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GERANIUM pilosum. 
Pointed- anther ed Crane* s- hill. 
G. pilosum, pedunculis bifloris, foliis oppositis reni- 
. formibus quinquepartitis pilosis ; segmentis palma- 
tifidis obtusis, petalis emarginatis calyce duplo 
longioribus, antheris mucronatis, caule erecto di- 
chotomo. 
Geranium pilosum. ff^illd.sp.pl. 3. p. 706. Pers.svn. 
2. p. 235. ^ 
Perennial P Stents forked, erect, a little swollen at 
the joints, thickly 'Clothed with white reflexed hairs. 
Leaves opposite, reniform, generally 5-parted, hairy on 
each side; segments palmately divided, very bluntly 
rounded at the points and ciliate. Petioles long and 
slender, flattened on the upper side and convex on the 
lower, thickly covered with white recurved hairs. 
Stipules subulately lanceolate, acuminate, membrana- 
ceous, generally forked. Peduncles axillary, 2-flowered. 
Involucr e of 4 small subulate unequal membranaceous 
bractes. Pedicles slender, curved at the points. Cali/x 
of 5 widely lanceolate, unequal, fringed, spreading 
sepals, villous, and terminated with a very hairy arista. 
Petals 5, equal, widely obovate, slightly emarginate, 
about twice the length of the calyx, of a bright reddish 
lilac, paler at the base. Filaments 10, connected at ' 
the base, all bearing perfect anthers. Anthers incum- 
bent, nearly orbicular, 2-lobed and terminated with a 
sharp point. Pollen sulphur-coloured. Capsules and 
aristce hairy. Stigmas 5, blunt, reflexed. 
This curious little species is a native of New Zea- 
land, and differs from all others that we have examined 
