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GERANIACEJS. VI. PELARGONIUM. 



umbels few-flowered. An intermediate plant between P, late- 

 ripes and P. peltatum. 



Side-stalked or Ivy-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 

 1787. Shrub straggling. 



190 P. PELTA'TUM (Ait. hort. kew. 2. p. 427.) stem shrubby ; 

 branches fleshy, angular ; leaves peltate, 5-lobed, quite entire, 

 fleshy ; umbels few-flowered. fj . w . G. Ger. peltatum, Lin. 

 spec. 947. Cav. diss. 4. p. 232. t. 100. f. 1. P. peltatum, 

 Curt. bot. mag. t. 20. Flowers pale-purple. 



Var. ft, zonatum (D. C. prod. 1. p. 666.) leaves zonate. 

 Haw. pi. succ. p. 307. 



Var. y, variegatum (Andr. ger. icon.) leaves edged with 

 white or yellow. 



Peltate-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1701. Sh. cl. 



191 P. SCUTA'TUM (Sweet, ger. t. 95.) stem shrubby ; branches 

 angular, puberulous, as well as the petioles ; leaves fleshy, 

 rather peltate, 5-lobed, glandularly-crenated, pubescent; umbels 

 7-8-flowered ; petals spreading ; antheriferous filaments 7, 2 

 of which are very short ; nectariferous tube nearly sessile, 3- 

 times longer than the calyx. \ . w . G. Flowers white, 2 

 superior petals marked each with 2 branched lines of purple. 



Saucer-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1701. Sh. cl. 



Series II. Platypetala (from irXarue, platys, broad, and 

 TTtraXov, petalon, a petal). The 2 superior petals are broader 

 and shorter than the loner ones, very blunt. 



192 P. OVALE (Lher. ger. t. 28. but not of Burm.) stem 

 sufFruticose, twisted, slender, prostrate ; branches, petioles, and 

 peduncles hispid ; leaves oval, acute, toothed, canescent ; um- 

 bels usually 5-flowered, on long peduncles ; nectariferous tube 

 shorter than the calyx, fy . G. Petals purplish, oblong-obo- 

 vate, nearly equal, 2 superior ones broadest, lined with more 

 intense purple. Stamens 7, fertile. 



Oval-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1774. Sh. 2 ft. 



193 P. E'LEGANS (Willd. spec. 3. p. 655.) stem shrubby, 

 erect ; leaves elliptic-roundish, sharply serrated, obtuse, stiff, 

 smooth ; umbels usually 5-flowered ; petals all obovate ; necta- 

 riferous tube shorter than the calyx. Tj . G. Ger. elegans, 

 Andr. bot. rep. t. 28. P. elegans, Sweet, ger. t. 36. Petals 

 white, 2 superior ones marked at the base with intense branched 

 lines. Stamens 7, fertile, with puberulous filaments. 



Far. a, major (Sweet, ger. 36. f. a.). 



Var. ft, minor (Sweet, ger. t. 36. f. &.). 



Elegant Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Aug. Clt. 1795. Sh. 1-2 ft. 



Series III. Anisopetala (from aviaof, anisos, unequal, and 

 TrtraXoc, petalon, a petal). The 2 upper petals are longer and 

 broader than the loner ones. Stems shrubby. 



1. Glaucescentia. Leaves smooth or smcothish, and more or 

 less glaucous. 



* Petals white, the 2 superior ones usually spotted or lined 

 nith red. 



194 P. GLAU'CUM (Lher. ger. t. 29.) plant quite smooth and 

 glaucous; leaves lanceolate, entire, acuminated; peduncles 1-2- 

 flowered : nectariferous tube 5-times longer than the calyx. 

 I? . G. Sweet, ger. t. 57. Ger. glaucum, Andr. ger. icon. 

 Ger. lanceolatum, Cav. diss. 4. t. 102. f. 2. Curt. bot. mag. 

 t. 56. but not of Andr. Petals white, 2 superior ones roundish, 

 with blood- coloured bases. 



Glaucous Stork's-bill. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1775. Sh. 1 to 2 ft. 



195 P. LANCEOLA'TUM (Andr. ger. icon, under Geranium,) 

 smooth, branched, spreading, purplish ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, 

 or lanceolate, acuminated, green, quite entire; peduncles 1- 

 flowered, axillary ; nectariferous tube about 3-times longer than 



the calyx ; petals obovateiy emarginate, lower ones rather spa- 

 tulate. J} . G. Petals white, upper ones marked with a 

 branched, large purple spot, lower ones with 2 faint lines. 



