PELARGONIUM 



Included this plant in his Geraiiiiim c 

 Alton separated it as a distinct spec 

 G. cucullatiim was founded on literatu 

 sources of information 

 was Dillenius' "Hortus 

 Eltharaensis,"with apic- 

 ture ; but this picture, 

 •which is reduced one- 

 half in Fig. 1704, is what 

 is now known as P. a„- 

 gulosum. This is one of 

 the species which has 

 entered largely into the 

 Pelargoniums of florists. 

 9. dom^sticnm. Com- 

 mon, Show, Fancy and 

 Lady Washington Ge- 

 raniums (or Pelargo- 

 NilTiis). Fig. 1705. The 



•iter 



name for the garden type 



1708. Pelareoni 



of fancy Pelargonium. 

 The race is said to be 

 derived chiefly fromf. 

 rncHUatum, P. angii- 

 /■istim and P. grandi- 

 florum, but the writer 

 can see little evidence 

 nf the blood of P. gran- 

 lUf Jorum. It seems 

 to be nearest to P. cu- 

 cnllatum, having the 



:isk- 



shaped not lobed Ivs. and mostly the soft-hairiness of 

 that species. In many of them, however, the leaves are 

 distinctly augle-lobed, sunirestiiisr P. miiiiilnxum. It is a 

 fair question whetlit-r /•*. nnulhifunt ;ni'i P. itiigiflosKm 

 are themselves to be n.n^i.li n .1 v|„.riti,-;iily ilistinct. P. 



domesliciim is meant t mpi'is.' tin- whole range of 



garden forms of the Simw ,.r Laily Washington Pelar- 

 goniums. The name will t-nalile one to talk about these 

 garden plants with precision. To many of these garden 

 forms specific botanical names have been given, so that 

 P. domesticum is not tin' first name that has been ap- 

 plied in this grouji, Imi iIm' w i-ii.i i^ wi :m :o-r ilun imy 

 collective or group i ■ i ' i .> - . i, iii 



particular, has i;i\' i 1.' i ms. 



These old names. Iii-.i ■>.!, ;ip|. I. i.ui- 



cal forms, and it woaUi l.r w..l. i, loir 



application to cover the entire groo| [ t„. 



difficult to select anyone of them n- : iM... 



under botanical rules, than others, h irnte 



to call this garden form either P. r,i. ■< •,.„. ,,r /'. an- 

 giilosiim. 



ca. Lrs. sharply S-7-lobed and sharphj toothed or 



10. rrandifldrum, Willd. Shrubby, glabrous and 

 glaucous: Ivs. long-stalked, strongly 3-7-nerved from 

 the top of the petiole, deeply .")-7-lobed, the lobes broad 

 and sharp-toothed, the stipules ovate and mucronate: 

 fls. about I! on each peduncle, the stalk-like calyx-tube 

 3-4 times as long as the lanceolate segments, the obo- 

 vate white petals (upper 2 with red lines) 3 times as 

 long as calyx-segments. —A handsome and distinct spe- 

 cies, not now in cult, in its pure form. 



11. capititum. Ait. Stems weak and trailing, with 

 lom; wliito liairs. woody at the base: Ivs. long-stalked, 

 conlato, :!-.■. lol.ed and the lobes rounded and toothed: 

 peduncles longer than the Ivs., densely many-fld.,the 



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PELARGONIITM 1263 



fls. sessile, rose-purple, with calyx-tube much shorter 

 than the hairy mucronate calyx-lobes. — Plant rose- 

 scented, but not in general cultivation in its pure form. 



ccc. it's, cordate-lobed, soft and velvety. 



12. tomentdsum, Jacq. Plant rather thick- and soft- 

 stemmed, long white-hairy all over: Ivs. very long- 

 stalked, very broadly cordate-ovate, 3-5-7-lobed and 

 small-toothed, soft and velvety: stipules ovate-acumi- 

 nate, withering: fls. small, white, with red near the cen- 

 ter, in a lax panicle. — Scent like peppermint, and for 

 that reason it is somewhat grown. The stems are long 

 and straggly. 



cccc. I/vs. deeply several-ma ny -lobed , with narrow 

 divisions rather rough or stiff, strong-scented. 

 Rose Geraniums. 



13. quercifdlium, Ait. Oak-leaved Geranium. Scar- 

 LET-FLOWEKING RosE GERANIUM. Fig. 1706. Shrubby 

 and branchy, somewhat hairy and glandular: Ivs. with 

 stalks 2-4 in. long, cordate-ovate in outline, with 2-3 

 pairs of oblong side lobes (Ivs. pinnatifid), which ex- 

 tend nearly to the midrib and are again toothed and 

 notched: stipules small, 2 pairs at each node: fls. few- 

 several rather small, red or purplish, in umbels and 

 with short pedicels.— A rather common greenhouse 

 plant, the Ivs. often with a dark spot. 



14. gravdolens, Ait. Fig. 1707. Much like the last, 

 but Ivs. longer -petioled and palmately 5-7-lobed or 

 parted, the broad lobes flat and pinnatifid into many 

 mostly obtuse lobes: stipules cordate-acute: fls. many 

 on mostly long peduncles, pink or light purple, small, 

 the calyx hairy and nearly sessile, the calyx-lobes half 

 as long as the petals. — This is one of the commonest 

 forms of Rose Geranium. A typical leaf is well de- 

 picted in Fig. 1707 (lower Bgure). 



15. E4dula,Ait. Fig. 1707. Differs from P.. 7ra!'eo?e»is 

 in the narrower divisions with revolute margins of the 

 Ivs. : the Ivs. are deeply palmately parted, the lobes 

 narrow-linear and pinnatifid, all rough-hispid on the 

 upper surface and soft-pubescent beneath: fls. small, 

 pale purple, with dark streaks. — Does not appear to be 

 in the trade in a pure form, hut the narrow-lvd. Rose 

 Geraniums are probably hybrids between this and P. 

 graveolens. 



16. denticuiatum, Jacq. Fig. 1708. Much like P. 

 iJodii/a, but the leaf-lobes very denticul.ite ami fl;it: ivs. 

 glabrous and viscid 



Much branched and 

 very scabrous or rough 

 Ivs. 2-ranked small and 

 rigid, short stalked 



rseh 



duncles, violet the I ^\ 

 er petals nairrw — \ 



plant with lem n 

 scented foliage Pr 1 

 ably not in general ciil 

 tivation now in a pure 



18. Limdnium Sweet 

 Lemon Geranilm Fig 1709 Lvs larger than in the 

 last, not 2-ranked soft fls purple and lilac —A garden 

 hybrid, P. cnspum apparently being one of its parents. 

 There is a form with variegated lvs. Sometimes known 



