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3.— GERANIUM WALLICHIANUM, D. Don. DR. WALLICH'S CRANE'S BILL. 
Engravinos.— Bot. Mag. t. 2377 ; Swt. Ger. t. 90 ; and out Jig. 2 
In Plate 30. 
Specific CniiiiCTER. — Stem decumbent, purple. Leaves 5-parted, 
with broadly cuneatcd, ovate, deeply-toothed lobes, clothed on both 
surfaces as well as the stem with silky velli. Stipules ovate, obtuse. 
Petals cmarginate ; stigmas very long. (G. Don.) 
Description, &c. — This species is a native of Nepal, whence it was introduced in 1820. The stem is 
proctimbent, and the leaves are covered with silky hairs. Tlie flowers, which are very large and purple, are 
produced from June to September. The species is quite hardy, and it will grow in any common garden soil and 
situation. It is propagated either by seeds or division. 
4.— GERANIUM ANGULATUM, Sims. THE ANGULAR-STALKED CRANE'S BILL. 
Enoiuvings. — Bot. Mag. t. 203 ; and out Jig. I in Plate 30. 
Specific Character. — Radical leaves nearly seven cut, incised, hirsute. Stem erect, somewhat angled. Petals veined. 
Description, &c. — This species usually flowers in May, but frequently again in autumn. It is quite hardy 
in any common garden soil, and it is propagated by seeds or dividing the roots. It is an erect plant, and looks 
well as a border flower. It is not known of what country it is a native, or when it was introduced ; but it was 
first observed in British gardens about 1789. 
6.— GERANIUM ALBIFLORUM, Graham. WHITE- FLOWERED CRANE'S BILL. 
Synonvmes. — G. erianthum, Dee.; G. Richardsonii, Fisch. ei deeply five-cut; segments ovate acuminate. Flowers on long pedun- 
Mey. cles ; peduncles many-flowered. Petals entire ; filaments hairy at the 
Engravings. — Bot. Mag. t. 3124 ; and out Jig. 5 in Plate 30. base. 
Specific Character. — Stem erect, round, dichotomous. Leaves 
Description, &c. — This species is remarkable for its white flowers and glaucous leaves. It grows about two 
feet high. The leaves are so deeply cut as to be almost pinnatifid, and the flowers are small. It is a native of the 
Rocky Mountains of North America, and was introduced by Mr. Drummond in 1827. It is quite hardy, and 
flowers abundantly all the summer. It may be grown in any light garden soil (which is not so rich as to make 
it produce more leaves than flowers), and it is increased readily by dividing the roots. 
6.— GERANIUM VHMVU, Smith. THE DUSKY CRANE'S BILL. 
Engravijigs. — Eng. Bot. t. 322; and our^. 6 in Plate 30. 
Specific Character. — Stem erect. Peduncles two-flowered, pani- 
cled, or opposite the leaves. Calyx slightly awned. Petals waved. 
Capsules keeled, hairy below, wrinkled above. (Smith.) 
Description, &c. — This species, though a native of England, is frequently grown in gardens from its great 
beauty, its flowers being of a peculiarly rich maroon colour, and of a fine and glossy texture. When wild, it 
grows in rocky woods and thickets to the height of about two feet ; but in gardens it becomes dwarf and bushy. 
It flowers in May and June. 
OTHER SPECIES OF GERANIUM. 
G. SIBIRICUM, Lin. 
A native of Siberia, with white flowers ; introduced in 1758. 
G. SANGUINEUM, Lin., Eng. Bot. t. 272 ; 2d ed. t. 977. 
A British species, with crimson flowers ; of easy culture in any common garden soil. 
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