GERANIACE^. THE NATURAL ORDER OF GERANIA, ILLUSTRATED BY COLOURED FIGURES & DESCRIPTIONS; COMPRISING THE NUMEROUS AND BEAUTIFUL MULE-VARIETIES CUL- TIVATED IN THE GARDENS OF GREAT BRITAIN, WITH DIRECTIONS FOR THEIR TREATMENT. BY ROBERT SWEET. F.L.S. Author of Hortus Britannicus, Botanical Cultivator, The British Flower Garden, Cistineae, The British Warblers, &c. VOL. III. LONDON : JAMES RIDGWAY, PICCADILLY. 1824—1826. TJLLING, PRUNTEK, ClItLSEA. Ill BOOKS QUOTED in the THIRD VOLUME, IN ADDITION TO THOSE ENUMERATED IN THE FIRST AND SECOND. DC. prodr. De Candolle (Augustin Pyramus.) Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis. pars 1 et 2. Paris. 8vo. 1824—1825. Desf.arb. Desfontaines (Rene Louiche.) Histoire des arbres et arbrisseaux qui peuvent 6tre cultiv6s en pleine terre sur le sol de la France. 2 vol. in 8vo. Paris. 1809. Forskahl descr. Forskahl (Petrus.) Flora ^gy^ptiaco-arabica. 1 vol. in 4to. Haunice. 1775. Horn. sup. Hornemann (J. W.) Hortii regii Botanici Haf- niensis supplementum, in 12mo. Hafniee. 1819. Linn'.f. supp. LiNNiEus Filius (Carolus.) Supplementum Plan- tarum. 1 vol. in 8vo. Brunsvigia. 1781. Murr. gcett. Commentarii Societatis regiae scientiarum Gottin- gensis. in 4 vol. 1751—1754—1769—1816. Schleich. cat. Schleicher. (J. C.) Catalogus hucusque absolu* tus omnium plantarum in Helvetia. Camberii. 1821. Swt.hort. brit. Sweet's Hortus Britannicus, or a Catalogue of the plazits cultivated in the gardens of Great Britain, arranged according to their natural orders, with reference to Figures, and numerous synonyms. 1 vol. 8vo. London. 1826. Ten. prodr. fl. neap. Tenore (Michel.) Florae Neapolitanae Prodromi. Neapoli. 1811—1813. 20/ 201 PELARGONIUM calocephalon. Pretty 'headed Stork' s-bill. P. calocephalon, umbellis plurifloris capitatis, foliis planis cordatis subseptemlobatis hirsutis dentatis: lobis acutiusculis, stipulis acuminatis subdentatis, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo breviore. TuU's Imperial Geranium. Hortulanorum. Stem shrubby, branching; branches spreading, thickly clothed with long shaggy hairs, as are the pe- tioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves flat, cordate, acute, deeply 5 or 7-lobed, thickly clothed on both sides with short hairs, sharply toothed with short un- equal teeth, strongly and numerously nerved under- neath: lobes a little pointed. Petioles shorter than the leaves, flattened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, a little wideped at the base. Stipules lanceolate, taper pointed, fringed, sometimes toothed. Peduncles cylindrical, several - flowered. Flowers in a close compact head. Involucre of six or seven long lanceolate acute keeled bractes. Pedicles very short, scarcely half the length of the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments very long, lanceolate, acute, spreading or slightly reflexed. Nectariferous tube about half the length of the caljrx, flattened and furrowed on each side, villous. Petals 5, all obovate, of a pale blush ; upper ones elegantly marked with a red spot and numerous branching lines. Stamens 1 0, united at the base, seven producing anthers which are always without pollen. Style long, flesh-coloured, very hairy on the lower part and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, of the same colour, with curled points. VOL. III. , B Our drawing was taken from a plant received from the Nursery of Mr. James Lee, of Hammersmith. It is of hybrid origin ; and we suspect one of its parents to be P. augustnm ; the other is likely to be one of the varieties of P. cucullatum. It is nearer related to P. augustum than any other with which we are ac- quainted, but differs sufficiently. We have never yet seen it with perfect anthers ; in all the plants that we have examined, they have been destitute of pollen. It is a fine strong-growing plant, and produces a great abundance of flowers, which continue to bloom in succession from May to November. The best soil for it is a mixture of turfy loam and peat, or any rich vegetable mould, requiring only to be protected from frost. Cuttings soon strike root, if planted under hand-glasses, or in pots placed in the greenhouse. 202 DIMACRIA elegans. Elegant Dimacria. D. elegans, subacaule, scapo folioso, foliis pinnatifido- laciniatis canescenti-pubescentibus ; segmentis ob- longis obtusis integris bifidisque, umbella compo- sita, petalis paten tib us, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce triplo longiore. Dimacria elegans. Colv. catal. ed, 2. p. 21. col. 2. Root tuberous, branching out into other smaller tubers. Stem none. Leaves pinnatifid or laciniate: segments oblong, obtuse, entire or 2-fid, seldom toothed, thickly clothed with a short canescent pubes- cence. Petioles slender, a little flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, thickly clothed with short silky hairs. Stipules lanceolate, acute, joined to the base of the petioles. Scape leafy, branching, and bearing many umbels of flowers. Umbels many-flow- ered. Involucre of numerous linear, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles very short, scarcely as long as the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments lanceolate, unequal, all reflexed. Nectariferous tube flattened and keeled at the back, about three times longer than the calyx. Petals 5, spreading, of a scarlet orangy colour ; two upper ones distinct at the base, broadly spatulate, a little waved, and marked from the base with numerous dark lines, which branch in various directions ; lower petals ligulate, self-coloured. Filaments 10, united at the base, five only bearing anthers ; two lower fertile ones longest, as in the others of the genus ; upper one very short; barren ones short, erect, and subulate. Style red, hairy at the base and smooth at the point. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. B 2 Since the Descriptions and Indices for our last Number were sent home from the press, we have re- ceived the first volume of the very extensive and in- teresting Prodromus of M. De Candolle. The learned author of the above work has adopted our subdivision of the genus Pelargonium as Sections or Subgenera ; but we are quite certain that we cannot do better than to continue them as distinct genera ; for, if we were to join them all with Pelargonium, it would be quite impossible to find names for them. We already find it difficult, though perhaps one fourth part of them are not yet described. M. De Candolle describes three hundred and sixty-nine; and we believe more than one thousand are cultivated in the collections of this country ; and we have been informed, by various tra- vellers from the Cape, that they are there without end. Mr. J. Niven, who was there collecting plants and seeds for several years, on his return informed me, that the shrubby species were innumerable; so much so, that he paid no attention to them : and we have heard from others, that the tuberous-rooted tribe is as nu- merous in other situations. Many of the latter, in- troduced by Mr. Niven, are now lost in our collec- tions, as the cultivation of them at that time was not so well known as at present : amongst the rest, the beauti- ful P. Grenvillece, roseum, and incrassatum, have, I be- lieve, entirely disappeared. Mr. Colvill informs me, that at that time he had another magnificent one, nearly related to those, with large panicles of golden yellow flowers : this was thrown down from a shelf by a cat when in full flower, which caused its death. The present beautiful plant is a hybrid produc- tion, and was raised in the magnificent collection of R. Henry Jenkinson, Esq. from a seed of D. pinnata, that had been fertilized by P. fulgidum. It requires the same treatment as the other tuberous-rooted kmds, and may be increased by the little tubers from the roots. The anthers are perfect, and it ripens seeds. 203. 203 PELARGONIUM incanescens. TVhitish'leaved Stork' s-bill. P. incanescens, umbellis subquinquefloris, foliis corda- tis, profunde quinquelobis dentatis canescenti-pu- bescentibus, stipulis acuminatis, petalis superiori- bus veiiosis, tubo nectarifero calyce parum longiore. Stem shrubby, erect, branched; branches thickly clothed with soft villous hairs, as are the petioles, pe- duncles, and calyx. Leaves cordate, deeply lobedVith sharp lobes, unequally but sharply toothed, thickly clothed with a hoary pubescence, strongly and nume- rously nerved underneath ; lower ones 5 to 7-lobed ; upper ones 3 to 5-lobed, more acute. Petioles flatten- ed and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower. Stipules broadly lanceolate, taper-pointed, fringed. Peduncles 3 to 5-flowered, longer than the leaves. Involucre of six or seven lanceolate, keeled, taper-pointed, ciliate bractes. Pedicles longer than the bractes, villous, Cali/x 5-cleft ; segments lanceo- late, taper-pointed, erect. Nectariferous tube a little longer than the calyx, flattened on each side, of a brownish purple. Petals 5, the two upper ones ob- longly ovate, oblique at the base, of a pale lilac, with a dark velvetty spot in the centre, and from the base to the point, branch numerous purple lines in all direc- tions ; lower petals oblong, spreading, pale lilac. Fi- laments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers : pollen orange-coloured. Sti/le red, very hairy on the lower part, and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, of the same colour, reflexed. The present plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised last year, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of P. dumosum that had been mixed with the pol- len of one of the larger sorts, perhaps P. (emulum or cardiifolium. It is a very fine strong-growing sort, and its beautiful large flowers, which are produced in abun- dance, make it a very desirable plant. It may be con- sidered as one of the late-flowering sorts, as it conti- nued in flower this autumn till the beginning of De- cember. It thrives well in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, or any other rich vegetable soil. Cuttings soon strike root, if planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. 204 PELARGONIUM modestum. Modest Stork' s-bill. P. modestum, pedunculis villosis 2-3-flons, foliis cor- datis trilobis undulatis rugosis denticulatis obtusis utrinque hirsutis; lobis rotundatis divaricatis, caule erecto ramoso, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce parum breviore. Stem shrubby, erect, much branched; branches short, spreading, thickly clothed with long villous hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves small, cordate, 3-lobed, undulate, rugose, and toothed with small pointed teeth, thickly covered with hairs on both sides : lobes spreading, blunt, and rounded, ter- minal one largest, strongly veined. Petioles khoMt the length of the leaves, flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower, widened at the base. Stipules short and broad, cordate, acute, fringed. Peduncles short, cylindrical, 2 to a-flowered. Invo- lucre of six or seven short, cordate or broadly ovate, acute, fringed bractes, which are often toothed. Pe- dicles long and robust, unequal in length, bent up- wards. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments unequal, all reflexed, the upper one largest, ovate, the others broadly lan- ceolate. Nectariferous tube short and broad, scarcely as long as the calyx. Petals 5, the two upper ones roundly obovate, oblique at the base, of a pale blush- colour, marked ifi the centre with a large patch of pale red, at the base of which are some darker marks • lower petals oblong, obtuse, pale blush. Filaments lo' united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen and aristce villous. Style pale red, hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stig- mas 5, reflexed. Our drawing of this very pretty plant was taken from a fine specimen at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, where it was raised from a seed of P. ornatum mixed with the pollen of one of the larger sorts, perhaps P. platypetalum. It grows to the height of three feet, and is very bushy, bearing abundance of flowers all the summer. It succeeds well in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, or any other rich vegetable soil ; and cut- tings root freely, if planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 205 PELARGONIUM Saundersii. Saunders' Stork' s-hill. P. Saundersii, umbellis subquadrifloris, foliis basi trun- catis trilobis planis glabriusculis : lobis divaricatis obtusis inaequaliter obtuse dentatis, stipulis corda- tis acutis ciliatis, tubo nectarifero calyce parum breviore. Stem shrubby, much branched ; branches glossy, thinly clothed with short hairs. Leaves truncate at the base, deeply 3-lobed, flat, smooth on the upper side, and covered with a very short pubescence on the lower ; nerves few, but prominent, branched : lobes divaricate, obtuse, unequally toothed with short blunt teeth. Petiole slender, flattened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, slightly pubes- cent. Stipules short and flat, broadly cordate, acute, entire, fringed, Peduncles cylindrical, generally 3 or 4-flowered, clothed with short spreading hairs. Invo- lucre of six ovate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles unequal in length, longer than the bractes. Calyx 5- cleft ; segments lanceolate, acute, fringed ; upper one erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube unequal in length, some about half the length, others scarcely shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, the two upper ones obovate, oblique at the base, of a rosy lilac, with a dark velvet spot in the centre, and a few short dark lines below it and branching from it : lower petals ob- long, obtuse, of a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Pollen orange- coloured. Style red, hairy on the lower part and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, reflexed. VOL. III. c The plant from which our drawing was taken was kindly sent to us from the collection of C. Hoare, Esq, We have named it in compliment to Mr. Richard Saunders, the gardener; who informs us, that he raised it from a seed of P. Thynnece, that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. dutnosum ; and it is as near as possible intermediate between the two. Like its parents, it is an abundant bloomer, and continues to flower the whole of the summer. It thrives well in ^ mixture of turfy loam and peat, or any other rich Vegetable mould ; and cuttings strike root readily, if planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. 2o6. 206 SEYMOURIA asarifolia. j^sarum-leaved Seymouria. Seymouria. Pet. 2 basi distincta, medio abrupte re- flexa. Stam. 5 subaequalia, longe tiibulosa recta, omnia antherifera : sterilia nulla. Herbae acaules ? radice tuheroso-rapiformi; foUis indivisis, S. asarifolia, foliis rotundato-cordatis obtusiusculis in- tegerrimis ciliatis : super glabris nitentibus : subtus tomentoso-velutinis, umbella composita capitato- depressa, petalis lanceolato-spatulatis emarginatis. Root tuberous, large. Stem none, or very short. Leaves roundly cordate, bluntish, entire, ciliate ; of a bright shining green on the upper side, and densely tomentose underneath. Petioles rather broadest at the base and point, flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, hairy. Stipules small, taper-pointed, joined to the base of the petioles. Scape leafless, branching, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs, as are the peduncles, bractes, and calyx. Bracte inclos- ing the peduncles at the base, divided into several un- equal ovate and lanceolate, concave, acute segments. Peduncles slender, cylindrical. Umbels in a small de^ pressed head, many-flowered. Involucre of six or seven narrow taper-pointed bractes ; some lanceolate, others subulate. Calyx 5-cleft, segments linear, acute, all reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, slightly nodding, hairy. Petals only 2, lanceo- lately-spatulate, notched at the point, reflexed from about the middle, of a brilliant dark purple, varie- gated and spotted with a blackish velvet: no rudi- ments of lower petals. Filaments 5, purple, straight, nearly equal, connected into a long tube, all beavinff c2 anthers : no rudiments of sterile ones. Pollen orange- coloured. Style very hairy, about the length of the stamens. Stigmas 5, at length revolute. This very curious plant is a native of the Cape, and was received from thence, about three years since, by Mr. Colvill, at whose Nursery it first flowered in December 1822, at which time our drawing was taken; it flowered again in November and December 1823, when we made our description. We have proposed it as a distinct genus, and have named it in compliment to the Hon. Mrs. Seymour, of Woburn, Bedfordshire, a lady much attached to botanical science, and parti- cularly partial to the Geraniace^ ; also a great ad- mirer of neat little Alpine plants, to which the present genus bears a strong resemblance. Another species, or a very distinct variety, has also flowered at Mr. Colvill's, with smaller acute petals; but we wish to see it in flower again before we publish it. Pelargo- nium dipetalum of L'Heritier will no doubt rank as another species, and maybe named SeymouriaH&itieri. The species of this genus require the same kind of treatment as the other tuberous-rooted species of the family ; but as they flower in winter, or late in au- tumn, they must be kept growing at that season, watering them sparingly when dry, and letting them become dormant after flowering. They succeed well in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, an equal quantity of each ; and they may be increased by the little tubers from the roots. 207 PELARGONIUM phoeniceum. Reddish purple Stork' s-hill. P. phoeniceum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis rotundato-re- niformibus undulatis cucullatis rugosis villosis inse- qualiter dentatis, stipulis cordato-ovatis acutis, calycibus villosissimis, tubo nectarifero calyce pa- rum breviore. , Stem erect, branching ; branches spreading, thickly clothed with long white villous hairs, as are the peti- oles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves roundly-reniforrn, undulate, cucuUate, rigid, rugose, thickly clothed with short villous hairs, and toothed with numerous unequal teeth. Petioles gradually tapering upwards, flattened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, a little widened at the base. Stipules cordate, or broadly ovate, acute, ciliate. Peduncles cylindrical^ several-flowered. Involucre of six ovate, acute, keel- ed, ciliate bractes. Pedicles villous, about the length of the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments broadly lanceolate, acute, thickly clothed with long villous hairs. Nectariferous tube scarcely as long as the calyx, flattened on each side, gibbous at the base, villous. Petals 5, the two upper ones broadly ovate, oblique at the base, of a dark reddish purple, with a dark velvetty spot in the centre, and below that are numerous dark branching lines ; lower petals ob- ovately-oblong, of rather a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Style red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, revolute. Our drawing of this plant was taken at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill last October. It was raised the pre- ceding spring from a seed of P. spectabile ^. recurvum, that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. Dennisia- num. The seed was sown in February, and the plant flowered in September; so that it was only seven months from the time the seed was sown till it flow- ered, and it continued in full bloom to the end of December. It is now forward in bud again, so that we may expect it will flower nearly all the year through. It appears to be of very free growth, and as hardy as any of the nearly related sorts, thriving well in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand ; and cut- tings root readily planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. This may be considered as one of the most de- sirable mules that has yet been raised, both from the abundance of bloom, and its brilliancy of colour, which partakes of a mixture of scarlet and purple, and is dif- ficult of imitation by the artist, whose colours can never equal nature. Though we have often been told that our figures are flattered, yet if any person will take the trouble of comparing them with the living plants, he will readily perceive his mistake. 208 PELARGONIUM notatum Marked-petaled Stork' s- bill. P. notatum, pedunculis elongatis plurifloris, foliis cor- datis trilobis concavis scabris: margine crispis den- ticulatis, stipulis acuminatis, petalis venosis, tubo nectarifero calyce reflexo sesquilongiori. . Rosalind Geranium. Hoare MSS. Stem shrubby, slender, branching: branches slen- der, elongated, spreading, thickly clothed with short white pubescent hairs, and slightly knotted at the joints. Leaves cordate, acute, 3-lobed, concave, roughish, clothed on both sides with short white kairs, margins curled, and toothed with small unequal teeth. Petioles long and slender, flattened and furrowed on the upper side, pubescent. