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GERANIACE.&. VI. PELARGONIUM. 



SECT. XIII. PEBI'STERA (from Trtptarepa, perislera, a pigeon ; 

 leaves of most of the species resembling those of the Common 

 Dove's-foot, Ger. columblnum). D. C. prod. 1. p. 655. Petals 

 nearly equal between themselves, and about the length of the 

 calyx or a little longer. Stamens 10, the 5 longest ones nearly 

 equal, antheriferous, the 5 alternate ones very short and sterile, 

 toothformed. Caulescent herbs with the habit of Geranium and 

 Erodium. 



128 P. COLUMBINUM (Jacq. schoenbr. 2. p. 4. t. 133.) many- 

 stemmed, diffuse, procumbent ; leaves cordate, roundish, many- 

 parted ; lobes trifid ; lobules linear ; peduncles many-flowered ; 

 flowers 4-anthered. If. . G. Ger. alceoides, Lin. spec. 948. ? 

 Petals purple, oblong-linear. 



Dove's-foot-lewed Stork's-bill. Fl. June, Dec. Clt. 1795. 

 PI. procumbent. 



129 P. PUOCU'MBENS (Pers. ench. 2. p. 229.) plant procum- 

 bent ; leaves cordate, rather lobed, crenate, toothed ; peduncles 

 usually 2-flowered ; flowers 4-anthered. 2f . G. Ger. pro- 

 cumbens, Andr. bot. rep. 254. Petals small, 2 superior ones 

 white, 3 lower ones purple ; all spotted in the middle. 



Procumbent Stork's-bill. FL April, May. Clt. 1801. PI. 

 procumbent. 



130 P. HUMIFU'SUM (Willd. enum. suppl. 47.) many-stemmed, 

 procumbent ; leaves cordate, somewhat 3-parted, or 5-lobed, 

 toothed; peduncles 3-5-flowered ; flowers 4-5-anthered. 0. H. 

 Native of the Canary Islands. Jacq. eel. 1. t. 99. Sweet, ger. 

 t. 42. Ger. decumbens, Balb. cat. hort. taur. 1813. app. 1. p. 

 11. Petals small, all spotted in the centre, 2 superior ones white, 

 3 inferior ones purplish. 



Trailing Stork's-bill. Fl. April, Oct. PI. trailing. 



131 P. CHAM/EDRYFOLIUM (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 523.) much 

 branched, procumbent ; leaves elliptic, obtuse, covered with 

 hoary pubescence, toothed; peduncles usually 2-flowered ; flowers 

 5-anthered. "%.. G. Petals white, length of calyx, marked 

 with a blood-coloured patch in the middle. 



Chamcedrys-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1812. 

 PI. procumbent. 



132 P. AUSTRA'LE (Willd. spec. 3. p. 657.) diffuse, pro- 

 cumbent ; leaves cordate, rather lobed, villous beneath ; pedun- 

 cles many-flowered; flowers 5-anthered. If.. G. Native of 

 New Holland. Jacq. eel. 1. p. 149. t. 100. Petals rose-co- 

 loured, 2 superior ones spotted. 



Southern Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1792. PI. pro- 

 cumbent. 



133 P. GLOMERA'TUM (Jacq. eel. 1. p. 146. t. 98.) stem suf- 

 fruticose, diffuse ; leaves cordate, ovate, obsoletely lobed, ob- 

 tusely crenated, villous beneath ; umbels many-flowered, crowded, 

 petals rather larger than the calyx, nearly equal between them- 

 selves ; nectariferous tube very short, nearly obsolete. "If. . G. 

 Native of New Holland. P. australe, Sweet, ger. 68. but not 

 of Willd. Ger. glomeratum, Andr. ger. icon. P. australe ft, 

 Willd. enum. 707. Petals white, 2 upper ones spotted with red. 



Glomerate-flowered Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1792. 

 PI. diffuse. 



134 P. ALTHJEOIDES (Lher, ger. t. 10.) diffuse, procumbent; 

 leaves cordate, ovate, villous, 3-lobed, toothed, upper ones si- 

 nuated; umbels many-flowered; flowers 5-anthered. 7. G. 

 Jacq. coll. 4. p. 185. t. 21. f. 2. Ger. althaeoides, Cav. diss. 4. 

 t. 123. f. 2. Petals white, spotted with red in the middle, 

 wedge-shaped, equal in length with the calyx. 



Hollyhock-like Stork's-bill. Fl. April, June. Clt. 1724. 

 PI. procumbent. 



SECT. XIV. PELA'RGIUM (from irc\apyof,pelargos, a stork, see 

 genus. D. C. prod. 1. p. 658. Pelarg6nium, Sweet, ger. 

 no. 41.). Petals 5, unequal, 2 upper ones approximate. Stamens 



10, unequal, 7 of which are antheriferous, 3 sterile ones awl- 

 shaped. 



