720 



GERANIACE^. IV. GERANIUM. 



and waste grounds, very common ; plentiful in Britain. Smith, 

 engl. bot. t. 385. Cav. diss. 4. p. 202. t. 83. f. 1. G. molle 

 A, Huds. ed. 2. p. 303. G. parviflorum, Curt. lond. fasc. 6. 

 t. SC>. G. malvsefolium, Scop. earn. 2. p. 37. Lam. fl. fr. 3. 

 p. ]g. Vaill. par. 79. t. 15. f. 1. Habit and pubescence much 

 like the last species, but smaller in every part. Flowers small, 

 bluish-purple. 



Var. ft, hiLmile (Cav. diss. 4. t. 83. f. 2.) leaves more finely 

 cut, and stems dwarfer. Q. H. Growing with the species G. 

 pusillum, Burm. ger. 27. 



^matt-flowered Crane's-bill. Fl. Ju. Sept. Brit. PI. | to | ft. 



65 G. ROTUNDIFOLIUM (Lin. spec. 957.) radical leaves kid- 

 ney-shaped, 7-lobed, cauline ones roundish, truncate at the base, 

 5-lobed ; lobes trifid ; petals entire, length of awned calyx ; 

 carpels hairy; seeds reticulated. O- H. Native of Europe 

 in waste ground and barren pastures, as also on walls and 

 banks. In Britain, but rather rare. About Bath, Bristol, and 

 London ; at Hackney and Islington, and at Ghurch Bramton, 

 Northamptonshire, common in Suffolk, &c. Smith, engl. bot. t. 

 157. Cav. diss. 4. p. 214. t. 93. f.2. G. malvaceum a, Burm. ger. 

 24. The whole herb is peculiarly soft, like velvet, with a con- 

 siderable degree of viscidity noticed by Haller. In general 

 appearance it most resembles the usual state of G. molle. Flowers 

 small, reddish-purple. 



Round-leaved Crane's-bill. Fl. Ju.Jul. Brit. PI. -| to 1 ft. 



66 G. A'LBICANS (St. Hil. fl. bras. 1. p. 103.) radical leaves kid- 

 ney-shaped, orbicular, deeply 5-7-cleft, covered with adpressed 

 pili ; upper leaves truncate at the base ; petals hardly emarginate, 

 a little longer than the calyx ; carpels obovate, pilosely-pubes- 

 cent; seeds reticulated. 0. H. Native of Brazil in the provinces 

 of Cisplatine and Rio Grande do Sul. Stems diffuse, hairy, as 

 well as the peduncles and petioles. Petals pale-purple, ciliated 

 at the claws. Filaments villous. 



Whitish-}ea.ved Crane's-bill. Fl. June, July. PL spreading. 



67 G. PA'LLENS (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 138.) lower leaves 

 stalked, upper ones sessile, palmately 5-parted, with 3-lobed 

 lobes ; petals entire, a little longer than the awned calyx ; car- 

 pels hairy; seeds reticulated. Q. H. Native of Western 

 Iberia. Habit and pubescence much like that of G. rotundi- 



folium. Flowers small, reddish-purple, or almost white. 



Pafe-flowered Crane's-bill. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1827. PI. 

 ^ to 1 foot. 



68 G. COLUMBINUM (Lin. spec. 959.) leaves 5-parted, with 

 multifid, linear-lobes ; petals emarginate, length of awned calyx ; 

 carpels smooth, even ; seeds reticulated. Q. H. Native of 

 Europe in corn-fields and hedges; in Britain in fields, or 

 on dry banks on a gravelly or limestone soil, but sparingly. 

 Smith, engl. bot. t. 259. Cav. diss. 4. p. 200. t. 82. f. 1. CEd. 

 fl. dan. t. 1222. The whole herb is slender, mostly procum- 

 bent, bright green, clothed with small, rigid, bristly hairs, those 

 of the stem and stalks pointing downwards, the rest upwards. 

 Flowers of a bluish rose-colour. 



Columbine Crane's-bill. Fl. June, July. Britain. PI. pro- 

 cumbent, seldom erect. 



69 G. DISSE'CTUM (Lin. spec. 956.) leaves 5-7-parted, with 

 trifid, linear lobes ; petals emarginate, length of awned calyx ; 

 carpels pilose; seeds reticulated. Q. H. Native of Europe 

 and Iberia on barren gravelly waste ground, hedgeSfgnd fallow 

 fields; plentiful in Britain; also of North AmerBF in fields 

 near New York. Smith, engl. bot. t. 753. Curt. ft. lond. fasc. 

 6. t. 45. Cav. diss. 4. p. 199. t. 78. f. 2. CEd. fl. dan. t. 936. 

 Stems weak, straggling, "rather angular, beset with deflexed 

 hairs. Leaves hairy. Flowers pale-crimson, rather small. 



Dissected-lezved Crane's-bill. Fl. May, June. Britain. PI. 

 1 foot long. 