Lanceolate-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1775. 

 Shrub 1 foot. 



196 P. DIVERSIFOLIUM (Wendl. obs. p. 51.) smooth, glaucous ; 

 leaves lanceolate, quite entire or trifid, lower ones toothed ; 

 peduncles usually 1 -flowered, panicled. Tj . G. .Flowers like 

 those of the preceding species. Leaves rather bearded at 

 the apex. 



Diverse-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. 1794. Sh. 

 1 to 2 feet. 



197 P. TRIFOLIA'TCM (Andr. ger. icon, under Geranium,) 

 plant quite smooth, glaucous ; leaves trifoliate ; leaflets quite 

 entire, linear, acuminated at both ends, lateral ones shortest; 

 pedicels 1-flovvered ; stipulas linear-awl-shaped. Jj . G. P. 

 Isevigatum, Lher. herb, and ger. ined. no. 91. but not of Willd. 

 P. oxyphyllum, D. C. prod. 1. p. 667. 



Trifoliate Stork's-bill. Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



198 P. CUSPIDA'TUM (Willd. enum. suppl. 47.) plant quite 

 smooth, and glaucescent ; leaves ovate, acute, glaucous, rather 

 deeply and remotely serrated ; peduncles usually 3-flowered. 

 Jj . G. Very nearly allied to P. glaucum, according to Willd. 

 Flowers pale-red, 2 superior petals with 2 deep-purple branched 

 lines at the base. 



Cusfridate-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. June, Aug. Shrub 1 to 3 

 feet. 



199 P. SORORIUM (Willd. enum. suppl. 48.) plant quite smooth 

 and glaucous ; leaves deeply 3-parted, with hatchet-shaped seg- 

 ments, deeply serrated ; peduncles 3-flowered. Jj . G. Said 

 to be a hybrid between P. grandiflorum and P. glaucum. Pe- 

 tals pale-flesh-coloured, 2 upper ones painted with 2 branched, 

 blood-coloured lines. 



Sister Stork's-bill. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. ? Shrub 1 to 2 ft. 



200 P. L^EVIGA'TUM (Willd. spec. 3. p. 685.) plant quite 

 smooth and glaucous ; leaves trifid or ternate ; segments trifid ; 

 wedge-shaped, with linear lanceolate lobes ; peduncles usually 

 2-flowered. J? . G. Ger. Isevigatum, Lin. fil. suppl. 306. 

 Cav. diss. 4. t. 121. f. 1. Flowers white, with red lines. 



Var. ft, compositum (Lher. ger. ined. no. 92.) leaves ternate, 

 lateral segments undivided, middle ones 3-parted and somewhat 

 pinnatifid ; upper leaves trifid ; nectariferous tube very long. 



<Smoo<A-trifid-leaved Stork's-bill. Fl. June, Aug. Clt. ? 

 Shrub 1 to 2 feet. 



201 P. GRANDIFIORUM (Willd. spec. 3. p. 674.) plant smootli 

 and glaucous ; leaves 5-lobed, palmatifid, cordate at the base ; 

 lobes toothed towards the apex ; peduncles 3-flowered ; necta- 

 riferous tube 4-times longer than the calyx ; petals 4-times 

 longer than the calyx. ^ . G. Sweet ger. 29. Ger. grandi- 

 florum, Andr. bot. rep. t. 12. but not of Lin. Calyx and pe- 

 duncles rather pilose. Petals white, 2 superior ones cuneately- 

 obovate, striped with blood-colour at the base. 



Var. ft ; flowers rose-coloured. This variety sometimes occurs 

 in the gardens under the name of P. nobilis. 



Great-florvered Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1794. Shrub 

 1 to 3 feet. 



202 P. VARIEGA'TUM (Willd. spec. 3. p. 674.) plants smooth 

 and glaucous ; leaves 3-5-lobed, palmate-parted, with trifid 

 toothed segments ; stipulas ovate, cordate, acute ; peduncles 

 usually 2-flowered ; nectariferous tube 5-times longer than the 

 calyx ; petals 3-times longer than the calyx. Tj . G. Ger. 

 variegatum, Lin. fil. suppl. 305. Cav. diss. 4. p. 251. t. 118. 

 f. 3. The 2 superior petals are marked with branched, blood- 

 coloured lines, the rest whitish. 



Variegated-Rowered Stork's-bill. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1812. 

 Shrub 1 to 3 feet. 



