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or procumbent ; l. all opposite in pairs reniform 5-7-fid, tbe segm. 
shallow broadly and coarsely but not deeply cut and toothed ; ped. 
solitary short ; pedic. forked strongly deflexed or declining in 
fr. ; pet. oblong -cuneate or spathulate obtuse entire or undivided, a 
little longer than the awned cal., claw not ciliate, slightly hairy 
inside and outside at the base ; sep. shortly awned ; carp, even 
pubescent clothed with short spreading hairs. — Cav. Diss. 4. 214, 
215. t. 93. f. 2 ; Desf. ii. 101 ; Brot. ii. 72 ; EB. t. 157 ; Buch 396. 
no. 338 (var. foi. profundius incisis, laciniis angustioribus) ; DC. 
i. 643; Sm. E. FI. iii. 240; WB. i. 21; Koch 154; Bab. 64.— Herb, 
ann. Mad. reg. 1, 2, 3, ccc ; PS. reg. 2, ; SD. 2 ; rrr. Boadsides, 
waste ground, yineyards, and beds of ravines everywhere. In 
PS. at Camacha, top of Pico de Castello, &c. Febr.-July. — At 
once distinguishable from G. molle L. by its pale greyish foliage 
pale pink or flesh-col. fl. and opposite 1. St. scarcely a foot long, 
often with the leaf-stalks reddish, diffuse or even prostrate, 
with longer hairs mixed with short close pubescence. L. softly 
pubescent flaccid and very quickly withering; the lower on 
long stalks ; all in pairs, one 1. smaller than the other. Ped. 
shorter than the 1. Fl. small inconspicuous pale rose-pink or 
flesh-colour. Beak moderately long, and with the style downy. 
Carp, large somewhat bladdery. Seeds strongly and elegantly 
netted all over regularly like a honeycomb. 
7. G. dissectum L. 
Adpresso-pubescent ; st. diffuse straggling ; /. opposite in pairs , 
deeply 5-7 -partite, segm. of the lower many-, of the upper 3-fid, 
the lacinice narrow linear ; ped. short ; pedic. forked, declining 
in fr. ; pet. obcordate not longer than the awned sep., claw ciliate 
on each side ; carp, even pubescent clothed with short erect hairs. 
— Cav. Diss. 4. 199. t. 78. f. 2 ; Desf. ii. 102, 103 ; Brot. ii. 73 ; 
EB. t. 753 ; Buch 196. no. 337 ; DC. i. 643 ; Sm. E. Fl. iii. 241 ; 
WB. i. 21 ; Koch 154 ; Bab. 64. — Herb. ann. Mad. reg. 1, 2, 3, 
c ; PS. reg. 2, 3, 4 ; £. Borders of cornfields, grassy banks in 
ravines, mountain pastures, &c., everywhere. Above the Praya 
Formosa ; Rib. d’Escalas, R. de Santa Luzia at the waterfall ; 
Cerca at S. Antonio da Serra, &c. PS. at Camacha; summits 
of Pico Branco and P. Juliana, & c. Febr.-July. — St. 1-2 ft. long 
slender weak and straggling clothed like the petioles with short 
deflexed adpressed pubescence. L. deeply and rather finely cut 
almost to the base into many linear divisions, firm stiffish closely 
adpresso-pubescent but not hoary. Ped. shorter than the 1. 
Fl. dark red or bluish-purple but small and inconspicuous, not 
exceeding the cal. Beak stout of moderate length thickly clothed 
witli spreading glandular hairs ; style short and finely pubescent. 
Carp, rather large and bladdery. Seeds strongly and distinctly 
netted like the last. 
