Erodium.] 



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much-awned calyx ; leaves 5-parted ; lobes trifid, or cut, linear; 

 capsules smooth, hairy; seeds dotted. Br. Fl. J. p. 313. E. 

 Fl. v. iii. p. 241. E. Bot. t. 753. 



Hedges and pastures, gravelly and waste places. Fl. May, June. 

 0. Stems spreading. Distinguished by the much divided leaves and 

 the short footstalks of the blossoms. 



10. G. columbinurn. Linn. Long -stalked Cranes-bill. Pe- 

 duncles 2-flowered, shorter than the leaves, which are 5-parted, 

 the lobes divided into many acute segments ; petals entire, as 

 long as the much-awned calyx; capsules smooth, glabrous; 

 seeds dotted. Br. FL 1. p. 313. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 241. E. Bot. 

 t. 259. 



Dry pastures near Kilcrea, County of Cork ; Mr, J. Drummond. 

 Fl. June, July. 0. Stem very slender, procumbent, its hairs, as in G. 

 dissectum, reflexed. Capsules quite glabrous. 



2. ERODIUM. L'Herit. Heron's-bill. 



Style 1. Calyx of 5 sepals. Corolla of 5 regular petals. 

 Glands 5. Fruit beaked, separating into 5 one-seeded cap- 

 sules, each with a long spiral awn, bearded on the inside, 

 Name, e/>w<uos, a Heron ; the fruit resembling the beak of 

 that bird. Monadelphia. Pentandria. 



1. E. cicutarium, Sm. Hemlock Heron's- bill. Peduncles 

 many-flowered ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets sessile, pinnatifid and 

 cut ; petals longer than the calyx ; stems prostrate, hairy. Br. 

 Fl. 1. p. 310. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 229. E. Bot. t. 1768. Gera- 

 nium cicutarium, Linn. 



Waste and sandy grounds, frequent. Fl. summer months. Q. 

 Whole plant hairy. Flowers in small umbels, purplish, or sometimes 

 white. 



2. E. moschatum, Sm. Musky Herons-bill. Peduncles 

 many-flowered ; leaves pinnate ; leaflets nearly sessile, ovate, 

 unequally cut ; perfect stamens toothed at the base ; stems de- 

 pressed, hairy. Br. Fl. 1. p. 310. E. Fl. v. iii. p. 230. E. 

 Bot. t. 902. Geranium moschatum, Linn. 



Sandy grounds, old walls and rocks. Simmond's-court, near Don- 

 nybrook ; and rocks at Carlingford Castle. Near Monkstown Church ; 

 Major Percy Pratt. Plentiful near Cork. Fl. June, July. Q. 



3. E. martimuniy Sm. Sea Herons-bill. Peduncles 1, or 

 few-flowered ; leaves simple ovato-cordate, stalked, lobed and 

 crenate; stems depressed, slightly hairy. Br. FL 1. p. 311. 

 E. FL v. iii. p. 231. E. Bot. t. 640. 



Sandy and gravelly sea-coasts, not very common. Steep banks on 

 the east side of the Hill of Howth, and sea cliffs on the south side of 

 Killiney Hill. Fl. May Sept. %. Flowers exceedingly small and 

 inconspicuous. Petals often wanting. 