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, fringed. Peduncles long and slender, cylindrical, pu- bescent. Involucre of six lanceolate, taper-pointed, fringed bractes. Pedicles long and slender, pubescent. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments broadly lanceolate, acute, the upper one erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube much flattened, gibbous at the base, pubescent, about half as long again as the calyx. Petals 5, much veined, the two upper ones obovate, oblique, of a rosy lilac, with a bright purple mark in the centre, and numerous purple lines branching in every direction ; lower petals oblongly obovate, slender at the base, of a lighter colour and not so much veined. Filaments 10, connected at the base, seven bearing anthers. Germen villous. Sti/le very hairy at the base, and smooth up- wards. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. This neat little plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed by SirR.C.Hoare,who sent us the plant from which our drawing was taken. What its parents were is at present unknown to us : perhaps hybrid for several generations. Being so different from all others, it is a very desirable plant ; and being of small growth, it takes but little room : it is also as hardy as any of the genus, and thrives well in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, or any rich light soil. Cuttings root freely, if planted in pots, and set on a shelf in the green- house. ^209 HOAREA venosa. Veined-petaled Hoarea. H. venosa, umbella coiiiposita, foliis ternatis pinnati- lidis pinnatisque caiiescenti-pubescentibus ; foliolis oblongis ovatisqiie obtusis : terminali maximo, pe- talis superioribus spatulato-ligulatis reflexis venosis. Root tuberous. Stem none. Leaves variable, lower ones simple, roundly ovate, others ternate, pinnatifid, or pinnate: leaflets opposite or alternate, oblong or ovate, bluntly rounded ; the lowermost smallest and narrowest, terminal, one very large, rounded, all co- vered with a white mealy pubescence. Petioles slender, slightly flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, thickly clothed with short white hairs, as are the peduncles and calyx. Stipules subulately-linear, joined to the base of the petioles. Scape leafy, producing several umbels of flowers. Peduncles cylindrical. Um- bels many-flowered. Involucre of numerous linear taper-pointed fringed bractes. Pedicles very short. Calyx 5-cleft ; upper segment lanceolate, concave, erect ; the others linear, reflexed. NectaHferous tube about twice the length of the calyx, flattened on each side, hairy. Petals 5; the two upper ones spatu- lately ligulate, reflexed about the middle, with two long ungues, much veined Avith red and purple veins which branch in various directions ; lower petals about half the width, of a paler colour and less veined. Filaments 10, united at the base, five only bearing anthers ; sterile ones short, their points bent inwards. Style short, purple, slightly hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, reflexed. VOL. III. D This pretty and curious plant is of hybrid origin, the produce of Dimacria pinnata that had been ferti- lized by the pollen oiHoarea reticulata: the leaves par- take chiefly of the former, and the flowers of the latter: its stamens are perfect, and it produces seeds. The same kind of treatment, as recommended for the other tuberous-rooted species, is also applicable to the pre- sent, keeping it quite dry while dormant, and it may be increased by the little tubers of its roots. Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill last summer, where it continued to be covered with flowers, in suc- cession, from June to October. ^10 PELARGONIUM fuscatum. Brown-7narked Stork' s-bill. V. fuscatum, pedunculis plurifloris, foliis cordatis ob- solete trilobis planis insequaliter dentatis villosis, stipulis cordato ovatis subdentatis, caule villoso, tubo nectarifero calyce parum longiore. Pelargonium fuscatum. Colv. cataL ed. 2. p. 22. col. 3. Stem shrubby, erect, much branched; branches erect, thickly clothed with long villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant, except the corolla. Leaves flat, cordate, rounded, slightly 3-lobed, unequally tooth- ed with numerous small sharp teeth, prominently and numerously veined underneath. Petioles flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower ; a little widened at the base. Stipules short, cordate or ovate, sometimes toothed, acute, fringed. Peduncles cylindrical, several-flowered. Involucre of six or seven ovate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles unequal in length, longer than the nectariferous tube. Cali/x 5- cleft, segments all reflexed ; the upper one ovate, the others lanceolate, acute, fringed. Nectariferous tube much flattened and gibbous at the base ; a little longer than the calyx. Petals 5, the two upper ones roundly ovate, of a bluish lilac, with a large dark brown mark in the centre, stained round with red, and below it are a few dark lines, that are slightly branched; lower petals oblong, of a bluish lilac. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Germen villous. Style very hairy about half-way up, and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, reflexed. The present subject is a hybrid production, and D 2 was raised the year before last at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, where our drawing was made last summer. It is the produce of P. dumosum, that had been mixed with the pollen of one of the larger sorts, perhaps P. multinerve; but of this we are not quite certain. It is a very ornamental plant, and an abundant bloomer like Its parent, and grows to a middle size : it is also as hardy as any of the genus, and thrives well in a mix- ture of sandy loam and peat, or any light rich vegetable mould. Cuttings strike root freely, if planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. 211 PELARGONIUM heracleifolium. Heracleum-leaved Stork^ s-hill. P. heracleifolium, acaule, umbellis plurifloris, foliis inferioribus oblongis integris laciniatisque superio- ribus pinnatifidis pinnatisque pulverulento-pubes- centibus; segmentis foliolisque oblongis obtusis si- nuato-lobatis inaequaliter obtuse dentatis, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce triplo longiori. Pelargonium heracleifolium. Lodd. hoU cab. t. 437. Colv. catal. ed. 2. p. 22. col. 1. DC. prodr. ^st. nat. 1. p. 654. Root tuberous, very large and uneven, and clothed with a hard scaly shell, producing very few small tu- bers or fibres. Stem none, or v-ery short. Leaves very variable, covered with a powdery pubescence: lower ones oblong, simple, or lacinated; upper ones ternate, pinnatifid or pinnate, strongly nerved underneath; segments or leaflets oblong, obtuse, sinuately lobed, the upper one much the largest and most divided; margins a little waved or curled, bluntly but deeply toothed with numerous unequal teeth. Petioles nearly round, or slightly flattened on the upper side, thickly clothed with short villous hairs. Stipules short, cordate, acute, membranaceous. Peduncles long, several-flowered, and clothed with short spreading hairs, with a few long ones intermixed. Involucre of 8 or 9 unequal linear, or lanceolate, pointed bractes. Pedicles short, scarcely as long as the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments un- equal, lanceolate, bluntish, all reflexed or revolute. Nectariferous tube more than three times the length of the calyx, slender at the base, and gradually widening upwards. Petals 5, the two upper ones rather the largest, of a dull greenish straw-colour, marked near the centre with two obscure purplish spots; lower pe- tals rather darker, with two bright purple lines extend- ing nearly all their length. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers ; one of those is a flat spa- tula-shaped one, as in the other species of this section. Germen thickly clothed with a dense wool. Style greenish, very short and smooth. Stigmas 5, spreading. The present curious species is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, from whence many roots of it have been introduced to different collections in this country within these four years. It is nearly related to P. lobatum and P. triste; but we think there can be no doubt of its being a genuine species. It varies considerably in the co- lour of its flowers, being either darker or lighter, much in the same manner as P. lobatum. Several other curious species belonging to this section are now in the exten- sive collection of Mr. Colvill, who has imported them from the Cape within those few years : many of them have flowered ; and we intend soon to publish them, ' and not to let them die in oblivion, as many a fine plant is suffered to do in some collections, without ever being recorded, or even seen, except by the dunces who manage to destroy them. Our drawing was taken from a fine plant, in the col- lection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, last summer. ^12 PELARGONIUM Stapletoni. Miss C. Stapleton's Stork's-bill. P. Stapletoni, umbellis multifloris, petalis obcordatis, foliis cordatis quinquelobis undulatis obsolete cre- nulatis pubescentibus, stipulis persistentibus spine- scentibus rectis, caule crasso carnoso, tubo nectari- fero calyce quadruplo longiore. Stem shrubby, erect, thick and succulent, clothed with a hard glossy bark, not much branched. Leaves cordate, 5-lobed, very much undulate, shallowly notched, and clothed with a short hoary pubescence on both sides, points bent downwards. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side, and rounded on the lower ; swollen at the base, thickly clothed with white villous hairs. Stipules subulate, straight, persistent, hardening into a spine. Scape branching, thickly clothed with long villous hairs, as are the peduncles and calyx. Pe- duncles cylindrical, bent towards the point, many flow- ered. Involucre of several unequal bractes, some ovate, others lanceolate, acute, fringed. Pedicles very short. Caly a: 5-cMt: upper segment oblong, obtuse, erect ; the others narrower and reflexed. Nectariferous tube about four times the length of the calyx, very hairy. Petals 5, obcordate, the two uppermost largest, rose-coloured, white near the base ; betwixt the two colours is a large bright purple spot, and below that are two or three light purple slightly branching specks : lower petals smaller, rose-coloured, with a bright red spot in the centre of each. Filaments 10, united at the base, six bearing an- thers, besides a large spatulate-shaped one, as in the others of this section: this produces no anther. Pollen yellow. Sti/le short, smooth. Stigmas 5, purple, re- flexed. This very handsome plant is of hybrid origin, the produce of P. echinatum, mixed with the pollen of P. scepeflorens. We have named it, in compliment to Miss C. Stapleton, of Greys Court, Henley on Thames, a lady much attached to the GERANiACEiE, and to whom we feel much obliged. Like its parents, the present plant is of a succulent habit, and is as near as possible intermediate between the two ; but its flowers are more beautiful than either: it is also of shorter and more upright growth. It was raised from seed, in 1822, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, and flowered last autumn for the first time. We expect it will remain scarce for some time, as it produces but few branches; but it will probably be more readily increased by the tubers of its roots, when it attains a proper size. An equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, is the most proper com- post for it, watering it but sparingly in winter. The best time for planting the cuttings is when the plant is growing most freely; they must be planted in the same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. We understand we are very much envied in a cer- tain quarter for raising so many beautiful hybrid plants ; and more so for publishing them : but we mind not their envy, as long as we are so ably supported by our numerous subscribers, to whom we beg our most grate- ful acknowledgments, and who we shall always use our utmost endeavours to please, by giving figures and de- scriptions of the most interesting plants. We also have it in contemplation to publish a work on the same plan, entirely on hybrid productions of the plants of diflferent families ; so many beautiful and inte- resting ones, both hardy and tender, having been lately raised from seeds in different collections, particularly at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill. 213 PELARGONIUM mutabile. Changeahle-cohured Stork's-bill. P. mutabile, caule fruticoso carnoso nodis tumidis, fo- liis ternatis glabris subtus pilosis ; foliolis obtusis cuneatis grosse dentatis ; intermedio maximo laci- niato apice reflexo, stipulis longe acuminatis sub- persistentibus : inferioribus cordatis? superioribus lanceolatis subulatis, umbellis multifloris, tubo nec- tarifero calyce triple longiore. Root fleshy, producing numerous tubers. Stem shrubby, succulent, very thick at the base, flexuose, swoln at the joints, smooth and glossy, not much branched. Leaves large, ternate, smooth and glossy on the upper side, and thickly clothed with short soft hairs on the lower: leaflets obtuse, wedge-shaped, deeply but unequally toothed, with large blunt teeth and smaller ones intermixed; lower one 2-lobed; upper one much larger, 5-lobed or laciniate, points bent downwards. Petioles long, nearly cylindrical, swoln at the base and thickening towards the point, thickly clothed with unequal spreading hairs. Stipules variable, taper-pointed, fringed, nearly persistent ; lower ones broadly cordate ; upper ones lanceolately subulate, ter- minating in long slender points. Peduncles axillary, or opposite to the leaf, gibbous at the base, hairy! Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of several lanceo- late, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles very short, or scarcely any. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, 'ob- tuse. Nectariferous tube more than three times longer than the calyx, hairy. Petals 5, obovate or slightly obcordate : the two upper ones largest, green, tinged with purple ; lower ones pale purple, but changing the VOL. in. E second day to a yellowish green. Filaments 10, straight, united at the base, seven bearing anthers ; one of those is a spatula-shaped one, with a smaller anther. Style short, hairy at the base. Stigmas 5, reflexed. This curious plant is a hybrid production, and was raised at the nursery of Mr. Colvill, in 1822, from a seed of P. gibbosum that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. particeps, and it is as near as possible intermediate between the two : the flowers, when first expanded, are of a light purple colour, but they soon change to a yellowish green, and are fragrant in the evening. Se- veral other curious mules from plants belonging to this section we expect to see flower this season : some be- tween P. gibbosum and P. multiradiatum; others be- tween the latter and P. ardens we are in hopes of see- ing bloom before long ; and also several very curious ones from P. sanguineum, some of which are shrubby, and others stemless; some with divided leaves, and others entire. The present plant thrives well, and grows very strong in an equal mixture of rich turfy loam, peat, and sand. Cuttings of it strike root readily, if planted in pots and placed in the greenhouse: it may also be increased by the tubers of its roots. Drawn at the nursery of Mr. Colvill, in October last. 214 PELARGONIUM aimatum. Strong-spined Stork' s-hill. P. armatum, umbellis multifloris paniculatis, foliis cor- datis 5-7-lobis crenatis: supra glabris nitentibus; subtus tomentosis multinerviis, caule stricto crasso carnoso, stipulis subulatis persistentibus spines- centibus rectis. Pelargonium armatum. Nobis supra fol. 48. in adn, Colv. catal. edA.p.ll. col 2. ed. 2. p, 22. col. 1. Geranium echinatum; rubrum. Andrews, etc. Root large, branching out into numerous tubers of various shapes and sizes. Stem shrubby, stiff, erect, very thick, and succulent, clothed with a hard brown shining bark, and thickly beset with long straight persistent stipules; branches short, straight, rigid. Leaves cordate, 5 to 7-lobed, deeply but un- equally notched, of a shining green but slightly pubes- cent OQ the upper side, and densely tomentose under- neath: nerves numerous, much branched. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side, and rounded on the lower; swollen at the base, thickly clothed with very short spreading, unequal hairs. Stipules straight, subulate, persistent; when young tapering to a fine point, afterwards becoming stiff and horny, and more blunt ; not recurved, as in P. echinatum. Peduncles panicled, cylindrical, thickened at the base, hairy. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of several lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments blunt, concave ; upper one erect, the others reflexed. Necta- riferous tube very long and slender, about four times the length of the calyx. Petals 5, of a bright purple, E 2 with a dark spot in the centre of each : upper ones ob- cordate; lower ones narrower. Filaments 10, united at the base, six only bearing anthers : at the back is a large spatula-shaped sterile filament, as in the plants of this section. Style smooth, purple. Stigmas 5, re- flexed. This beautiful species, which there can be no doubt but it really is, was raised from seed received from the ^ape, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, at the same time as P. echinatum. Although it has been in the collections about London so many years, it is still very little known, and continues scarce, chiefly owing, we believe, to the want of a figure to show it in perfection. The one published by Mr. Andrews being very poor and imperfect, we think it will now become a popular plant. It requires the same kind of management as P. echina- tum, from which it differs in many respects, being a much stronger and upright plant, and its spines are longer and straight, not recurved, as in P. echina- tum; its leaves are also more lobed, and the flowers of a very different colour. Our drawing was taken from a fine plant covered with flowers in May last, in the collection of the Earl of Liverpool, at Coombe Wood. The best soil to grow it in is an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, watering it very sparingly in winter. Cuttings root freely, if taken off" when the plant is in a growing state. It may also be increased by the tubers from its roots. 215 PELARGONIUM formosissimum. Superb white Stork's-bill. P. formosissimum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis ovatis acutis concavis rigidis sublobatis ineequaliter carti- lagineo-dentatis basi truncatis multinerviis, bracteis ovatis pedicellis subbrevioribus, tubo nectarifero brevissimo calyce triple breviore. Pelargonium formosissimum. Pers. syn. 2. p. 231. Pelargonium formosum. Desf. arb.2. p. 459, Horn supp. 75. non Andrewsii. a. album. Supra fig. a. ^. lineatim. Supra fig. b. Pelargonium superbum. Nob. in Colv. catal. p. 22 col. 1. Supra No. 33. in obs. ^ ^t^a J^ shrubby, erect branching; hrmches short and stiff, nearly erect, thickly clothed with leaves, and covered with soft yi lous unequal hai,^. Leaves ovate, « concave, rigid, sharply and unequally toothed with long cartilaginous teeth, sUghtly hairy on both sides truncate and entire at the base, strongly nerved. Pehoks widely flattened and furrowed on the upper w^ ^""'"'^'' T- J")^ dilated at the base and apex; thickly clothed with soft villous un- equal hairs, as are the peduncles, pedicles, and calyx. Stipules ovate, bluntish, keeled, fringed and some- times toothed. Peduncles a little flattened, 3 to 6- flowered. Involucre of about six or eight ovate, keeled bractes, which are sometimes toothed and mucronate. Pedicles longer than the bractes or the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments lanceolate, acute, erect. Nectariferous tube short, but unequal in length, some- times wanting altogether, flattened on each side and gibbous at the base, not half the length of the calyx. Petals five, oblongly ovate and rounded at the points, white, or slightly tinged with pink ; the two upper- tnost rather widest, and slightly marked at the base with reddish lines. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Ger- men villous. Style of a light red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, red and revolute. The present plant is an old inhabitant in our green- l^ouses, and was raised from seed received from the Cape by Mr. Colvill several years ago. It has gene- rally passed in our collections under the name of P. farmosum, and P. suipe^'hum, and we have no doubt but it is the V.formosujn of Desfontaines, and also the P. formosissimum of Persoon.. It varies with flowers more or less striated, and the petals more or less spreading; the nectariferous tube is also very variable in its length, sometimes altogether wanting. M. Decandolle, in his Prodromus, has given the above as synonyms to our P. Boylecs, which is a very dilferent plant, though we believe one of its parents was the present, as we mentioned when we published it. ERRATA. In our last Number, folio 210, line 1 and 3 I'elar^onium fuscatum, read Pelargonium fusciflorum, there being already a V.fuscatum figured by Jacquin. 