balsaminacejE. (balsam family.) 73 



— Ooen woods and fields. April -July. — Leaves somewhat blotched with 

 whitish as they grow old. 



* * Root biennial or annual. 



2. G. Carolinianiim, L. (Cakolina Cbaj?bbi3ii,l.) Stems dif- 

 fusely branched from the ba«e, haiiy ; leaves about 5-parted, the divisions cleft 

 and cut into numerous oblong-linear lobes ; sepals awn-pointed, as long as the 

 emarginate (pale rose-color) petals ; seeds very minvtely reticulated (under a lens). 

 — Barren soil and waste places. May -July. — Flowers small : the peduncles 

 and pedicels short. — A state with more notched petals and more reticulated 

 seeds passes sometimes for G. dissectum, L. 



3. 6. pusfLLUM, L. (Small-floweked CraneSbill.) Stems procum- 

 bent, slender, minutely pubescent ; leaves rounded kidney-form, 5 - 7-pai-ted, the 

 divisions'raostly 3-cleft ; sepals awnless, about as long as the 2-cleft (bluish-pur- 

 ple) petals ; seeds smooth, — Waste places. New York. (Nat. from Eu.) 



4. O. Roliertiaiium, L. (Herb Robert.) Sparsely hairy, diffuse ; 

 leaves 3-divided, the divisions 2-finnatiJid ; sepals awned, shorter than the (purple) 

 petals ; pods wrinkled; seeds smooth. — Moist woods and shaded ravines. June- 

 Oct. — Plant sti'ongly odorous. (Eu. ) 



3. ERODIVni, L'Her. Storksbii,!,. 



The 5 shorter stamens sterile. Styles in fruit twisting spirally, bearded in- 

 side. Othoi-wisc as Gei-anium. (Name from e'pfflSios, a heron.) 



I. IE, cicoTiRiDM, L'Her. Annual, hairy; stems low, spreading; leaves 

 pinnate ; the leaflets sessile, 1 - 2-pinnatifid ; peduncles several-flowered. — Shore 

 of Oneida Lake, New York, Knieskem. (Adv. from Eu.) 



Okdek 29. BALiSAMINACE^. (Balsam Family.) 



Annuah, with succulent stems gorged with a bland watery juice, and very 

 irregular Jtypogynous jflowers, the 5 stamens somewhat united, and the pod 

 bursting elasiicaUy. — Characters as in the principal genus, 



1. IMPATIEBTS, L. Balsam. Jewel-weed. 



Calyx and corolla colored alike and confounded, imbricated in the bud. Se- 

 pals apparently only 4 ; the anterior one, which is notched at the apex, probably 

 consisting of two combined ; the posterior one (appearing anterior as the flower 

 hangs on its stalk) largest, and forming a spurred sac. Petals 2, unequal-sided 

 and 2-lobed (each consisting of a pair united). Stamens 5, sliort : filaments 

 appendaged with a scale on the inner side, the 5 scales connivent and united 

 over the stigma : anthers opening on the inner face. Ovaiy 5-celled: stigma 

 sessile. Pod with evanescent partitions, and «■ tliick axis bearing the several 

 anatropous seeds, 5-valved, the valves coiling elastically and projecting the 

 seeds in bursting. Embryo straight: albumen none. — Leaves simple, alter- 

 nate, without stipules. Flowers axillary or panicled ; often of two sorts, viz. 

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