92 THE GERANIUM FAMILY. 
3 or 5-lobed ; the upper leaves few, small, with fewer but deeper and ~ 
narrower divisions. Peduncles shorter than the leaves, each with 
2 small purplish flowers ; the sepals obtuse or scarcely pointed ; the ; 
petals deeply notched, scarcely longer than the calyx. Carpels usually : 
distinctly marked with transverse wrinkles. Seeds quite smooth with- 
out dots. 
In waste and cultivated places, throughout Europe, except perhaps 
the extreme north, and spread over many other countries as a weed 
of cultivation.. Abundant in Britain. Fl. the whole season. ([Var. 
wequale, Bab., a native of Hampshire, has no wrinkles on the carpels. ] 
9. G. pusiilum, Linn. (fig. 210). Small-flowered G.—Very near G. 
molle, but less hairy, and the leaves usually smaller and more deeply 
divided. Sepals with a short but distinct point. Petals but slightly 
notched. Carpels not wrinkled, but hairy as in G. rotundsfoliun, 
while the seeds are as smooth as in G. molle. Five of the stamens 
have usually, and perhaps constantly, no anthers, as in Erodium. The 
upper leaves are sometimes divided to the base; the species is then 
distinguished from G. dissectum by the smaller leaves and smooth 
seeds, 
In waste and cultivated places, throughout Hurope, except the 
extreme north, but not generally so common as G. molle. In Britain 
certainly not so abundant as that species, but perhaps sometimes mis- 
taken for it, and thus overlooked. Fl. all summer. . 
10. G. rotundifolium, Linn. (fig. 211). Round-leaved G.— Usually 
rather a stouter plant than G. molle, but with the same orbicular leaves 
and soft hairs; the lobes of the leaves rather broader, more obtuse, and 
not so deep ; the peduncles shorter ; the flowers still smaller, with entire, 
obovate petals, scarcely extending the slightly pointed sepals. Carpels 
hairy, without wrinkles, and the seeds dotted, as in the two folly 
species, 
In waste and cultivated places, recorded as common in Hurope and 
Russian Asia, and certainly so in the south, but much less frequent in 
the north, G. molle being probably frequently mistaken for it. In 
Britain rather scarce, only occurring in southern and central England, 
and some parts of Ireland. Fl. summer. ! 
11. G. dissectum, Linn. (fig. 212). Cut-leaved G.—An annual, like 
the last three, but often more erect, and usually more branched, and 
the leaves much more deeply divided into 5, 7, or 9 narrow segments, 
which are again deeply trifid or lobed. Peduncles very short, bearing 
two small purple flowers; the sepals rather larger than in the last three 
species, with distinct subulate points ; the petals about their length, 
slightly notched. Carpels hairy, without wrinkles. Seeds beautifully 
and minutely reticulated or dotted. The hairiness of the plant is vari- 
able; usually the stems are clothed with long, reflexed hairs, the leaves 
with a short, soft down. 
In dry pastures, waste and cultivated places, common over Europe, 
Russian Asia, and North America, except the extreme north; a slight 
variety equally common in North America under the name of G. caro- 
linianum, and a larger-flowered perennial variety extends over western 
America, southern Australia, and New Zealand. The common small- 
flowered form is abundant in Britain. Fl. spring and summer. 
12. G. columbinum, Linn. (fig. 213). Long-stalked G.—An annual, 
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