Order II. 
MONADELPHIA PENTANDRIA. 
569 
9436 Stetnless, Peduncles many-fl. Lvs. smoothish pinnat. Segm. pinnatifid, Petals retuse twice as long as calyx 
9437 Stemless, Peduncles many-fl. Lvs. downy gland, pinnat. Segm. pinnatif. Petals acute twice as long as calyx 
9438 Stem smooth, branch. Ped. many-fl. Lvs. smooth, bipinnatif. Lobes lin. Pet. blunt long, than long-point.cal. 
9439 Stem branched diffuse downy,Lvs. thick pinnatif. cut, Lobes linear, Pedunc. many-fl. Bractes ovate scariose 
9440 Stem prostrate. Leaves bipinnate with linear acute lobes, Stipules and bractes ovate scariose, Ped. many-fl. 
9441 Stem ascend, and lvs. somew. villous pinnated, Seg blunt pinnatif. tooth. Ped. many-fl. Pet. length of calyx 
9442 Stem prostrate or diffuse hairy, Leaves pinnated, Segm. sess. pinnatifid cut, Pedunc. many-fl. Pet. unequal 
/S Caulescent diffuse. Segments pinnated with linear lobes 
9443 Nearly stemless. Leaves pinnate with ovate pinnatifid segments. Petals equal larger than calyx 
/3 Plant of larger size 
9444 Stem procumbent. Leaves pinnated with stalked ovate unequally serrated segm. Pedunc. downy glandular 
9445 Stem erect nearly smooth. Leaves 3-cut, Segments cut-toothed, Pedunc. many-fl. Calyx striated nerved 
9446 Stem erect somewhat diffuse. Leaves smooth subcordate ; upper 5-parted with cut toothed lobes 
9447 Stem erect branch, shrubby at base, Lvs. 3-lobed or 5-parted very blunt. Stipules and bractes scariose ovate 
9448 Stem erect soft, Pedunc. many-fl. Leaves cordate l)lunt bluntly tootlied undivided or 3-lobed 
9449 Stem branched hairy. Leaves cordate undivided or 3-lobed blunt toothed. Petals length of calyx 
9450 Stem | shrubby and leaves nearly smooth ; lower cord, undivided toothed, Lobes cuneateS-toothed at end 
9451 Stem erect and leaves smooth oblong lobed ctenate fleshy. Awns feathery from middle to end 
9452 Caulescent diffuse smooth. Leaves cordate ovate cut-crenate pubescent. Awns beardless 
9453 Stemless, Leaves cordate crenate blunt smoothish, Pedunc. 1-fl. Petals larger than calyx 
9454 Caulescent diffuse smoothish, Leaves cordate roundish 3-lobed unequally crenate. Awns bearded 
9455 Stems diffuse. Leaves opposite 3-cut : segm. lateral cut-toothed divaricating. Peduncles many-flowered 
HEPTANDRIA. 
§ \. HoAREA. Sweet. Petals 5, rarely^ or 4 ohl. lin., 2 upper parallel, with long claws abruptly reflexed in the 
middle. Stamens in a long tube, length of lower petals, bearing 5 or rarely 2-4 anthers, the others sterile, 
straight or incurved at end, the 3 lower shorter than the fertile ones. Stemless herbs, with tuberous turnip-like 
roots, and radical stalked leaves. 
* Leaves oblong, entire or lobed. Lobes entire or scarcely toothed. 
9456 Stemless, Leaves lanceolate entire acute smooth ; older pinnatifid linear, Umb. comp. Fl. tetrandrous 
9457 Stemless, Leaves lanceolate entire acute smooth, Umb. comp. 4-fl. Fl. tetrandrous. Petals linear 
9458 Leaves oval or oval-oblong blunt flat or involute at edge entire hairy, Petals linear wavy twisted 
9459 Stemless, Leaves ellipt. lane, or obi. ent. hairy revol. at edge, Fl. pentandr. Pet. lin. spatul. wavy reflexed 
9460 Stemless, Leaves ovate acute entire subciliated, Umb. compound, Fl. pentandrous. Petals linear spatulatc 
9461 Stemless, Leaves ovate toothed smooth, Umb. compound, Fl. diandrous, Pet. linear ; 3 lower shortest 
9462 Stemless, Leaves oval obi. entire acute at each end smooth ciliated, Umb. simple. Flowers pentandrous 
9463 Stemless, Lvs. obi. subspatul. blunt smooth, Umb. comp. Fl. pentandrous. Petals lin. blunt subrevolute 
9464 Stemless, Leaves elliptical spatulate entire smooth, Umb. compound, Fl. pentandrous. Petals cuneiform 
9465 Stemless, Lvs. ellipt. ovate acute at each end smooth, Umb. subcomp. Fl. pentandrous. Pet. lane, cuneate 
9466 Stemless, Leaves lin. lane, entire ciliated, Umb. simple, Flowers pentandrous. Petals wavy nearly equal 
9467 Stemless, Leaves linear lanceolate repand. Umbel nearly simple. Flowers pentandrous. Petals linear 
9468 Stemless, Lvs. smooth : lower ovate ent. ; upper pinnatif. Petals reflexed ; lower ones much the smallest 
** Leaves sagittate, cordate, 3-lobed, or with an appendage at base. 
9469 Stemless, Leaves cordate blunt nerved entire, generally with two ears at base. Leaves of invol. revolute 
9470 Stemless, Lvs. obi. lane. acum. at each end hairy ciliat. at edge, generally ent. somet. with 2 obi. lin.append. 
9471 Stemless, Leaves entire and cut-lobed at end. Scape flexuose. Umbel compound „ 
9472 Stemless, Leaves ciliated 3-cut : segm. ovate blunt. Umbel compound 
9473 Stemless, Leaves smooth 3-cut : segm. blunt lobed nerved glauc. beneath. Scapes hispid, Umbel compound 
9474 Stemless, Leaves smooth 3-cut : segm. blunt crenated. Scapes and petioles downy 
9475 Stemless, Leaves smooth 3-cut : segm. lobed cut recurved. Two upper filaments and stigmas reflexed 
9476 Stemless, Leaves cut-lobed downy, Umb. simple close. Three lower petals much the smallest 
and Miscellaneous Particulars. 
however, they for the most part vanish, even before the eyes of those who witnessed their origin." 
{Smith.) 
The greater part of the species being of the easiest cultivation, and many bearing the confined air of 
a sitting room better than most plants, it has happened that they have become objects of universal cultivation 
and attention ; of which, indeed, they are in many cases deserving, for their neatness and beauty alone. 
There is, however, an uniformity in their form, coloring, and foliage, for which the liveliest colors will scarcely 
compensate. The popular taste for the Pelargonium tribe, or for Geraniums, as they are commonly called, 
has been much aided by several splendid publications both in this country and abroad ; and especially by the Gera- 
niaceas of Mr. Sweet, in which it is proposed to figure not only all the species foi-med by the hand of nature, 
but the multitudes of hybrid creations produced by the assistance of modern ingenuity. It is very doubtful 
whether any permament advantage is derived from the obtaining such of these productions as are truly 