216 PELARGONIUM laxiflorum. Spreading -mnhelled Stork^s-hill. P. laxiflorum^ umbellis subquinquefloris, foliis cordatis quinquelobis undulatis insequaliter grosseque den- tatis glabriusculis carnosis rigidis, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiore. Stem shrubby, not much branched, rather succulent, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves cordate, thick, and fleshy, undulate, deeply divided into three lobes : upper lobe 3-lobed, lower ones 2-lobed; deeply but unequally toothed, smoothish or thinly pubescent. Petioles thick, slightly flattened on the upper and con- vex on the lower side. Peduncles generally 5 -flowered. Involucre of several ovate, acute, villous bractes. Pe- dicles about the length of the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft : upper segment, ovate, keeled, erect ; the others broadly lanceolate, reflexed. Nectariferous tube about double the length of the calyx. Petals 5, the two upper ones roundly obovate, oblique at the base, of a bright scarlet, with a purple spot in the centre, and numerous dark lines from the base that branch in various direc- tions; lower petals ligulate, spreading. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Style flesh-coloured, hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, reflexed. This fine flowering plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised by Mr. Smith from a seed of P. ignescens, that had been set with the pollen of one of the large growing sorts. Our drawing was taken from a fine plant, last autumn, in the collection of the Earl of Liverpool, Coombe Wood, and we believe it is at pre- sent in no other collection : it differs from all its near relatives in its loose spreading umbels and rigid leaves. Like all the others, to which it is allied, it thrives best in a mixture of rich turfy loam, peat, and sand ; and cuttings will strike root without difficulty, if planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 217 PELARGONIUM grandidentatum. Large-toothed Stork's-bill. P. grandidentatum, caule fruticoso rarnoso ; ramis vil- losis, foliis inferioribus magnis flabelliformibus in- tequaliter acute dentatis multinerviis basi integer- rimis : mediis sublobatis basi angustatis ; superi- oribus oblongo-ovatis, stipulis cordato-lanceolatis carinatis acuminatis, umbellis multifloris, petalis laxis patentibus, tubo nectarifero calyce subsequali. Stem shrubby, branching ; branches slender, thick- ly clothed with long soft unequal villous hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves large, nu- merously and prominently nerved underneath, rigidly and sharply toothed, with long unequal taper-pointed teeth, entire near the base: upper side furrowed, smooth, and glossy; nerves and under side haiiy: lower ones fan-shaped, about half as broad again as long; middle ones slightly lobed, narrowed to the base ; those near the flowers oblong, ovate, or lanceo- late, all sharply toothed. Petioles much flattened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, dilated at the base and apex. Stipules cordate or lan- ceolate, taper-pointed, keeled, entire, or sometimes toothed. Umbels many-flowered, panicled. Peduncles jointed at the base, more or less bent or crooked. Involucre of several large, ovate, acute, villous, im- bricate bractes. Pedicles bent upwards. Calyx 5- cleft, segments long, lanceolate, taper-pointed, when in flower all reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened on each side and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, obovate, spreading; the two upper ones largest, of a pale blush, marked in the VOL. III. P middle with a large dark purple patch, and from it to the base are numerous crowded lines and marks ; lower petals also marked with two pale red lines. Stamens 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Style red, slightly hairy at the base. Stigmas 5, red and revolute. This magnificent plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised, by Mr. Smith, at the Earl of Liverpool's, Coombe Wood, from a seed of P. involucratum maxi- mum, that had been fertilized with the pollen of P. triumphans, and it is as near as possible intermediate between the two. No plant in the whole genus with which we are acquainted, makes a more magnificent appearance than the present ; as it bears an abundance of blossoms, each of which continues in flower for a considerable time : it is also as hardy as any of the common sorts, thriving well in a rich light soil, or a mixture of sandy loam and peat will suit it very well. Cuttings strike root freely, if planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. 218 PELARGONIUM pulverulentum. Powdered-leaved Stork' s-bill. P. pulvefulentum, subacaule, scapo subramoso, um- bellis multifloris, foliis rotundato-cordatis sublo- batis crenatis pulverulento-tomentosis carnosis, petalis superioribus paulo minoribus bimaculatis. Pelargonium pulverulentum. Colv. catal. ed. 2. p. 22. col. I. Root tuberous, very large, and covered with a rough brown, cracked bark. Stems very short and rough. Leaves succulent, roundly cordate, obtuse, more or less lobed, unequally and bluntly notched, covered on both sides with a dense powdery pubescence, quite white when young. Petioles about the length of the leaves, flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, thickly clothed with short white hairs, as are the pe- duncles, calyx, and nectariferous tube. Stipides cor- date, acute, fringed. Scape leafy, slightly branched. Peduncles long, many-flowered. Involucre of from six to eight broadly lanceolate taper-pointed bractes. Pe- dicles very short. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, concave, all reflexed. Nectariferous tube more than three times longer than the calyx, flattened on each side, gradually thickening upwards. Petals 5, ob- ovale, concave, the two upper ones rather smallest, yellow, with two dark spots above the middle ; lower petals edged with yellow, with a dark velvetty middle. Filaments 10, short and straight, united at the base, one of them a very large spatulate one; as in the others of the section, this bears no anther, six of the others bearing fertile anthers. Style short, smooth. Stigmas 5, fimbriate, revolute. This curious and pretty species is a native of the Cape, from whence Mr. Colvill received several plants of it in the year 1822. It is readily distinguished from its congeners by its powdered leaves and habit altogether. Another nearly related species is in Mr. C.'s collection, with rounder smooth leaves of a greasy appearance, but that has not yet flowered. Like the other plants of this section, the present species thrives well in an equal mixture of loam, peat, and sand, with the pots well drained; and requires very little or no water in winter when in a dormant state. It may be increased by seeds, or by the little tubers from its root. 219 PELARGONIUM planifolium. Flat-leaved Stork's- bill. ^.planifolium, caule fruticoso ramoso; ramis erectis hirsutis, foliis planis cordatis ^trilobis denticulatis carnosis glabriusculis, stipulis cordatis acutis sub- dentatis, pedunculis 3-4-floris, tubo nectarifero calyce subaequali. Stem shrubby, erect, branching ; branches purplish, erect, thickly clothed with short white spreading hairs' as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves flat' carnose, cordate, 3-lobed, toothed with short blunt unequal teeth, prominently nerved underneath, glossy on the upper side, but slightly hairy all over ; lobes blunt. Petioles short, much flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower. Stipules cordate, taper- pointed, sometimes toothed, hairv. Peduncles long and slender, 3 or 4-flowered. Involucre of several short ovate acute bractes. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments broadly lanceolate, acute, erect. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, purple, flattened on both sides gibbous at the base. Petals 5, obovate, the two upper ones largest, of a bright bluish lilac, with a large dark purple patch in the centre and numerous lines from the base, which branch all over the petals ; lower ones narrower, of a deep blush, also marked with lines at the base. Stamens 10, connected at the base, seven of them bearing anthers, %/e red, hairy all over Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. This plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of P. Hoare^ anum, that had been fertilized by the pollen of one of the stronger growing sorts ; but we cannot with any certainty refer to the species. It is free of growth, and an abundant bloomer; and, from its distinct habit and colour, it makes a pleasing variety. It succeeds well with us in a mixture of turfy loam and peat ; and cuttings root without difficulty, if planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and set on a shelf in the green- house. Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill in May last. 220 PELARGONIUM dimacriaeflorum. Dimacria-Jlowered Stork' s-bill. P. dimaci^iceflorum, subacaule, foliis laciniato-pinnati- fidis pinnatisque canescenti-pubescentibus ; seg- mentis foliolisque oppositis oblongis integris bifi- disve subdentatis, petalis patentissimis obovato- spathulatis subdeflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce reflexo duplo longiore. Root tuberous. Stem short and succulent. Leaves tufted, laciniate, pinnatifid or pinnate, clothed with a short hoary pubescence ; segments or leaflets opposite, oblong, obtuse, entire, bifid or 3-toothed. Petioles slender, slightly flattened on the upper side, thickly clothed with short white close-pressed hairs, as are the peduncles and calyx. Stipules lanceolate, acute, join- ed to the base of the petioles. Scape leafy, branching, bearing several umbels of flowers. Peduncles cylin- drical, slightly bent inwards. Umbels many -flowered. Involucre of several linearly lanceolate, acute, keeled bractes. Cali/x 5-cleft ; segments lanceolate, acute, slightly keeled, reflexed. Nectariferous tube nearly sessile, about twice the length of the calyx. Petals 5, widely spreading, deflexed, of a bright orangy scarlet ; upper ones obovate, connivent at the base with spread- ing points, more or less marked with branching brown- ish purple lines; lower ones broadly spatulate, dis- tinct, dependent. Stamens 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers ; two lower fertile ones much longer than the others, as in Dimacria. Style silky, purple. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This pretty little plant is a hybrid production, and is intermediate between V.fulgidum and Dimacria as^ fragalifolia. The colour of the flowers is nearest the former, but their spreading mode of growth resembles the latter. It was raised from seed the year before last, in the magnificent collection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. where our drawing was made last summer ; and we have seen it in the same collection this spring, covered with its elegant flowers. It grows freely, like its near relatives, in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and the pots well drained with potsherds, keeping it dry when in a dormant state. It may be increased, though slowly, by cuttings, or by the little tubers from its roots, which must be planted with their tops above the earth, or the water is liable to injure them. 221 PELARGONIUM serratifolium Saw -leaved Stork's- bill. P. serratifolium, foliis planis profunde quinquelobis glaucescentibus serratis; lobis divaricatis cunei- formibus sublobatis mucronatis, stipulis cordato- ovatis acutis denticulatis, pedunculis 3-5-floris, pe- talis calyce duplo longioribus, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiore. Stem shrubby, erect, branching ; branches slender, glaucous, clothed with a minute glandular pubescence. Leaves flat, deeply 5-lobed, slightly glaucous, rough- ish, and clothed with a very short dense pubescence ; lobes spreading, wedge-shaped, sometimes again lobed, sharply but not deeply serrated, points mucronate. Petioles slender, slightly flattened on the upper and convex on the lower, pubescent. Stipules cordately ovate, terminating in a short point, finely toothed. Peduncles 3 to 5-flowered, axillary or opposite to a leaf. Involucre of 6 ovate, acute, slightly toothed bractes. Pedicles about the length of the nectariferous tube, hairy. Cali/x 5-cleft, bearded at the point ; seg- ments lanceolate, taper-pointed; upper one broadest, erect, of a brownish purple ; the others spreading or slightly reflexed. Nectariferous tube thickly clothed with short spreading hairs, about the length of the pe- tals and double the length of the calyx. Petals 5, spreading ; upper ones obovate, of a pale blush, with a bright purple patch in the centre, and numerous purple lines betwixt it and the base that are slightly branched ; lower petals narrowly obovate, of a pale blush, much veined with veins of the same colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing an- thers. Pollen orange-coloured. Style pale flesh-co- VOL. III. G loured, hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stig- mas 5, purple, reflexed. The present subject is of hybrid origin, and was raised, in the collection of R. Henry Jenkinson, Esq. from a seed of P. amplissimum, most probably fer- tilized with the pollen of P. electum, or some nearly related sort. It is a very desirable plant on account of its abundance of bloom, which continues in succession all the summer : it is also more hardy than P. grandi- jlo7mm, to which it is also allied ; and succeeds well in a common greenhouse, growing freely in a rich light soil. Cuttings strike root readily, if planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was made from a fine plant, in the collection of R. Henry Jenkinson, Esq. last summer. 222 CAMPYLIA elegans. Elegant Campy lia. C. elegans, caule fruticoso adscendente ; ramis elonga- tis gracilibus, foliis oblongo-ellipticis lanceolatisve undulatis argute serrato-dentatis sericeo-tomentosis, stipulis acuminatis, pedunculis 4-5-floris, petalis ro- tundato-obovatis. Campylia elegans. Colv. catal. ed. 2. p. 21. col. 1. Stem shrubby, flexuose, ascending, not strong enough to support its branches without assistance; branches long and slender, thickly clothed with short white down. Leaves oblongly elliptic, bluntish, undulate, deeply but unequally serrate or toothed, densely clothed on both sides with white silky down ; upper ones lan- ceolate, acute. Petioles long and slender, densely pu- bescent, as are the peduncles and calyx. Stipules lan- ceolate, taper-pointed. Peduncles slender, 4 or 5-flow- ered. Involucre of 6 lanceolate, sharp-pointed bractes. Pedicles cylindrical, long and slender. Calyx 5-cleft, segments concave, acute, strongly veined ; upper one ovate, the others elliptic or lanceolate. Petals 5, of a pale lilac, roundly obovate, the two upper ones largest, eared and spotted at the base ; above that is a white mark, edged with rose. Stamens 10, united at the base, five bearing anthers ; two upper sterile ones re- curved, and thinly clothed with long white hairs. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen densely villous. Style short, smooth, purple. Stigmas 5, about the length of the style, of the same colour, reflexed. This handsome plant is a hybrid production, and was raised from a seed, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, G 2 ■ ' that bad been procured from C. hlattaria^ mixed with the pollen of Phymatanthus elatus. It is as near as possible intermediate between the two; the leaves agreeing nearly with the latter, except in being a little broader and softer ; the flowers partake more of the former, but are larger and more spreading. It is al- together a very handsome plant ; and, like the others of the same tribe, succeeds well in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, watering them freely when in a flou- rishing state, and giving them a dry airy situation in winter; as they are more liable to receive injury by be- ing too much crowded with other plants, or by receiving too much moisture on their leaves, than by any other means. Cuttings will strike root freely, taken off be- fore they get too ripe. They must be planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and may be placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 223 PELARGONIUM recurvatum. Becurved-petaled Stork' s-hill. P. recurvatum, caule fruticoso ramoso ; ramis pubes- centibus, foliis planis cordato-oblongis 3-5-lobis denticulatis pubescentibus, stipulis ovatis acutis, pedunculis 3-4-floris, petalis superioribus recurvis, tubo nectarifero calyce subaequali. Stem shrubby, erect, much branched ; branches pu- bescent, purplish. Leaves cordately oblong, bluntish, 3 or 5-lobed, distantly and unequally toothed, strongly veined underneath, pubescent on both sides, of a dark green colour : lower lobes long and spreading, rather pointed ; upper ones short and bluntly rounded. Pe- tioles flattened and slightly furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, gibbous at the base, pubes- cent. Stipules ovate, taper-pointed. Peduncles longer than the leaves, 3 or 4-flowered. Involucre of 6 short, ovate, acute bractes. Pedicles pubescent, longer than the nectariferous tube. Cah/x 5-cleft; segments un- equal, lanceolate, acute, spreading. Petals 5, the two upper ones recurved or revolute, of a rosy blush, mark- ed in the centre with a dark velvetty spot, edged with red, from which branch several lines in various direc- tions ; lower ones obovate, pale lilac. Stamens 10, con- nected at the base, seven bearing anthers. St?/le red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. Our drawing of this plant was taken at the Nur- sery of Mr. Colvill, this summer. It is of hybrid ori- gin, and is nearly related to V.planifolium and P.penicil- latum, but is readily distinguished from its near rela- tives by its recurved petals. It is of tolerably strong growth, and thrives well in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, or any rich light vegetable mould, flower- ing all the summer: it is also as hardy as any of the genus, only requiring to be protected from the frost in winter. Cuttings of it soon strike root, if planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. 224 PELARGONIUM Palkii. Mr. PaWs Stork' s-bill. P. PalMi, caule fruticoso ramoso, ramis patentibus, fo- liis planis cordatis trilobis dentatis : lobis distinctis patentibus rotundato-obtusis inferioribus sublobatis, stipulis cordato-ovatis ciliatis, umbellis multiaoris, tubo nectarifero calyce parum longiore. Stem shrubby, much branched ; branches spreading, thickly clothed with long white spreading unequal hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, bractes, and calyx. Leaves flat, cordate, deeply 3-lobed, toothed with large bluntly rounded teeth, clothed with short hairs on both sides, strongly nerved underneath, the nerves much branched: lobes spreading, distinct, bluntly rounded; lower ones slightly 2-lobed. Petioles flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower. Stipules cordately ovate, acute, fringed. Peduncles cylindrical, 4 to 8- flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 bractes, some of which are ovate, others lanceolate, fringed, taper-pointed. Pedicles longer than the bractes, villous. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments acute; upper one ovate, erect; the others lanceolate, reflexed. Nectariferous tube a little longer than the calyx, flattened on both sides, gibbous at the base. Petals 5, of a dark scarlet : the two upper ones broadly obovate, with an obscure spot in the centre, and from it to the base are a few dark lines that are slightly branched; lower petals oblongly ligulate, spreading. Filaments 10, connected at the base, seven bearing anthers, which in our specimens were all im- perfect. Style purple, slightly hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, revolute. This very beautiful plant is a hybrid production, and was raised at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of P. Breesianum that had been fertilized with the pollen of P. ignescens. Its flowers are very dark, and of a brilliant colour, which no colouring of the artist can come near to. We can scarcely imagine how so light a flower as P. Breesianum could produce so dark a one as the present. The same observation is appli- cable to P. Kingii, which is altogether as light, though raised from a seed of a very dark one, P. Husseyanum, mixed with P. Smithii. The present plant, like the others to which it is re- lated, succeeds well in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, an equal portion of each : it will then continue to flower in succession all the summer. We have named it in compliment to the Rev. W. H. Palk, of Halldown House, near Exeter, Devon ; a gentleman much attached to this family of plants, and who is in possession of a valuable collection of them. ZZ3. 