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THE LADIES' FLOWER-GARDEN 
N. CORDATA, Lindl., Bot. Reg. t. 1938. 
A native of North America, introduced in 1835. This is a very pretty plant, with pale pinkish flowers. 
N. MALVJEFLORA, Paxt. Mag. of Bot., toI. vii., p. 31. 
The flowers are small, and the plant rather tender. It is a native of Texas ; introduced in 1839. 
CHAPTER XII. 
GERANIACE^. 
Chiracteh of the Order. — Calyx permanent, of five sepals, more 
or less unequal. Petals five, rarely four or six, unguiculatc. Stamens 
monadelphous at the base, rarely free, equal or double the number of 
the petals, rarely treble. Carpels fiye, 1-celled, l-seeded, separating 
with elasticity. Herbs or soft-stemmed shrubs, with the young stems 
articulated. Lower leaves opposite, upper ones alternate. 
GENUS I. 
GERANIUM, VHer. THE CRANE'S-BILL. 
Lin. Syst. MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. 
Generic CniHACTER Sepals five, equal. Stamens ten, monadelphous at the base, rarely all fertile, but usually with the alternate ones 
fertile, with a gland at the base of each of the fertile ones. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — The greenhouse plants usually called geraniums are now removed to the genus Pelar- 
gonium, from a very trifling diflFerence in the calyx. The other differences are scarcely worth naming, except 
that in the geraniums the petals, which are large and roundish, are all equal ; and in Pelargonium they are 
unequal, the upper two being larger than the rest. The species of true geranium are mostly hardy or greenhouse 
perennials. Some of the handsomest are British species, which are well worth cultivating in gardens, and are in 
fact often seen there. 
Synonyme. — G. grandiflorum, Guld. 
ExGRAviNGs. — Bot. Mag. t. 1386; Swt. Ger. t. 84 ; and our fig. 
4 in Plate 30. 
1 .—GERANIUM IBERICUM, Cav. THE CAUCASIAN GERANIUM, OR CRANE'S-BILL. 
Specific Character. — Stem villous, dichotomous, erect. Leaves 
5 — 7-parted, with pinnately cut lobes and toothed lobules, villous » 
calyxes very villous. Petals obcordate, or somewhat trifid. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — A very handsome plant with large purple flowers and deeply cut leaves. It is a native 
of Mount Caucasus, whence it was introduced in 1802. It flowers in June, and grows about a foot high. It only 
requires planting in the open border ; and it is propagated by dividing the roots. 
2.— GERANIUM ARGENTEUM, Lin. THE SILVER-LEAVED CRANE'S-BILL. 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 504 ; Swt. Ger. t. 59 ; and our fig. 3 I on oblong petioles, hairy or silky on both surfaces, 5 — 7-parted, with 
in Plate 30. trifid lobes and linear lobules. Peduncles almost radical. Petals emai- 
Sfecific Character. — Stem very short. Leaves all almost radical, I ginate. (G.Don.) 
Description, &c. — This very pretty little plant, which is remarkable for its silvery leaves and large striped 
flowers, is a native of Germany, where it forms a close covering to some of the mountains. It is a dwarf plant, 
flowering in June and July ; and in England is only suitable for rockwork, or for growing in a pot among other 
Alpine plants. It requires a pure air, a light and dry soil, and an open situation ; but in other respects it is 
quite hardy. The best soil is very sandy peat. It is propagated by seeds, of which it ripens a few, or dividing 
the roots. 
