714 GERANIACEX. 
the roots of which boiled in milk are used for the cholera in 
children. Barton is of opinion that it would be a good sub- 
stitute for gum kino in nephrites and obstinate diarrhoeas. 
The order is easily distinguished from the neighbouring orders in 
the carpels separating from the axis, from the elastic nature of the 
styles, but which closely adhere to it near the apex, see f.119.e. 
Synopsis of the genera. 
1 Ruyncnotue'ca. Sepals 5, equal. Petals wanting. Sta- 
mens 10; filaments free. 
2 Monsonta. Sepals 5, equal. Petals 5, equal. Stamens 15, 
disposed in 5 3-anthered bundles. 
3 Sarcocau'ton. Sepals 5, equal. Petals 5, equal. Stamens 
15, monadelphous at the base. 
4 Geranium. Sepals 5, equal. Petals 5, equal. Stamens 
10, monadelphous at the base, rarely all fertile, but usually with 
the alternate ones fertile, with a gland at the base of each of the 
fertile ones. l 
5 Ero pium. Sepals 5, equal. Petals 5, regular, or irregular. 
Stamens 10, monadelphous at the base, 5 alternate ones sterile, 
with a gland at the base of each of the sterile ones. 
6 Perarcòxium. Calyx 5-parted, upper segment drawn out 
into a tube or spur, which is adnate to the peduncle. Petals 
5, rarely 4, irregular. Stamens 10, unequal, monadelphous, 4-7 
of which are fertile, the rest sterile. 
7 Gr'rLum. Calyx 5-cleft, without a nectariferous tube. 
Petals 5, equal. Stamens 10, all fertile, connate at the base, 
permanent. Carpels 5, closely connected, 1-seeded. 
I. RHYNCHOTHE'CA (from puvyoc, rhynchos, a beak, and 
Onn, theke, a box ; form of capsule). Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. 
prod. p. 142. t. 15. H.B. et Kunth, nov. gen. amer. 5. p. 232. 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 637. 
Lin.syst. Decdndria, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 equal sepals. 
Petals wanting. Stamens 10, with free filaments. Style short, 
adpressed. Stigmas 5, long, thick. Carpels 5, ending each in 
a tail, opening at the base. Ovule 2 in each carpel, pendulous, 
fixed to the axis. Receptacle columnar, pentagonal. Seeds 
rather keeled. Embryo straight, inverted, placed in a fleshy 
albumen.—Shrubs] with spiny branchlets. Branches opposite, 
tetragonal. Flowers stalked in fascicles at the tops of the 
branches. This genus differs from Geranium in being without 
petals, and in the stamens being free, as well as in the seeds 
being albuminous. 
1 R. intecrirorra (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. t. 464.) leaves 
oblong, entire; sepals somewhat mucronate. h. G. Native 
of South America, in the temperate parts of Quito, near the 
town of Alausi. 
Entire-leaved Rhynchotheca. Shrub 6 feet. 
2 R. piverstrouia (H. B. et Kunth, l. c. t. 465.) leaves 
ovate-oblong, entire, or trifid; sepals mucronately awned. 
h. G. Native of South America, at Pillao and Pamallacta. 
R. spinosa, Ruiz et Pav. fl. per. syst. p. 142. This shrub is 
used to make hedges. 
Variable-leaved Rhynchotheca. Shrub 8 feet. 
Cult. Rhynchothéca is a genus of remarkable shrubs, none 
of which has as yet been introduced in a living state into Bri- 
tain. But should they ever be introduced into our gardens, we 
would recommend their being grown in a mixture of turfy loam, 
vegetable mould, and sand; and young cuttings will no doubt 
root in sand under a hand-glass, in a moderate heat. 
I. RuyNcHOTHECA. 
_ Sweet, ger. 273. 
II. Monsonia. 
II. MONSO'NIA (in honour of Lady Ann Monson, who 
brought many curious plants from India, and who assisted Mr. 
