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GERANIACE^E. VI. PELARGONIUM. 



Ger. gibbosum, Lin. spec. 946. Cav. diss. 4. t. 109. f. 1. Petals 

 of a dirty greenish-yellow colour, sweet-scented in the evening. 



Gibbous-stemmed Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1712. 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



161 P. APIIFOLIUM (Jacq. eel. 1. t. 27.) stem shrubby, fleshy, 

 thick ; leaves pinnate, with wedge-shaped, pinnatifid leaflets, and 

 jagged lobes ; umbels many-flowered. Jj . G. Petals with a 

 dirty-yellow margin, and dark-brown disk. Anthers 7, with 

 the nectariferous tube hardly conspicuous. 



Celery-leaved Stork's-bill. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



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* * * * Tristia (from tristis, sad ; colour of flowers). Plants 

 almost stemless. Roots tuberous and fasciculately -tuberous. 

 Leaves decompound, jagged, or undivided and lobed. Petals 

 \ from yellow to dtrty-bromn. 



1C2 P. FLA'VUM (Ait. hort. kew, ed. 1. vol. 2. p. 418.) sub- 

 caulescent; leaves bipinnately-decompound, jagged, hairy; seg- 

 ments linear ; umbels many-flowered. 3 . G. Sweet, ger. 254. 

 Ger. daucifolium, Murr. comm. goett. 1780. p. 13. t. 4. Cav. 

 diss. 4. t. 120. f. 2. Ger. flavum, Lin. fil. suppl. 257. Petals 

 dirty-yellow, smelling at night. 



Far. ft. daucoides (Jacq. icon. rar. 3. t. 522.) lobes of leaves 

 rather lanceolate ; flowers pale-yellow, marked with red lines. 



JWfero-flowered Stork's-bill. Fl. Jul. Oct. Clt. 1724. PI. 1ft. 



1G3 P. MILLEFOLIA'TUM (Sweet, ger. 230.) plant nearly stem- 

 less ; leaves decompound, smooth ; leaflets jagged, with chan- 

 nelled, linear segments ; umbels many-flowered ; calyxes re- 

 flexed ; nectariferous tube almost sessile, and 5 times longer than 

 the calyx, y.. G. Root tuberous, branching out into many 

 tubers of different sizes and shapes. Petals of a dingy-brown 

 colour, and darker in the centre. 



Milfoil-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. June, Oct. PI. i foot. 



164 P. APPENDICULA'TUM (Willd. spec. 3. p. 651.) stemless; 

 leaves bipinnate, villous ; lobes linear ; stipulas adnate to the 

 petioles, dilated and ovate at the apex ; umbels many-flowered, 

 hairy. If. G. Ger. appendiculatum, Cav. diss. 4. p. 262. t. 

 121.f. 2. Corolla violet. 



Appendiculate Stork's-bill. PI. \ foot. 



165 P. FILIPENDULIFOLIUM (Sweet, ger. t. 85.) nearly stem- 

 less ; leaves hairy, pinnate ; leaflets bipinnate, with ovate-toothed, 

 acutish segments ; umbels many-flowered, rather hairy. If . G. 

 P. triste ft, Sims, bot. mag. 1641. The flowers are the colour 

 of those of P. triste. 



Dropivort-leavedStork's-bM. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1812. PI. 1 ft. 



166 P. HERACLEIFOLIUM (Sweet, ger. t. 211.) stemless; um- 

 bels many-flowered ; lower leaves oblong, entire, and jagged ; 

 upper ones pinnatifid and pinnate, clothed with a kind of pow- 

 dery pubescence, with the segments and leaflets oblong, obtuse, 

 smuately lobed, and with unequal, blunt teeth ; nectariferous tube 

 3 times longer than the reflexed calyx, y. . G. Root a hard 

 woody tuber. Petals of a dull-greenish straw-colour, marked 

 near the centre with 2 obscure, purplish spots. 



Corv-Parsnip-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1820. 

 PI. 1 foot. 



107 P. Tiii'sTF. (Ait. hort. k<nv, 2. p. 418.) nearly stemless ; 

 leaves hairy, pinnate ; leaflets pinnatifid, with linear, acute seg- 

 ments ; umbels many-flowered. I/ . G. Delaun. herb. amat. 

 t. 27. Ger. triste, Corn. can. t. 110. Cav. diss. 4. t. 107. f. 1. 

 Petals obovate-oblong, pale greenish-yellow, spotted with brown, 

 I fragrant in the evening. 

 v^__&zrf-flowered Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1632. PL 1 ft. 



16~8 P: SCHIZOPE'TALUM (Sweet, ger. 232.) stem scaly ; leaves 

 ternate or trind, obtuse, waved, hairy ; lateral leaflets 2-lobed, 

 intermediate ones large, hardly lobed, all toothed ; umbels many- 

 flowered ; petals nearly equal, 2-parted, with the segments mul- 

 tifid ; nectariferous tube 3 times longer than the calyx. Jj . G. 



