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GERANIACE.E. V. ERODIUM. 



Maiden-hair-leaved Heron's-bill. PI. foot. 



6 E. VRJE cox (Cav. dis. 5. t. 126. f. 2.) stemless ; peduncles 

 2-flowered; leaves pinnate, with oblong, obtuse, unequally- 

 toothed leaflets, clothed with white hairs all over. If.. H. Na- 

 tive of Spain between Aranjuez and Lake Antigola. E. cicu- 

 tarium a prae'cox, D. C. prod. 1. p. 646. Flowers rose-coloured, 

 with darker lines at the base. This species comes very near 

 E. pimpinellaefolium, but differs in being without the stem, as 

 well as in being clothed with white hairs. 



Early Heron's-bill. PI. \ foot. 



* * Species almost without stems. 



7 E. CHRYSA'NTHUM (Lher. ined. no. 2. D. C. prod. 1. p. 

 645.) almost stemless ; peduncles 3-4-flowered ; leaves clothed 

 with close-pressed silky down, bipinnate, with linear lobules ; 

 petals roundish, longer than the calyx. i;.H. Native of mount 

 Parnassus, and probably of mount Olympus. E. absinthioides, 

 Smith, fl. graec. t. 652. ex prod. 2. p. 34. A very distinct spe- 

 cies, with yellow flowers. 



Yellorv-jlon'ered Heron's-bill. PL -| foot. 



8 E. ROMA'NUM (Willd. spec. 1. p. 630.) almost stemless ; 

 leaves pinnate, with ovate pinnatifid leaflets ; peduncles many- 

 flowered ; petals equal, longer than the calyx. !(. . H. Native 

 of Montpelier and Italy, by way-sides. Geranium Romanum, Lin. 

 spec. 951. Cav. diss. 4. t. 94. f. 2. Barrel, icon. rar. 1. 1245. 

 Root thick, red within. Flowers purple. Resembles E. cicu- 

 tarium. 



Roman Heron's-bill. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1724. PL foot. 



9 E. CAUCALIFOLIUM (Sweet, ger. t. 6.) stemless ; peduncles 

 many-flowered ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets alternate, on short 

 stalks, pinnatifid, or deeply toothed ; common petiole naked, 

 hairy ; petals ovate, obtuse, densely-ciliated at the base, twice 

 the length of the calyx. I/ . H. Native of France. E. alpi- 

 num, Desf. hort. par. Root tuberous. Flowers rose-coloured, 

 with a blue centre. Resembles E. Romanum. 



Caucalus-leaved Heron's-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1816. 

 PI. | foot. 



10 E. CICUT^FOLIUM (Thuil. fl. par. ed. 2. p. 347.) almost 

 stemless ; leaves pinnate, with sessile, oblong, bluntly-cut leaf- 

 lets ; rachis toothed between the leaflets ; petals length of calyx, 

 2 of which are somewhat emarginate. O- H. Native of France 

 in dry exposed places. E. cicutarium e, cicutsefolium, D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 647. Flowers pale-red or rose-coloured. 



Cicuta-leaved Heron's-bill. Fl. Ap. Sept. Clt. 1816. PL |ft. 



* Stems prostrate or procumbent. 



11 E. CICUTA' RIUM (Leman, ind. D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. .840.) 

 stem procumbent, hairy ; leaves pinnate, with sessile pinnatifid- 

 cut leaflets ; peduncles many-flowered ; petals nearly regular. 

 O- H. Native throughout the whole of Europe, north of 

 Africa, and the Levant, in waste ground, and among rubbish ; 

 plentiful in Britain ; also about Conception in Chili. Smith, 

 engl. hot. t. 1768. Geranium cicutarium, Lin. spec. 951. Curt, 

 fl. lond. fasc. 1. t. 51. Petals rose-coloured, with 3 dark lines 

 at the base, nearly regular. Awns of carpels smooth. 



Var. ft, album ; stem prostrate, hairy ; flowers white ; petals 

 unequal. O. H. Native of Britain by the sea-side, in barren 

 sandy places. 



Far. y, pimpinellcefblium ; flowers rose-coloured, with 2 or 3 

 of the petals marked with a green depression towards the claw, 

 but this circumstance is extremely variable. Q. H. Native of 

 England, near Hackney , about Oxford. On sandy ground near 

 the sea, or on chalky ground. 



Var. e, clitzrophyllum (Cav. diss. 4. t. 95. f. 1.) plant many- 

 stemmed, rather prostrate ; leaflets finely pinnatifid ; flowers pale- 

 blue ; petals rather unequal. H. Native of Europe in dry 

 stony places. Awns of carpels bearded. 



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Var. , pilosum (Thuil. fl. par. ed. 2. p. 347.) plant many- 

 stemmed, rather prostrate, clothed with long hairs ; leaflets finely 

 pinnatifid; flowers deep-purple. O- H. Native of Europe, in 

 sandy places. 



