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GERANIUM rubifolium. 

 Bramble-leaved Geranium. 



DECANDRIA PENTAOYNIA. 

 Nat. Ord. Geraniace^. 

 GERANIUM. Supra vol. S.fol. 263. 



G. ruhifolium ; perenne, erectum, pilosum, caule tereti, foliis cordatis oppo- 

 sitis 3-lobis laciniis ovatis grosse serratis, stipulis triangularibus distinc- 

 tis, pedunculis terminalibus bifloris, petalis emarginatis calyce multo 

 longioribus, staminibus liberis stigmatibus parum brevioribus. 



The erect habit of this plant and its large flowers distin- 

 guish it from G. nepalense ; its distinct stipules and con- 

 stantly 3-lobed leaves from G. Wallichianum. In a general 

 classitication of the genus it will be arranged in the neigh- 

 bourhood of G. nodosum^ than which however it is a much 

 handgomer plant, with dififerently formed leaves. 



It is a neat hardy perennial, by no means so robust a 

 grower as many of the other hardy geraniums, scarcely ex- 

 ceeding a foot in height. 



It should be planted in light soil, or on rock work, as it 

 is soon destroyed by the wet in winter. 



It flowers in July and August, and may be increased by 

 dividing the roots when in a dormant state, or by seeds which 

 are produced freely, but the seedlings will not flower before 

 the second season. 



It was raised in the garden of the Horticultural Society, 

 from Himalayan seeds presented by Dr. Royle in May 1839. 



December, 1840. 2 a 