225 PELARGONIUM Hammersleise. Mrs. Hammer sley* s StorM s-hilL P. Hammersleice, pedunculis paucifloris, foliis cordato- reniformibus siiblobatis insequaliter denticulatis iitrinque hirsutis, petalis recurvis, tubo nectarifero calyce parum breviore. Stem shrubby, erect, branching, clothed with a brown shining bark; branches slenderish, flexuose, thickly clothed with dense woolly hairs, as are the pe- tioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves cordate or reni- form, slightly lobed, unequally toothed with short teeth, thickly clothed on both sides with short hairs, underneath much veined. Petioles slender, a little flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, widened at the base. Stipules short, cordate, acute, fringed. Peduncles cylindrical, 2 to 4-flowered. In- volucre of 6 or 7 short, ovate, acute, fringed bractes, slightly keeled at the back. Pedicles longer than the nectariferous tube, bent upwards. Calyx 5-cleft, seg- ments lanceolate, acute, fringed. Nectariferous tube scarcely as long as the calyx, flattened and keeled on each side. Petals 5, the two upper ones roundly ob- ovate, oblique at the base, of a bright lilac, with a large dark velvetty patch in the centre, surrounded with a shade of a reddish purple, and from the base branch several purple lines ; lower petals oblongly ovate, obtuse, of a pale blush, slightly tinged in the centre, and often marked with one or two linear red spots. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style flesh-coloured, very hairy. Stigmas 5, fringed and revolute. VOL. III. H This very handsome plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised, the year before last, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from-a seed of a hybrid plant allied to P. puU cherrimum, that had been fertilized with the pollen of P. Hoareanum. The present plant is as near as possible intermediate between the two. We have named it, in compliment to Mrs. Charles Hammersley, of Dulwich Hill, a lady much attached to the cultivation of hand- some plants, and who possesses a select collection of them. This plant, like the others to which it is related, is a free grower and an abundant bloomer, and is as hardy as any of the genus. It succeeds well in a mix- ture of light sandy loam and peat or decayed leaves, or any light rich vegetable soil. Cuttings of it soon strike root, if planted in pots, and set on a shelf in the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken, at the Nursery of Mr. Col- vill, last summer. 226 CICONIUM FothergiUii. Fothergiirs Ciconium. C. FothergiUii, caule suberecto ramoso, foliis renifor- mibus quinquelobis crenatis zonatis, stipulis cor- dato-oblongis acutis ciliatis, pedunculis longissimis, umbellis raultifloris, petalis obovatis venosis, tubo nectarifero calyce triplo longiore. Ciconium FothergiUii. Colv. catal. ed. 2. col. 1. Pelargonium FothergiUii. Colv. catal. ed. 1. p. 22. col. 3. Geranium FothergiUium. Andrews s geran. c. ic. a. coccineum, petaHs coccineis, fig. a. /3. purpureum, petaHs purpureis, fig. b. Stem shrubby, erect, branching ; branches long, simple, thickly clothed with short white reflexed hairs, and soft down intermixed. Leaves rather succulent, kidney-shaped, 5-lobed, crenated with broad shallow notches, downy on both sides, and marked with a more or less faint zone or circle. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, a little swollen at the base and point, thickly clothed with short white spreading hairs. Stipules cordately oblong or ovate, acute, fringed, their sides generally reflexed. Peduncle solitary, very long, opposite to the leaf, swollen at the base, thickly clothed with short white hairs that are tipped with a resinous gland. Involucre of numerous ovate, or broadly lanceolate, acute, undu- late, fringed bractes. Calyx 5- cleft; segments lan- ceolate, acute, spreading, thickly covered with long soft hairs. Nectariferous tube nearly sessile, of a brown colour, about three times the length of the calyx. Pe- tals 5, obovate, mucli veined, their points crenulate, of a bright orangey scarlet, in variety /3. inclining to purple ; the three lower ones about half as large again as the upper ones. Stamens 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers : filaments short and straight ; the two upper ones very short. Germen villous. Style short, quite smooth and glossy, flesh-coloured. Stig- mas 5, reflexed. The present handsome subject is an old inhabitant of our greenhouses ; and we suspect it is an original species, as we know of none that could have produced it by muling. It is known in collections by the name of the Nosegay Geranium, and also by the name that we have adopted. We do not find it recorded in the valuable Prodromus of M. Decandolle, or in any mo- dern publication, except Mr. Andrews's Geraniums : perhaps it has been confused, with several others, un- der C. zonale, from which it differs as much as any species of one section need differ from another ; and it is nearer related to V . Bentinckianum and P. bj-acteosum of M. Decandolle than it is to C. zonale. The latter plants belong also to Ciconium. Perhaps P. hracteosum is scarcely different from Germanium crenatum of An- drews ; and we think it not possible to be a hybrid production between V.fulgidum and hyhidum. This plant succeeds well in a rich light soil, and continues to flower nearly all the summer. Its amazing umbels of flowers exceeds all others of the family with which we are acquainted ; and none, in our opinion, can surpass the^scarlet variety for brilliancy of colour. Cuttings root freely, planted in pots or under hand- glasses. Drawn, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, last summer. 227 PELARGONIUM Brightianum. Miss Bright' s Stork' s-hill. P. Brightianum, caule erecto ramoso, 'foliis profunde . trilobis serrato-dentatis pubescentibus : lobis diva- ricatis sublobatis, stipulis ovato-lanceolatis acutis cdiatis, umbellis sub-4-floris, petalis undulatis im- bricatis, tubo nectarifero calyce villoso duplo bre- viore. Stem shrubby, much branched; branches spreading, thickly clothed with long- spreading villous hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves flat, deeply 3-lobed, pubescent, of a pale green colour ; lobes ob- ovate or cuneate, serrately dentate, sometimes again lobed. Petioles flattened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower. Stipules ovately lance- olate, acute, fringed. Peduncles generally 4-flowered. Involucre of 6 ovately lanceolate, acute, villous bractesj which are longer than the pedicles. Pedicles short' bent upwards. Calyx 5-cleft; segments lanceolate^ taper-pomted, very villous, upper one largest, erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube about half the length of the calyx. Petals 5, imbricate, very much undulate ; two upper ones very broad, roundly obovate, white with a bright purple spot in the centre, below which are numerous purple stripes ; lower petals narrowly obovate, white. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Stz/le pale red, hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, of the same colour, with revolute points. ^ This pretty plant is a hybrid production, and was raised, last year, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of V. concinnum, that had been fertilized by one of the white-flowered sorts, perhaps P. candidum or P. Boylece. We have named it in compliment to Miss Bright, of Hamgreen, near Bristol, an admirer of handsome plants, and an encourager of botanical sci- ence. Like the other plants to which the present is related, it succeeds well in a mixture of sandy loam and peat, or any rich light vegetable soil ; flowering abundantly all the summer and till late in autumn : it is also as hardy as its near relatives, only wanting protection from frost in winter. Cuttings strike root freely, if planted in pots and set on a shelf in the greenhouse. 228 GERANIUM Vlassovianum. Vlassof's Crane* S'bilL G. Vlassovianum, caule tereti, foliis 5-lobis; lobis ovali- acuminatis inciso-dentatis, stipulis cuj usque folii in unicam apice bifidam connatis, petalis obovatis in- tegris. DC. in mem, soc. gen. 1. p. 441. Prodr. 7'eg. veg. 1. p. 641. Geranium Wlassovianum. Link enum. v, 2. Colv. catal. ed. 2. p. 21. col. 3. A hardy herbaceous perennial. — Stem erect or as- cending, cylindrical, hairy. Leaves 5-lobed; lobes oval, acuminate, sharply cut or deeply toothed. Stipules linearly-lanceolate, acute, sometimes connected at the base, and terminating in two points, but generally dis- tinct. Peduncles 2-flowered, long and slender, thickly clothed with procumbent, close-pressed hairs, as are the petioles, pedicles, and calyx. Involucre of four subulate keeled bractes. Pedicles long and slender, erect when in flower, but elbowed when in fruit. Calyx of five se- pals, which are broadly lanceolate, strongly nerved, and terminated with a sharp innocuous mucro. Petals 5, obovate, entire, bearded at the base, about half as long again as the calyx, of a pale bluish blush, with five strong purple nerves from the base that are slightly branched. Filaments 10, smooth, united at the base, all bearing perfect anthers. Style pale, hairy. Stig- mas 5, revolute. Capsules 5, inflated, very hairy. This pretty species is a native of Siberia, and was introduced to this country in 1821, when it was raised from seed in several collections. It is quite hardy, thriving well in the open borders, and prefers a rich light soil, growing to the height of a foot or eighteen inches, and continues to flower for a considerable time. It may be increased by dividing at the root, or by seeds, which ripen plentifully. The plant from which our drawing and description were taken, was kindly communicated to us by Mr. William Anderson, the worthy curator of the Apothe- caries' Company's garden, at Chelsea, last summer. The stipules are not all connected at the base, as de- scribed by M. Decandolle ; we have more frequently found them distinct ; which is also the case with G. IVallicManum, which also appears to be quite hardy, as we have had it and the G. pilosum, from New Zealand, both planted out in the open ground, where it sur- vived well all last winter, and flowered this summer much finer than in pots. When we published the latter species, we were not certain whether it was a perennial or annual plant ; we now have ascertained it to be strictly perennial, with a large fleshy root. 229 PELARGONIUM Alleiiii. Mr, Allen* s Stork' s-hill. P. Allemi, caule fruticoso raraoso difFuso, foliis cor- datis profunda trilobis cartilagineo-dentatis acutis utrinque hirsutis : lobo intermedio subtrilobo, sti- pulis lato-cordatis acutis villosis, pedunculis multi- floris, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce subaequali. Stem shrubby, much branched ; branches spreading, thickly clothed with long spreading white hairs, and shorter villous ones intermixed. Leaves cordate, about as broad as long, deeply 3-lobed, acute, unequally toothed with long sharp cartilaginous teeth, hairy on both sides, strongly nerved underneath : upper lobe largest, generally S-lobed ; side ones mostly 2-lobed, sinuses acute. Petioles flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower, thickly clothed with spreading villous hairs, as are the peduncles, bractes, and calyx. Stipules broadly cordate, acute, sometimes toothed, villous. Peduncles cylindrical, from 5 to 8-flowered. Involucre of from 6 to 8, ovate, acute bractes. Pedicles unequal in length, longer than the bractes. Calyx 5-clefted ; segments lanceolate, acute, densely villous, the upper one broadest, erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, much flattened on each side, and gibbous at the base ; scarcely as long as the pedicles. Petals 5, of a dark scarlet, tinged with purple ; the two upper ones obovate, marked in the centre with an obscure spot ; between it and the base are numerous dark lines, branching in all directions; lower petals obovately oblong, of rather a lighter colour. Filaments 10, VOL. III. I united at the base, seven bearing anthers, which are generally sterile. Style pale red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. Our drawing of this beautiful plant was taken at the Nursery of Messrs. Allen and Co. in the King's Road, where it was raised from seed ; it is a hybrid production, and from its habit we should suppose one of its parents to be P. concolor; perhaps the other might be P. Daveyanum, or some nearly related sort. We have named it in compliment to Mr. Allen, at whose Nursery several other handsome hybrid sorts have been raised. In habit, the present differs widely from most others, being a very branching sort, and its flowers are produced in a kind of panicle, which continues to bloom, in succession, all the summer ; this makes it a very desirable acquisition. It requires precisely the same method of treatment as its parents, growing freely in a light sandy soil, and requiring but little water. Cuttings of it strike root readily, planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 230 PELARGONIUM millefoliatum. Milfoil-leaved Stork's- bill. P. millefoliatum, subacaule, foliis decompositis glabris : foliolis laciniatis ; segmentis canaliculatis linearibus, umbellis multifloris, calycibus reflexis, tubo necta- rifero subsessili calyce quintuple longiore. Pelargonium millefoliatum. Colv. catal. ed,2. p. 22. col. 1. Root tuberous, branching out into other smaller tubers of different shapes and sizes. Stem none, or very short. Leaves decompound, smooth, and of a dark green shining colour; leaflets slightly decurrent, and much divided ; segments channelled, linear, with rather a bluntish termination. Petioles long and slender, nearly cylindrical, smooth, except a few hairs scattered here and there. Stipules cordate, acute, joined to the swollen base of the petioles. Peduncle simple, long and slender, thickly clothed with unequal spreading hairs. Umbel many-flowered. Involucre of numerous lanceolate fringed bractes. Calyx 5-cleft; segments oblong, obtuse, ciliate, all reflexed. Nectari- ferous tube about five times as long as the calyx, flat- tened, and furrowed on each side. Petals 5, obovate, the two uppermost widest, emarginate, of a dingy brown colour, marked irregularly through the centre with a darker colour. Filaments 10, short and erect, united at the base, seven bearing anthers, one of the anthers about half the size of the others, on a flat spatula- shaped filament. Pollen pale yellow. Style very short, hairy. Stigmas 5, reflexed. I 2 The present very distinct species is a native of the Cape, from whence many plants of it have been re- ceived, within these few years, by different collectors. We first observed it, about five years since, at the Nursery of Messrs. Loddiges, at Hackney, where it was known by the name of P. oxalidifolium ; since that time, we have seen it in various collections, but we be- lieve it has never been before published. It belongs to the same tribe as P. triste, P. lohatum, and many others ; and, like them, expands its flowers in the evening, which are then very agreeably scented. It requires the same kind of treatment as the other tuberous-rooted species : a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, is the most proper soil for it ; keeping it quite dry when in a dormant state, and fresh potting it as soon as it begins to grow ; it will then flower profusely. The best me- thod of increasing it, is by the tubers of its root, or by seeds, which ripen plentifully if some pollen be attached to the stigmas when in bloom. Our drawing was taken at the Nursery of Mr. Col- vill, last autumn ; at which time it was in full flower, and may be considered as an autumn flowering species. 231 PELARGONIUM ardescens. Burnished Stork* s- bill. P. ardescens, caule fruticoso ramoso; ramis erectis, foliis cordatis acutis acute et profunde lobatis in- ciso-dentatis canescentibus, umbellis plurifloris pa- niculatis, tubo nectarifero calyce subsequali aut paulo longiore. Pelargonium ardescens. Colv. catal, ed. 2. /?. 22. coL 2. Stem shrubby, rather succulent, erect, branching ; branches erect, slightly flexuose, thickly clothed with short white hairs, and a few longer ones intermixed, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves con- cave, cordate, acute, trifid, acutely lobed, sharply and deeply cut and toothed, canescently pubescent ; lobes spreading. Petioles flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, dilated at the base. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, broad at the base. Flower- stalk paniculate. Peduncle cylindrical, several-flowered. Involucre of 6-lanceolate, acute, keeled bractes. Calt/x 5-cleft ; segments keeled, acute, the upper one ovate, the others lanceolate. Nectariferous tube about the length, or a little longer, than the calyx, much flat- tened on both sides and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, of a bright scarlet, clouded with a dark shining crim- son ; upper ones roundly obovate, oblique at the base, and marked with numerous branching dark stripes, lower petals narrowly obovate, also lined near the base. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers, which are always sterile. Style pale coloured, slightly hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This brilliant flowered plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised in the superb collection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. from a seed of V.fulgidum, that had been fertilized by some other sort, which from its habit we should suspect to have been one related to P. maculatum ; as the present plant much resembles that tribe in its mode of growth ; and from the size of its leaves it must have been one of the large-leaved sorts. Its flowers are not so large as some others of the scarlet flowering sorts ; but their brilliance and abundance make good that deficiency. It thrives best in a light sandy soil, like those to which it is nearest related; and great care must be taken not to over water it, as its leaves are very apt to get cankered and turn brown, if it chances to obtain too much moisture. Cuttings of it strike root freely, if planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 232 PELARGONIUM schizopetalum. Divided-petaled Stork' s-hill. P. schizopetalum, caule sufFruticoso carnoso squamoso, foliis ternatis trifidisve oblongo-ovalibus obtusis undulatis utrinque hirsutis apice revolutis : foliolis lateralibus bilobis inciso-dentatis ; intermedio maxi- mo multilobato obtuse dentato, umbellis plurifloris longe pedunculatis, petalis subaequalibus bipartitis : segmentis multifido-laciniatis, tubo nectarifero ca- lyce triplo longiore. Root tuberous, branching in various directions. Stem short, sufFruticose, rather succulent, scaly, some- what branched ; branches short, more or less spreading. Leaves about 6 inches long to 2 broad, ternate or deeply trifid, obtuse, oblongly oval, undulate, hairy on both sides, unequally toothed with blunt rounded teeth, fringed, the points revolute or much recurved, of a dark ^reen colour; terminal leaflet very large, 11 to 13-lobed, the lobes overlapping each other, more or less incised, and bluntly toothed ; side leaflets much smaller, cuneate, oblique at the base, deeply 2-lobed, incised, and bluntly toothed. Petioles flattened and channelled on the upper side, and rounded on the lower, widened at the base, thickly clothed with a dense pubescence and long spreading hairs intermixed. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, fringed, and joined to the base of the petioles. Peduncles simple, very long and stout, densely hairy at the base, but less so up- wards. tJmhel several-flowered, spreading. Involucre of several narrowly lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes, all connected at the base. Pedicles shorter than the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments uneqnal, linearly lanceolate, keeled, all reflexed, the upper one largest and bluntest. Nectariferous tube large, slightly angu- lar, thickly clothed with short hairs, about three times longer than the calyx. Petals 5, nearly equal, 2-parted, the divisions rnultifidly laciniate, or divided into nume- rous branching linear sharp-pointed segments; two upper ones of a pale yellow, lower ones of a brownish purple. Stamens 10, connected at the base, seven bear- ing anthers ; filaments smooth, ascending ; anthers in- cumbent, purple ; pollen orange-coloured. pale, hairy on the lower part, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, flesh-coloured, spreading. Several plants of this most curious species were re- ceived by Mr. Colvill, from the Cape, in 1821 ; some of them flowered last summer, when our drawing was taken. Its divided petals seem to be quite an ano- maly in the family. Its nearest relatives are P. elegans and P. ovale, with which it agrees in the number and direction of its stamens, and with whom we should place it in a natural arrangement ; on the other hand, it agrees with the tribe to which P. triste and V. lobatum belongs in its colour and expansion in the evening, but differs entirely in its scent, which is rather unpleasant than otherwise, and is not very unlike to the scent of some species of Ambrosia. Like the other tuberous-rooted species, it succeeds well in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand ; requiring but little water when in a dormant state. It may be increased, but slowly, by the tubers from its roots. 