GERANIUM IBERICUM. 
IBERIAN CRANE’S-BILL. 
Order. 
DECANDRIA. 
Natural Order. 
GERANlACEiE. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration. 
Introduced 
Iberia. 
2 feet. 
June, Aug. 
Perennial. 
in 1802. 
No. 458. 
The Greek word, geranos, a crane, is the root 
of our present generic appellation. Pelargonium, 
and Erodium also, which were originally considered 
Geraniums, have their names from the Greek of the 
stork and the heron; each of the three being chosen 
from the resemblance of the fruit of the plant to the 
head and bill of the bird. 
This free-flowering species of Geranium is very 
desirable Avhere it can be allowed room to increase 
and shew its boldness and beauty of character. It 
has a considerable resemblance to our native spe- 
cies the Geranium pratense, excepting that it is less 
robust and intrusive. The pratense being rather 
adapted to the shrubbery than the flower garden, 
excepting it be the blue and white striped variety, 
which, from its gaiety and rarity, is worthy of a more 
distinguished place. 
The Geranium Ibericum should not be placed 
too near the front of the borders, nor near low de- 
licate plants, as its expanding branches cannot be 
interfered with by tying up, without injury to its 
general beauty. Its roots may be divided. The 
sort of soil and the aspect are unimportant. 
Hort. Kew. 2, v. 3, 186. 
Class. 
monadelphia. 
