G E U M Quellyon. 

 Chili Avens. 



Class and Order. — Icosandria Polvgxia. 



Syn. Geum Quellyon. Siceefs B. F. G. p. 292. 

 — Geum Coccinium. Bot. lieg. 1088. 



Root fibrous — radical leaves growing in a tuft, large, lobed, lyrate, interrupt- 

 edly pinnate, terminal leaflet cordate, margin dentate ; side leaflets 

 numerous, sessile, becoming smaller to the base — cauline leaves sessile, 

 pinnatifed — flowers stem radical, erect, branching — stipules ovate, 

 acute — peduncles leafy — flowers terminal — calyx five segments, re- 

 flexed, acute — petals five, bright scarlet, nearly round, emarginate, 

 obtuse — stamens numerous — -radiated filaments inserted in the tube of 

 the calyx, anthers yellow, styles many, germen superior— whole plant 

 hairv. 



This beautiful plaut is a yery valuable acquisition to our flower 

 borders, from the brilliancy of its colour, and affording a continued 

 succession of flowers. Mr. Sweet, and some of the Continental Bo- 

 tanists consider the specific name " Coccineuni," which has been ap- 

 plied to it, as conftising- it with the plant known by that name in the 

 " Flora Grseca," which, it is supposed, has never been introduced 

 into this country, it appears of much lower growth than the one now 

 fig-ured, with orange flowers, and the terminal leaflet a great deal 

 larger. The species before us is a native of Chili, where it is called 

 " Quellyon" by the inhabitants, who use the root for medicinal pur- 

 poses. It is a plant of easy cidtivation, growing in any common gar- 

 den soil, and is readily increased by seeds or parting the roots ; intro- 

 duced into this country about the year 1826. There are only two other 

 species worth attention for the flower garden. 



G. montanum. 



— atlanticum, 

 PI. 30. 



