Geraniacee—Pelargoniuni. gl 
are of quite recent origin. The ‘Tricolors, such as Mrs. 
Pollock and Sunset, etc., appear to be intermediate between 
this and the foregoing species. 
Fig. 59. Pelargonium zonale. (} nat. size.) 
3. P. peltatum. Ivy-leaved Pelargonium.— A prostrate 
trailing shrubby species with slender branches. Leaves 5-lobed, 
glabrous, shining, fleshy, with a narrow zone in the centre. 
Flowers comparatively large, white or rose veined with purple. 
A beautiful species for bordering, and especially for vases 
and baskets. Within the last two or three years several very 
elegant and beautiful new varieties of this species have been 
raised, some with variegated leaves, and others developing a 
greater choice of colour in the flowers. 
We can scarcely leave this genus without an allusion to 
those species with sweet-scented foliage, P. capitatum, P. 
graveolens, and P. quereifolium. 
3. TROP AIOLUM., 
Climbing, trailing, or diffuse annual or perennial herbs, 
often tuberous-rooted. Leaves alternate, peltate, or palmately- 
lobed or dissected; stipules none, or minute. Flowers pedun- 
culate, solitary, axillary, irregular, orange-yellow, purple, or 
