GERANIACEZ. VI. PELARGONIUM. 
ney-shaped, obsoletely lobed, crenate, younger ones somewhat 
zonate ; peduncles usually many-flowered ; petals linear; nec- 
tariferous tube 4-5-times longer than the calyx, nearly sessile. 
h.G. Ger. zonale minimum, Andr. ger. icone. Very like P. 
scandens, but the stem is hardly a foot high. Petals pale-scarlet. 
Dwarf Stork’s-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1800. Shrub 1 ft. 
115 P. srenove’ratum (Ehrh. beitr. 7. p.161. Willd. spec. 
3. p. 666.) leaves roundish, obsoletely lobed, crenated, pubes- 
cent, zonate; peduncles many-flowered ; petals linear, narrower 
than the calycine lobes. h.G. Petals deep-scarlet. P. ribi- 
folium, Dum. Cours. bot. cult. ed. 2. no. 58. 
Narrow-petalled Stork’s-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1800. 
Shrub 3 feet. 
116 P. Lepropr’ratum (Sweet, hort. brit. p. 84.) leaves cor- 
date, obsoletely 5-lobed, slightly crenated, fleshy ; umbels many- 
flowered ; petals linear, about half as long again as the calyx; 
nectariferous tube 4-times longer than the calyx. h. G. Ger. 
stenopétalum, Andr. ger. with a figure. Petals scarlet. 
Slender-petalled Stork’s-bill. F]. May, Aug. Clt. 1800. 
Shrub 3 feet. 
_ 117 P. ny’pripum (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 424.) leaves round- 
ish, obsoletely lobed, crenated, smooth, spotless ; peduncles 
many-flowered ; petals linear-wedge-shaped, broader than the 
Segments of the calyx. h.G. Ger. hybridum, Lin. mant. 97. 
Cav. diss. 4. t. 105. f. 2. P. coccineum, Ehrh. beitr. 7. p. 162. 
Ger. miniatum, Andr. ger. with a figure. Ciconium hybridum, 
Sweet, ger. 1. t. 63. This‘is a proper species, not a hybrid. 
Petals scarlet. 
Yar. B, rdseum (Ehrh. beitr: 7. p- 161.) leaves cordately- 
kidney-shaped ; petals rose-coloured. 
Hybrid Stork’s-bill. F]. May, Oct. Clt. 1732. Sh. 3 to 4 ft. 
118 P. zona'ie (Willd. spec. 3. p. 667.) leaves cordate, orbi- 
cular, obsoletely lobed, toothed, zonate above ; peduncles many- 
owered ; petals wedge-shaped. h.G. G. zonale, Lin. spec. 
947. Cav. diss. 4. t.98. f. 2. Flowers variable in colour, red, 
scarlet, rose, pale, and white. 
rar. B, marginatum (Cav. diss. 4. p. 250.) leaves curled and 
wrinkled, not zonate, but white around the edge; branches stiff, 
erect. Flowers scarlet. 
Horse-shoe Stork’s-bill.- 
3 to 6 feet, 
119 P. ixeurnans (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 424.) leaves orbi- 
cular, kidney-shaped, tomentosely viscid ; peduncles many-flow- 
ered; petals obovate-wedge-shaped. h. G. Ger. inquinans, 
in. spec. 945. Cav. diss. 4. t, 106. f. 2. Andr. ger. icon.— 
ill. hort. elth. t. 125. f. 151. The leaves stain the hands of a 
rown colour, Flowers bright-crimson or scarlet. 
Staining Stork’s-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1714. Sh. 4 to 6 ft. 
120 P. HETERO'GAMUM (Lher. ger. t. 18.) leaves cordate, 
orbicular, deeply lobed, pubescent on both surfaces ; peduncles 
many-flowered ; petals oblong-wedge-shaped. h. G. Ger. 
qunquélobum, Lam. dict. 2. p. 671. Said to bea hybrid between 
` zonàle and P. alchimilloides. Flowers rose-coloured or 
ac. Stamens 6, fertile. l 
Heterogamous Stork’s-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1786. Shrub 
to 6 feet, 
121 P, ce'rinum (Sweet, ger. t. 176. under Cicònium,) leaves 
roundish-kidney-shaped, obsoletely crenated, nerved, pubescent, 
very soft; stipulas cordate, toothed ; stem erect; umbels many- 
pered; petals obovate, upper ones smallest; nectariferous 
ube twice the length of the calyx. h. G. Petals pink, 
ardly lined at the base. Stamens 10, short, erect, sometimes 
a fertile, Perhaps a hybrid. 
ax Stork’s-bill. FÌ. May, Dec. , 
kids 2 P. Méxsrrum (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 424.) leaves orbicularly 
€y-shaped, obsoletely lobed, slightly zonate, complicated, 
Fl. April, Dec. Clt. 1710. Shrub 
Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 
733 
curled, pubescent on both surfaces ; peduncles many-flowered ; 
flowers aggregate; petals linear-cuneated. h. G.  Cicdnium 
monstrum, Sweet, ger. 13. Flowers deep rose-coloured, of the 
7 fertile stamens 2 are very short. Perhaps a hybrid.’ 
