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Geranium striatum. Striped Geranium 
Clafs and Order . 
Monadelphia Decandria. 
Generic Character. 
Monogynia. Stigmata 5. Fruttus roftratus 5 -coccus. 
Specific Character and Synonyms. 
GERANIUM firiatum pedunculis bifloris, foliis quinquelobis: 
lobis medio dilatatis, petalis bilobis venofo- 
reticulatis. Linn. Syfi. Vegctab. p. 616. 
GERANIUM firiatum pedunculis bifloris, foliis Caulinis trilo- 
bis, obtufe crenatis. Miller s Diet. 
GERANIUM Romanum verficolor five firiatum. 
The variable ftriped Cranefbill. Park. Parad. p. 229. 
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This fpecies is diftinguifhed by having white petals, finely 
reticulated with red veins, and the corners of the divifions of 
the leaves marked with a fpot of a purplifh brown colour, 
which Parkinson has long fince noticed. 
Is faid by Linnaeus to be a native of Italy, is a very 
hardy plant, flowers in May and June, and may be propagated 
by parting its roots in Autumn, or by feed ; prefers a loamjf 
foil and fhady fituation. 
