MACLOSKIE : GERANIACEyE. 533 



Patagon., Chubut, mountain meadows ; "a form with a finely appressed 

 pulverulent velvet." (Speg.) 



2. GERANIUM ANDINUM Ph. 



Root fusiform, thick, perennial, rufescent, bearing at its apex numerous 

 prostrate stems. 



Patagon., Chubut, mountain meadows. 



3. G. ARENICOLUM Steud. 



Rhizome thick, woody. Stems branching from the base, leafy. Leaves 

 bipinnatifid, setulously pilose, segments incised, acutely serrate. Pedun- 

 cles solitary, exceeding the leaves, flowers 4-6 in an umbel. Calyx pilose- 

 setose. 



Punta Arenas. "Seems to be an Erodi^tm from its leaves and umbels ; 

 possibly E. cicutarium." 



4. G. BERTERIANUM Colla. 



Perennial, with long and fleshy napiform root and ascending or erect 

 stems. The whole plant villous, with simple and glandular hairs. Leaves 

 orbicular, 5-lobed, lobes cuneiform and 5-cleft ; the segments linear and 

 subobtuse. Pedimcles 2-flowered. Sepals oval, aristate, villous, and cil- 

 iate. Petals twice as long, rose-colored, entire or slightly cut Carpels 

 villous. Seeds smooth. Plant 30-60 cm. high. 



(Chili), Patagon., by Rio Chubut, and Carren-leofu. (The Patagonian 

 specimens have no glandular hairs.) "Are they G. submolle Steud., whose 

 roots are not known?" (Speg.) 







5. G. CORE-CORE Steud. 



Root subligneous. Stem branching, covered like the leaves with ap- 

 pressed hairs. Leaves dark green, with y-S-lobules, repeatedly trifid, 

 obtuse and toothed occasionally, all shining or pubescent. Peduncles 2- 

 flowered. Calyx appressed-hairy, with rather long awns. Petals slightly 

 cut, exceeding the calyx. Carpels hairy. Seeds finely reticulate. Height 

 80 cm. 



(Chili) ; Patagon., by R. Sta. Cruz, R. Chubut, and Carren-leofu. 



