PLATE CXc. | 
GERANIUM ASTRAGALIFOLIUM. 
Afiragalus-leaved Geranium. ’ 
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CLASS XVI ORDER IV. 
MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Threads united. Ten Chives. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Mownoeyrna. Stigmata quinque. One Pointat. Five Summits. 
RucTus roftratus, penta-coccus. Fruit furnithed with long awns; five dry 
erries. 
See Geranium GRANDIFLORUM, PI. XII.Vol. I. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Geranium foliis pinnatis, hirfutis, foliolis Geranium with winged, hairy leaves; leaflets 
-rotundato-ovatis; calycibus §monophyllis; of a roundifh-oval thape; cups one-leaved; 
petalis undulatis ad bafin tortis; ftaminibus petals waved, twifted at the bafe; five fer- 
quinque fertilibus; radice tuberofa. tile chives ; root tuberous. 
<SoiochaiigiRiniaeenmndscis 
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 
1. The Empalement. 
2. The Chives and Pointal. 
3. The Chives fpread open and magnified. 
A. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summits, magnified, 
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By the Kew Catalogue we are informed, that this fpecies of Geranium, was introduced to this country, 
in the year 1788, by Mr. F. Maffon. It. is, like many of this branch of the extended family of 
Geranium, rather a tender Green-houfe plant; and will not flower, in perfe€tion, without the affift- 
ance of the Hot-houfe. It lofes its foliage after flowering, and remains in a ftate of ination for at 
leaft three months; during which period, it fhould be watered but feldom, and that fparingly. To 
propagate it, the only mode is, by cutting fmall portions of the root off, and putting them into the 
- flrong heat of a hot-bed, about the month of March 3 as hitherto, it has not perfeéted any feeds with | 
_ us, and the plant produces no branch, except the flower-ftem may be fo denominated. Our drawing 
was made from the Clapham Colletion, in July, this year. This {pecies has been confidered by Pro- 
feffor Martyn, (fee his edition of Mill. Dié. article Pelargonium 2.) as the fame with G. pinnatum, 
_ , and G, prolificum of Linn. Sp, Plan. But, however, the fpecific chara@ers in Linnzeus, of thofe {pecies, 
may agree with our figure, the G. Aftragalifolium of Jacquin and Cavanilles, they are, unqueftionably, 
all different plants; drawings of the two former we have; and will be given in due courfe. 
