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GERANIACE.E. VI. PELARGONIUM. 



p. 1 33.) stem shrubby at the base, hairy, erect ; leaves pinnate- 

 parted, hairy beneath, but smooth above ; lobes toothed ; pe- 

 duncles usually 5-flowered. ^ . G. Jenkinsonia anemonefolia, 

 Sweet, ger. 3. t. 535. Petals usually 5 in number, rose-coloured, 

 striped with deeper veins. 



Anemone-flowered Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. PI. 1 foot. 



102 P. CAUCALIFOLIUM (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 529. coll. 5. p. 

 145.) stem herbaceous, hairy; leaves bipinnate; lobes linear, 

 smoothish ; peduncles 1-flowered. If.. G. Jenkinsonia cauca- 

 lifolia, Sweet, ger. 3. t. 529. Petals white or flesh-coloured, 

 veined with red. 



Caucalis-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. Mar. Sept. Clt. 1812. PI. 1 ft. 



103 P. MULTICAU'LE (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 534. coll. 5. p. 

 126.) stems herbaceous, procumbent, smooth ; leaves somewhat 

 bipinnatifid, toothed ; peduncles many-flowered, capitate. If.. G. 

 Jenkinsonia multicaulis, Sweet, ger. 3. t. 534. Petals pale- 

 violet, 2 superior ones veined and spotted. 



Many-stemmed Stork's-bill. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1802. PI. 

 procumbent. 



104 P. PE'NDULUM (Sweet, ger. 2. 1. 188. under Jenkinsonia,) 

 peduncles usually 5-flowered ; leaves bipinnatifidly jagged, 

 hairy ; segments lanceolate, obtuse, toothed at the apex ; stem 

 procumbent, hairy ; flowers heptandrous, 4-petalled, nectari- 

 ferous tube keeled, a little longer than the calyx. Jj . G. Ger. 

 lacerum, Andr. ger. icon. Petals lilac, 2 superior ones striped 

 with dark purple. 



/WM/OMs-branched Stork's-bill. ' Fl. May, Aug. Clt. ? PI. 

 hanging. 



* * * Flowers with 7 anthers and 5 petals. 



105 P. QUINA'TUM (Curt. bot. mag. 547.) stem shrubby, 

 flexuous ; leaves pubescent, palmately 5-cleft ; lobes cuneated, 

 3-toothed at the apex ; peduncles 1-2-flowered ; stamens pilose 

 at the base ; nectariferous tube twice the length of the large 

 calyx ; superior petals emarginate. T; G. Ger. praemorsum, 

 Andr. bot. rep. 150. Jenkinsonia quinata, Sweet, ger. t. 79. 

 Flowers large, cream-coloured, the 2 superior petals marked 

 with dark, simple veins. 



Quinate-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1793. Sh. 1 

 to 2 feet. 



SECT. IX. CiionisMA (from ^wpier/xoc, chorismos, a separ- 

 ation; in allusion to the 2 lower fertile stamens being free 

 and separate from the rest). Sweet, ger. no. 79. Petals 4, 

 rarely 5, 2 superior ones with long claws, large, 2 lower ones 

 much smaller. Stamens connate into a long, declinate tube, 

 which is jointed in the middle, 7 of which are fertile, 2 lower 

 ones of these free, the 3 sterile ones very short and awl-shaped, 

 and about equal in length. 



106 P. TETRAGONUM (Lher. ger. t. 23.) branches tetragonal, 

 fleshy ; leaves cordate, obtusely lobed and rather toothed. 

 *2. G. Jacq. icon. rar. 1. t. 132. Curt. bot. mag. 136. D. C. 

 pi. grass, t. 96. Jenkinsonia tetragona, Sweet, ger. t. 99. 

 Flowers pink. 



Var. /3, trigonum (Scop. del. 1. p. 12. t. 5.) branches tri- 

 gonal. In the same plant the branches may be trigonal and 

 tetragonal. 



Var. y, variegatum (Sweet, ger. 99.) leaves variegated with 

 white round the edges. 



Tetragonal-stemmed Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1774. 

 Shrub 1 foot, with reclining branches. 



SECT. X. ISOPE'TALUM (from i<ro c , isos, equal, and ireraXoc, 

 petalon, a petal). Sweet, ger. no. 126. Superior segment of 

 calyx ending in a nectariferous foveola at the base, not in a tube. 

 Petals 5, equal. Stamens 10, connate into a short tube, 5 or 6 

 of which are fertile, these are spreading and incurved at the 



apex ; the rest sterile, unequal, and incurved. Shrubs with 

 fleshy stems. 



