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goa Th BRITISH HERBA L. 
The flowers are tnoderately large, and of a _, near its bottom $ it is of a pale colour, and fo 
bright red: they ftand on flender footftalks, one, 
two, or more together. 
The beaks are large. 
The whole plant in its wild ftate has a difa- 
greeable fmell, though not fo flrong as the root. 
It is a native of the mountainous parts of Eu- 
rope, and flowers in June, 
The generality of authors call it Geranium 
fatidum, 
6. Tuberous-rooted Cranefbill. 
Geranium foliis multifidis radice tuberofa. 
The root is large and knobby; of a dufky 
colour, and infipid to the tafte. 
The leaves are numerous, and beautiful’y di- 
vided: they ftand on long, flender, hairy foot- 
flalks; and they are themfelves a little hairy, 
and of a pale green: their figure approaches to 
round, but they are cut into nine or more feg- 
ments down to the middle rib; and thefe are 
again deeply notched, and divided. 
The ftalk is round, upright, but weak, and a 
foot high: it is not much branched. 
The leaves on it refemble thofe from the root, 
but that they are fmaller. 
The flowers are large, and of a bright red: 
they ftand on flender pedicles rifing from the bo- 
foms of the leaves, two on each. 
The beaks are long, and moderately thick. 
Tt is a native of Spain, and flowers in Auguft. 
C. Bauhine calls it Geranium tuberofuin majus. 
Others, Geranium tuberofum vel bultofum; and 
the gardeners, Bulbous cranefvill. 
7. Purple African Geranium. 
Geranium Africonim flore purpurea: 
The root is long, thick, and tuberous. 
The firft leaves are large, numerous, and fup- 
ported on long, hairy footftalks: they are very 
broad, finuated at the edges, and of a pale green, 
flightly hairy, and {oft to the touch. 
The ftalk is round, firm, erect, and irregu- 
larly branched. 
The leaves on it are of the fame form with 
thofe from the root; and they grow principally 
are the leaves. 
The flowers ftand at the tops of the branches 
in large tufts; and they are very beautiful: they 
are large, and of an elegant red tending to purple, , 
and have yellowifh edges. 
The beaks are large. 
Before fun-rife, and after it is fet, the whole 
plant has a very fragrant fmell; but it is not 
much perceived in the middle of the day. 
It is a native of Africa, and flowers in July. 
Commelin calls it Geranium Africanum noédy 
oleus tuberofum vitis foliis hirfutus. 
There are many varieties of this preferved in 
our gardens. : 
8. Naked-ftalked African Geranium. 
Geranium Africanum caule nudo. 
The root is compofed of numerous fibres rifing 
from a fmall head. 
The leaves rife in great numbers, and have 
long footftalks ; but thefe are fo weak that the 
leaves are feldom fupported tolerably ere&: they 
are not unlike laurel leaves in fhape, long, broad, 
and not at all dented at the edges: they ufually 
have a couple of fmall leaves placed on the foot- 
ftalk, in the manner of ears, a little below theirbafe. 
The ftalks are numerous, round, flender, and 
a foot high: they are ufually naked, but fome- 
times have, toward the ground, a leaf or two, 
like thofe which grow on the footftalks of the 
others. 
At the top of each ftalk ftands a large tuft of 
flowers, twenty or more: each flower has its fe- 
parate footftalk ; and they all rife from one point 
at the top of the ftalk, where there is fpread 
under them a kind of general cup, formed of 
five little, oblong leaves. 
The flowers themfelves are large, and of a 
beautiful red, tending to purple ; and the beaks 
are {mall. 
It is a native of Africa, and Aowers in July. 
Commelin calls it Geranium Africanum foliis 
plerumque auritis flore rubro purpurafcente, 
We know little of the virtues of thefe plants ; 
but they feem in general of the fame’ nature 
with thofe of our own growth, 
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