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Geranium pyrenaicum (1512 Spirits) Camp Hill Jun 5 /42/

Flower, size some nearly full double of others— colour from purple - blue to nearly white veined with blue—; some different plants of different shades— colour of anthers & pollen varies same way in the proportionate greater length of the five longer stamens compared with the 5 shorter.— in the degree of notching of ends of petal: in the strength of ribbing of the calyx: colour of stigma. (period of its opening?)

(leaves vary in size breadth, depth of green hairiness—)

=I can perceive no difference in pistil in length or size relating to calyx.=

(stems in elongation & hairiness.)—

=no difference in nectarys — abortive flowers secrete honey abundantly=

The flowers in wh all stamens are abortive always smallest— whole plant abortive — the pale flower far oftener abortive — only one dark blue abortive I noticed.— There is however, difference in size of several of the non-abortive flowers— In the greater number of abortive plants all the stamens short & abortive — in some only the five shorter stamens abortive & in one flower almost gone & on same plant some most flowers all fertile entirely abortive — this it is interesting finding part only abortive.— in one flower on this bunch (in spirits) only one perfect stamen, in another four; in another 3.— when all are abortive, the 5 lower ones are most abortive & shorter—

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cultivation = how far self sown =

These plants were brought Park Fields, have sown themselves extended & fought with coarse grass fern &c grow along base of low stone wall not in much shade

I find on other visit they vary greatly in height & thickness of stems, some being nearly double the height of others — in shape of leaves some being coarsely fingered, others nearly circular & finely detailed & general habit, so that— I at first thought two species — the pale flowered fertile ones are the highest— general growth, & leaves vary much more & leaves vary much more & corolla less than in G. phæum.— this is good case of different tendency to vary in two species of same genus in different parts.—

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These geraniums eminently dichogamous. visited by innumerable Bees ‒ must cross— self sown= imported.— close to wall of camp-hill- furze heath & broom =

Seedlings? All the flowers, abortive & not so, appear to seed equally well; but the seeds yet quite immature & the german equally swollen, & of same appearance.

= Most plants bear all (or nearly) fertile or all abortive flowers = The different varieties affect in small degree to be in groups, but all mingled into one long continuous bed—

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In abortive mature flower, anthers reach 2/3 up length of calyx, in Maturity they stand equal in height to the bristle at summit of calyx.— anthers brown & withered ‒filaments very short merely a point just reaching above the united base of united filaments. — In buds, even in very early ones, long before even calyx has opened & whilst sti pistil short point, there is same disproportion in size especially of anther & filaments as in mature flowers but no other differences.— colour of anthers at this age about same, but in older bud, the anthers are yellowish then brownish in abortive, flowers whilst they are greenish, then pinkish in perfect flowers.— In early bud when only some of the stamens are abortive, & some not, contrast striking.

I cannot perceive traces of pollen in buds just on point of opening — anthers look [illeg] mere shrivelled capsules= Plants now in full flower =