Adams — On the Germination of the Seeds of some Dicotyledons. 481 



Cotj'ledons petiolate, blade subrotund, witli cordate base, entire 



margin and rounded apex, hairy or almost glabrous. Petiole 3^-8 mm. 



long, blade 3 mm. by 25-8 mm. First leaf trifid. 

 E. mosehatttm L'Heritier. — Seeds (1910) planted on 19th April, 1911. 



On 28tli October, 1911, none had germinated. 

 Geranium dissedum Linn. — Seeds (1910) planted on 12th July, 1911. On 



28th July, 1911, several had germinated. 



Cotyledons petiolate, petiole hairy, blade reniform, scarcely notched 



at the tip. Petiole 10 mm. long, blade 4 mm. by 6 mm. 

 G. lucidum Linn. — Seeds (1910) planted on lOtli October, 1910. On 23rd 



September, 1911, none had germinated. 

 G. pmiUmu Linn. -Seeds (1910) planted on 19th April, 1911. On 27th May, 



1911, three liad germinated, and had formed several leaves, the cotyledons 



being withered. 

 G. pyrenaicum N. L. Biirman. — Seeds (1910) planted on 20tli April, 1911. 



On 13th May, 1911, several had germinated. 



Cotyledons petiolate, blade asymmetrical, reniform, slightly mucronate. 



Both petiole and blade are covered with small hairs. Petiole 11-12 mm. 



long, blade 6 mm. long by 8 mm. wide. First leaf hairy, palmately lobed. 

 G. Robertianum Linn.— Seeds (1910) planted on 14th July, 1911. On 28tli 



July, 1911, several had germinated. 



Cotyledons petiolate, blade reniform, slightly asymmetrical, notched 



at the tip but not mucronate, otherwise entire, with liairs on petiole and 



blade. Hypocotyl liairy. Petiole 16-17 mm. long, blade 4-5 mm. by 



6|-9 mm. First leaf divided. 

 G. sykaticum Linn.— Seeds (1910) planted on 20th April, 1911. On 19th 



July, 1911, one had germinated, and on 26th July, 1911, two more had 



germinated. 



Cotyledons petiolate, blade reniform, asymmetrical, veined, with a 



sinus and niucro at the tip, otherwise entire. Hypocotyl, petiole, and 



blade hairy. Blade ojmm. bj' 10-11 mm. 



GtUTTIFEUjE. 



Hi/fericum hirsutum Linn. — Seeds (age uncertain) planted on 15th July, 1911. 



On lltli November, 1911, none had germinated. 

 H. perforatum Linn. — Seeds (1910) planted on 22nd June, 1911. On 1-lth 



July, 1911, several had germinated. 



Cotyledons shortly petiolate, blade ovate, glabrous, entire, obtuse or 



slightly notclied, with a few dark spots like those on the first leaves. 



Petiole I5 mm., blade 4 mm. by 2 mm. 



