76 OERANIACE.E. [GKHANIUM. 



VAR, 1, sanguin'eum proper; suberect, hairs scattered. VAR. 2, fii-oxti-n'tiini, 

 Cav. (sp.); stems decumbent shorter, hairs more copious, flowers pinkish. 

 G. lancas'triense, With. 



** Perennial. Stem erect. Peduncles 2-floicered. Sejxils spreading. 



2. G. sylvat'icum, L.; erect, pilose and glandular above, leaves or- 

 bicular deeply 7-lobed, lobes cut and serrate, sepals awned, petals notched, 

 capsules smooth hairy, pedicels erect, seeds minutely reticulate. 



Copses and moist meadows from Worcester and Warwick northwards, ascend- 

 ing to 2,700 ft. in the Highlands; very rare in Ireland; fl. June-July. 

 Rootstock truncate, creeping. Stem 1-3 ft., branched above. Lmc.ts 3-f> in. 

 diam., radical long-petioled, cauline sessile ; stipules ovate. Flows '_ ~ 

 diam., blue-purple or rose-coloured, cymose at the ends of the bra i if 

 Filaments filiform, ciliate. DISTRIB. Europe (Arctic), Siberia, W. Asia. 



3. G. praten'se, L. ; erect, pubescent, hairs reflexed, kaves orbicular 

 7-9-partite, lobes laciniate coarsely serrate, sepals awned, petals notched, 

 capsule smooth glandular-hairy, pedicels deflexed, .seeds minutely reticulate. 

 Moist meadows, &c. from Banff and Isla southwards, ascending to 1,800 ft. 



in the Highlands; N.E. of Ireland only, very rare ; fl. Jane-Sept. -fioof- 

 ttock truncate. Stem 3-4 ft., branched above. 'Leaves 3-6 in. diam., all 

 petioled ; petioles of radical very long ; stipules subulate-lanceolate. 

 Fl<> Ti-rs many, 1| in. diam. Sepals with very long awns. Filament* glabrous, 

 cuneate at the base. DlSTRlB. Europe (Arctic), Siberia. 



4. G. pyrena icutn, L. ; erect or ascending, pilose, leaves reniform 7-9- 

 lobed to the middle, lobes cuneate 3-fid crenate, sepals mucronate, petals 

 2-lobed, capsules keeled pubescent, pedicels deflexed, seeds smooth. 

 Meadows, rarely, if ever, indigenous, from York and Denbigh southwards, 



Ireland ; a denizen, Watson; fl. June-Aug. Rootstock fusiform. 

 1-2 ft., many, decumbent below. Leaves 3 in. broad, radical very long- 

 petioled ; lobes contiguous ; stipules ovate-Janceolate. Flowers % in. diam., 

 bright red-purple. &j>als small, oblong. Claw of petals densely bearded. 

 DISTKIB. Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia to India. 

 G. PH^E'UM, L.; erect, laxly hairy and glandular above, leaves orbi> ul.n 



or reniform 5-7-lobed lobes cut and serrate, sepals- mucronate, petals waved, 



capsules hairy wrinkled above, pedicels deflexed, seeds smooth. 



Woods near parks and gardens, naturalized ; fl. May-June. 7?W.s7<7- 

 truncate. Stems 1-2 ft., many. Leaves 3-5 in. broad, radical very lon^- 

 petioled ; stipules lanceolate. Flowers \ in. diam,, dusky purple. N ///* 

 oblong, shortly-awned. DISTRIB. Central and W. Europe. 



*** Annual or biennial. Stems ascending or decumbent. Peduncles 2-floirered. 

 S"pals spreading. 



5. G. mol'le, L. softly pilose, leaves orbicular 7-9-lobed, segments 

 contiguous, sepals mucronate generally shorter than the notched petals, 

 claw of petals bearded, capsules wrinkled keeled glabrous, seeds smooth. 

 Pastures and waste places, ascending to 1,500 ft. in Yorkshire ; tt. May-Sept. 



Brandies 8-12 in. Leaves 1-2 in. diam., lobes broadly irregularly lobed 

 or crenate at the tip, radical very long petioled ; stipules lanceolate. 

 Peduncles axillary. Floirers J-J in. diam., rose-purple or pink. DISTHIB. 

 Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia. 



