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used as a hemostatic aud as a powerful remedy in diarrliœa and 

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

 astringents," as are also several of Pelargonium. At the Cape P. 

 antidijsentei-icum^ and cucullatum^^ are recommended for nervous and 

 intestinal affections. In India, P. anceps^ is valued as an emmena- 

 gogue, and even as assisting parturition. In the last named genus 

 the usually abundant essential oil renders several species very 

 fragrant ; at the Cape it is distilled largely for industrial purposes 

 from the leaves of several species cultivated in large quantities for 

 the purpose, and among others from P. Radiila^ roseum^ capitatum^ 

 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 portion of astringent ja-inciple, they 

 are therefore used topically for quinsy and slight ophthalmic affection, 

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

 in preparing leather ; Geranium. si/U'aticiim^ rcflextim^ macrorhiziim, 

 and sunguineum are so employed. G. siijlvaticnm^ with sulphate of 

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

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

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

 parasites. ^1 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 Eicher it is said in tannin than kino ; it is i. 651, n. 31. — Haht. et Sond. Fl. Cap. i. 268. — 



used as a powder, extract, and dye. The last Sweet, Geran. t. 262. — Rosenth. op. cit. 891. — 



is said to be a sovereign remedy for thrush and P. oondcnsatnm Teks. EnchirUI. ii. 227. — Gera- 



ulcers in the mouth. It is a good tonic for iiiiim roscuin Andr. Bot. Rep. t. 173. A species 



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



tube, and ought to be tried in Europe, s ^j^. Jjoi-t. Keic. ii. 42Ô. — DC. Proilr. i. 674. 



* Especially M. ovata Cav. Diss. iv. 193, t. — Cav. Diss. t. 105, fig. 1.— Harv. et Sond. Fl. 

 113, fig. 1.— DC. Pi-odr. i. 638, n. 4.— Rosenth. Cap. n. 146. Often cultivated under the erro- 

 op. cit. 891. — M. cmargiiiata L'heu. Geruiiiol. t. neous name of P. roscum. P. vilifo/iiim Ait. 

 41. — Geranium cmarginatum L. f. Sippl. 306. perhaps Is a simple variety of this sjiecies. 



3 Steud. ex Rosenth. op. cit. 892.— Jciikiii- 'Ait. Soyt. Kew. ii. 419.— Cav. J)iss. t. 103. 



sonia antkUjseiiterica 'E<::kl. et Z^Yu. — Sweet, GVraH. t. 299. — Hauv. et Soxn. Fl. 



* Ait. Hort. Kew. ii. 426. — Harv. et Sond. Cap. n. 139. 



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



* Ait. Hurt. Kew. ii. 40. — Jacq. Collect, iv. Andrnpnijoii [Gnmunesi) , said to l)e from Oei-a- 

 184, t. 22. — Peristera aiiceps. Eckl. et. Zeyh. iiiiim, must not be confounded with this. 



« Ait. Hart. Keu: ii. 423.— Cav. Piss. t. 101, u That of G. purparetim is i^aid to prevent 



fig. 1. — L'her. Geraiiiul. t. 16. — Eckl. et Zeyh. bugs. 



Enum. 645.— Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. n. 159.-- '2 Ait. Hort. Keir. ii. 418.— DC Protlr. i. 6G2. 



P. revoliitum. jAca Icuii. t. 133. —Harv. et Sond. Fl. Cap. i. 274.,- Bot. Mag. t. 



T An. Hort. Keu: eà. 2, iv. 161.— DC. Proclr. 1641.— P. millefoliafiim Swbet, Geran. t. 220. 



