

OTHER SPECIES OF PELARGONIUM 
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70 THE LADIES’ FLOWER-GARDEN 
P. RENIFORME Curt. 
This is a very handsome species, though the flowers are rather small. They are of a purplish crimson; the 
upper petals are marked at the base with dark spots or streaks. The leaves are kidney-shaped. 
P. TOMENTOSUM Jacq. 
This plant bears considerable resemblance in its flowers to the common weed called Herb Robert. ‘It forms 
a large heavy bush, but, the branches being brittle, and the tops heavy, is very apt to be broken and disfigured 
by the wind. It is not remarkable for the beauty of its flowers; and the odour is too strong to be pleasant to 
many persons, though to others it is very agreeable, much resembling Penny Royal or Peppermint.” 
P. PULCHELLUM Cwt. 
The flowers of this plant are abundant and rather pretty, but it is principally distinguished by the stipules of the 
leaves, which are of a more firm and rigid texture than the leaf itself, and when it falls, they become brown, 
hard, and erect, looking like a small bunch of holly leaves. 
P. PINNATUM L’Her. 
This plant is extremely unlike a Pelargonium when not in flower, from its very curious pinnate leaves. It 
was introduced in 1797 from the Cape of Good Hope; but it appears now to be lost. 
P. TERNATUM Jacq. 
This species is distinguished by its ternate leaves and very rough stalks. The flowers, which are rose-coloured, 
are rather large and handsome, and they are produced in June andJuly. The plant is a native of the Cape of Good 
Hope, whence it was introduced in 1789. 
P. ECHINATUM Curt. 
This very handsome species is one from which several hybrids of the showy kinds now grown have been raised, 
particularly between it and P. cucullatum. The flowers of P. echinatum are white, with a dark red spot in each 
of the upper petals, but they vary exceedingly in plants raised from seed, some of which are crimson or even 
purple. This species is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, whence it was introduced about the year 1800. 
The flowers of P. cucullatum are very large, and of a dark purplish crimson, with still darker veins. Both 
species seed freely. 
P. LOBATUM Willd. 
A very singular species, with very large leaves and small flowers, the flowers being of a dark purple, with a 
narrow white margin round each petal. It is a tuberous-rooted species, and its tubers were sent from the Cape of 
Good Hope to Holland in 1698, where they were grown for some years before they were introduced into England. 
P. GRAVEOLENS Az. 
This is the kind usually called the Rose-Scented Pelargonium, from its leaves, which are very much cut, having 
a strong but somewhat heavy fragrance resembling that of the Rose. ‘The flowers are rather small, and not 
handsome ; but the plant is still in general cultivation on account of the fragrance of its leaves. 
P. QUERCIFOLIUM Ait. 
This species bears considerable resemblance to the last, but the leaves have somewhat broader lobes, and there 
is an odour of turpentine mixed with the heavy fragrance of the leaves. 



