GERANIACE^E. VI. PELARGONIUM. 



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3 P. elegans (Sweet, ger. 3. t. 222.) Flowers blush. 



4 P. laciniatum (Sweet, ger. n. s. no. 1.) Flowers dark-red. 



SECT. V. PHYMATA'NTHCS (from <f>vpa, phyma, a wart or tu- 

 mour, and avSos, ant has, a flower ; in allusion to the warted claws 

 of the petals). Lindl. in Sweet, ger. no. 43. Petals 5, unequal, 

 2 superior ones warted at the claws. Stamens 10, in a short 

 tube, the 5 fertile ones recurved, and the 5 sterile ones straight, 

 all pilose or pubescent. Small, branched shrubs, with ovate or 

 lanceolate, toothed leaves. 



89 P. ELA'TUM (Sweet, ger. 96. under Phymatiinthus,) stem 

 erect, branched ; leaves lanceolate, canescent, deeply toothed ; 

 peduncles usually 3-flowered ; superior petals largest, rather 

 smooth at the base, lower ones oval-oblong. Tj . G. Ger. tri- 

 color arboreum, Andr. ger. icon. Flowers white, with the upper 

 petals red. 



Tall Stork's-bill. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1791. Shrub l foot. 



90 P. TRI'COLOR (Curt. bot. mag. 240.) stem erect ; leaves lan- 

 ceolate, villously-canescent, deeply- toothed, or jagged; pedun- 

 cles usually 3-flowered ; upper petals roundish, short, warted at 

 the base, lower ones oval. ^ . G. Ger. violarium, Jacq. icon, 

 rar. 3. t. 527. Ger. tricolor, Andr. ger. icon. Phymatanthus 

 tricolor, Sweet, ger. 43. The 2 superior petals are reddish-pur- 

 ple, and nearly black towards the claws, the 3 lower ones white. 



Three-coloured-Rowered. Stork's-bill. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 

 1791. Shrub 1 foot. 



f Garden Hybrids belonging to the present Section. 



1 P. villbsum (Sweet, hort. brit. 75.) Flowers white and purple. 



2 P. grandiflorum (Sweet, 1. c.) Flowers white and purple. 



3 P. latifolium (Sweet, 1. c.) Flowers white and purple. 



4 P. inlertinctum (Sweet, ger. n. s. 54.) Flowers striped. 



SECT. VI. GRENVI'LIEA (named in compliment to Lady 

 Grenville, a great lover of geraniums). Sweet, ger. 262. f. 2. 

 Petals 5, 2 superior ones largest, obliquely obovate, on long 

 claws, 3 lower ones small, spatulate. Stamens 10, the 4 fertile 

 ones ascendent at the apex, the 6 sterile ones short and awl- 

 shaped. A tuberous rooted herb, with simple leaves. 



91 P. CONSPI'CUUM (Sweet, ger. 1. c. under Grenvillea,) stem- 

 less ; leaves spatulately-ovate or obovate, deeply-crenated, vil- 

 lous ; stem long, a little branched ; umbels many-flowered ; 

 superior petals emarginate ; nectariferous tube nearly 3 times 

 longer than the calyx. I/ . G, Ger. Grenvilliee, Andr. ger. 

 icon. Petals blush, 2 superior ones with a purple spot in the 

 centre of each, and with their bases dark-velvety. 



Conspicuous Stork's-bill. Fl. July, Nov. Clt. 1810. PI. 1 ft. 



SECT. VII. SEYMOU'RIA (named in compliment to the hon. 

 Emily Seymour). Sweet, ger. 3. t. 206. Petals 2, distinct at 

 the base, abruptly reflexed in the middle. Stamens 5, nearly 

 equal, in a long straight tube, all fertile. Stemless herbs, with 

 turnip-like roots. 



92 P. ASARIFOLIUM (Sweet, ger. 1. c. under Seymouria,) leaves 

 roundish, cordate, bluntish, quite entire, ciliated, smooth, and 

 shining above, but velvety-tomentose beneath ; umbels com- 

 pound, capitate ; petals lanceolately-spatulate, emarginate at the 

 apex. I/ . G. Flowers dark-purple. 



Asarabacca-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. Nov. Feb. Clt. 1821. 

 PL i foot. 



93 P. L'HERETI'ERI (Sweet, ger. 1. c.) leaves ovate, quite en- 

 tire, acute, smooth ; umbels simple ; petioles ciliated with hairs. 

 It . G. Ger. dipetalum, Lher. ger. t. 43. Petals pale-purple, 

 spotted at the base. 