Hemlock Heron's-bill. Fl. June, Oct. Britain. PI. prostrate. 



12 E. PIMPINELL^FOLIUM (Cav. diss. 4. t. 126. f. 1.) stem 

 decumbent, rather pilose, at length rather erect ; leaves on long 

 petioles, pinnate ; leaflets sessile, pinnatifid, acutely-cut ; pe- 

 duncles many-flowered ; petals hardly longer than the calyx. 



$ . H. Native of France and Germany in barren places. Ge- 

 ranium cicutarium fi, pimpinellaefolium, D. C. prod. 1. p. 646. 

 Flowers purple. This species is very like E. cicutarium, but 

 differs in the cotyledons being cordate, undivided, not 3-lobed, 

 as well as the leaflets being broader at the base, and in the petals 

 being smaller, or equal in length to the calyx, not longer. 



Pimpernell-leaved Heron's-bill. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1800. 

 PI. decumbent. 



13 E. BIPINNA'TUM (Cav. diss. 5. t. 126. f. 3.) stem diffuse, 

 decumbent, smooth ; leaves pinnate, with deeply-bipinnatifid leaf- 

 lets, divided into linear lobes ; peduncles 2-flowered ; petals un- 

 equal. O- H. Native of Numidia in sandy places. G. Nu- 

 midicum, Poir. barb. 2. p. 101. E. Petroselinum, Lher. diss. 

 no. 9. Geranium Jithiopicum, Lam. diet. 2. p. 655. E. cicu- 

 tarium var. f, bipinnatum, D. C. prod. 1. p. 647. Flowers rose- 

 coloured. This species differs from E. cicutarium, in the stems 

 being smooth, as well as in the leaflets being divided into very 

 narrow lobes. 



Bipinnate-}ea.ve& Heron's-bill. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1803. 

 PI. decumbent. 



14 E. HI'SPIDUM (Presl. fl. cech. ex Spreng. syst. 3. p. .) stem 

 prostrate, clothed with retrograde bristles ; leaves bipinnatifid, 

 hoary from pubescence on both surfaces ; segments linear, acute ; 

 stipulas ovate, scarious ; peduncles many-flowered ; petals about 

 equal in length with the calyx. O 1 H. Native of Sicily. Ge- 

 ranium laciniatum, Biv. pi. sic. Flowers blue ? 



Hispid-stemmed Heron's-bill. Fl. June, July. PL prostrate. 



15 E. MOSCHA'TUM (Willd. spec. 3. p. 631.) stem procumbent, 

 hairy ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets nearly sessile, elliptical, unequally 

 cut ; peduncles many-flowered, clothed with glandular pubes- 

 cence ; perfect stamens toothed at the base. Q. H. Native of 

 Europe, north of Africa, also of Peru, and at the Cape of Good 

 Hope, in mountainous pastures. In Britain between Bristol and 

 St. Vincent's rocks ; very common in Craven, Yorkshire ; on 

 Shotover hill, near Oxford ; on Ampthill Warren, Bedford- 

 shire. Smith, engl. hot. t. 902. Geranium moschatum, Lin. 

 spec. 951. Jacq. hort. vind. 1. t. 55. Cav. diss. t. 94. f. 1. 

 This species is nearly akin to E. cicutarium, but differing in the 

 larger paler leaflets, much less deeply cut, and in the powerful 

 musky smell, as well as the greater viscidity of the whole herb- 

 age. Flowers rose-coloured. There is a variety of this which 

 is smooth, except the stem and ribs of the leaves, which are 

 clothed with glandular pubescence. 



Musky Heron's-bill. Fl. June, July. Britain. PL trailing, 



16 E. LACINIA'TUM (Cav. diss. 4. p. 228. t. 113. f. 3.) plant 

 smooth ; stem prostrate, diffuse ; leaves trifidly bipinnatifid ; lo- 

 bules linear, acute, lower leaves usually 3-lobed ; stipulas and 

 bracteas ovate, scarious ; peduncles many-flowered. O-H. Na- 

 tive of the south of Europe from Crete to Spain. Geranium laci- 

 niatum, Desf. all. 2. p. 1 10. There are two varieties of this species. 

 The first with the leaves all jagged. G. laciniatum, Lher. ined. 

 no. 15. The second with the lower leaves 3-lobed. G. diphyllum, 

 Lher. ined. no. 18. Petals blue, a little longer than the calyx. 



Jagged-]eaved Heron's-bill. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1794. PL 

 prostrate. 



17 E. MILLEFOLIUM (Willd. in H. B. et Kunth, nov. gen. 

 arner. 5. p. 228.) steins procumbent, diffuse, hispid ; leaves bi- 