233 PELARGONIUM anthriscifolium. AnthriscuS' leaved Stork^s-bilL P. anthriscifolium, caule suberecto carnoso squamoso, foliis pinnatis utrinque hirsutis ; foliolis pinnatifidis incisisve; segmentis lanceolatis obtusiusculis, pe- dunculis plurifloris^ tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiore. Stem nearly erect, shrubby, succulent, clothed with a brown scaly bark. Leaves smallish, pinnate, hairy on both sides ; leaflets wedge-shaped, pinnatifid or deeply incised ; segments lanceolate, bluntish. Petioles short, hairy, flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, widened at the base. Stipules lanceolate, acute, joined to the base of the petioles, and partly remaining persistent. Scape leafy, branching, thickly covered with hairs, as are the peduncles, calyx, and nectariferous tube. Peduncles cylindrical, bent up- wards. Umbels several-flowered. Involucre of several lanceolate, acute, hairy bractes. Pedicles short, some about the length, and others a little longer than the bractes. Cali/x 5 -cleft ; segments lanceolate, acute, the upper one largest, erect, the others spreading or slightly reflexed. Nectariferous tube more than double the length of the calyx^ gradually widening upwards, and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, of a bright scarlet tinged with dark brown, the two upper ones broadest, obovately cuneate ; lower ones ligulate. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Stj^le short, pale flesh-coloured, densely hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This very singular and handsome plant is of hybrid origin, and is the produce of P. hirtum that had been VOL. III. K fertilized with the pollen of P. fulgidum; and it is as near as possible intermediate between the two. It was raised from seed, last year, at the Nursery of Mr. Col- vill, where our drawing was made in August last. It appears to.be of as free growth, and as easily managed, as its relatives, succeeding well in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand; but, being of a succulent nature, it requires but little water, and the pots to be well drain- ed with potsherds broken small, as the roots are very fond of running amongst them : it also requires a dry airy situation. Cuttings of it will strike root freely, if taken off when the plant is in a free-growing state ; those must be planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and should then be placed in a warm part of the green- house, watering them very sparingly at first, or they will be liable to rot. 234 PELARGONIUM Mattbcksianum. Mrs. Sweefs Stork* s-bilL P. Mattocksianum caule fruticoso ramoso, ramis erecto- patentibus, foliis profunde trilobis utrinque hirsu- tis ; lobis acutis acute serrato-dentatis, pedunculis trifloris, petalis superioribus rotundatis inferioribus obovato-oblongis, tubo nectarifero calyce sesqui- longiore. Stem shrubby, dwarf and bushy ; branches erect or slightly spreading, thickly clothed with long spreading villous hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves between cordate and cuneate, deeply 3-lobed, slightly concave, numerously and prominently nerved underneath, hairy on both sides ; lobes straight, acute, sharply sawed or toothed, the teeth unequal in length. Petioles slender, flattened and channelled on the upper side, and convex on the lower, a little widened at the base. Stipules cordate, taper-pointed, ciliate. Pedun- cles long and slender, thickened at the base, 3-flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 broadly ovate taper-pointed fringed bractes. Pedicles more than double the length of the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft ; laciniae lanceolate, acute, the upper one largest, erect ; the others reflexed or revo- lute. Nectariferous tube half as long again as the calyx, broadly flattened on each side and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, of a pure white, the two upper ones very large, nearly round, imbricate, and marked in the centre with a large dark purple spot on a red ground, below which are a few purple lines that are slightly branched ; lower petals obovately oblong, spreading. Filaments 10, connected at the base, seven bearing an- thers ; pollen orange-coloured. Style pale- coloured, K 2 slightly hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stig- mas 5, reflexed. This plant is also of hybrid origin, and was raised last year at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of P. compar, that had been fertilized with the pollen of P. obscurum, or some one nearly related. It is a very pretty growing bushy plant ; but is rather more tender than its relatives, being very apt to rot off at the root, if it happens to get too much moisture : it will not, therefore, bear exposure out of doors so well as most others, particularly if the season prove wet like the present ; but wnll succeed better in a good airy part of a greenhouse. It grows freely in a rich light soil ; or a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, suits it very well. Cuttings, taken off in the young wood, root freely, but they must also be watered sparingly, or they will rot off. Our drawing was taken at Mr. Colvill's Nursery this summer. ^35 PELARGONIUM ovale. Oval- leaved Stork's- bill. P. ovale, caule sufFruticoso tortuoso debili prostrate ; ramis petiolis pedunculisque molliter hispidis ; fo- liis ovalibus acutis dentatis catiescentibus, umbellis sub-5-floris longe pedunculatis, tubo nectarifero calyce breviore. DC. prod. 1. p. 666. Pelargonium ovale. LHMt. ger. t. 28. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 653. Pers. syn. 2. p. 228. Hart. Kew. ed.2. V. 4. p. 166. Stem suffruticose, weak and trailing, more or less twisted, clothed with brown persistent stipules ; branches ascending, thickly covered with long soft villous hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves oval, acute, sharply and deeply toothed, strongly veined un- derneath, densely clothed on both sides with a soft canescent pubescence. Petioles long and slender, flat- tened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, swollen at the base. Stipules broadly lan- ceolate, taper-pointed, brown and scariose, fringed. Peduncles very long, much twisted, 4 or 5-flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 linear, acute, villous bractes. Pe- dicles long and slender, unequal in length. Calyx 5- cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, all reflexed. Necta- riferous tube about half the length of the calyx, flat- tened on each side, villous. Petals 5, narrowly obovate or oblong, the two upper ones rather the shortest, slightly retuse, one of them auriculate on one side at the base of the unguis, the ear turned back, of a pinky lilac, slightly streaked at the bottom ; lower ones of rather a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, glandiilarly hairy, seven bearing anthers. Style very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed or revolute. This curious and very distinct species is an old in- habitant of our gardens, though now very rarely to be met with. It belongs, with P. elegans and P. schizope- talum, to our section Calliopsis, the Platypetala of DecandoUe. Being so very different from all others, and likewise a pretty flowering species, makes it a de- sirable plant; and we are rather surprised that it should have been so neglected as to occasion its present scarcity. It requires precisely the same kind of treat- ment as the others of this section, succeeding well in a mixture of peat, loam, and sand, with the pots well drained with potsherds. Cuttings strike root without difficulty, if planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. The plant from which our drawing was taken, was kindly sent to us by the Rev. Thomas Hulse, from his collection at Englefield, in Berkshire ; to whom we are also obliged for some curious hybrid varieties raised by him from seeds. 2.36 236 PELARGONIUM latilobum. Broad- lobed Stork' s-hilL P. latilobum, foliis planis basi dilatatis 5-7-lobis obtuse dentatis molliter pubescentibus ; lobis profundis ro- tundatis subimbricatis, stipulis oblongis acutis sub- dentatis, umbellis plurifloris subpaniculatis, calyci- bus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce subsequali. Stem shrubby, erect, much branched. Leaves large, very broad at the base : lower ones deeply 7 or 9-lobed, unequally toothed with largish blunt teeth, covered oh both sides with a soft pubescence; lobes broad and round- ed, frequently overlapping each other ; nerves nume- rous underneath, large and prominent, branching in all directions : upper leaves smaller, 5 -lobed, more sharply toothed, base truncate. Petioles flattened and furrow- ed on the upper side and convex on the lower, widened upwards, where it branches off into nerves, clothed with unequal spreading hairs and short down intermixed. Stipules oblong or broadly lanceolate, taper-pointed, sometimes toothed, fringed, very hairy. Umbels seve- ral-flowered, in a kind of panicle. Peduncles cylin- drical, thickly clothed with unequal spreading hairs, as are the bractes, calyx, and nectariferous tube. In- volucre of 6 ovate, bluntish, mucronate, fringed bractes. Pedicles shorter than the bractes. Cali/x 5-cleft, upper segment erect, oblong, acute; the others lanceolate, reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened on both sides, gibbous at the base. Petals 5, the two upper ones obovate, of a bright orangey scarlet, with a small dark mark in the centre, and numerous purple lines from the base, which branch in various directions ; lower petals narrower, oblong. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Style pale purple, slightly hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This grand plant is a hybrid production, and was raised, last year, from seed, by Mr. Smith, at the Earl of Liverpool's, Coombe Wood. We should suppose one of its parents to be P. oblatum or P. eximium, and the other P. ignescens. It is the strongest grower of the scarlet sorts that we have yet seen. The plant from which our drawing was taken, being about three feet high, and very strong and bushy, with an amazing panicle of flowers on the centre shoot, which gave it a very grand appearance. It requires the same kind of treatment as others of the free-growing sorts; any light rich mould, or a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, will suit it very well. Cuttings strike root rea- dily, planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 237 PELARGONIUM concavum. Concave -petaled Stork's- bill. P. concavum, scapo subramoso ; foliis ternatis pinnati- fidis laciniatisque utrinque pilosis ; segmentis folio- lisque obtusis insequaliter inciso-dentatis, umbellis multifloris, petalis concavis inferioribus subconni- ventibus, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calvce tnpio longiore. i?oo^ tuberous. 'S'/fem none, or very short. Leaves very variable ; lower ones ternate, intermediate ones laciniate, upper ones pinnatifid, thickly covered on both sides with short white hairs : segments on the lower leaves rounded, bluntly toothed with unequal teeth ; in- termediate ones more deeply and sharply toothed ; upper ones incised or deeply cut, and unequally toothed. Petioles seldom the length of the leaves, flattened and slightly furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, densely clothed with white spreading unequal hairs. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, joined to the base of the petioles. Scape long and slender, not much branched, producing a few small leaves at the base of the peduncles. Peduncles long, unequally bent, thick- ly clothed with white spreading unequal hairs. Invo^ lucre of about 9 or 10 linearly lanceolate, taper-pointed, concave bractes, very hairy at the back. Pedicles un- equal in length, seldom longer than the bractes. C«- /^.r 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, all reflexed. and clothed with short white hairs. Nectariferous tube about three times longer than the calyx, flattened on each side, a little gibbous at the base, gradually widening upwards, also clothed with short hairs pI tats 5 of a bright salmon colour; the two upper ones spatulate, reflexed about the middle, with a forked VOL. III. white mark near the base, from which branch nu- merous short purple lines ; lower ones ligulate, con- cave, more or less connivent. Filaments 10, con- nected at the base, seven bearing anthers, which were all perfect. Pollen bright yellow, %/e very hairy at the base, and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, reflexed. This pretty plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in 1822, from a seed of V.fulgidum, that had been fertilized with the pollen of Hoarea corydalijlora. It is of free growth, and easily managed, if treated in the same manner as is already stated for the treatment of the tuberous- rooted sorts ; planting it in an equal mixture of light loam, peat, and sand, and giving it scarcely any water when in a dormant state. It begins to flower very early in spring, and continues to bloom all the summer and till late in autumn. It may be propagated by the little tubers from the roots, or from seeds, if the flowers are fertilized by their own pollen. ^58 PELARGONIUM electum. Elected Stork's- bill. P. electum, caule fruticoso ramosissimo ; ramis gra- cilibus flexuosisj foliis cordatis profunde trilobis glabris serrato-dentatis : lobis cuneatis divaricato- patentibus ; intermedio trilobo, stipulis cordatis acutis, pedunculis subtrifloris, tubo nectarifero sca- berrimo calyce duplo longiore. Pelargonium electum. Colv, catal.p. 22. col. 1 ; edit. 2. p. 23. col. 1. Geranium grandiflorum ; var. parvifoliata. Andrews's geran. c. ic. Stem shrubby, very much branched; branches slender, flexuose, spreading in all directions, and thinly covered with small gland-like transparent hairs. Leaves cordate, deeply 3-lobed, sharply toothed with small unequal teeth, green and glossy, margins fringed with short hairs : lohes widely spreading, wedge-shaped, acute ; the upper one 3-lobed, side ones 2-lobed. Pe- tioles long and slender, slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, slightly clothed with short hairs, as are the peduncles, bractes, and necta- riferous tube. Stipules short, cordate, acute. Pe- duncles cylindrical, generally 3-flowered, swollen and jointed at the base. Involucre of 4 short, narrowly ovate, acute, keeled bractes. Pedicles longer than the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, very hairy ; the upper one broadest, erect ; the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube about double the length of the calyx, flattened and furrowed on each side, very scabrous. Petals 5, the two upper ones obovate, more L 2 than double the length of the calyx, white sometimes tinged with blush, with two small bright purple spots in the centre, that join two purple lines from the base, which branch in various directions ; lower petals spa- tulately linear, white. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers : pollen orange-coloured. Style pale, hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, reflexed. The present plant is an old inhabitant of our gar- dens ; but is now become rather scarce, having been neglected for the sake of novelty. It is, we suspect, of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed, many years back, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill. We believe one of its parents to be P. grandiflorum or P. amplissimum, and the other might be P. hermannifolium, or one of the Small-leaved species. It is more hardy and easier managed than P. grandiflorum, thriving well in a mix- ture of light sandy loam and peat, or any light rich earth ; and cuttings of it strike root readily, if planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 239 PELARGONIUM vespertinum. Evening-sceiited Stork' s-bill. P. vespertinum, caule fruticoso carnoso nodoso flexuoso : nodis tumidis, foliis ternatis subglaucis pubescen- tibus : foliolis cuneatis inciso-dentatis barbatis ; iu- termedio petiolato 5-7-lobato, umbellis multifloris, petalis obovatis, tubo nectarifero calyce quintuple longiore. Stem shrubby, very thick and succulent, slender in places, flexuose, swollen at the joints, the young shoots thickly clothed with long spreading soft villous hairs. Leaves ternate, slightly glaucous, clothed on both sides with a short pubescence, margins curved inwards : leaflets wedge-shaped, incised, or toothed with blunt rounded unequal bearded teeth ; middle one petiolate, deeply divided into 5 or 7 lobes, sinuses rounded; lower ones smaller, deeply 2-lobed. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, thinly clothed with long spreading hairs. Stipules lan- ceolate, taper-pointed, hairy, and ciliate. Peduncles thick, cylindrical, from 12 to 25-flowered. Involucre of numerous lanceolate acute bractes, all joined into one at the base and bearded at the points. Pedicles very short, scarcely any. Floivers very fragrant in the evening, but without scent during the day. Calyx 5- cleft, villous, segments lanceolate, bluntish, all re- flexed or revolute. Nectariferous tube 5 or 6 times longer than the calyx, flattened on each side, gradually tapering downwards, very hairy. Petals 5, obovate, the two upper ones nearly obcordate, of a bright pink, lighter towards the base, where they are marked with a few small linear spots ; lower petals darker, altogether bright pink. Filaments 10, straight, joined at the base, seven bearing perfect anthers, one of them a very small one on a large spatulate filament, as in several plants of this section : pollen pale yellow. Germen densely villous. Sti/le short, pale, quite smooth. Stigmas 5, spreading. This very handsome plant is a hybrid production, and was raised, in 1822, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of P. gibbosum, that had been set with the pollen of P. scepejlorens. It is of much stronger growth than either of its parents ; and, being so very succulent, care must be taken not to overwater it. Its time of flowering is late in summer and autumn, after many of the other sorts are overblown ; this makes it the more desirable, as it continues in flower a consi- derable time : it is also very sweet-scented in the even- ing, but without scent during the day. It requires precisely the same kind of treatment as the other suc- culent kinds. An equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, will suit it very well, watering it sparingly^ particularly in winter: the pots must also be well drained with small potsherds, that the moisture may pass off* readily. It is easily increased by cuttings, or from tubers of the root. Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in September last. 240 PELARGONIUM Bakerianum. JMrs, JenhinsovbS Stork^ s-bill. P. Baherianum, foliis cordatis trilobis undulatis in- eequaliter dentatis utrinque hirsutis, stipulis ovato- lanceolatis acutis, iimbellis multifloris, petalis sub- reflexiSj tubo nectarifero calyce villoso subsequali. Stem shrubby, branching; branches spreading, thickly clothed with long spreading hairs and shorter ones intermixed, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves cordate, deeply 3-lobed, undulate, strongly nerved underneath, rigidly toothed with un- equal sharp-pointed teeth, clothed on both sides with short soft hairs, teeth curved inwards: lobes broad and blunt ; lower ones slightly 2-lobed, upper one more or less 3-lobed. Petioles short and stout, broadly flat- tened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, widened at the base and point. Stipules ovate or lanceolate, acute, ciliate, margins reflexed. Umbels many-flowered. Peduncles cylindrical, thick- ened and transparent at the base. Involucre of 6 lan- ceolate acute keeled bractes, all connected at the base. Petioles about the length of the bractes, villous. Ca- lyx 5-cleft: segments lanceolate, acute ; the upper one largest, erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, broadly flattened on both sides and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, slightly reflexed, the two upper ones roundly obovate, oblique at the base, flame- coloured, with a more or less purple spot in the centre, between which and the base branch several purple stripes ; lower petals oblong or broadly ligulate, of rather a lighter colour. Stamens 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Pollen orange- coloured. Style pale, hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This splendid plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed in the superb collection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. We suppose one of its parents to be P. ignescensj and the other P. ruhescens, but can- not speak with certainty. We have named it in com- pliment to Mrs. Jenkinson, a great admirer of hand- some plants, and an encourager of botanical science. The delicate colour of the flowers of the present plant, rank it amongst one of the finest of the tribe : those are produced in abundance all the summer. It requires the same kind of treatment as its near rela- tives, growing freely in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, or any other light soil. Cuttings of it strike loot readily, if planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 241 PELARGONIUM jonquiUinum. Jonquil-scented Stork* s-hilL V. jonquiUinum, caule suffruticoso ereeto crasso carnoso squamoso, foliis cordatis 7-9-lobatis ternatisque ca- nescenti-pubescentibus ; segmentis foliolisque sinu- ato-dentatis ; stipulis cordatis acurainatis, umbellis multifloris, tubo nectarifero calyce reflexo quadru- ple longiore. Root tuberous, much branched. Stem erect, short, and thick, succulent, scaly from the persistent stipules. Leaves cordate, clothed on both sides with a short white pubescence, some deeply, others shallowly 7 to 9-lobed, others ternate or pinnatifid, more or less undulate; leaflets or segments sinuate, or toothed with blunt rounded teeth. Petioles long and pendulous, flattened but not furrowed on the upper side, rounded on the lower, very thick at the base, densely clothed with un- equal spreading white hairs, as are the peduncles, ca- lyx, and nectariferous tube. Stipules cordate, taper- pointed, remaining a long time on the stem. Scape branching, without leaves. Peduncles stout, cylindrical. Umbels from 10 to 20-flowered. Involucre of numerous lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles very short. