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PLATE CCXLVII. 



GERANIUM CILIATUM. 



Fringed-leaved Geranium. 



CLASS XVL ORDER IV. 

 MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Threads united. Ten Chives. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTEU. 



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MoNOGYNA. Sligmata quinque. Frudus rof- 

 tratus, pentacoccus. 



One Pointal. Five fummits. Fruit furniflied 



with long awns, five dry berries. 

 See Geranium grandiflorum, PI. XII. Vol. I. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Geranium foliis intigerrimis, concavis, lanceo- 

 tis, marginibus ciliatis ; floribuspentandris; 

 radice tuberofa. 



Geraniuniwith quite entire leaves, concave, lance- 

 fliaped, and fringed at the edge j flowen 

 with five fertile chives j root tuberous. 



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REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalement. 



2. The Chives fpread open, magnified. 



3. The Pointal, magnified. 



The Angular fhape and number of the leaves of this plant, which are but two, large, concave, thickifli, 

 between lance and egg tliaped, and fringed at the edge, conflitute the nioft eifential fpecific difference 

 it poifefies; the flowers, and other parts, much refemble many of its fellows. It is from the Cape of 

 Good Hope, and introduced to us by Meflrs. Colvills, nurferymen, of the King's Road, Chelfeaj who 

 received it, from thence, at the fime time with the Geranium incralTatum, of our lafl. For the treat- 

 ment, and increafe, we mult refer to any other of the tuberous kind of Geranium. 



