Geraniacece Pelargonium. 9 1 



are of quite recent origin. The Tricolors,' such as Mrs. 

 Pollock and Sunset, etc., appear to be intermediate between 

 this and the foregoing species. 



Fig. 59. Pelargonium zonale. Q uat. size.) 



3. P. peltatum. Ivy - leaved Pelargonium. A prostrate 

 trailing shrubby species with slender branches. Leaves 5-lobed, 

 glabrous, shining, fleshy, with a narrow zone in the centre. 

 Flowers comparatively large, white or rose veined with purple. 

 A beautiful species for bordering, and especially for vases 

 and baskets. Within the last two or three years several very 

 elegant and beautiful new varieties of this species have been 

 raised, some with variegated leaves, and others developing a 

 greater choice of colour in the flowers. 



We can scarcely leave this genus without an allusion to 

 those species with sweet-scented foliage, P. capitatum, P. 

 graveolens, and P. quercifolium. 



3. TEOP^IOLUM. 



Climbing, trailing, or diffuse annual or perennial herbs, 

 often tuberous-rooted. Leaves alternate, peltate, or palmately- 

 lobed or dissected ; stipules none, or minute. Flowers pedun- 

 culate, solitary, axillary, irregular, orange-yellow, purple, or 



