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GERANIACE^E. V. ERODIUM. 



smooth, branched ; leaves pinnatifid, somewhat 3-parted, lobes 

 blunt, crenated, middle one longest ; peduncles many -flowered ; 

 calyxes streaked with lines. Q. H. Native of Spain in the 

 province of Murcia and of the north of Africa. Geranium 

 Murcinum, Cav. diss. 5. t. 126. f. 1. Resembles E. botrys. 

 Flowers purple. Plant rather hoary. 

 Murcia Heron's-bill. Fl.June, Jul. Clt. 1818. PL foot. 



34 E. GRUINUM (Willd. spec. 3. p. 633. exclusive of var. 

 /3.) stem erect, pilose; leaves ternate, with deeply-toothed 

 leaflets, lower ones divaricating, middle one longest ; peduncles 

 many-flowered; calyxes streaked with nerves. O- H. Native 

 of Crete, North of Africa, r^nd Spain. Geranium gruinum, 

 Lin. spec. 952. Cav. diss. 4. p. 217. t. 88. f. 2. Bocc. mus. 

 2. p. 145. t. 109. Lower leaves cordate. Flowers bluish-purple. 



Crane Heron's-bill. Fl. Ju. Jul. Clt. 1596. PI. | to 1 ft. 



35 E. SEUOTINUM (Stev. mem. act. petersb. 3. p. 297. t. 15. 

 f. 2.) stems diffuse ; leaves opposite, ternate, lateral leaflets 

 deeply toothed, divaricating, middle one largest, somewhat lobed, 

 deeply toothed ; peduncles many-flowered, If. , H. Native of 

 fields at the Black Sea and at Tyra. E. Ruthenicum, Bieb. pi. 

 rar. cent. t. 48. E. multicaule, Link. enum. 2. p. 184. Sweet, 

 ger. t. 137. Flowers purplish-blue. Sepals with long awns. 



Late-flowering Heron's-bill. Fl. Jul. Sept. Clt. 1821. PI. 1 ft. 



36 ,E. CHIUM (Willd. spec. 3. p. 634.) stem erect and some- 

 what diffuse ; leaves smooth, rather cordate, lobed, upper ones 

 3-parted ; lobes deeply toothed, middle one rather trifid ; sti- 

 pulas and bracteas ovate-lanceolate ; peduncles many-flowered. 

 O- H. Native of the islands in the Grecian Archipelago, and 

 about Naples. Geranium Chium, Lin. spec. 951. Cav. diss. 4. 

 p. 92. f. 1. Flowers purplish-blue. 



Chio Heron's-bill. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1724. PI. | to 1 ft. 



37 E. Guss6m (Tenore, prod. 39. Sweet, ger. 200.) 

 stem diffuse, beset with long, soft, retrograde hairs ; peduncles 

 many- flowered, elongated ; leaves cordate, entire, and lobed, 

 dentately-crenated, pubescent ; stipulas and bracteas scarious, 

 ovate ; sepals awned, one-half shorter than the petals. If. . H. 

 Native of Naples in meadows exposed to the sun. Flowers 

 pale-purple, 2 upper petals with a dark patch at the base. 



Gusson's Heron's-bill. Fl. year. Clt. 1821. PI. | to 1 ft. 



38 E. MALACHOIDES (Willd. spec. 3. p. 639.) stem herba- 

 ceous, branched, hairy ; leaves cordate, undivided or 3-lobed, 

 obtuse, toothed ; peduncles many-flowered ; petals length of 

 calyx. 0. H. Native of the south of Europe and north of 

 Africa, as well as in the Canary Islands. Geranium malachoides, 

 Cav. diss. 4. t. 91. f. 1. Mor. hist. 2. sect. 5. t. 15. f. 7. Lob. 

 icon. t. 662. Flowers blue. 



Var. ft, ribifbliurn (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 509.) leaves 3-lobed, 

 hispid ; flowers purple. Q. H. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. 

 Mallow-like Heron's-bill. Clt. 1596. PI. procumbent. 



39 E. OLAUCOPHY'LLUM (Ait. hort. kew. ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 416.) 

 stem erect, pubescent ; leaves rather pubescent, oblong, some- 

 what lobed, crenated, rather fleshy ; peduncles 2-6-flowered ; 

 awns of seeds from the middle to the top feathery, yellow. If. . H. 

 Native of Egypt, near Memphis. Sweet, ger. 283. Geranium 

 glaucophyllum, Lin. spec. 952. Cav. diss. 4. t. 92. f. 2. G. 

 crassifolium, Forsk. descr. 123. Dill. elth. 150. t. 124. f. 153. 

 Flowers lilac, but of a deeper colour at the base. Petals equal. 



Glaucous-leaved Heron's-bill. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1732. 

 PI. i to f foot. 



40 E. NERVULOSUM (Lher. inecl. no. 24. D. C. prod. J . p. 

 648.) stem diffuse, short ; leaves cordate, undivided, toothed, 

 thick, full of nerves, rather hoary from pubescence ; stipulas 

 ovate, membranous ; peduncles many-flowered. Tf. . H. Na- 

 tive of Sicily. Bocc. mus. 2. t. 128. right hand figure. Re- 

 sembles E. laciniatwn. Flowers purple. 



