GERA NIUM LANCASTRIEN'SE. 
LANCASTER CRANE’S-BILL. 
Class. Order. 
MONA DELPHI A. DECANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
GERANIACE.®. 
Native of 
Height 
Flowers in 
Duration 
Inhabits 
Britain. 
9 inches. 
June, Oct. 
Perennial. 
Rocks. 
No. 388. 
Geranium is derived from the Greek geranos, 
a crane. The shape of the seed vessel has been, 
aptly enough, compared to the head and long beak 
of that bird. Lancastriense, from its being indi- 
genous to Lancashire. 
The genus Geranium, is now confined to such of 
the plants, originally so called, as possess ten per- 
fect stamens. By such division, all those beautiful 
subjects, generally known by this name, which have 
been cultivated in the green-house, or more inti- 
mately domesticated in the dwelling-house, form 
another genus, under the name of Pelargonium. 
These have but seven fertile stamens. 
Geranium Lancastriense has, by some authors, 
been considered a variety only of Geranium san- 
guineum. The union of it to that species would 
do no violence to botanical description, but its 
general habit, and permanence of character, under 
cultivation, incline us to follow nature rather than 
science in the distinction. It is a very desirable 
little plant, always in flower during summer. 
It may be readily increased by cuttings, planted 
under a hand-glass; or by seeds. 
Hort. Kew.2, v. 4, 184. 
