(3.) 
GE'UM* *. 
Linnean Class and Order. Icosa'ndria, Polygy'nia. 
Natural Order. Rosa'ce^e, Juss. — Lindl. Syn. p. 88 ; Introd. 
to Nat. Syst. p. 81. — Rich, by Macgilliv. p. 528. 
Gen. Char. Calyx (fig. 1.) inferior, of 1 leaf, permanent, 
5-cleft, with 5 external bracteolse (small leaflets, situated on the 
calyx, and alternate with its segments). Petals 5, rounded, un- 
divided or cloven, attached by their claws to the rim of the calyx 
opposite to the bracteolae, about as long as the calyx. Filaments 
numerous, awl-shaped, from the rim of the calyx, shorter than the 
corolla. Anthers short, roundish, of 2 cells. Germens (figs. 2 & 4.) 
superior, egg-shaped, compressed, numerous, forming a round head. 
Styles long, terminal, with a joint above the middle; lower part 
permanent, upper deciduous. Stigmas simple. Seeds egg-shaped, 
compressed, hairy, each with a long terminal tail (fig. 4.), formed of 
the hardened lower part of the style, and terminating in a hook. 
Receptacle (fig. 3.) cylindrical, dry, hairy. 
The bent hooked tail of the seeds, and the cylindrical, dry, hairy 
receptacle, will distinguish this from other genera in the same class 
and order. 
Two species British. 
GE'UM RIVA'LE. Water Avens. 
Spec. Char. Root-leaves interruptedly pinnate, somewhat lyrate. 
Stipulas egg-shaped, pointed, cut. Flowers drooping. Styles hairy 
above the curvature. 
Engl. Bot. t. 106. — Huds. FI. Angl. (2nd ed.) p. 226. — Sm. FI. Brit. v. ii. 
p. 554. — Engl. FI. v. ii. p. 430. — With. (7th ed.) v. iii. p. 638. — Lindl. Syn. p. 
98. — Hook. Br. FI. p. 254.— Gray’s Nat. Arr. v. ii. p. 579. — Lightfoot’s FI. 
Scot. v. i. p. 274. — Sibth. FI. Oxon. p. 163. — Abbot’s FI. Bedf. p. 114. — Purt. 
Midi. FI. v. i. p. 241. v. iii. p. 361. — Relh. FI. Cant. (3rd ed.) p. 206. — Hook. 
FI. Scot. p. 165. — Grev. FI. Edin. p. 118. — Walker’s FI. of Oxf. p. 146. — 
Caryophyllata montana purpurea, Ray’s Synopsis, p. 253. — Johnson’s 
Gerarde, p. 994. 
Localities. — Moist meadows and woods. — Not unfrequent in the North of 
England ; in Scotland, and in Wales. Withering. — Oxfordshire ; Marston, 
and Noke : Dr. Sibthorp. In a copse near Elsfield, and in Calves’ Close, at 
Headington, near Oxford : Rev. Ro. Walker. — Berkshire; Banks of the 
Rennet, near Newbury :• Mr. Gotobed. In Theale meadows near Reading : 
Rev. Rd. Walker. Side of the Canal, about a mile from Hungerford ; June, 
1833 : Mr. A.R. Burt. — Bedfordshire ; Putnoe Wood : Rev. C.Abeot. — Cam- 
bridgeshire ; Pastures near Wood Ditton, Hall, Catlidge, and W’ood Ditton 
Park Woods: Rev. R. Reliian. Shady Camps: Rev. Dr. Chevallier, in 
FI. Cant.— Cheshire ; Frequent in the Wems, a marshy place near Stayley 
Hall: Mr. Bradbury, in Bot. Guide. — Cumberland; Kirtland, and Bramp- 
ton : Mr. Hutchinson. Road-side between Penrith and Keswick: Mr. Far- 
don, Bot. Guide. — Derbyshire; Chee Tor; Hassop ; Pinxton : Mr. Coke. 
About Hayfield : Mr. L. Howard. Dovedale : Mr. J. Woods, jun. Beard’s 
Wood near Low Leighton : Mr. O. Sims, in Bot. Guide. Abundant about 
Fig. 1. Section of the Calyx, showing the situation of the Stamens. — Fig. 2. 
Receptacle and*Seeds. — Fig. 3. Cylindrical, dry, hairy Receptacle, with seeds 
removed. — Fig. 4. A Seed a little magnified. 
* From geuo, Gr. to give out a flavour ; from the agreeable aromatic quality 
of the roots. Withering. 
