260 MONADELPHIA — DECAKDRIA. ^Geranium. 



5. G. pratense, L. (blue Meadow Crane's-bill) ; peduncles 2- 

 flowered, leaves 5-partito, lobes multipartite all the segments 

 acute, stamens glabrous dilated at the base, capsules hairy not 

 Avrinkled. E. Bot . t. 404'. 



Pastures ami moist thickets, particularly near cascatlos in mountainous 

 countries : and about London. Fl. June, July. 1^ . — 1 — 2 ft. hiijh. Dis- 

 tinguished by its large purple^o^fcrs and multipartite leaves. 



6. G. Pi/rendicum, L. (^3Iouulain Crane's-bill); peduncles 2- 

 flowered, leaves reniform 5 — 7-lobed, lobes oblong obtuse trifid 

 and toothed at the extremity, stem erect branched, petals witli 

 a deep notch twice as long as the calyx. E. Eot. t. 405. 



INIeadows and pastures in many places, but not frequent. Fl. June, 

 July. If.— 2 — 3 ft. high, much branclied. Distinguished by the very 

 oijtuse segments of its lower leaves (for the upper ones are acute and 

 less divided), and its rather small, numerous, purple Jiowcis, with cleft 

 j)etals. 



7. G. lucidum, L. {sldnhig Cranes-bill); peduncles 2-flower- 

 ed, leaves roundish 5-lobed, lobes tritid and notched obtuse with 

 a short mucro, calyx pyramidal angular dentato-tuberculate, 

 capsules wrinkled. E. 13ot. t. 75. 



Rocks, walls, and roofs of houses, especially in mountainous countries. 

 Frequent in Surrey and Bucks. Fl. June, July. Q-— Stems spreading, 

 shining (as are the leaves), brittle, swelling at the joints. Leaves small, 

 lower ones often of a fine red. Flowers small, rose-coloured. 



8. G. robertidnum, L. [sti?iking Crane's-bill or Herb Robert) ; 

 peduncles 2-flowered, leaves ternate or quinate, leaflets pinnati- 

 fid, segments mucronate, calyx angular hairy, capsules wrinkled. 

 E. Bot.t. 1486. 



Woods, thickets, stony and waste ground, frequent. A small var. is 

 common by the sea-side, the jS. of Smith, and which is the G. purpu- 

 reum of Mill, and of Forster in E. Bot. Suppl. t. 2648 ; G. Itaii, 

 Lindl. Sijn.p.bl. Fl. Summer months. ©. — Stems spreading, red, 

 •brittle. ^F/y iters purple, sometimes white. 



9. G. mdlle, L. {Doves-fuot Cranes-bill); peduncles 2-flower- 

 ed, leaves rounded or reniform lobed and cut downy, petals 

 notched scarcely longer than the calyx, capsules transversely 

 wrinkled, seeds without dots. E. Bot. t. 778. 



Dry pastures and waste places, common. Fl. Apr. — Aug. ©. — 

 Stems spreading, procumbent, with long hairs. Leaves lobed ; lobes 

 broad, cut. Floiveis small, purple. Seeds smooth. 



10. G. rotundifoliian, h. (ground- leaved Crane's-bill); peduncles 

 2-flowered, leaves roundish or reniform lobed and cut downy, 

 petals entire the length of the calyx, capsules smooth hairy, 

 seeds dotted. E. Bot. t. 157. 



Pastures and waste ground in England, but not common. About 

 Edinb. Fl. June, July. ©.— Distinguished from the preceding by the 

 ■ entire petals, and according to Sir Jas. E. Smith, by its smooth or even 

 capsules and dotted seeds. 



