GERANIUM.] GEEANIACE^. 81 



Meadows, from Perth southd., possibly native in S.W. England and Wales ; 

 Ireland; Channel Islands; (a denizen, Wats.}; fl. June-Aug. Rootstock 

 fusiform. Stems 1-2 ft., many, decumbent below. Leaves 3 in. broad, 

 radical very long-petioled ; lobes contiguous ; stipules ovate-lanceolate. 

 Flowers \ in. diam., bright red-purple, proterandrous. Sepals small, oblong. 

 Claw of petals densely bearded. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia to 

 India. 



G. PH^E'IIM, L. ; erect, laxly hairy and glandular above, leaves orbicular 

 or reniform 5-7-lobed. lobes cut and serrate, sepals mucronate, petals 

 waved, carpels hairy wrinkled above, pedicels deflexed, seeds smooth. 

 Woods near parks and gardens, naturalized : fl. May-June. Rootstock trun- 

 cate. Stems 1-2 ft., many. Leaves 3-5 in. broad, radical very long-petioled ; 

 stipules lanceolate. Flowers in. diam., dusky purple, proterandrous. 

 Sepals oblong, shortly-owned. DISTRIB. Central and W. Europe. 



*** Annual or biennial. Stems ascending or decumbent. Peduncles 2-Jlowered. 

 Sepals spreading. 



5. G. xnol'le, L. ; softly hairy, leaves orbicular 7-9-lobed, lobes con- 

 tiguous, sepals mucronate generally shorter than the notched petals, claw 

 of petals bearded, carpels persistent wrinkled keeled glabrous, seeds 

 smooth. 



Pastures and waste places, N. to the Shetlands ; ascends to 1,500 ft. in York- 

 shire ; Ireland; Channel Islands ; fl. May-Sept. Branches 8-12 in. Leaves 

 1-2 in. diam., lobes broadly irregularly lobed or crenate at the tip, radical 

 long-petioled ; stipules ovate. Peduncles axillary. Flowers ^-| in. diam., 

 rose-purple or pink, homogamous. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia. 



6. G. rotundifo'lium, L. ; laxly hairy, leaves as in Gf. molle, sepals 

 mucronate generally shorter than the entire petals, claw of petals naked, 

 carpels keeled not wrinkled hairy, seeds pitted. 



Hedges and waste places, rare, from S. Wales and Norfolk southd. ; local in 

 Ireland ; Channel Islands ; fl. June to July. Branches 6-12 in., slender, 

 geniculate. Leaves f-1 in. broad ; stipules ovate-lanceolate. Flowers ^-^ 

 in. diam., pale pink. Petals narrow. DISTRIB. Europe, N. Africa, Siberia, 

 W. Asia to India. 



7. G. pusil'lum, L. ; softly pubescent, leaves as in G. molle but deeper 

 lobed, sepals acute equalling the notched petals, claw of petals subciliate, 

 carpels persistent keeled not wrinkled pubescent, seeds smooth. 

 Hedgebanks and waste places, from Aberdeen and Isla southd. ; rare in 



Scotland ; Ireland ; Channel Islands ; fl. June-Sept. Branches 6-18 in. ; 

 stipules ovate-lanceolate. Peduncles axillary. Flowers ^ | in. diam., many, 

 pale rose-colour, homogamous. Perfect stamens often only 5. DISTRIB. 

 Europe, N. Africa, W. Asia ; introd. in America. 



8. G. columbi'num, L. ; nearly glabrous, leaves 5-7-partite, lobes 

 distant pinnatifid, segments narrow, sepals large acuminate long-awn ed 

 equalling the entire petals, claw of petals ciliate, carpels not wrinkled 

 keeled glabrous, seeds pitted. 



