BOTANY. 
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churchyard. Alt. 3 to 4. Bot. Mag. 143. Hah. Cape of Good 
Hope. 
126. P. zonale, Willd. var. — Common pale red Geranium, of 
which there are various shades, all being garden varieties, or hybrids 
of this species ; grows wild, and is very common about the roadside 
hedges and churchyards, Soutliens, &c. Alt. 3 to 4. 
127. P. Tbetulinum, Ait.— White-flowered Geranium, said by 
Roxburgh to grow in the Island. Bot. Mag. 148. Hab. Cape of 
Good Hope. 
128. P. capitatum, Ait. — Bose-scented Geranium, with purple 
blossoms, said by Roxburgh to grow in the Island. Hab. Cape 
of Good Hope. 
129. P. angulosum, Ait. — Marshmallow-leaved Geranium, with 
purple blossoms, said by Roxburgh to grow in the Island. — Hab. 
Cape of Good Hope. 
130. P. cucullatum, Ait. — Hooded-leaved Geranium, with purple 
flowers, said by Roxburgh to grow in the Island.— Hab. Cape of 
Good Hope. 
131. P. inquinans, Ait. — Common Scarlet Geranium ; grows wild, 
and is very common both on the low and high lands. Alt. 1 6 to 4. 
It is very abundant, and grows amongst the Prickly-pear bushes at 
The Briars and on Barnes’ Road, where its bright blossoms contrast 
prettily with the grey lichen-coloured rocks. It also abounds in the 
central part of the Island, along roadside hedges, and about St. 
Paul’s churchyard. — Hab. Cape of Good Hope. 
27. BALSAMiNACE.n ( Balsam Family). 
Impatiens, Linn. 
132. I. Balsamina, Linn. — The Garden Balsam grows and 
flowers abundantly in many varieties of colour. Cultivated in gar- 
dens. — Hab. E. Indies. 
28. T R o P /E o L a c e M ( Nasturtium Family). 
Tropteolum, Linn. 
133. T. majors, Linn. — Several varieties of the Nasturtium grow 
wild and are very common at most C., M., and H. L. alts, viz., Brown, 
Red, Orano-e, and Yellow-flowered; while several other and more 
