Volume 1

A botanical description of British plants, in the Midland counties, particularly of those in the neighbourhood of Alcester ... to which is prefixed a short introduction to the study of botany / [Thomas Purton].

  • Purton, Thomas, 1768-1833.
Date:
1817
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Credit: A botanical description of British plants, in the Midland counties, particularly of those in the neighbourhood of Alcester ... to which is prefixed a short introduction to the study of botany / [Thomas Purton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    , . Genus 1. Ero'dium. Stork’s-bill, Nat. Ord. Gruinales. Gen. Ch. Cup of 5 leaves; corol of 5 petals; nec¬ tary 5 scales, with alternate filaments and honey- cup glands, sitting on the base of the threads; fruit 5 seeds, each with a beak; beaks twisted like a corkscrew, bearded within. Abbot. Species. 461. Ero'dium cicuta'rium . . . . V. S. 1. Hemlock-leaved Stork’s-bill. Sp. Ch. Fruit-stalks with many flowers; leaves winged ; leafits sitting, with many divisions. E. B. 1768. Abbot, 488. Syn. Geranium cicutarium. With. 596. Robson, 109. Walls and sandy fields. May, July. Rare. A. Hords Park, near Bridgnorth, Shropshire. 462. Ero'dium moscha'tum . . . . V. S. 2. Burnet-leaved Stork’s-bill. Musky Stork’s-bill. Sp. Ch. Flowers in umbels; leaves winged; leafits mostly sitting or on very short leaf-stalks, egg- shaped, rather deeply serrated, the serratures un¬ equal. E. B. 902. Syn. Geranium moschatum. With. 596. Robson, 109, At Cookhill, on the Ridgeway,