107 P. COTYLE'DON (Lher. ger. t. 27.) stem thick, fleshy, 

 branched ; leaves cordate, rather peltate, wrinkled, pubescent, 

 but tomentose beneath, and reticulately veined. Tj . S. Native 

 of St. Helena. Ger. cotyledonis, Lin. mant. 569. Isopetalum 

 cotyledonis, Sweet, ger. 126. Petals white, ovate. 



Cofy/erfon-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1765. 

 Shrub 1 to 4 feet. 



108 P. DISCIPES (Sweet, hort. brit. p. 85.). This plant is a 

 native of St. Helena; it has not yet flowered in the gardens. 

 It grows tall, witli 1 single stem, with the leaves crowded at the 

 top of the stem, they are hairy and kidney-shaped. I/ . G. 



Central-stalked Stork's-bill. Clt. 1808. Shrub 6 feet. 



SECT. XI. CICONIUM (from cicbnia, a stork, the same meaning 

 as Pelargonium, which see). Sweet, ger. no. 13. in a note, and 

 at no. 9. Pelargium, series 1. Ciconium, D. C. prod. 1. p. 658. 

 sect. Cynosbata, D. C. prod. 1. p. 654. Petals 5, 2 superior 

 ones approximate, short, and narrow, or nearly equal between 

 themselves. Stamens 10, 7 or 5 of which bear anthers, 2 upper 

 ones of these very short, 3 or 5 sterile. Stems shrubby, erect. 



* Petals suboval, nearly equal. Stamens 10, 5 of which are 

 sterile and 5 fertile. Cynosbata, D. C. I.e. 



109 P. MALV-EFOLIUM (Jacq. fil. eel. 1. p. 145. t. 97.) stem 

 shrubby at the base ; branches divaricate, diffuse, puberulous ; 

 leaves cordate, rather orbicular, 7-9-lobed, coarsely serrated, 

 pubescent on both surfaces ; umbels 5-8-flovvered. Tj . G. 

 Petals flesh-coloured, reticulated with darker veins. Nectari- 

 ferous tube obsolete. 



Mallow-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1812. 

 Shrub 2 feet. 



110 P. LATERITIUM (Willd. enum. suppl. p. 47.) stem shrubby 

 at the base ; leaves cordate, 5-lobed, hairy, zonate ; lobes acutely 

 toothed at the apex ; umbels 4-5-flowered. T? . G. Jacq. fil. 

 eel. 1. t. 97. the last figure. Petals brick-coloured. 



ZJncA-coloured-flowered Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 

 1800. Shrub 2 feet. 



111 P. CYNOSBATIFOLIUM (Willd. hort. berl. t. 78.) stem 

 shrubby, branched ; leaves cordate, 3-lobed, toothed, pilose ; 

 middle lobe 3-lobed ; peduncles 2-flowered ; nectariferous tube 

 very short. Jj . G. Flowers of a deep rose-colour, according 

 to the colour given in the figure, but lilac according to the de- 

 scription ; the lower petals are striped with darker branched 

 veins. 



Gooseberry-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Shrub 2 ft. 



* * Petals of one colour, 2 superior ones very short and narrow. 

 Stamens short, erect, 2 lower ones very short, with the anthers 

 nearly sessile. Stems shrubby, fleshy. Sect. Pelargium, series 

 1. Cicbnia, D. C. prod. \.p. 658. 



112 P. ACETOSUM (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 430.) leaves quite 

 smooth, obovate, crenated, rather fleshy ; peduncles few-flowered ; 

 petals linear. tj . G. Curt. bot. mag. 103. Ger. acetosum, 

 Lin. spec. 947. Cav. diss. 4. t. 104. f. 3. Petals pale-rose 

 coloured. Stamens usually 5, fertile. 



Sorrel-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1710. Sh. 2 ft. 



113 P. SCA'NDENS (Ehrh. beitr. 7. p. 161. Willd. spec. 3. p. 

 666.) leaves roundish, obsoletely lobed, crenated, smooth, zo- 

 nate ; peduncles many-flowered ; petals linear, about the breadth 

 of the segments of the calyx. Tj . G. Stem not climbing, but 

 the branches are flexuous. Ger. acetosum roseum, Dum. Cours. 

 bot. cult. 5. p. 16. Petals rose-coloured. 



Climbing Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Sept. Clt. 1800. Shrub 

 flexuous. 



114 P. PUMILUM (Willd. enum. 704.) leaves roundish, kid- 