Lee in his Introduction to Botany). Lin. fil. suppl. p. 342. 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 638. f 
Lin. syst. Polyadélphia, Monogynia. Calyx of 5 equal 
sepals, with an awned mucrone at the apex of each. Petals 5, 
equal, twice the size of the calyx. Stamens 15, disposed in 5 
bundles, containing 3 anthers each.—Perennial or biennial plants, 
with toothed, lobed, or decompound leaves, and large, shewy 
flowers. Fruit as in Hrodium and Geranium. 
Secr. I. Oxore’ratum (from odoe, olos, entire, and zeradoy, 
petalon, a petal; petals entire). D.C. prod. 1. p. 638. Stems 
herbaceous. Leaves suboval, toothed. Stipulas and bracteas 
awl-shaped, rather firm. Peduncles 1-2-flowered, bearing 2 
or 4 bracteas in their middle. Petals obovate, entire. 
1 M. ova'ra (Cav. diss. 4. p. 193. t. 113. f. 1.) leaves ovate- 
oblong, rather cordate, crenated, wavy ; stipulas stiff ; peduncles 
axillary, 1-flowered, each bearing 2 bracteas. &.G. Native 
of the Cape of Good Hope. Geranium emarginatum, Lin. fil. 
suppl. 306. M. emarginata, Lher. ger. t. 41. Stem filiform. 
Flowers large, with whitish-yellow petals, having 3 streaks each. 
Ovate-leaved Monsonia. Fl. Aug. Clt. 1774. Pl. = foot. 
2 M. srrrora (D. C. prod. 1. p. 638.) leaves elliptical- 
oblong, blunt, toothed, rather wedge-shaped at the base; sti- 
pulas spiny; peduncles 2-flowered, each bearing 4 bracteas. 
Xy. G. Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Burch, cat. afr. 
austr. no. 2611. Flowers the size and colour of those of the 
preceding. 
T'wo-flowered Monsonia. 
Fl. Aug.? Pl. 1 foot. - 
Secr. II. ODONTOPE'TALUM (from ocovg odovroc, odous odon- 
tos, a tooth, and zeradoyv, petalon, a petal; petals toothed). 
D. C. prod. 1. p. 638. Stems herbaceous. Leaves lobed or 
multifid. Peduncles long, 1-flowered, furnished with 6 or 8 
whorled bracteas in the middle. Petals oblong, coarsely toothed 
at the apex. , 
3 M. togara (Mont. act. goth. 2. p. 1. t. 1. ex Willd. sper 
3. p> 718.) leaves cordate, 5-7-lobed; lobes blunt, serratet, 
pilose beneath as well as the petioles and calyxes. }- 
Native of the Cape of Good Hope. Curt. bot. mag. t. 385: 
Lois. herb. amat. t. 5. M. filia, Lin. fil. 
suppl. 341. Cav. diss. 3. p. 180. t. 74. f. 2. Geranium anê- 
monoìdes, Thunb. prod. 112. The flowers of this plant are 
said by Mr. Curtis to be more beautiful in the bud than when 
expanded ; they are variegated with purple, red, white, an 
greenish on the outside, but pale-blush, with a darker base 
inside. Fruit with a very long beak. Leaves more or less hag 
Lobed-leaved Monsonia. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1774. Pl. 4 
4 M. vitésa (Willd. enum. 717.) leaves palmately 5-pay a5 
with 3-parted, pinnatifid segments, pilose beneath as v Good 
the petioles and calyxes. X.G. Native of the Cape of G ia 
Hope. M. filia, Pers. ench. no. 3. Gerànium Mono rad 
Thunb. prod. 112. — Sweet, ger. 199. Petals greenis ot 
on the outside, white within, and red at the base. This is very 
like the following species. uh 5 pin- 
Var. B, suffruticòsa (Coll. hort. rip. t. 2.) leaves with shite 
natifid segments ; flowers large, yellowish on the outside, in 
within, and striped with red, with a darker base; ovary 
anthers dark. foot. 
Pilose Monsonia. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1778. pl. 1 ly 5- 
5 M. speciosa (Lin. fil. suppl. 342.) leaves Pan iy 7 
parted, with the segments finely bipinnatifid, and are he Cape 
well as the petioles and calyxes. Y%.G. Native of t e N 
of Good Hope. Curt. bot. mag. t. 73. Cav. diss. 5. 
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