Nerved-lenved Heron's-bill. PI. foot. 



41 E. MALOPOIDES (Willd. spec. 3. p. 640.) stem erect, 

 sometimes almost stemless ; leaves ovate, somewhat cordate, 

 crenated, sometimes rather lobed ; peduncles 3-4-flowered ; 

 awns of carpels bearded. I/ . H. Native of Egypt, Algiers, 

 and Sicily, in sand by the sea-side. Geranium malopoides, Cav. 

 diss. 4. t. 90. f. 1. Bocc. mus. 2. p. 109. t. 89. Flowers 

 small, pale rose-coloured. The whole plant is clothed with 

 velvety pubescence. 



Var. fi, Corsicum (Leman, in D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 842.) pedun- 

 cles usually 2-flowered ; leaves more downy. If. H. Native 

 of Corsica among rocks by the sea-side. Flowers small, pale 

 rose-coloured. The stems of both these plants are said by 

 authors to be weak and trailing. 



Malope-like Heron's-bill. Fl. June, Jul. Clt. 1810. PI. | ft. 



* * Stems prostrate. 



42 E. MARI'TIMUM (Smith, fl. brit. 2. p. 728.) stems diffusely 

 prostrate, hairy ; leaves cordate, ovate, deeply crenated, pubes- 

 cent ; peduncles usually 2-flowered ; awns of seeds beardless. 

 If,. H. Native of France and Britain by the sea-side; in 

 England particularly on the coasts of Wales, Cornwall, Sussex, 

 &c. Smith, engl.-bot. t. 646. Geranium maritimum, Lin. spec. 

 951. Cav. diss. 4. p. 218. t. 88. f. 1. Stems spreading close 

 to the ground. Leaves roundish, slightly lobed, and variously 

 notched, rough on both surfaces, with minute close hairs. Sti- 

 pulas purplish. Peduncles 1-2, rarely 3-flowered. Flowers 

 pale-red, very minute. 



Sea-side Heron's-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Brit. PI. trailing. 



43 E. LITTOREUM (Leman, in D. C. fl. fr. 4. p. 842.) stems 

 prostrate, smoothish ; leaves roundish-cordate, 3-lobed, un- 

 equally crenated ; peduncles many-flowered, elongated ; awns 

 of carpels bearded. If,. H. Native of Narbonne and Liguria by 

 the sea-side. Flowers pale- red. Resembles E. maritimum. 



Sea-shore Heron's-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1818. PI. pros- 

 trate. 



44 E. CUNEA'TUM (Viv. append, fl. cors. in Schlecht. Linnaea. 

 1. p. 506.) branches diffuse ; leaves ovate, somewhat cordate, 

 sinuately 3-parted, lateral segments rectangular, spreading, ob- 

 long, middle one longer and wedge-shaped, crenately toothed 

 at the top ; lower peduncles 1 -flowered, upper ones umbellate ; 

 corolla a little longer than the awned calyx. I/ . H. Native 

 of Corsica. Stems diffusely-prostrate. 



Wedge-leaved Heron's-bill. PI. prostrate. 



45 E. BOCCONI (Viv. append, fl. cors. ex Schlecht. Linnaea. 

 1. p. 506.) plant dwarf, tufted; stems prostrate, hairy ; leaves 

 ovate, cordate, deeply crenated, obovate ; stipulas and bracteas 

 lanceolate ; peduncles 2-flowered ; petals hardly the length of 

 the calyx ; sepals mucronate ; carpels hairy, with smooth awns. 

 I/. H. Native of Corsica on the mountains. Geranium mi- 

 nimum. Chamsedryoides, Bocc. mus. 2. p. 160. t. 128. Flowers 

 nearly white. Plant very small, almost stemless, but, according 

 to Saltzman, the stems are sometimes a foot long. 



Bocconi's Heron's-bill. Fl. May, Sept. PI. trailing. 



46 E. OXYRHINCHUM (Bieb. fl. taur. 2. p. 133.) stem pros- 

 trate ; leaves cordate, oblong, somewhat 3-parted, crenated, 

 hoary beneath, middle lobe trifid ; peduncles usually 3-flowered. 

 If. . H. Native of Eastern Iberia on dry hills. Flowers as 

 large as those of E. deuterium, with oblong purple petals. 



Sharp-beaked Heron's-bill. PI. prostrate. 



47 E. GUTTA'TUM (Willd. spec. 3. p. 636.) stem prostrate; 

 leaves cordate, oblong, somewhat 3-lobed, toothed, hoary ; pe- 

 duncles usually 3-flowered ; calyxes long awned. I/ . F. Na- 

 tive of the north of Africa, near Belida, among sand. Geranium 

 guttatum, Desf. all. 2. p. 113. t. 169. Petals large, obtuse, 

 violet, spotted at the base. 



S))oMerf-petalled Heron's-bill. PI. prostrate. 



