282 MONADELPHIA DEC AM) ill A. [jCL. XVI. 



down : petals scarcely one-half longer than the calyx, cleft one-third 

 down, rose-coloured, five-nerved at the base, their claws with a tuft of 

 hairs on each side. Annual : flowers from the middle of spring to the 

 end of autumn : grows in waste and cultivated ground, pastures, 

 meadows, by way-sides, on wall-tops, &c. : very common. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. xi. pi. 778. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 237. 1007. 



7. G. pusillum. Small-flowered Crane's-bill. Peduncles aiillar, the 

 upper opposite to the leaves, which are roundish-kidney-shaped, seven- 

 lobed, the lobes variously divided at the end, downy ; calyx-leaves one- 

 nerved, hairy, callous-tipped ; capsules keeled ; even, with close-pressed 



hairs ; seeds minutely dotted ; anthers only five. Stems numerous, 



spreading or prostrate, bright-red: petals rose-coloured, a little longer 

 than the calyx, notched, with long tapering claws, destitute of hairs at 

 the base. Annual: flowers from the beginning of June to September : 

 grows in dry pastures and gravelly soils : not uncommon in England ; 

 rare in Scotland. Eng. Bot. vol. vi. pi. 385. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. 

 p. 238. 1008. 



b. Calyx with very unequal segments, prominently angled. 



8. G. Robertianum. Herb Robert. Stinking Crane's-bill. Leaves ter- 

 nate, orpedate, with five divisions, pinnatifid, the segments shortly awn- 

 tipped ; stems panicled, with sparse, unequal, flexuous hairs ; calyx ten- 

 angled, awned, capsules wrinkled in their upper half; seeds even. 



Stem red, sending out numerous branches at the base : leaves tinged 

 with red : leaves of the calyx lance-shaped : petals twice the length of 

 the calyx, oblong, bright rose-red with three white veins. Annual : 

 flowers from the beginning of May to the end of October : grows in 

 waste ground, woods, by walls, among stones and debris of rocks: com- 

 mon. Eng. Bot. vol. xxi. pi. 1486. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 235. 1009. 



9. .G. disstctum. Jagged-leaved Crane's-bill. Leaves deeply divided 

 into five, tripartite segments, sparsely downy ; stems somewhat forked, 

 with deflected hairs ; calyx five-angled, with lance-shaped, awned leaves ; 



capsules keeled, even, downy ; seeds prominently reticulated. Stems 



spreading : two outer calyx-leaves five-nerved, the next four-nerved, the 

 two inner three-nerved : petals rose-coloured, a little longer than the 

 calyx, narrow, inversely heart-shaped, with three transparent veins, 

 sparsely fringed on the claws. Annual : flowers from May to October : 

 grows in waste and cultivated ground : common. Eng. Bot. vol. xi. 

 pi. 753. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 241. 1010. 



10. G. lucidum. Shining Crane's-bill. Peduncles longer than the leaves, 

 which are kidney-shaped, five-lobed, the middle lobe trificl ; calyx five- 

 keeled, ten-angled at the base, transversely plaited ; capsules with eight 



longitudinal ridges, slightly hairy, seeds even. Stems spreading, weak, 



smooth, glossy, deep-red : two outer calyx-leaves with two large and one 

 small rib each, the next with one large and one small, the two inner 

 much narrower with one small rib each, the three outer alone trans- 

 versely plaited : petals oblong, pale rose-coloured, with linear claws, 

 which are destitute of hairs. Annual : flowers from May to September : 

 grows in rocky places, and among debris : not common. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. ii. pi. 76. Eng. Fl. vol. iii. p. 236. 1011. 



11. G. columbinum. Long-stalked Crane's-bill. Peduncles shorter than 

 their divisions, together thrice as long as the leaves, which are kidney- 

 shaped, very deeply divided into five three-cleft segments, and sparsely 