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments unequal, obtuse, all reflexed, upper and lower ones oblong-oval, side ones oblong- lanceolate. Nectariferous tube about four times the length of the reflexed calyx, flattened and keeled on each side, slightly gibbous at the base. Petals 5, ob- ovate, distinct, spreading, the two upper ones rather the largest, all of a diluted purple with two obscure darker spots in the centre, and light at the base. Fi- laments 10, united at the base, one of them a broad spatula-shaped one, terminated in a sharp point and bearing no anthers ; six bearing anthers, which in our VOL. nr. M specimen were all without pollen. Style short and pale, not hairy. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. This very handsome and curious plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in 1822, from a seed of P. ardens that had been fer- tilized by the pollen of P. cortuscefolium. It has pre- cisely the stem of the latter, and the colour of the leaves are exactly the same; but those are more di- vided, and have the same sort of spreading footstalks as P. ardens. The colour of the flowers is quite dis- tinct from both, but partakes in an equal degree of each. Its scent is exquisite in the morning and even- ing, nearly resembling that of the Jonquil. It is of very free growth, and requires the same kind of treat- ment as the succulent and tuberous-rooted sorts ; thriving well in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, watering it but sparingly in winter. The only way of propagating it, is by the tubers of its roots, as it produces scarcely any branches. If the present plant had been received from the Cape, as well as numerous other mules that have been of late years obtained from seed, no person would have had the least doubt of its being an original species; and it is our decided opinion, that numerous plants, recorded as real species, are of hybrid origin. We cannot possibly conceive how it can be otherwise in the tropical countries, where the insects and humming- birds are continually flitting from flower to flower, and fertilizing one with the pollen of another ; and we see nothing confusing in all this, as the seed from a mule plant, if fertilized by its own pollen, will produce its offspring as true as any species whatever. This we have experienced in numerous trials of our own, and have not seen the least inclination to vary ; and as for hybrid plants only continuing for three or four genera- tions, as some people suppose who have never made the experiment, we can confidently assert to the contraiy, and believe that they may be muled backward and for- ward to any extent ; and very often, if a hybrid plant is obtained from two very distant species, its anthers will be sterile, yet it will generally produce perfect seed if fertilized by some other species. 242 PELARGONIUM aceioides. 3Iaple-like Stork' s-hill. P. aceroides, caule fruticoso ramoso ; ramis patentibus, foliis rigidis cordatis 5-7-lobis acutis cartilagineo- dentatis undulatis pubescentibus subtus multiner- viis, stipulis cordato-lanceolatis acuminatis subden- tatis, pedunculis plurifloris, petalis venosissimis, tubo nectarifero calyce acuminato subsequali. Stem shrubby, much branched; Z»rawcAe.y short, spread- ing, thickly clothed with long spreading villous hairs, as are the petioles, stipules, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves rigid, cordate, 5 or 7-lobed, acute, sharply toothed with brown cartilaginous teeth, pubescent on both sides, underneath prominently nerved, the nerves branching in all directions, margins undulate. Petioles short, broadly flattened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, broadest at the base. Stipules cordately lanceolate, taper-pointed, often toothed. Pe- duncles cylindrical, several-flowered. Involucre of about six ovate, taper-pointed, keeled bractes. Pedicles longer than the bractes, villous. Calyx 5 -cleft ; seg- ments long, lanceolate, taper-pointed, of a brownish purple ; upper one erect, the others spreading. Nec^ tariferous tube about the length of the calyx, of the same colour. Petals 5, the two upper ones roundly, obovate, oblique at the base, of a blush-colour^ with a faint purple spot in the centre ; between it and the base are numerous reddish purple lines which branch all over the petals : lower ones oval, of a lighter colour, also slightly marked with reddish veins. Filaments 10, connected at the base, seven bearing anthers. Style purple, quite smooth. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexcd. M 2 Our drawing was taken from a fine plant in the collection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. last spring. It is of hybrid origin : and we believe one of its parents to be V.Jlmidum, and the other P. Uneatum, or perhaps P. striatum. It is a very desirable plant, being as hardy as any of the tribe, and a free bloomer, growing readily in a mixture of sandy loam and peat, or any rich light soil. Cuttings of it strike root readily, if planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. us PELARGONIUM torrefactum. Burnt'petaled Stork' s-bilL V. torrefactum, c^ule fruticoso subcarnoso, foliis cordatis obtusis 5-7-lobatis dentatis canescenti-pubescenti- bus, stipuhs cordato-ovatis aciitis ciliatis subden- tatis, umbellis multifloris paniculatis, tubo nectari- tero calyce subsequali. Stem shrubby, somewhat succulent, branching- • branches spreading, flexuose, clothed with long spread- ing white hairs, and smaller ones intermixed. Leaves cordate, concave, 5 or 7-lobed, obtuse, toothed with large rounded unequal teeth, thickly clothed with a dense canescent pubescence; underneath strongly nerv- ed, the nerves clothed with long white hairs. Petioles stout, flattened and slightly furrowed on the upper side convex on the lower, widened at the base, thickly clothed with long spreading hairs, as are the peduncles, bractes, and calyx. Stipules cordately ovate, acute cihate, sometimes toothed. Peduncles panicled, cylin- drical. f/mAe/* many-flowered, /ww/wcre of six broad lanceolate acute bractes. Pedicles about the length or a little longer than the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft- upper segment erect, oblongly lanceolate, bluntish' keeled ; the others narrower, lanceolate, acute, spread- ing. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx flattened on each side and gibbous at the base, villous' Petals 5, spreading; the two upper ones obovate, scar- let, tinged with a dark brown, having the appearance of being scorched ; from the base is a forked white mark, and from it branch numerous dark lines, which spi-ead all over the petals : lower petals ligulate, of a lighter colour, also tinged, and from the base are two dark veins. Filaments 10, connected at the base, seven bearing anthers, which are always sterile. Style purple, slightly hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stig- mas 5, purple, reflexed. This very fine strong-growing plant is of bybrid origin, and was raised, in 1822, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of V.fulgidum that had been ferti- lized by P. Husseyanum. It is as near as possible in- termediate, possessing the strong growth and large leaves of the latter parent, with the succulent substance of the former ; and its flowers in size and colour par- take of both. It certainly makes a very pleasing va- riety, as it is so distinct from most others ; and its line dark flowers, mixed with scarlet, gives it a brilliant appearance: those are produced in abundance all the summer and till late in autumn. The best sod for it is a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand ; and being ot a succulent habit, it requires but little water in winter. Cuttings root freely, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 244 GERANIUM anemonefolium. Anemone-leaved Crane' s-hill. G. anemonefolium, caule fruticoso erecto^ foliis glabris : inferioribus palmato-5-sectis ; superioribus 3-sectis: segmentis bipinnatifido-laciniatis dentatis, pedun- culis fasciculatis bifloris glabris. Geranium anemonefolium. DC. frodr. 1. p. 640. fVillden. sp. pi. 3. p. 698. Pers. syn. 2. p. 234. LHdrit. ger. t. 36. Botan. magaz. 206. An- drews's geran. f. ] . Geranium palmatum. Cm. diss. 4. t. 84. /. 2. Stem shrubby, erect, simple, sometimes attaining the height of three or four feet ; very rugged, occasion- ed by the persistent stipules. Leaves smooth and glossy : lower ones palmately 5-parted ; those on the flower-stalks 3-parted : segments bipinnatifid or deeply laciniated, acute, mucronate, sharply toothed. Peti- oles long, bent towards the leaf, nearly cylindrical, slightly sulcate with several very shallow furrows, pur- ple and much swollen at the base, and green upwards, smooth and glossy. Stipules large, ovate, bluntish, their margins membranaceous, of a pale purple, per- sistent. Flower-stems dichotomous, quite smooth and glossy, as are the peduncles and calyx. Peduncles se- veral, fasciculate, 2-flowered. Involucre of four very small bractes, the two lower ones ovate, concave, bluntish, double the size of the upper ones'. Pedicles erect, about twice the length of the calyx. Calyx of five sepals, which are broadly lanceolate, mucronate, deeply furrowed, with membranaceous margins. Petals 5, roundly obovate, of a light purple, darker at the base, about twice the length of the sepals. Stamens 10, all fertile. Germen smooth. Style red, glandularly hairy near the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, reflexed or revolute. This curious plant is a native of Madeira, and an old inhabitant of our gardens. It may be considered a very hardy greenhouse plant, as in mild winters it will survive all the year in the open air; and I am in- formed that it is cultivated in the open ground at the Isle of Wight, and in some parts of Devonshire. It makes a singular and pleasing variety, by its large rugged stem, crowned with a tuft of large spreading leaves and numerous flowers, which are produced in succession nearly all the summer. It succeeds well in any rich light soil, or a mixture of loam and peat will suit it very well ; and it is readily increased by seeds, which ripen in abundance. 245 GERANIUM multifidum. Multijid'leaved Crane's-bill. G. multlfidum, caule ramoso difFuso ; ramis gracilibus, pubescentibus, foliis subtiis albo-sericeis quinatis 5-partitisve ; foliolis segmentisque tripartitis multi- fidis linearibiis, pedunculis elongatis 1-2-floris, se- palis sericeis trinerviis, petalis emarginatis calyce sesquilongioribus. Root perennial. Stems several from the same root ; slender, spreading, prostrate if not supported, dichoto- mously branching, pubescent, about a foot in length. Leaves of a glossy green on the upper side, and of a silky white on the lower, quinate or 5-parted ; leaflets or segments deeply 3-parted ; divisions multifid, linear, blunt on the lower leaves, and acute on the upper ones. Petioles long and slender, bent towards the leaf, nearly cylindrical, a little thickened at the base, pubescent. Stipules deeply divided into three or four taper-pointed subulate divisions. Peduncles axillary, long and slender, 1 or 2-flowered. Involucre of two to five subulate acute bractes. Pedicles long and slender. Sepals 5, oblong, lanceolate, sericeous, strongly 3-nerved, mucronate ; margins membranaceous. Petals 5, bearded at the base, of a rosy purple, obcordate, emarginate, strongly veined, about half as long again as the calyx. Stamens 10, slightly connected at the base, all producing fertile anthers. Filaments a little dilated at the base, slightly fringed. Sti/le very short. Stigmas 5, very long, purple, reflexed. We first observed this curious species of Geranium, in the summer of 1819, in the garden of Mr. Burchell, VOL. III. N at Fulham; where we saw several plants of it in bloom. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and was raised from seed, brought from that country, by Mr. W. J. Burchell ; and from a plant given by him to Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. our drawing and description were taken last summer. It is a hardy greenhouse plant, and will probably endure the winter in a com- mon frame; so that it does not get too much mois- ture. It thrives well in a mixture of sandy loam and peat, and may be increased by cuttings, taken off while the shoots are young ; or from seeds, which ripen plen- tifully, if some pollen be attached to the stigmas when in full bloom. 246 PELARGONIUM sphondyliifolium. Swine's Parsnep- leaved Stork's- bill. P. sphondyliifolium, caule sufFruticoso carnoso subde- curabente, foliis ternatis pinnatifidisque utrinque pilosis apice recurvis ; foliolis segmentisque lacini- atis obtuse dentatis, umbellis multifloris, tubo nec- tarifero calyce reflexo quintuple longiore. Root tuberous, branching into numerous tubers of various shapes and sizes. Stem short, sufFruticose, suc- culent, unequal in size, rather decumbent, clothed with subpersistent stipules ; branches short and thick. Leaves large and spreading, very hairy on both sides, ternate ; lower leaflets 2-parted, intermediate one pinnatifid, the points reflexed ; segments distant from each other, deeply divided, sometimes nearly pinnatifid, bluntly toothed, sinuses rounded. Petioles long, slightly flat- tened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, much swollen at the base, clothed with long spreading hairs and short villous ones intermixed. Stipules short, broadly cordate, acute, joined to the base of the petioles. Scape branching, leafy at the base of the peduncles. Peduncles very long, cylindrical, thickly covered with long spreading villous hairs. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of numerous broadly lanceo« late acute bractes. Pedicles about the length of the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments short, unequal, blunt- ish, all reflexed, and clothed with short hairs; the upper one ovate, the others lanceolate. Nectariferous tube long and slender, a little flattened on each side, clothed with short hairs, more than five times the length of the calyx. Petals 5, obovate, equal or nearly so, of a bril- liant dark velvet, scarlet at the base, the upper ones N 2 slightly lined at the bottom. Filaments 10, united at the base, six bearing perfect anthers ; the seventh a broad spatulate one, also bearing a small anther; sterile ones short and bluntish. Stt/le short, pale flesh colour, slightly hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, reflexed. This curious plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised in 1823, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of P. ardens, that had been fertilized with the pollen of P. multiradiatum ; it is as near as possible in- termediate between the two, both in its habit, leaves, and colour of the flowers. It requires precisely the same sort of treatment as P. ardem, succeeding well in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand ; or any other light sandy soil. The best method of propagating it is by the tubers of its roots. 247 PELARGONIUM dissectum. Dissected' leaved Stork* s- bill. P. dissectum, caule fruticoso ramoso difFuso, foliis cor- datis 5-7-partitis canesceati-pubescentibus; segmen- tis flabelliformibus imbricatis inciso-dentatis ob- tiisiS;, umbellis multifloris paniculatis, petalis sub- sequalibus, tubo nectarifero calyce subaequali aut paulo breviore. Pelargonium dissectum. Colv. catal. ed. 2. p, 23. col. 3. Stem shrubby, much branched ; branches spreading in various directions, rather succulent, thickly clothed with short white unequal hairs. Leaves cordate, 5 or 7-parted, covered on both sides with a canescent pubes- cence, more or less undulate; segments fan-shaped, overlapping each other, more or less deeply cut and toothed, segments and teeth bluntish. Petioles long and slender, slightly flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, much dilated at the base, thickly clothed with short hairs, as are the peduncles and caljrx. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, joined to the base of the petioles. Peduncles panicled, cylindrical. Umbels many-flowered in a close head. Involucre of numerous broadly lanceolate, acute, keeled bractes. Pedicles un- equal in length, some not so long, others double the length of the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceo- late, acute, margins membranaceous, fringed, the upper one erect, the others reflexed. Petals 5, nearly equal in size, spatulately ligulate, of a pale blush ; the two upper ones slightly emarginate, with a dark forked spot in the centre, and several short purple lines from it to the base, that are more or less branched. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Style short, purple, slightly hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This very distinct and truly curious plant is a hybrid production, the produce of P. australe, t. 68, that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. incisum or P. canescens, and partakes, in an equal degree, of both. In this plant we have the New Holland and Cape species in- termixed ; the only instance of the kind that we are at present acquainted with. Although an hybrid from two such distinct species, it is of as free growth as either of them, and forms a larger and stronger bush ; thriving well in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, or any other light rich soil. Cuttings of it strike root freely, planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken from a plant in the superb collection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. ; where it was raised from seed that had been produced from his plants. 248 PELARGONIUM Kingii. Mr. King's Stork' s^bill. P. Kingii, caule fruticoso ramoso, ramis patentibus villosis; foliis cordatis trifidis villosis: segmentis cuneatis subtrilobis, insequaliter grosseque dentatis, stipulis ovato-lanceolatis acutis subdentatis, pedun- culis 3-4-floris, petalis rotundato-obovatis, tubo nec- tarifero calyce subaequali. Pelargonium Kingii. Colv. catal. ed. 2. p. 22. col. 2. Stem shrubby, much branched ; branches spreading, thickly clothed with Jong spreading villous hairs, and shorter ones intermixed ; as is every other part of the plant, except the corolla. Leaves cordate, trifid, hollow in the centre, margins slightly undulate ; segments cu- neate, more or less imbricate, generally 2 or 3-lobed, deeply but unequally toothed. Petioles flattened on the upper side, and convex on the lower, widened at the base. Stipules ovately-lanceolate, acute, often toothed, ciliate. Peduncles 3 or 4-flowered, longer than the leaves, cylindrical. Involucre of six lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles longer than the bractes, about the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, laciniae lanceolate, acute, the upper one broadest, erect ; points of the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, much flattened on each side, and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, roundly obovate, imbricate, of a light scarlet, or deep salmon colour, edged with purple; the two upper ones about half as large again as the lower ones, with, or sometimes without an obscure brown spot in the centre, below which are two forked dark purple lines from the base. that are more or less branched. Stamens 10, united at the base ; seven bearing anthers, which are generally imperfect. Style pale flesh-colour, hairy about half way up, the upper part smooth. