OF GARDENING, 
Taurus, 1855. Nearly hardy. 
2031; R. G. 311.) 
Pelargonium—continued. , 
umbel ten to twelve-flowered. July. Z. rather thick, softly 
-villous above, tomentose beneath, oblong, deeply incised-pinna- 
tifid or somewhat pinnate, serrated, the terminal segment very 
large. Stem short and deflexed, herbaceous. Ah. Ein. 1800. 
(L. B. C. 437; Sw. Ger. 211.) 
P. hirsutum melananthum (hairy, black - flowered). ff. 
blackish-purple ; calyx softly pubescent, the sepals with mem- 
branous margins; umbels many-flowered. Summer. Z. stalked, 
very variable, simple, pinnatifid, bipinnatifid, or almost pinnati- 
partite. h. 6in. to 12in. Herbaceous. (Sw. Ger. 73.) SYNS. 
Hoarea atra (Sw. Ger. 72), H. melanantha. 
P. hybridum (hybrid). fi. pale scarlet ; calyx segments spread- 
ing; petals five, or sometimes six, wedge-shaped, the two 
uppermost ones smallest, and converging at base. September. 
l. roundish-reniform, truncate at base, slightly lobed, unequally 
notched; petioles hairy. Stem shrubby, much-branched ; 
branches short. h. 2ft. 1732. (Sw. Ger. 63.) 
P. ignescens (fiery-flowered).* fl. scarlet; nectariferous tube 
twice as long as the calyx; two upper petals obovate, the three 
lower ones ligulate. Summer. l. cordate, deeply three-lobed, in 
some cases nearly to the base ; the side lobes slightly bilobed, the 
intermediate one trilobed. Stem shrubby, with afew succulent 
branches. k. l4ft. 1812. Hybrid. (L. B. C. 109; Sw. Ger. 2.) 
P. inquinans (stained-flowered).* fl. varying from intense scarlet 
to rose-colour and white; petals broadly obovate; pedicels very 
short; ese ie long, many-flowered. July. J. shortly petio- 
late, orbicular-reniform, velvety, and somewhat viscous-pubes- 
cent, crenate, almost undivided or obsoletely multi-lobulate. 
Younger branches succulent, velvety. h. 2ft. 1714. This shrub 
is the parent of most of the so-called Scarlet Geraniums ” of our 
rdens. It lacks the horseshoe mark of P. zonale, and has 
roader and shorter petals. See Fig. 64. 
P. millefoliatum (Milfoil-leaved). A synonym of P. triste. 
P. oblongatum (oblong).* fl. cream-coloured, marked on the 
upper petals with purple veins; calyx tube and stamens very 
long; petals broadly obovate ; umbels many-flowered. Summer. 
l. glabrous, fleshy, on long or short petioles, broadly ovate, 
obtuse or sub-acute, pale green, paler below; margins lobulate 
and obscurely irregularly toothed, sometimes multifid. t 
tuberous. A. 6in. 1872. (B. M. 5896. 
FIG. 64. FLOWERING BRANCH OF PELARGONIUM INQUINANS. 
P. fissum (cleft).* fl. pale pink, not dotted or streaked; petals 
sub-equal, exceeding the calyx. Summer. J. roundish-reniform, 
with 2. 1389 lobes, hairy when young. h. lft. Herbaceous. 
5 5 
(Ref. B 
P. = 0 it), of Sweet.“ Nutmeg-scented Geranium. 
A. white, marked with red lines on the upper petals; upper 
calyx segment erect, the others reflexed; two upper petals 
ligulate, slightly emarginate, the lower ones obovate or broadly 
athulate. Summer. l. roundly cordate, generally three-lobed, 
bluntly toothed or crenate, strongly veined beneath, densely 
pubescent. Stem shrubby, erect, much-branched ; branches 
spreading. h. 2ft. Hybrid. (Sw. Ger. 172.) 
P. gibbosum (swollen). Gouty Geranium. fl. greenish-yellow, 
on very short pedicels ; calyx segments villous, pubescent ; petals 
obovate, June. Zl- glaucous and nearly glabrous, pinnati- 
rtite; segments one or two pairs, with a terminal one, the 
owest petiolate, all broadly cuneate, cut or lobed; stipules 
small. Stem shrubby, succulent, much swollen at the distant 
nodes. h. lft. 1712. (Sw. Ger. 61.) 
P. glauciifolium (Horned Poppy-leaved).* fl. very dark, vel- 
vety, blackish-purple, edged with greenish-yellow, exquisitely 
grant; calyx segments obtuse; petals obovate, the two 
upper ones rather larger. Summer. l. variable in form, ternate, 
pinnatifid, lobed, or sinuated, densely woolly beneath. Stem 
suffruticose, slightly branched. Root tuberous. Hybrid between 
P. gibbosum and P. lobatum. (Sw. Ger. 179.) 
Fig. 65. PELARGONIUM PELTATUM, showing Habit and 
portion of detached Umbel. 
P. peltatum (peltate-leaved).* Ivy-leaved Pelargonium. fi. vary- 
ing from white to red, large or small; 8 twice 5 long 
as the calyx ; peduncles elongated, four to eight-flowered. July. 
4. glabrous or pubescent, fleshy, peltate, radiately five-nerved 
below, bluntly five-angled or lobed, with very entire margins. 
Stem shrubby; branches angular, weak and straggling. h. 2ft. 
1701. See Fig. 65. (B. M. 20; Sw. Ger. 95.) 
P. grandiflorum (large-fiowered). Jl. large; petals nearly three P. pulchell 1 
f, , akee . um (pretty).* fl. k E 
id longer than, the cals, two upper obovate, white marked | inper ones sub-sersilo y, petal white, eneh with a Jarga, deeb 
2 e base, er ones broadly s] u- red spot; scapes branched, pilose. April. l hort, hairy 
late, white. J. long-stalked, palmately five to seven-nerved etioles, ob) ky, incis Lars BR ade SO tani : 
deeply five to seven-lobed. 1794. Supposed to be one of the Sti i 000 
8 “is D pules broadly ear-shaped, rigid. Stem short and succulent, 
parents from which have originated the Show and Fancy Pelar- car 5 b short and s 524 
goniums of florists. (A. B. R. 12; Sw. Ger. 29.) 5 Sw: “Ger. Ea tang „ . 5 „„ : 
P. héracleifolium (Heracleum-leaved). fl. greenish-yellow; 
calyx segments pubescent, half as long as the obovate petals; 
P. quercifolium (Oak-leaved).* Oak-leaf Geranium. ji. purple 
or pink, shortly pedicellate; sepals elliptic, mucrona Half as 