Petals upper ones pale-yellow, lower ones brownish-purple. 

 Root tuberous. Stem short. 



Cut-petalled Stork's -bill. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1821. PL ^ ft. 



169 P. IOBA'TUM (Willd. spec. 3. p. 650.) nearly stemless; 

 leaves cordate, tomentose beneath, bluntly 3-5-lobed, sinuately- 

 toothed ; scape subdivided ; umbels many-flowered. If. . G. 

 Sweet, ger. 51. Ger. lobatum, Cav. diss. 4. p. 250. t. 114. f. 2. 

 Petals obovate-oblong, blackish, with the base and margins yel- 

 low. Stamens usually 6, rarely 9-10. 



Zo&ed-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1710. PL 1 ft. 



170 P. PULVERULE'NTUM (Sweet, ger. 3. t. 218.) nearly stem- 

 less ; umbels many-flowered ; scape rather branched ; leaves 

 roundish-cordate, somewhat lobed, crenated, clothed with pow- 

 dery tomentum, fleshy ; superior petals smallest, with 2 spots 

 each. If.G. Root a tuber, covered with rough cracked skin. 

 Petals 3, lower ones dark-velvety, with a yellowish margin ; 

 upper ones yellowish, with 2 dark velvety marks near the apex. 



.Powdery-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1822. 

 PL | foot. 



171 P. PEDICELLA'TUM (Sweet, ger. 3. t. 250.) nearly stem- 

 less ; leaves smooth, ciliated, fleshy, 5-7-lobed, toothed, reflexed 

 at the apex ; stipulas cordate, acute ; umbels many-flowered ; 

 flowers on long pedicels ; calyxes reflexed ; petals nearly equal ; 

 nectariferous tube 5 times longer than the calyx. I/ . G. Root 

 a tuber, covered with brown bark. Petals lower ones dark- 

 purple, edged with pale-yellow, 2 upper ones pale greenish- 

 yellow, marked with a bifid, purplish spot. 



Pedicellate-dowered Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1822. 

 PL 1 foot. 



172 P. LU^RIDUM (Sweet, ger. 3. t. 281.) leaves ovate, bluntly 

 toothed or cut, smooth, or slightly pubescent ; scape simple ; 

 umbels many-flowered, on very long pedicels ; petals nearly 

 equal, obovate, at length reflexed; nectariferous tube 5-times 

 longer than the calyx ; root large, tuberous, covered with 

 wrinkled scaly bark. !(. . G. Ger. luridum, Andr. ger. icon. 

 P. huraefolium, Sweet, in colv. cat. Petals straw-coloured, of 

 a brownish-copper colour towards the apex. 



Zurirf-flowered Stork's-bill. Fl. Jul. Dec. Clt. 1811. PI. 1 ft. 



***** Fulgido (from fulgido, to be shining ; brilliancy 

 of flowers) Stem short and rather fleshy. Leaves divided, cut, 

 and toothed. Petals scarlet or blood-coloured. 



173 P. A'RDENS (Sweet, ger. 45.) nearly stemless; leaves 

 clothed with . soft villi, cordate, ovate-oblong, ternate, or 3-5- 

 lobed ; lobes obtuse, sinuately-toothed ; scape branched ; umbels 

 many-flowered. Tj . G. Lodd. bot. cab. 139. Ger. ardens, 

 Andr. ger. icon. Petals obovate, fire-coloured. Nectariferous 

 tvibe very long. Stamens usually 6. Said to be a hybrid be- 

 tween P. lobatum and P. fulgidum. 



Glowing Stork's-bill. Fl. Mar. Aug. Clt. 1810. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



174 P. SANGXJINEUM (Wendl. coll. 2. p. 53. Sweet, ger. t. 

 76. but not of Willd.) stem fleshy, thick ; leaves pilose, pinnate, 

 with jagged, pinnatifid, decurrent leaflets, and linear-lanceolate 

 lobes ; umbels many-flowered ; petals obovate, rather oblong. 

 fj . G. Flowers of an intense purplish-scarlet colour, on long 

 pedicels. 



-B/ood-coloured-flowered Stork's-bill. FL April, Aug. Sh. 1 ft. 



175 P. FU'LGIDUM (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 422.) stem shrubby, 

 fleshy ; leaves ternate ; leaflets sessile, wedge-shaped, deeply 

 toothed, middle one largest, pinnatifid ; umbels many-flowered, 



'usually jointed ; pedicels rather refracted after flowering. Tf.. G. 

 Sweet, ger. 69. Ger. fulgidum, Lin. spec. 945. Cav. diss. 4. 

 t. 116. f. 2. Flowers scarlet. 



Shining-flowered Stork's-bill. Fl. Mar. Oct. Clt. 1723. Sh. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



