AA. FIs. blue or violet. 



8. Ib^ricum, Cav. Iberia.v Crane's-bill. From 

 1-1 J^ ft. high : stem erect and leafle-ss below, above di- 

 chotomously branched, villous : Ivs. opposite, 5-7-parted, 

 with deeply cut lobes and toothed lobules : fls. 1 in. 

 across, in showy, open panicles, violet. July, Aug. 

 Iberia. B.M. 1380. 



Var. platypfitalum ((7. plritijpdtahim, Pisch. and Mey. ). 

 Slightly shorter than the parent, with Ivs. less deeply 

 lobed and lobes less pointed : fls. deeper and richer in 

 color, and also larger. 



9. prat^nae, Linn. Meadow Ckane's-bill. About 

 2)4 ft. high, with an upright round stem : Ivs. mostly 

 hand-shaped, with 7 lobes, each deeply cut : peduncles 

 mostly 2-fld., droo_ping after flowering : fls. large, blue; 

 petals entire. June, through Aug. Eu. — Var. f lore plfino. 

 Not as tall as parent. Very numerous deep blue fls. in 

 clusters. June and July, and often again in fall. 



901. Geraniun 



(XM) 



AAA. ris. dark hliii'. nhnoxt black. 

 10. phsBum, Linn. About 2 ft. high, with upright, 

 short-haired stem, glandular above : Ivs. 5-7-lobed and 

 deeply toothed : peduncles 1-2-fld. : petals spreading, 

 obovate, unequally notched and often with a small spur, 

 very dark l.lm-, ;iliiiost black, with white spot at base of 

 each pi-t;il. Maw .liiiic. Cent, and western Eu. — A good 

 bord.T i.lant. 



purple 



shades. 



II. colllnum, Steph. (G. Lomlesii, Pisch.). Height 

 2-3 ft.: stem angular and slightly decumbent: Ivs. pal- 

 niately 5-parted, deeply divided and cut: petals entire, 

 purple, with a tinge of_violet. June, July. Eastern Eu. 



GERARDIA 



-One of the showiest in its season. Should be cut 

 back before seeding, to induce second bloom. 



12. Frfimontii, Torr. About 1 ft. high, sometimes sub- 

 acaulescent : upper Ivs. 3-5-cleft, lower ones 7-cleft, 

 with 3-fid or incised lobes: fls. light purple. Rocky 

 ^l'-'- K utly introduced. Blooms all summer. 



i:;. inci3um, N'utt. ((?. c»-Ja'ii/7iHm, Lind.). About 1 ft. 

 l]ii,'li. l^-,iiv liraiii'hed: Ivs. finely cut: pedicels conspicu- 

 i.u-^ly i,'l:iii.liil;ir-pubescent: petals with stiff white hairs, 

 inner surface purple, about 1 in. wide. Ore. —A hardy 

 species well worth growing. Not perfectly hardy near 

 Boston. 



14. macul&tum, Linn. Wild or Spotted Crane's- 

 bill. Pig. 901. The common American species, about 

 IJ^-ft. high: stem angular: basal Ivs. long-petioled, 

 deeply 3-.5-parteiI ; stem-leaves opposite, shorter peti- 

 oled: peduncles 1-5, inflorescence often unbellate: fls. 

 1-1 H in. broad, rose-purple; petals woolly at base. 

 June, July. N. Amer. G.W.P. 3. B.B. 2:.'i41.-Showy 

 native species; should be more in cultivation. Grows 

 best in somewhat wet places. Var. pldnum, a double- 

 flowered variety of deeper color. 



15. Bichardsoni, Pisch. & Trautv. About VA ft. high : 

 Ivs. thin and terminal, lobe of the uppermost Ivs. longer 

 than the often greatly reduced lateral lobes: pedicels 

 conspicuously glandular pubescent: fls. large, reddish 

 purple; petals with long white hairs on inner surface. 

 Colo, and west. — Stems and young growth tinged with ■ 

 red. 



16. WalUchi&num, D. Don. Of prostrate trailing 

 habit : stem and Ivs. covered with silky hairs : Ivs. 

 light green, 5-parted, with deeply toothed lobes : fls. 

 large, purple, borne sparingly all summer. Himalayas. 

 B.M. 2377.-Por the rockery. 



aaaaa. FU. white. 



17. Ih^ricum, var. album. A white-fld. var. of No. 8. 



18. maculitum, var. album. A white-fld. var. of No. 14. 



19. prat^nse, var. album, A white-fld. var. of No. 9. 



20. Eichardsoni. This species (No. 15) in its native 

 habitat is usually white, mostly roseate-veined. 



21. Sibiricnm, Linn. Siberian Crane's-bill. A 

 slender, somewhat forked plant, villous, 1-2 ft. high: 

 Ivs. deeply 3-5-parted : peduncles slender, usually 1-fld. : 

 fls. very small, dingy white. June through Aug. Si- 

 beria, and naturalized near New York. B.B. 2:341.— 

 Another form under same name, with brick-red fls., 

 said to be in cultivation. 



G. Balkinnm, Hort. A hardy plant, with fragrant foliage: 



G. N. Lauman. 



GERARDIA (iift.T John (I.Trirde, 1545-1607, per- 

 haps the most popular of the herbalists). Scrophularid.- 

 eeie. Hardy annual and perennial herbs, all American, 

 and mostly of the Atlantic states, with yellow or rosy 

 purple fls., in late summer and autumn, the latter color 

 rarely varying to white: Ivs. mainly opposite: calyx 5- 

 toothed or cleft; corolla bell- to funnel-shaped, broad 

 throated, 5-parted, the 2 posterior lobes often smaller 

 and more united ; stamens commonly more or less hairy; 

 anthers more or less approximate in pairs : capsule glo- 

 bose, 2-grooved : seeds usually angled, loose coated. 

 The first 3 species described below belong to a section 

 in which the roots are more or less parasitic. These 

 plants are therefore rather difficult to cultivate, and are 

 offered only by collectors. O. teniiifolia is offered by 

 one dealer, the seeds presumably gathered in European 

 gardens. 



A. Fls. yellow. 



B. Corolla pubescent outsiiU' : hioniial or annual. 



PedicuUria, Linn. I'nli.-^r,. ■ ,,:,rtlv irK-niduIiir and 



viscid, especially nil ili, |.,,lhrK an. I r,il\ \. while in the 

 ne.xt 2 species thcri.- is nn -Ian. hilar puln-sci-iice. Lvs. 

 1-2 in. long, all piiiiiaiili.!, N. Aiu. 



