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used as a hemostatic aud as a powerful remedy iu diarrlicea aud 

 dysentery.^ The species of Monsonia are used at the Cape as 

 astriagents,- as are also several of Pelargonhtm. At the Cape P. 

 anikhjsenicriciun,^ aud cncnlkifum,'^' are recommended for nervous and 

 intestirial affections. In India, P. anceps^ is valued as an emmeua- 

 gogue, and even as assisting partui-ition. In the last named genus 

 the usually abundant essential oil renders several species very 

 fi-agrant ; at the Cape it is distilled largely for industrial purposes 

 from the leaves of several species cultivated in large quantities for 

 the piu'pose, and among others from F. Eachcla,'^ ro-seuni,'^ capifatum.,^ 

 and odoratissimum.^ It is often used to adulterate Otto of Eoses, 

 resembling it in perfume, the species used being often named 

 Geranium Rosat}^ The waters distilled from these plants contain, 

 like those from roses, a certain ])ortion of astringent principle, they 

 are therefore used topically for quinsy and slight ophthalmic aifcction, 

 and when the tannin is more abundant some Geraniece may be used 

 iu preparing leather ; Geranium sylvaticum, refleximi^ macrorkiswn, 

 and sanguineum are so employed. G. sijlvaticum^ with sulphate of 

 iron, is also used in dyeing black ; G. sanguineum^ Rohertianum^ and 

 Erodium nioschatum give a yellow dye, and the flowers of G. molle, 

 a blue. The odour of several Geraniums is said to keep away 

 parasites." The perfume of the leaves of several Pelargoniums is 

 strong and disagreeable, but some, and especially P. triste,'^'^ have 

 flowers giving by night a grateful perfume. Some Geraniums have 



1 Kichor it ia said in tannin than kino; it is i. 651, n. 31. — Habv. etSoND. Fl. Cap. i. 268. — 



used as a powder, extract, and dye. The last Sweet, Geraii. t. 262. — Kosenth. oji. cit. 891. — 



is said to be a sovereign remedy for thrush and P. cniirlensalKiit Vehs, Eiich'u'ul. ii. 227. — Gera- 



ulcers in the mouth. It is a Rood tonic for nium rusttim Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 173. A species 



children trouhled with affections of the digestive now rare or considered lost in England, 



tuhe, and ouglit to he tried in Europe. s j\^,j._ jjayf^ /f,.,,. ;;_ 420. — DC. Proilr. i. 674. 



'>■ Especially M. ovuta Cav. JJis.<!. iv. 193, t. — Cav. Diw. t. 105, fig. 1.— Harv. et Sond. Fi. 



113, fig. 1.— DC. Pyorb: i. 638, n. 4.— Rose.nth. Cnp. n. 146. Often cultivated under the erro- 



rijK cit. S'Jl.—M. emarginata L'irEU. Oinaniol. t. neous name of P. rostum. P. vitifoliiim Ait. 



41. — Qcraiiiiim cmary i iiatum L. F. Siippl. 306. perhaps is a simple variety of this species. 



' Stf.ud. ex RosENTH. op. cit. 892. — Jciikiii- 'Ait. Hort. Kcw. ii. 419. — Cav. -D/s*. t. 103. 



.sijiiia niiti'fi/sniterica Eckl. et Zevii. — Sweet, Gci-ciii. t. 299. — IIauv. et Sond. Fl. 



* Ait. Ihirt. Ke.w. ii. 426. — Uauv. et Sond. Cap. n. 139. 



Fl. Cap. i. 302, n. 144. lo See Gum. op. cit. iii. 571. The e.ssence of 



^ Ait. Hurt. Ecu: ii. 40. — Jacq. Collect, iv. ^(((^co^wi/o/i (Graminea)), said to he from Oci-a- 



184, t. 22. — Peristera miccps. Eckl. et. Zeyii. },iiiiii, must not he confounded with this. 



" Ait. Hoit. Kcw. ii. 423. — Cav. Diss. t. 101, " That of G. pKipiiman is said to prevent 



fig. 1. — L'her. Gcrauiiit. t. 10. — Eckl. et Zeyh. bugs. 



Jiiiitm. 645. — IIarv. et Soxd. Fl. Cap. n. 159.-- ^- Ait. ICuiI. Kcw. ii. 418.— DC. Prodi: i. 002. 



P. rerolutitm. jAca Icon. t. 133. — Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. i. 274.- Bot. Mag.t. 



' Ait. Jlort. Kew. ed. 2, iv. 161.— DC. Proilr. 1641.— P. millefoliatam Sweet, Geran. t. 220. 