Monstrous Stork’s-bill. FI. May, Oct. Cit. 1784. 
2 to 4 feet. 
123 P. micra’ntuum (Sweet, ger. 295. under Cicdnium,) 
stem shrubby, fleshy; leaves cordately-kidney-shaped, orbi- 
cular, sharply 5-lobed, crenated, pubescent ; stipulas cordate, 
ciliated; umbels many-flowered ; petals roundish-ovate, some- 
what emarginate, half as long again as the calyx; nectariferous 
Shrub 
tube twice the length of the calyx. hk. G. Flowers smal), 
bright scarlet. 
Small-flowered Stork’s-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt.? Shrub 
1 to 3 feet. 
124 P. Bentincxia'num (D.C. prod. 1. p. 664.) leaves cor- 
date, orbicular, bluntly 5-7-lobed, crenated, soft, velvety on both 
surfaces ; umbels many-flowered, velvety; petals obovate, nearly 
equal ; nectariferous tube 5-times longer than the calyx. h .G. 
Petals of an intense scarlet colour. Cicdnium Bentinckianum, 
Sweet, hort. brit. 85. Ger. crenatum, var. mollifoliatum, Andr. 
ger. icon. . 
Bentinck’s Stork’s-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt.? Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 
125 P. Foruerciti (Sweet, ger. t. 266. under Ciconium,) 
stem nearly erect, branched; leaves kidney-shaped, 5-lobed, 
crenated, zonate; stipulas cordate, oblong, acute, ciliated; pe- 
duncles very long ; umbels many-flowered ; petals obovate, veiny ; 
nectariferous tube 3-times longer than the calyx. h.G. Petals 
stripéd with dark purple. 
Var. a, coccineum (Sweet, l. c. f. a.) flowers scarlet. 
Var. P, purpureum (Sweet, l. c. f. b.) flowers of a purplish 
rose~colour. 
Fothergill’s Stork’s-bill. Fl. May,Oct. Clt.? Sh. 2 to 4 ft. 
126 P. crena‘rum (Sweet, ger. t, 345. under Cicdnium, ) leaves 
broad, kidney-shaped, obsoletely lobed, coarsely crenated, pu- 
bescent; stipulas large, with wavy reflexed margins; umbels 
many-flowered; bracteas numerous, variable ; petals wedge- 
shaped, upper ones much the smallest ;_nectariferous tube short, 
pedicellate, twice the length of the reflexed calyx. k. G. Ger. 
crenatum, Andr. ger. icon. Petals bright-scarlet. 
Crenate-leaved Stork’s-bill. FI. May, Oct. Sh. 2 to 4 feet. 
A list of garden Hybrids belonging to the present section Ci- 
conium, 
1 P. reticulatum (Sweet, ger. t, 143.) Flowers scarlet. 
2 P. equaliflorum (Sweet, hort. brit. 84.) Flowers scarlet. 
3 P. oxyphyllum (Sweet, hort. brit. 84.) Ger. miniatum, 
var. album, Andr. ger. icon. Flowers white. 
4 P. bractedsum (D. C.) Flowers scarlet. 
5 P. glabrifolium (Sweet, ger. 363.) Flowers scarlet. 
Secr. XII. Porya’crium (from zodv, poly, many, and axrior, 
action, a ray; in allusion to the numerous flowers. D. C. prod. 1. 
p: 655.) Segments of calyx nearly equal, revolute. Petals 5, 
nearly equal, obovate. Stamens 10, 6 of which are antheri- 
ferous, the 4 lower ones are long and aw]-shaped, the superior 
one broad and spatulate, reflexed at the apex, the fertile ones 
short and incurved at the apex. Petals all marked with a 
large dark-brown spot, hardly margined with yellow, _ 
127 P. muttirapia' rum (Wendl. col]. with a figure) almost 
stemless ; lower leaves pinnate, hairy, with pinnatifid segments ; 
lobes oblong, obtuse, deeply toothed ; upper leaves smoothish, 
bipinnatifid ; umbels 20-30-flowered ; nectariferous tube 4-times 
longer than the calyx. 2%. G. Root tuberous, Sweet, ger. 145. 
Petals black. 
*Many-rayed Stork’s-bill. Fl. May, Ju. Cit. 1820. Pl. 1 ft. 
