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JP* multinerve, or Many Nerved. An upright shrub not 

 much branched, the leaves of a roundish kidney shape, and 

 the flowers of a deep red. It is of easy culture, and con- 

 tinues to bloom till late in autumn. 



P. exitnium, or Select. This has an erect stem with 

 hairy branches, and its growth is strong and vigorous; the 

 leaves are cordate and undulate ; the flowers are large, and 

 unite pale and dark shades of red and black. 



P grandiflorum^ or Great White Flowered. This has an 

 erect stem but little branched, with smooth glaucous leaves, 

 deeply five to seven lobed. As us name denotes, the flowers 

 are large and white, 



P. involucratum maximum^ or Large Bracted * The 

 stem is erect, growing to a large size, and but moderately 

 branched ; the leaves are cordate, or kidney shaped ; the 

 flowers are extremely large and white, with some streaks of 

 purple. It is a thrifty growing plant with fine foliage, and 

 the flowers are among the most beautiful of the whole fa- 

 mily. The Waverly Geranium much resembles the forego- 

 ing in the splendour, size, and colour cf its flowers the fo- 

 liage, however, distinguishes it. 



P. ornatum, or Ornate. A shrubby stem much branched; 

 the leaves small, broader than long, between cordate and 

 wedge shaped ; the flowers have a blotch of pink in the up- 

 per petals. 



P. fiavoniuni) or Peacock Sfiotted. 'The stem shrubby 

 and branching ; the leaves wedge shaped at the base, inclin- 

 ing to cordate ; the flowers of a fine bright red above, and 

 the lower petals of a pale scarlet. It grows freely, and con- 

 tinues in blossom all summer, and till late in autumn. 



P. ardens Burnished^ or Glowing.* This has a suffruti- 

 cose thick stem but little branched, the leaves of which 

 are scarcely two alike, cordate, oblong, or ternate; the 

 flowers are small, of a very dark scarlet and black. It is a 

 handsome plant, much admired for the brilliancy of its 

 flowers, and for their being produced during the greater 

 part of the year. 



P. ofiulifolium, or Gueldtr Rose Leaved. \\. has a shrub- 

 by erect stem, with few branches, and cordate, wide, concave 

 leaves, which are five lobed ; the flowers are very large, 

 of a deep red, finely streaked with a darker red. It is a free 

 growing plant. 



P. echinatum, or Prickly Stalked. The root of this is 

 fleshy, and has tubers; the stem is shrubby } succulent, and 