L'Heretier's Stork's-bill. Fl. April, May. Clt. 1795. PI. | ft. 



SECT. VIII. JENKINSONIA (named in compliment to Mr. Jen- 



kinson, treasurer to the horticultural society ; a great cultivator 

 of geraniums). Sweet, ger. no. 76. Petals 4-5, superior ones 

 much larger than the rest, emarginate at the apex, streaked with 

 lines. Stamens 10, ascending, spreading at the top, and pilose 

 at the base, 5-7 of which usually bear anthers, the sterile ones 

 very short and awl-shaped. Shrubs or herbs. Leaves pinnately, 

 rarely ternately or palmately cleft, usually multifid. 



* Flowers with 4 petals and 5 anthers. 



94 P. CANARIE'NSE (Willd. hort. berl. t. 17.) stem herbace- 

 ous ; leaves 3-parted ; lobes toothed at the apex, obtuse, lower 

 ones obovate, middle ones ovate, usually trifid ; peduncles 

 generally 2-flowered. $ . G. Native of the Canary Islands. 

 Petals white, 2 upper ones streaked with red. 



Canary-Island Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1802. 

 PI. I foot. 



95 P. SYNNOTII (Sweet, ger. 342. under Jenkinsonia,} stem 

 suffruticose at the base, branched ; branches flexuous, diffuse, 

 ascending, pilose; leaves 3-parted and pinnatifid, rather re- 

 curved and pilose above, shining, but pubescent beneath, with 

 ciliated edges ; segments jagged, bluntly and roundedly toothed ; 

 umbels usually 5-flowered ; flowers with 4 petals and 5 anthers ; 

 nectariferous tube shorter than the calyx. Tj . G. Petals lilac, 

 upper ones marked each with 2 branched lines. 



Synnot's Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1825. Shrub 1 

 to 3 feet. 



96 P. BULLA'TUM (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 530. coll. 5. p. 124.) 

 stem shrubby, procumbent, puberulous ; leaves pinnate-parted ; 

 lobes deeply-lobed, rather hispid on both surfaces, lower ones 

 largest ; peduncles 2-flowered. Tj . G. P. myrrhif olium /3, 

 Willd. spec. p. 661. Jenkinsonia bullata, Sweet, ger. 3. t. 530. 

 Petals pale-red, 2 upper ones lined with red. 



Blistered Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt.? PI. procumbent. 



97 P. MYRRHIFOLIUM (Ait. hort. kew, ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 421.) 

 stem shrubby, ascending ; leaves rather hispid on both surfaces, 

 stifF, pinnate-parted ; lobes deeply-serrated, lower ones largest ; 

 peduncles 2-3-flowered. Tj . G. Ger. myrrhifolium, Lin. 

 spec. 949. P. betonicum, Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 531. coll. 5. p. 

 127. Petals like those of the last species, but sometimes 5. 



Myrrh-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1696. Sh. 1 ft. 



98 P. coRiANDRirbLiUM (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 528. coll. 5. 

 t. 142.) stem herbaceous, perennial, rather puberulous; leaves 

 bipinnate, smooth ; lobes linear, subpinnatifid. 3 . G. Ger. 

 coriandrifolium, Cav. diss. 4. t. 116. Jenkinsonia coriandri- 

 folia, Sweet, ger. t. 34. Peduncles usually 3-flowered. Petals 

 white, 2 -superior ones streaked with red. 



Coriander-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. March, Aug. Clt. 1724. 

 PI. 1 foot. 



* * Flowers with 5 anthers and 5 petals. 



99 P. LA'CERUM (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 532. coll. 5. t. 122.) 

 stem herbaceous, hairy, rather erect ; leaves bipinnatifid ; seg- 

 ments lanceolate, obtuse, toothed at the apex ; peduncles 3-5- 

 flowered. I/ . G. Jenkinsonia lacera, Sweet, ger. 3. p. 532. 

 Petals blush, marked with blood-coloured veins. Pedicels short, 

 cuniculate even to the base. 



Jagged-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1731. PI. 2 ft. 



* * * Flowers rvith 7 anthers and 4 petals. 



100 P. LONGICAU'LE (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 533. coll. 5. p. 

 125.) stem herbaceous, hairy ; leaves pinnate-parted ; segments 

 jagged, toothed at the apex, lower ones more profound; pe- 

 duncles 1 -5-flowered. $ . G. Petals 4-5, pale-rose coloured, 

 veined with red. 



Long-stemmed Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt.? PI. long. 



101 P. ANEMONEFOLIUM (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 535. coll. 5. 

 5 A 2 