Series I. Isopetaloldea (from t<roc, isos, equal, and TrtraXov, 

 petalon, a petal). D. C. prod. 1. p. 659. Petals nearly the 

 same size and length. 



* Alchimilloidea (plants with the habit of Alchimilla). D. C. 

 prod. 1. p. 659. Stems herbaceous. Leaves cordate, palmately 

 lobed. Petals small. 



135 P. INODORUM (Willd. hort. berl. t. 34.) stems herbaceous, 

 diffuse ; leaves cordately-ovate, obsoletely lobed, bluntly toothed, 

 ciliated ; umbels many-flowered, capitate ; petals equal with 

 the calyx as well as with each other. If. . G. Native of New 

 Holland. Sweet, ger. t. 56. Lag. nov. spec. no. 272. Petals 

 pale-purple, 2 superior ones marked with intense spots. Stamens 

 all fertile, as in the rest of the New Holland species. 



Scentless Stork's-bill. Fl. Mar. Aug. Clt. 1796. PI. diffuse. 



136 P. ODORATISSIMUM (Ait. hort. kew. ed. I. vol. 2. p. 419.) 

 stem fleshy, short ; branches herbaceous, long, diffuse ; leaves 

 roundish, cordate, soft ; umbels usually 5-flowered. If. . G. Ger. 

 odoratissimum, Cav. diss. 4. t. 103. f. 1. Andr. ger. with a 

 figure. Petals small, pale rose-coloured. 



Fery-sneet-scented Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1724. 

 PI. diffuse. 



137 P. GROSSULARIOIDES (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 42.) stems 

 prostrate, tetragonal, very smooth ; leaves cordate, roundish, 

 deeply toothed ; peduncles usually 2-flowered. If. . G. Ger. 

 grossularioldes, Lin. spec. 948. Cav. diss. 4. 1. 119. f. 2. Flowers 

 minute, pale flesh-coloured. 



Gooseberry-like Stork's-bill. Fl. April, Aug. Clt. 1731. 

 PL prostrate. 



138 P. A'NCEPS (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 40.) stems decumbent, 

 triquetrously 2-edged, smooth ; leaves cordate, roundish, obso- 

 letely lobed, toothed ; umbels many-flowered. If. . G. Jacq. 

 coll. 4. p. 184. t. 22. f. 3. Flowers small, larger than those of 

 the foregoing species, reddish. 



Two-edged-stemmed Stork's-bill. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1788. 

 PI. decumbent. 



139 P. ACUGNA'TICUM (Pet. Th. fl. acugn. p. 44. t. 13.) stems 

 herbaceous, erect ; . leaves smooth, kidney-shaped, obsoletely 

 lobed, dentately crenated ; umbels many-flowered, capitate ; 

 petals length of the pilose, acuminated calyx. If. . G. Native 

 of the island of Tristan d'Acugna. Petals wedge-shaped, red. 

 P. clandestinum of Lher. ger. ined. a native of New Zealand, 

 is perhaps the same. 



D'Acugna Stork's-bill. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1818. PI. 1 ft. 



140 P. CLAVA'TUM (Lher. ger. ined. no. 32.) stems herba- 

 ceous, erect, puberulous ; leaves kidney-shaped, nearly undi- 

 vided, pubescent, crenate-toothed ; umbels many-flowered ; nec- 

 tariferous tube clavate, twice the length of the acuminated lobes 

 of the calyx. I/ . G. 



Clavate-iubed Stork's-bill. PI. 1 foot. 



141 P. PARVIFLORUM (Andr. ger. with a figure, under Gera- 

 nium,) plant prostrate ; branches very slender ; leaves cordate, 

 slightly 5-lobed, crenated, obtuse, hairy ; umbels many-flowered ; 

 petals all sublinear, nearly equal ; nectariferous tube about the 

 length of the calyx. If. . G. Flowers small, purplish-red. 



Small-flowered Stork's-bill. Fl. May, July. Clt. 1800. PI. 

 prostrate. 



142 P. DI'STANS (Lher. ger. ined. no. 35.) stems herbaceous, 

 erect, tetragonal, smooth ; leaves remote, roundish, 5-lobed, 

 smooth, upper ones deeply jagged: umbels many-flowered, 

 crowded, on long peduncles. If. . G. 



Distant Stork's-bill. PL 1 foot. 



143 P. TABULA' RE (Lher. ger. t. 9.) stem ascending, pilose ; 

 leaves kidney-shaped, 3-5-lobed, obtuse, toothed at the apex, 



