PLATE CCIV. 



GERANIUM LACINIATUM. Var.norepurfur.o. 



Ragged-leaved Geranium. Purphflowered Variety. 



CLASS XVL ORDER IV. 

 MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Threads united. Ten Chives. 



BSSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTEK. 



WoNooYNA. Stigmata quinque. 

 Fructus rollratus, penta-coccus. 



One PoiNTAL. Five lummits. 

 Fruit furniflied with long awns ; five dry 

 berries. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Geranium foliis radicalibus, integris laciniatil- 

 que, petiolis filiformibus; calycibus mono- 

 phillis; liaminibusquinquefertilibus; radice 

 tuberoia; floribus purpureis. 



Geranium with leaves growing from the root, 

 entire and jagged, footftalks thread-ftiaped; 

 cups one leaved; five fertile chives; root 

 tuberous ; flowers purple. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalenient magnified. 



2. The Chives fpread open. 



3. The Pointal and feed-bud magnified. 



This very handfome variety, (for we cannot confider it as a fpecies,) of the Geranium laciniatnm, 

 was imported in 1800, from the Cape of Good Hope, by G. Hibbert Efq. ; in vvhofe colledlion it 

 flowered, laft year, in the month of June, when our drawing wastaken; and we believe it is in no other 

 at prefent in this kingdom. Mr. Allen, under whofe care that colleftion is prefei-ved in fuch liigh 

 order and perfeftion, and to whofe kind communications, we are much indebted; informs us, that 

 he has not, as yet, been able to increafe it; but, from every appearance, the plant, he has no doubt, 

 may, by the root, as are the other fpecies which have the tuberous charader ; and that he did not treat 

 it ditfer«ntly from the reft of the Geraniums which compofe this branch of that interefting family. 



