PLATE CCLIX. 



GERANIUM PILOSUM. 



Hairy Geranium. 



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CLASS XVL ORDER IV. 

 MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Threads united. Ten Chives. 



ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 



MoNOGYNA. Stigmata 5. Fruftus roftratus, 

 5 -coccus. 



One Pointal. Five fummits. Fruit furniflied 



with long awns, five dry berries. 

 SeeGfiRANiuM grandulorum. pi. XII. Vol. I. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Geranium foliis pilofis, pinnatis; foliolis pro- 

 funde laciniatis, acutis; umbella 4-6 flora; 

 pedunculis calycibufque pilofisj floribus 

 pentandrisj radice tuberofa. 



Geranium with hairy winged leaves; leaflets 

 deeply torn, and lliarp pointed ; umbel from 

 4 to 6 flowers; fbot-ftalks of the flowers 

 and cups hairy; flowers with five fertile 

 chives; root tuberous. 



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REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



1. The Empalement cut open, to flievv its tubular charadler. 



2. The Chives and Pointal. 



3. The Chives cut open, and magnified. 



4. The Pointal, with the five Glands, or Honey-cups, at the bale. 



5. The fame, magnified. 



This very pretty Geranium was introduced to the Clapham colleftion, in the year 1601, by Mr. 

 Niven, from the Cape of Good Hope. It is as hardy as any of the family, which have tuberous roots; 

 may be increafcd by cutting a portion otF the old root, in fpring, and giving it the heat of the hot 

 houfe, at that feafon of the year. It rarely produces ripe feed; fo fays Mr. Allen the manager of the 

 colle6lion; and he recommends the planting of it in faudy peat earth. 



