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Order III. Heptandria. 
Pelargonium. Gen. char.-*- Cal. five-parted, up- 
per segment terminating the inner capillary, nectari- 
ferous tube ; cor. five-petaled, irregular ; fruit five-seed- 
ed, beaked. 
Pel. Pinnatum, Pinnated Crane’s Bill ; without stem ; 
umbels somewhat compound ; leaves pinnated. Native 
of the Cape, and one of the tenderer species. 
Pel. Bicolor, Two-coloured Crane’s Bill ; with many 
flowered umbels, and leaves ternate, divided, lobed, and 
waved. This beautiful species is a fine ornament of the 
green-house. 
Pel. Peltatum , Ivy-leaved Crane’s Bill ; with one- 
leaved calyx ; leaves five-lobed, very entire, smooth ; 
stem shrubby. Native of Africa. 
Pel. Incrassatum , Fleshy-leaved Crane’s Bill; near- 
ly without stem, scape divided, rough ; leaves lobed, 
pinnatifid, smooth. This species is tuberous-rooted, 
produces beautiful flowers, and is yet rare in this coun- 
try.— Bot. Mag. xx. 761. 
Order IV. Octandria. 
Aitonia Capensis , Cape Aitonia. One style ; cah 
four-parted ; cor. four-petaled ; berry dry, quadrangu- 
lar, one-celled ; many seeded. Native of the Cape, and 
cultivated in the green-house in this country. 
