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HERB ROBERT. 



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seeds, five in number, are situated at the base of the 

 column, each being inclosed in a capsule, which 



Fig. 41. — Herb Robert {Geranium robertianum). 



a, bud : 5, flower ; tf, flower after the petals have fallen ; d, flower with seeds nearly 



ripe : tf, flower with ripe seeds : y, flower after throwing seeds. 



terminates upwards in a rod-like portion, which at 

 first forms part of the central axis, but gradually 

 detaches itself. When the seeds are ripe the ovary 



