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bearded. Filaments slightly hairy at their base. — Moist pas- 
tures. P. VI— VIII. 
5. G. sanyuineum (L.) ; peduncles mostly sinyle-fhwered, pet. 
obcordate twice as long as the awned sepals, cups, "smooth 
crowned with a few bristles, seeds minutely wrinkled and dotted," 
I. nearly orbicular 7-lobed : lobes deeply 3-fid and cut, st. dif- 
fuse hairy : hairs spreading horizontally. — E. B. 272. — Fl. large 
purple, filaments dilated at the base. — /3. proslratum ; st. dwarf 
tufted nearly simple decumbent, fl. flesh-coloured. G. pro- 
stratum Lindl. G. lancastriense With. I have wild specimens 
of this variety, through the kindness of my friend Mr. S. H. 
Haslam, but can detect no character by which to separate it 
specifically.- — On limestone rock in hilly places. /3. Sands in 
Walney Island, Lancashire. P. VII. 
** Root fusiform, rhizoma want in y, perennial. 
6. G. pyrenaicum (L.) ; peduncles 2-flowered, fruitstalks de- 
flexed, pet. obcordate twice as lony as the mucronate sep. : claws 
densely ciliated, caps, smooth with adpressed hairs, seeds smooth, 
1. reniform 7 — 9-lobed : lobes oblong obtuse trifid and toothed 
at the end, st. erect villose. — E. B. 405. — Fl. light purple or 
nearly white. Claws of the pet. with a dense tuft of hairs on 
each side. Segments of the upper leaves more acute. Fertile 
anth. 10. St. spreading, 1 — 3 feet high, clothed with dense 
short down and long hairs intermixed. — Roadsides and pas- 
tures. P. VI. VII. 
*** Root fusiform annual. 
7. G. pusillum (L.) ; peduncles 2-flowcred, pedicels deflexed 
after flowering, pet. bifid about as lony as the mucronate sepals : 
claws slightly ciliated, caps, smooth with adpressed hairs, seeds 
smooth, 1. reniform palmate with 5 — 7 trifid lobes, st. diffuse 
downy. — E. B. 385. G. rotundifolium Fries. — St. prostrate, 
clothed only with short down. Fl. small, bluish-purple. Claws 
of the pet. only slightly ciliated. Fertile anth. 5. Peduncles 
shorter than the leaves. — Waste places. A. VI. — IX. 
8. G. dissectum (L.) ; peduncles 2-flowered, pet. bifid scarcely 
longer than the awned sepals : claws slightly ciliated, caps. 
smooth with erect hairs, seeds reticulated, 1. in 5 — 7 deep lacini- 
ated segments with linear lobes, st. diffuse hairy. — E. B. 753. 
— Fl. small, bluish-purple. L. divided almost to the base, 
longer than the peduncles. — Waste places. A. VI. — VIII. 
9. G. columbinum (L.) ; peduncles 2-flowered, pet. obovate 
emaryi/iute with a short obtuse tooth in the notch about as long 
as the awned sepals : claivs ciliated, caps, smooth with a few minute 
scattered hairs, seeds reticulated, 1. in 5 — 7 deep laciniated seg- 
ments, st. diffuse with adpressed hairs. — E. B. 259- — Fl. small, 
rose-coloured. L. divided almost to their base. Peduncles lonyer 
