MONADELPH. TENT AND. 2()5 



HAH. On the beach in the- Isle of Bute, found in 1753 by Dr. Walker. 

 Beach, 3 m. from the Mull of Galloway, Mr. J. Mackny. Sea- 

 beach near Mountstewart in the Isle of Bute, Maugh. Various parts 

 of the coast of Ayrshire, Galloway, &c., G. Don. Fl. June. <? . 



Three to four feet high. All the leaves rough and the lobes toothed. 

 Flowers rather large, yellow. Smith says it was long cultivated by 

 Dr. Walker, who considered its root excellent, preferable to horse- 

 radish, and who found cattle to be extremely fond of it. 



XVI. MONADELPHIA. 



1. PENTANDRIA. 



1. ERODIUM. Monogynous. Cal. of 5 leaves. Cor. of 5 petals. 

 Nectariferous glands 5. Imperfect filaments 5, alternating 

 with the 5 perfect stams. Fruit beaked, separating into 5 

 1 -seeded capsules, each with a long, spiral awn, bearded on 

 the inside. 



(Linum, PENT. PENTAG. Geranium pusillum, Ord. DECAND.) 

 2. DECANDRIA. 



2. GERANIUM. Monogynous. Cal. of 5 leaves. Cor. of 5 regu- 

 lar petals. Nectariferous glands 5. Fruit beaked, separating 

 into 5 inonospermous capsules, each tipped with a long, na- 

 ked, simple awn (neither spiral nor bearded). 



(Oxalisy DECAND. PENTAG.) 

 3. POLYANDRIA. 



5. LAVATERA. Polygynous. Cal. double ; ext. 3 -cleft. Capsules 

 numerous, circularly arranged, I -seeded. 



4. MALVA. Polygynous. Cal. double; ext. of 3 leaves. Cap- 

 sules numerous, circularly arranged, 1 -seeded. 



3. ALTH.EA. Polygynous. Cal. double; ext. of 9 leaves * Cap- 

 sules numerous, circularly arranged, 1 -seeded. 



1. PENTANDRIA. 



1. ERODIUM. 



1. E. cicutarium (Hemlock-leaved Stork' s-lill), peduncles ma- 

 ny-flowered, leaves pinnate, leaflets sessile pinnatifid and cot, 

 petals longer than the cal., stem prostrate hairy. Lightf. 

 p. 366 (Geranium cicut.}. E. B. t. 1768. 



HAB. Dry sandy pastures and waste grounds. FL. summer months. <). 



Whole plant hairy. Flowers in small umbels, purplish, or sometimes 

 white. 



