals 

 notched ; capsules wrinkled, not hairy ; seeds smooth. 

 Fields and waste places ; common. Easily distinguished 

 from any of the preceding by its prostrate habit, downy 

 herbage, and small light purple flowers. Fl. all the 

 summer. Annual. 



9. G. rotundifolium (Eound-leaved Crane's-bill). 

 Downy with soft hair. Leaves roundish, lobed, and cut ; 

 petals entire ; capsules hairy, not wrinkled ; seeds dotted. 



-Fields and waste places ; not common, but perhaps 

 often confounded with the last, which it much resembles 

 in size and habit. Fl. June August. Annual. 