70 G. CAROLINIA'NUM (Lin. spec. 956.) leaves divided into 



5 lobes beyond the middle, with the lobes deeply 3-5-cleft ; 

 peduncles crowded at the apex of the branches ; petals emargi- 

 nate, length of awned calyx ; carpels hairy ; seeds even, smooth. 

 O- H. Native of North America in fields, from Virginia to 

 Georgia. Cav. diss. 4. t. 84. f. 1. and t. 124. f. 2. G. lanugi- 

 nosum, Jacq. hort. schcenbr. 2. t. 140. differs in the stem, pe- 

 tioles, and peduncles being hispid, and in the petals being pur- 

 plish. Flowers small, white, with red veins. 



Carolina Crane's-bill. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1725. PI. 1 ft. 



71 G. VILLOSUM (Ten. cat. 1819. p. 60.) leaves orbicular, cor- 

 date, divided into 9 trifid, blunt lobes ; corolla twice the length 

 of the calyx; petals emarginate ; stem erect. G,. H. Native 

 of Naples in the marshes of Sila. Flowers red. 



fillous Crane's-bill. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1820. PI. | foot. 



72 G. RETRO'RSUM (Lher. mss. D. C. prod. 1. p. 644.) leaves 

 5-parted, with trifid, somewhat linear lobes, and 3-toothed, blunt 

 lobules ; hairs of stems pressed downwards ; petals blunt, hardly 

 longer than the awned calyx ; carpels villous ; seeds reticulated ? 

 O- H. Native of New Zealand. Flowers red. 



Retrograde-haired Crane's-bill. PI. ^ foot. 



73 G. BOHE'MICUM (Lin. amcen. 4. p. 323.) leaves 5-lobed ; 

 lobes cuneately-ovate, deeply -toothed ; hairs of stem spreading, 

 hispid ; petals emarginate, length of the long awned calyx ; car- 

 pels hairy; seeds even,' smooth. O- H. Native of Bohemia, 



'Silesia, and Valais, in mountain-woods G. lanuginbsum, Lam. 

 diet. 2. p. 655. is a native of Numidia, and agrees with this 

 species according to the description. Cav. diss. 4. p. 206. t. 

 81. f. 2. Dill. elth. t. 133. f. 160. The whole herb is downy 

 and viscid. Flowers rather large, bluish-purple. 



Bohemian Crane's-bill. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1683. PI. ft. 



74 G. DIVARICA'TUM (Ehrh. beitr. 7. p. 164.) leaves 5-lobed, 

 upper ones 3-lobed ; lobes oblong, coarsely and irregularly tooth- 

 ed ; stem hispid, with spreading hairs ; petals emarginate, rather 

 longer than the calyx, which is a little awned ; carpels scabrous, 

 wrinkled above ; seeds even, smooth. O-H. Native of Hun- 

 gary, Valais, and Caucasus. Walds. et Kit. pi. hung. 2. t. 123. 

 G. novum, Wint. icon. t. 2. G. Winterli, Roth. cat. 2. p. 78. 

 Flowers small, purplish. 



Divaricated Crane's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1799. 

 to 1 foot, decumbent. 



75 G. LU V CIDUM (Lin. spec. 955.) plant quite smooth ; leaves 

 roundish, 5-lobed, shining; calyx pyramidal, angular, trans- 

 versely wrinkled; carpels muricated, triply keeled. Q. H. 

 Native of Europe on walls, cottage roofs, and moist rocks, 

 chiefly in mountainous parts ; plentiful in several parts of Bri- 

 tain. Smith, engl. bot. t. 75. Hook. fl. lond. t. 32. Oed. fl. 

 dan. t. 218. Cav. diss. 4. p. 214. t. 80. f. 2. Herb shining, 

 succulent, turning bright red when exposed to the sun, quite 

 smooth, except a few variable scattered hairs on the foliage. 

 Stems spreading in every direction. Flowers small, bright rose- 

 coloured. 



Shining Crane's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Britain. PI. ^ to 1 ft. 



76 G. ROBERTIA'NUM (Lin. spec. 955.) leaves 3-5-parted, 

 with trifid, pinnatifid lobes ; petals entire, twice the length of the 

 angular, awned calyx ; carpels downy, reticulately-wrinkled, sim- 

 ply-keeled ; seeds even, smooth. Q. H. Native of Europe in 

 waste ground, on walls, banks, and under hedges, frequent ; 

 plentiful in Britain. It is also to be found in Brazil and 

 Chili. Smith, engl. bot. t. 1486. Curt. fl. lond. fasc. 1. t. 52. 

 Cav. diss. 4. p. 215. t. 86. f. 1. Oed. fl. dan. t. 694. Stems 

 spreading in every direction, and partly recumbent, red, brittle, 

 and succulent, a little hairy at one side. Flowers small, bright 

 crimson. Calyx brownish, hairy, with 10 angles when closed. 

 The whole herb has a strong disagreeable smell. Bugs are said 

 to avoid it. In autumn it assumes a deep-red hue. A decoc- 

 tion of the herb has been known to give relief in calculous cases. 



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