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed or revolute. Our drawing of this beautiful plant was made last September, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, where it was raised from seed, the produce of P. Husseyanum, that had been mixed with the pollen of P. rubescens ; it is very little like either of its parents, yet its similarity to P. JVellsianum, its cousin, is readily perceptible. It is of free growth, and continues in flower nearly all the year ; but the autumn flowers are the finest, and of a much richer colour than the spring ones. A plant of it was in full bloom, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, this winter, a little before Christmas, and the flowers were at that season very brilliant. Like its nearest relatives, it succeeds best in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, and cuttings soon strike root, when planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. We have named the present subject in compliment to John King, Esq. of South Brent, Devon ; a gentle- man much attached to the family of Geraniacese, and who possesses a superb collection of them. 249 PELARGONIUM incurvum. Incurved'petaled Stork' s-hill. "P. incurvum, caule fruticoso ramoso, ramis gracilibus flexuosis, foliis tripartitis dentatis pubescentibus : segmentis lateralibus bilobis : intermedio 3-5-lo- bato, stipulis cordato-ovatis acutis, pedunculis sub- paniculatis 3-5-floris, petalis superis margine in- curvis, tubo nectarifero calyce subduplo longiore. Pelargonium incurvum. Swt. hort. hrit. inedit. Stem shrubby, hard and 'woody, brown-barked, much branched; branches numerous, spreading, flexu- ose, slender, thickly clothed with unequal spreading villous hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves 3-partecl, bluntly toothed, attenuated down the footstalk, pubescent on both sides. Petioles flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, a little swollen at the base. Stipules cordately ovate, acute, entire, villous. Peduncles in a kind of panicle, long and slender, 3 to 5 flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 lan- ceolate, bluntish bractes. Pedicles slender, longer than the bractes, bent towards the flowers. Cali/jc 5- cleft ; segments lanceolate, acute, the upper one broad- est, erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube un- equal in length, sometimes double the length, at other times scarcely longer than the calyx, flattened and keeled on both sides, gibbous at the base. Petals 5, tlie two upper ones obovate, connivent at the base, their margins bent inwards, of an orangy scarlet, marked with purple branched lines from the base, and an obscure mark in the centre ; three lower ones ligu- late, spreading, of rather a lighter colour. Filaments VOL. III. 0 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers, which are mostly sterile. Style purple, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed or re volute. This handsome and very distinct plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in 1821. The parent plant was V.fulgidum, that had been fertilized by one of the small-leaved sorts, perhaps P. melissinum. Being of small growth, and an abundant flowerer, makes it very desirable. Its flowers are also of a very brilliant colour ; and it continues to flower all the summer, and till late in autumn. Like P. ignescens, it succeeds best in an equal portion of light turfy loam, peat, and sand; and cuttings strike root freely, if planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the green- house. 250 PELARGONIUM pedicellatum. JLong-pedicled Stork' s-bilL P. pedicellatum^ subacaule, foliis glabris ciliatis carno- sis 5-7-lobatis dentatis apice reflexis, stipulis cor- datis acutis, umbellis multifloris, floribus louge pedicellatis, calycibus reflexis, petalis subeequalibiis, tubo nectarifero calyce quintuple longiore. Pelargonium pedicellatum. Swt. horf. brit. ined. Root tuberous, large, and clothed with a hard brown bark. Stem very short and rugged. Leaves smooth, thick, and succulent, of rather a greasy nature, fringed, 5 or 7-lobed, and toothed with small sharp teeth, strongly nerved underneath : lobes broadly wedge- shaped, bent back at the point and margins. Petioles long, slightly flattened on the upper side, and rounded on the lower, thickened at the base, glossy, but clothed with long spreading white hairs. Stipules short, broadly cordate, acute. Scape producing no leaves, thickly clothed with unequal spreading white hairs. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of numerous small unequal bractes, some of them cordate, others ovate or lanceo- late, acute. Pedicles very long and slender, some of them more than 2^ inches in length, clothed with long spreading hairs and short down intermixed. Calyx 5- cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, all reflexed. Necta- riferous tube about five times as long as the calyx, and about half the length of the pedicles, pubescent. Petals 5, obovate, nearly equal in size; two upper ones pale greenish yellow, marked with a bifid purple spot; lower ones dark purple, edged with pale yellow. Fila- ments 10, short and straight, united at the base, one of o 2 them a very broad spatulate one, which produces no anther, six bearing anthers. Pollen golden yellow. Style short, green and smooth. Stigmas 5, green, re- flexed. This very distinct and curious plant was received, by Mr. Colvill, from the Cape, in 1822 ; but it did not produce its flowers till last summer, at which time our drawing was taken. It belongs to the same section as P. triste, P. pulverulentum, &c. but is readily dis- tinguished from all its nearest allies, by the long pe- dicles to its flowers, and its smooth greasy leaves. It requires the same kind of treatment as the other plants in the same section : an equal mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, is the best soil for it, keeping it quite dry when in a dormant state, and shifting it into fresh soil in spring. The best method of increas- ing it is by the little tubers of its roots : those must be planted with their tops above the surface of the mould, or they will be apt to rot. 26/. 251 PELARGONIUM campyli^florum. Campy lia-Jlowered Stork' s-hilL P. campyliceflorum, caiile fruticoso flexuoso subdecum- bente, foliis rotundato-cordatis reniformibusve cre- natis moUiter toinentosis, stipulis cordatis acutis carinatis, umbellis plurifloris, petaiis superis sub- orbiculatis, tubo nectarifero calyce paulo longiore. Pelargonium campylieefloriim. Swt. hort. hrit. inedit. Stem shrubby, branching, a little flexuose, subde- cumbent, thickly clothed with a dense woolly down. Leaves about as broad as long, roundly cordate, cre- nate with numerous blunt shallow notches, densely clothed on both sides with a short soft velvetty tomen- tum. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, thickened at the base, densely clothed with short spreading villous hairs, as are the peduncles, calyx, and nectariferous tube. Stipules cor- date, taper-pointed, keeled, subpersistent. Peduncles cylindrical, several-flowered. Involucre of from 6 to 8 broadly ovate bluntish bractes. Pedicles unequal in length, some double the length of the others. Calyx 5-cleft, segments roundly ovate, concave, blunt, strongly nerved. Nectariferous tube a little longer than the calyx, much flattened on each side, and thickened at the base. Petals 5, the two upper ones nearly or- bicular, of a pale blush, changing to white as they fade, marked near the centre with two or three small red spots, below which is a dark purple mark on each side, a little branched ; lower petals obovate, marked near the base with two faint red lines. Filaments 10, united at the base, one of them a broad spat ul ate one, which ranks the present plant in the section Monospatalla : this and six others produce anthers, but they are always imperfect in the specimens that we have examined. Style short, pale red, hairy at the base and smooth up- wards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. The present subject is a very singular hybrid pro- duction, and was raised in the select and curious col- lection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. from a seed of P. particeps, that had been fertilized by the pollen of Campylla carta. It is the first hybrid that has come under our notice, intermediate between Cam- pylia and Pelargonium ; and, although its origin is between two such very different parents, it is of as free growth as any plant belonging to the family. It is as near as possible intermediate between the two. The habit of the plant and form of the leaves are of P. par- ticeps, likewise the number and form of the stamens ; but the stipules and form as well as the colour of the flower, are of Campylia cana. It requires precisely the same kind of soil as recom- mended for both its parents, a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and a pretty good supply of water, keeping it as much as possible from its leaves. Cut- tings strike root freely, planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 25 '2 PELARGONIUM rotundilobum. Round- lobed Stork's- bill. P. rotund'dohum, foliis planis cordatis profunde quin- quelobis obsolete dentatis mollibus: lobis divari- catis rotundato-obtusis, stipulis lato-cordatis acutis margine reflexis, umbellis subsexfloris, tubo necta- rifero calyce reflexo subeequali. Pelargonium rotundilobum. Swt. hort. brit, inedit. Stem shrubby, branching- ; branches spreading, thickly clothed with spreading villous hairs and soft down intermixed. Leaves flat, cordate, deeply 5-lobed, obsoletely notched with short blunt notches, hairy on both sides, very soft to the touch, much nerved under- neath, the nerves reticulately branched : lobes distant, spreading, very broad and rounded. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, thickly clothed with spreading villous hairs and soft down intermixed, as are the peduncles, bractes, and calyx. Stipules broadly cordate, acute, the margins reflexed. Peduncle cylindrical, generally 6-flowered. Involucre of 6 or 8 broadly lanceolate taper-pointed bractes, all united into one at the base. Pedicles very short, hairy. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment ovate, the pthers lanceolate, all reflexed. Petals 5, cuneate ; the two upper ones broadest, brick-coloured with two dark brown spots in the centre, between them and the base are numerous purple branched lines on nearly a white ground ; lower petals of rather a lighter colour. Fila- ments 10, united at the base, seven bearing anthers, which are generally imperfect. Style pale-coloured, very long, hairy at the base and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, pale purple, spreading. Our drawing of this pretty plant was taken last summer in the collection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. It is of hybrid origin, but what its real parents were it is difficult to determine. The leaves are nearer like P. Breesianum than any other, and the flowers are not very different from P. Broughtonice. We have no doubt but it is the produce of hybrids for several gene- rations. A very free-growing plant, thriving well in a mix- ture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, or any other light vegetable soil, producing its elegant flowers ail tlie summer, and till late in autumn ; and may be readily increased by cuttings, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. 253 PELARGONIUM Dobreeanum. Mq's. Dobree's Stork's-hill. P. Dobreeanum, caule fruticoso ramoso : ramis gracilibus villosis, foliis cordatis oblongis sinuatis v. profunda 7-lobis undulatis obsolete dentatis pubescentibus sub- viscosis : lobis apice reflexis, umbellis subsexfloris, pe- talis patentibus. Pelargonium Dobreeanum. Swt. liort. brit.p. — . n. 320. ined. Stem shrubby, branching : branches slender, spreading, thickly clothed with unequal soft villous hairs. Leaves oblong, cordate at the base, the sinus generally overlapped, pinnatifidly sinuate or deeply 5 to 7-lobed, much undulate, and toothed with very small teeth, more or less pubescent, slightly viscid : lobes rounded, a little reflexed at the points ; sinuses rounded. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, thickened at the base, thickly covered with unequal villous hairs, as are the peduncles, calyx, and nectariferous tube. Stipules short, cordate, taper-pointed, villous and fringed. Peduncles stout, thickened at the base. Umbels 5 or 6-flowered. Involucre of several lanceolate, acute bractes. Pedicles short, villous. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube unequal in length, longer than the calyx. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones, broadly obovate, cuneate, of a bright orangy scarlet, with a dark spot in the centre, and a white mark below it, from which branch numerous short dark lines: lower petals oblongly obovate, of rather a lighter colour, much spreading. Fila- ments 10, connected at the base, 7 bearing anthers, which VOL. III. p are sometimes perfect, but often sterile ; when perfect, the flowers are always much larger. Style hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, reflexed. This handsome plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised by Mrs. Dobree, of Guernsey, from a seed of P. ignescens that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. glutinosum ; it was raised about the year 1818, and a drawing of it was sent to the Horticultural Society in 1 820, so that it was amongst the first of the fine scarlet hybrids that was raised. We believe only Sir R. C. Hoare's P. ignescens and P. scintillans, and perhaps P. nanum, preceded it : we have named it in compliment to the lady who raised it ; we understand it was nearly lost again, after it had flowered, the old plant dying, but was preserved by a cutting. It is as near as possible intermediate between its two parents ; the flowers have the colour of P. ignescens, but their num- ber, and the habit of the plant, and form of the leaves, is nearer P. glutinosum; it is also slightly viscous. Our drawing was taken from a plant at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, that had been procured for him by the kindness of S. Pearce, Esq. of Guernsey. At present it continues scarce ; and as it is not a fast grower, will not soon be very common ; like its allies, it succeeds best in a light sandy soil, and care must be taken not to overwater it. Cuttings root readily, if planted in pots, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 254 PELARGONIUM flavum. Yellow Carrot-leaved Stork's-bili. V.Jlavum, subcaulescens, foliis decomposite laciniatis hir- sutis; laciniis linearibus, umbeliis multifloris. DC. prodr. 1. p. 662. Pelargonium flavum. Hort. Kew. ed. I. v. Q. j». 418. ed. 2. V. 4. p. 166. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 651. Pers. p. 228. Geranium flavum. Linn.f. suppl. 9,57. Geranium daucifolium. Murr. goelt. 1780. p. 13. t. 4. Cav. diss. 4. t. 120. /. 2. Root very large, tuberous, clothed with a brown cracked bark. Stem very short, decumbent. Leaves doubly com- pound, much branched, laciniate, very hairy, of a pale yellowish green : leaflets and segments very small, linear, bluntish, the points curved inwards, bearded. Stipules roundly ovate, membranaceous, fringed. Scape simple, swollen at the base, thickly clothed with spreading unequal hairs, producing a single umbel of flowers. Umhel many- flowered. Flowers delightfully fragrant in the evening and at night, but without scent during the day, of a greenish yellow colour. Involucre of several unequal, lanceolate, bluntish bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment largest, erect, concave, bluntish, the others narrower, reflexed. Nectariferous tube more than three times the length of the calyx, sessile, hairy. Petals 5, a little reflexed, the two upper ones rather largest, broadly obovate ; lower ones of the same shape, but narrower, of a greenish yellow, faintly striped with brown. Filaments 10, united at the base, one p 2 of them a broad spatulate one, which produces no anther, 6 bearing perfect anthers. Sti/le very short. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed or revohite. This curious plant is an old inhabitant of our green- houses, having been introduced from the Cape in 1724; it is, however, seldom to be met with at present, most probably from its not being so showy as others of the genus, yet we think its singularity and delightful fragrance entitle it to a place in any collection. We have not yet seen any hybrid produced from the present plant, but believe some very curious ones might be obtained. Its time of flowering is generally in Autumn, after many of its more showy com- petitors have done blooming for the season ; like the other plants of this section, it succeeds best in a very light sandy soil, and a dry airy situation in the greenhouse ; it may be increased by the little tubers from the roots, or from seeds, which ripen plentifully, if some pollen be attached to the stigmas when in bloom. Our drawing was taken from a plant in the select collection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. 255. 255 PELARGONIUM comptum. Decked Stork s-bill. P. comptum, caule erecto carnoso ramoso pubescente, foliis rotundato-reniformibus obsolete lobatis crenato-denta- tis : supra glabris subpubescentibus subtus tomentosis, stipulis acuminatis subpersistentibus, umbellis multi- floris subpaniculatis, tubo nectarifero calyce quadruplo longiore. Pelargonium comptum. Swt. hort. hit. p. — . n. 59, inedit. Stem shrubby, erect, branched, succulent, clothed with a hard brown bark, pubescent. Leaves kidney-shaped, rounded, slightly lobed, unequally and rather deeply notched, with blunt rounded teeth, of a glossy green, but slightly pubescent on the upper side, and tomentose underneath. Petioles slender, nearly cylindrical, swollen at the base, thickly clothed with short villous hairs. Stipules narrowly lanceolate, taper-pointed, villous, hardening into a sort of spine, and continuing for a considerable time. Flower- stem paniculately branched, thickly clothed with long spreading villous hairs and short down intermixed. Pe- duncles villous. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 lanceolate, acute, villous bractes. Pedicles very short, often wanting. Calyx 5-cleft, villous, segments un- equal, the back one ovate or broadly lanceolate, blunt, concave, erect, the others narrower, reflexed. Nectarife- rous tube slender, about 4 times the length of the calyx, thickly clothed with unequal, soft, villous hairs. Petals 5, nearly obcordate ; the upper ones very little larger than the others, of a bright pink, light at the base, and a dark purple spot in the centre, with numerous short purple stripes below it : lower petals darker, also marked with a purple spot, and obsoletely lined from the base. Filaments 10, united at the base, one of them abroad spatula-shaped one, which produces no anther ; 6 bearing anthers. Style short, smooth. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This grand flowering plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised in 1821 at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of P. cortuscp/olium, the flowers of which had been fer- tilized by the pollen of P. scepeflorens. It is by far a much handsomer plant than either of its parents, and also more hardy, producing its handsome flowers in abundance all the Summer, and till late in Autumn ; those also remain several days without dropping, so that the whole umbel is seen in flower at once ; the only care it requires, is that it does not get too much water in Winter, but in Summer it requires a regular supply. It succeeds best in a light sandy soil, or an equal mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, will suit it very well. Cuttings will also strike root readily, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse, letting them remain without water for a few days after planting, that the wound may dry up, or they will be liable to rot ; it may also be increased by the tubers of its roots. 256 PELARGONIUM ringens. Ringent-Jiowered Storh's-bill. P. ringenSy subcaulescens, foliis pinnatis pinnatifidisque canescenti-pubescentibus, foliolis segmentisque cuneatis pinnatifido-laciniatis grosse dentatis, scapo folioso pani- culato, petalis inferioribus concavis subconniventibus. Pelargonium ringens. Colv. catal. ed. 2. p. 22. col. 2. jRoo^ tuberous, scaly, branching out into numerous small tubers. Stem very short, erect, branching a little, rough and rugged, occasioned by the remains of the leaves that are fallen. Leaves long and spreading, pinnate or pin- natifid, and clothed with a soft hoary pubescence : leaflets or segments wedge-shaped, unequally cut and toothed with large roundish teeth, lower ones pinnatifid. Petioles long and rather slender, flattened a little on the upper side, and rounded on the lower, more or less clothed with soft spread- ing white hairs. Stipules attached to the base of the petioles, ovately-lanceolate, taper-pointed. Scape leafy, branching, villosely hairy, as are the peduncles and calyx. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of 6 broadly lanceolate, acute bractes. Calyx 5 -cleft, upper segment erect, concave, bluntish ; the others reflexed, and more acute. Nectarife- rous tube unequal in length, sometimes scarcely longer than the calyx, at others more than double the length, hairy. Flowers of a light scarlet, ringent, upper petals oblong, reflexed, marked at the base with a few dark, branching lines : lower ones smaller, concave, more or less connivent. Filaments 10, connected, 7 bearing anthers, which in our specimens were all imperfect. Style short. Stigmas 5, reflexed. A handsome plant, also a hybrid production, raised in the collection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. from a seed of V.fulgidum that had been mixed with the pollen of Hoarea corydaliflora, or some nearly related plant. It is of very free growth, and continues in bloom all the Sum- mer, beginning to flower the early part of April ; like the others to which it is nearest related, it thrives best in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, and the pots to be well drained with potsherds broken small, that the water may pass readily off, nothing being so injurious to the tuberous rooted species, as the mould to get sodden in the pots. When they have done flowering, and their leaves begin to decay, they should be kept quite dry, till they show an inclination to begin to grow again ; they should then be shifted into other pots in fresh mould, and watered sparingly at first, and as they begin to grow they require a more constant supply, but never so much as the shrubby species. It is readily increased by the little tubers from the root. 257 PELARGONIUM Ch^rophyllum. Cow-Parsley-leaved Stork's-bill. P. ChcBrophyllum, caule erecto sufFruticoso carnoso squa- moso, foliis pinnatifidis bipinnatifidisque pubescenti- bus : segmentis laciniatis dentatis obtusis, stipulis cor- dato-ovatis acutis subpersistentibus, scapo flexuoso paniculato-ramoso, umbellis multifloris, tubo nectari- fero calyce subtriplo longiore. Pelargonium Chaerophyllum. Swt. hort. brit. p. — . n. 23. ined. Stem sufFruticose, erect, succulent, somewhat scaly, occasioned by the subpersistent stipules and cracked bark. Leaves pinnatifid, thickly clothed on both sides with short hairs, very soft to the touch ; segments pinnatifid or deeply laciniate, toothed, obtuse. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, a little thickened at the base, densely clothed with short hairs, and soft down intermixed. Stipules cordately ovate, acute, partly re- maining persistent, joined to the base of the petioles. Scape long, somewhat flexuose, paniculately branched, leafy at the point. Peduncles cylindrical, many-flowered. Involucre of several linearly-lanceolate, taper-pointed, hairy bractes. Pedicles slender, longer than the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal, the upper one erect, ovately-lanceolate, acute, concave, keeled, much longer than the others, which are lanceolate, acute, and slightly reflexed. Nectariferous tube about 3 times longer than the calyx, flattened and keeled on each side, gibbous at the base, slightly hairy. Petals 5, obovate, the 2 upper ones about double the size of the others, of a bright scarlet, VOL. III. Q tinged with dark brown, and marked from the base with several dark Hnes that are slightly branched ; lower ones also marked with Q dark lines near the base, and between them tinged with dark brown. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers, which are always fertile : no spatulate one, as might be expected from its habit. Pollen pale yellow. Style pale flesh-colour, hairy. Stigmas 5, pale red, reflexed. A very curious hybrid production, raised at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in 1822, from a seed of V.ftilgidum that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. sanguineum, and it is as near as possible intermediate between its two parents ; its flowers are not to be surpassed in brilliancy of colour, by any with which we are acquainted ; and by its singu- larity and decided difference from all others, makes it truly desirable. It requires precisely the same kind of manage- ment, as others of the same tribe ; a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, suit it very well ; and cuttings taken off* when in a free growing state, will soon strike root, if planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in the green-house, giving them no water for the first 2 or 3 days, till the cut is dried up, or they will be apt to rot. It may also be increased from the little tubers of its roots. 258 PELARGONIUM veniflorum. Veined-flowered Slork's-hiU. P. veniflorum, caule erecto ramoso, foliis basi cuneatis ovatis quinquelobis acutis inciso-dentatis, stipulis lan- ceolatis acutis, umbellis 3-4-floris, petalis venosis pa- tentibus, tubo nectarifero calyce paulo longiore. Pelargonium veniflorum. Swt. Iwrt. hrit. p. — . n. 222. inedit. Stem shrubby, erect, branching ; branches slender, clothed with unequal spreading hairs. Leaves ovate, acute, wedge-shaped at the base, 5-lobed, unequally and sharply cut and toothed, slightly hairy. Petioles about the length of the leaves, flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, a little widened at the base, thickly clothed with unequal spreading hairs, as are the peduncles and calyx. Stipules lanceolate, acute. Peduncles 2 to 4-flowered. Involucre of 4 to 6 lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles about the length of the nectariferous tube, slender. Calyx 5-cleft, segments long, lanceolate, taper- pointed. Nectariferous tube a little longer than the calyx, broadly flattened on each side, and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, spreading, the 2 upper ones obovate, slightly emarginate, white, with a dark purple patch in the centre, and nume- rous purple veins branching in all directions : lower ones obovately oblong, rounded, also marked with purple veins. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing perfect anthers: pollen orange-coloured. Style purple, hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed or revolute. Q 2 This is also a hybrid production, and was raised at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in 1822, from a seed of P. Hoareanum, that had been fertilized with the pollen of P. striatum; it is a very pretty plant, and as hardy as any of the tribe to which it is related, thriving well in a mix- ture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, or any light vegetable soil ; it will also succeed well in a smallish sized pot, as its roots are not so luxuriant as many of the stronger growing sorts ; the cuttings do not root so freely as some of the other kinds, particularly if they are allowed to get too ripe before they are taken off ; the young shoots will strike root much more freely; those must be planted in pots, and placed on a shelf in the green-house. 259 PELARGONIUM cynosbatifolium. Cynosbati-leaved Stork' s-hill. P. cynoshatifolium, caule fruticoso ramoso; ramis con- fertis brevissimis, foliis cordatis trilobis obtusis denti- culato-crenatis pilosis : lobo medio trilobo, stipulis cordatis acuminatis, pedunculis 2-5-floris, petalis sub- aequalibus, tubo nectarifero brevissimo calyce triple breviore. Pelargonium cynosbatifolium. Willden. hort. berol. t. 78. Enum. V. 2. p. 708. Link enum. v. 2. p. 193. DC. prodr. 1. p. 654. Hort. sub. loud. p. 152. Geranium oxoniense. Andrews's geran. c. ic. el Hortu- lanorum. Stem shrubby, much branched : brandies very short, crowded, spreading, thickly clothed with spreading villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant, except the corolla. Leaves cordate, deeply 3-lobed or nearly pinnatifid, obtuse, roughish, margins finely but bluntly notched or toothed, underneath prominently nerved, the nerves branching in all directions : middle lobe 3-lobed ; side ones entire, or sometimes shortly 2-lobed. Petioles much flattened, and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower, widened at the base. Stipules cordate, taper-pointed, sometimes toothed, ciliate. Peduncles short and stiff, cylindrical, from 2 to 5-flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 ovate or broadly lanceolate concave pointed bractes. Pe- dicles longer than the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments erect or slightly spreading, oblongly-lanceolate, concave, pointed. Nectariferous tube very short, (in some flowers wanting,) about 3 times shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, nearly equal, the 2 upper ones rather largest, (sometimes increased to 6 or 7,) roundly obovate, of a light rose or pink, the upper ones marked with a bright violet spot, from which to the base are 2 forked dark purple lines, that are slightly branched : lower petals faintly striped. Sta- mens 10, erect, connected at the base, 5 to 7 bearing anthers, sometimes more in the many-petaled flowers. St^le short, pale, all over hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, about the length of the style, reflexed. This plant is an old inhabitant of our green-houses, where it has generally passed under the name of the Oxford Geranium, having, we believe, been first raised from seed at the Botanical Garden at Oxford. We have no doubt but it is a hybrid production, and one of its parents must have been P. quercifolium, but what the other was is not so easily ascertained ; we suspect it might be P. adulteri- num; it varies with 5 to 10 petals, and also very much in the number of its stamens, according to the strength of the plant ; the stamens are generally sterile, another cir- cumstance indicative of its hybrid origin. We suppose the name of P. oxaloides, by which it is commonly known by the German gardeners, has originated from a confusion of P. oxoniense, by which name they most probably received it from this country. It is a pretty little snug growing bushy plant, and produces abundance of bloom when grown well, succeeding best in light rich soil, and the pots well drained, as it is very liable to suff'er from too much moisture. Cuttings of it strike root readily, if planted in pots, and placed on a shelf in the green-house. Our drawing was taken last Summer, from a plant sent us by Mr. William Smith, from the collection of the Earl of Liverpool, Coombe-wood. 260 HOAREA ColviHii. ColvilVs Ho area. H. ColvilUi, subacaule, radice tuberoso, foliis ternatis pin- natifidisque utrinque hirsutis : foliolis inferioribus bilo- bis ; lobis cuneatis rotundato-dentatis : terminali maximo ovato sinuato-lobato obtuse dentato, scapo folioso ra- mose, ^ umbellis multifloris, petalis patentibus, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiore. Hoarea Colvillii. Swt. hort. brit. p. — . n. 38. Root tuberous. Stem none, or very short. Leaves embracing each other and spreading in a radiate form, ter- nate, or pinnatifid, very hairy on both sides : lower leaflets 2-lobed, lobes cuneate, spreading, rounded at the points, and toothed with 2 or 3 large bluntly rounded teeth ; ter- minal leaflet very large, ovate, sinuately lobed, and toothed with large bluntly rounded teeth. Petioles very hairy, much flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower,' widened at the base. Stipules broadly lanceolate, taper- pointed, joined to the base of the petioles. Scape long, branching, leafy at the base of the peduncles, thickly clothed with long spreading white hairs, as are the pedun- cles and calyx. Peduncles long, cylindrical. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of numerous narrowly lan- ceolate, acute, villous bractes. Pedicles unequal in length, some as long, others not half the length of the bractes! Cali/x 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, bluntish, the upper one broadest, erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube slender, flattened on each side, about twice the length of the calyx. Petals 5, spreading, of a bright crimson, tinged and marked with dark brown : upper ones broadly ligulate, slightly bent from about the middle, lower ones not half so broad, linearly ligulate. Filaments 10, con- nected at the base, every other one bearing anthers, points of the sterile ones curved inwards. Style pale red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. This grand flowering plant is a hybrid production, and was raised at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in 1823, from a seed of H. melanantha, that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. ardens. It is a very free growing plant, and begins flowering early in April, and, if well managed, will continue to bloom till late in Autumn ; the habit of the plant is as near as possible intermediate between its two parents, but it far surpasses them both in beauty. It suc- ceeds well in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, the same as recommended for the other tuberous rooted species ; but this does not require to be kept long without water, as many of the others do, as it continues but a very short time in a dormant state, but is growing nearly all the year. The best method of increasing it, is by the little tubers from the root. 261 PELARGONIUM acidum. Sour-leaved Stork's-hill. P. acidum, subacaule, radice tuberoso, foliis ovatis inte- gris trifidisve sinuatis dentatis glabris, stipulis petiolo adhaerentibus ovato-lanceolatis acuminatis subdentatis, umbellis multifloris, involucre polyphyllo, tubo necta- rifero calyce reflexo subtriplo longiore. Pelargonium acidum. Swt. hort. hrit.p. — . n. \7.inedit. Hoot tuberous, almost stemless, or stem very short. Leaves embracing each other at the base, ovate, some en- tire, others trifid, more or less sinuate and toothed, rather succulent, smooth and glossy, of a sour taste like Rumex acetosa, or sorrel; teeth rounded, bluntly mucronate. Petioles nearly cylindrical, or slightly flattened on the upper side, thickly clothed with short white down, and a few longer hairs intermixed, dilated at the base. Stipules large, joined to the base of the petioles, ovately lanceolate, taper-pointed, generally toothed. Scape long, not much branched, leafy, thickly clothed with soft white hairs. Peduncle long, cylindrical, villosely hairy. Involucre of numerous linear taper-pointed bractes. Pedicles Very short, scarcely any. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, all reflexed. Nectariferous tube nearly 3 times longer than the calyx, flattened and keeled on each side, a little gibbous at the base. Petals 5, spreading, of a dark velvet on a crimson ground : upper ones obovate, slightly emarginate, reticulately veined near the base ; lower ones spatulately ligulate, rounded. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 of them bearing anthers, which in our specimen were all sterile ; one of the filaments a broad VOL. III. R spatulate one, which makes it belong to the same section as P. sanguineum. Style flesh coloured, pubescent near the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, pale red, reflexed. A very curious hybrid production, raised at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill in 1823, from a seed of P. sanguineum that had been fertilized by the pollen of Hoarea undulce- flora ; its habit is nearer the latter parent, but its smooth- ness and the colour of its flowers are more like the former : nothing, we imagine, can surpass them in brilliancy when in full bloom ; those are produced in succession from May to September, and sometimes later. Before the present plant flowered, we could scarcely believe that the number stick was right in the pot, it was so very different from its parent, but we are now convinced that it was quite correct. We have also seen another plant in flower, raised from seed collected at the same time, and from the same plant, that is still more singular ; the petals are very narrow, and nearly black, with scarlet margins, and the habit of the plant is exactly that of Hoarea, but it still belongs to this section. Some other very curious plants, that were raised at the same time from seeds collected from the same parent, and have not yet flowered, are very singular ; one in parti- cular, has a leaf very like P. echinatum, and a succulent stem resembling P. cortustefolium. The present subject succeeds well in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, as already recommended for plants of this tribe, giving it scarcely any water in Winter, and none when in a dormant state. The best method of increasing it is by the little tubers from its roots. 262 HOAREA rosea. Rose-coloured Hoarea. H. rosea, acaule, foliis laciniato-lobatis obtusis dentatis to- mentosis, scapo simplici longissimo, umbellis multi- floris, petalis concoloribus inferioribus multo minoribus, tubo nectarifero calyce reflexo quadruple longiore. Hoarea rosea. Swt. hort. hrit. p. —. n. 62. inedit. Supra, Jig. 1. Pelargonium roseum. DC. prodr. 1. p. 651. r*. 31. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. i?. 4. p. 16 1. Pelargonium condensatum. Pers. syn. 2. p. 227. Geranium roseum. Andrews's reposit. t. 173. Root tuberous. Stemless. Leaves crowning the root, radiately spreading, sinuately lobed, very blunt, more or less toothed with blunt rounded teeth, and clothed with a white downy tomentum. Petioles furrowed on the upper side and rounded on the lower, clothed with soft spreading hairs, as are the scapes, pedicles, and calyx. Scape very long, simple, nearly cylindrical. Umbel compact, many flowered. Involucre of several linear, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles short, about the length, or scarcely as long as the bractes. Cali/x 5 -cleft, segments lanceolate, the upper one erect, concave; the others reflexed. Nec- tariferous tube unequal in length, from 3 to 4 times as long as the calyx. Petals 5, of a bright rose colour, the 2 upper ones much the largest, pbovate, slightly emarginate, a litde recurved ; lower ones spatulately oblong, obtuse, spreading. Stamens 10, united in a tube, 5 only bearing anthers. Style flesh-coloured, longer than the stamens. Stiscmas 5, more or less reflexed. ^ 11 2 This beautiful species, which was raised from Cape seeds by Mr. Colvill, in 1792, has now, we believe, quite disappeared from all the collections of this country, al- though Mr. Colvill informs me that it grew very freely, and that he had once the greater part of a house filled with it ; but at that time the Heaths were more in fashion than any other plants, so that it got neglected, and at last was lost altogether. We have published this figure, to induce col- lectors to try to introduce it again to this country, as it would certainly be a valuable acquisition. Mr. '^Colvill remembers several other very fine species, raised at the same time, which have never been published, one in par- ticular that flowered with him in large panicles of yellow flowers, which he named speciosissimum ; this, as well as most of the others, have now disappeared. Our figure was copied from an original drawing, done by the late Mr. Sydenham Edwards, and now in the possession of Mr. Colvill. We have added, at the bottom of our plate, a single flower of another very splendid plant, the Gera- nium GrenvillicB of Andrews, which has also been lost to our collections for some years, and which we propose as a distinct genus under the name of Grenvillea. Grenvillea. Calyx 5-partitus : laciniis subaequalibus, suprema desinente in tubura nectariferum. Corolla 5-petala, irregularis : 2 superiora multo niajora, longe unguiculata. Filamenta 10, basi connata: 4 antherifera declinata apice adscendentia. 6 sterilia abbreviata subulata recta. G. conspicua, acaule, foliis spathulato-ovatis obovatisve grosse cre- natis villosisj scapo longissimo subramoso, umbellis multifloris, petalis superioribus emarginatis, tubo nectarifero calyce sub- triplo longlore. Grenvillea conspicua. Swt. hort. brit. p. — , inedit. Supra 262. f. 2. Geranium Grenvillia;. Andrews geran. c. ic. This fine species is mentioned by Mr. Andrews as a native of Africa, near the Namaqua Land, and from thence was introduced, in 1810, by the Right Honourable Lord Grenville ; we do not know that it ever was for sale at any of the Nurseries, and has now entirely disappeared. 263 HOAREA undulseflora. Wave-flowered Hoarea. H. undulaflora, foliis hirsutis : inferioribus simplicibus rotundato-ovatis ; superioribus trifidis ternatisque raro pinnatifidis, umbellis compositis multifloris, calycibus villosis apice barbatis, petalis undulatis patentibus. Hoarea undulaeflora. Swt. horl. brit. p. — . n. 35. inedit. Root tuberous, divided into several crowns at the top. Leaves very variable, spreading in a radiate form, hairy : lower ones simple, roundly oval, very obtuse : upper ones ternate or trifid, the middle leaflet of the size and shape of the lower leaves, side ones much smaller, oblong, obtuse : the leaves at the base of the scape, pinnatifid. Petioles long and flexible, slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, winged nearly half way up by the stipules, thickly clothed with unequal hairs, as are the scape and peduncles. Stipules attached to the petioles, the points subulate. Scape proceeding from the crown of the root, generally producing a small leaf and 3 or 4 bractes at the base of the peduncles. Umbels many- flowered. Involucre of several subulately linear villous bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, villous, and bearded with a little tuft of white hairs, segments linearly lanceolate with mem- branaceous margins, upper one erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube slightly flattened, thickly covered with unequal hairs tipped with a white pellucid gland. Petals 5, the 2 uppermost widest, all narrowly spatulate, very much undulate, obtuse, spreading, from the middle reflexed, of a dark brown, or nearly black, with white ungues. Fila- ments 10, united into a tube; 5 fertile ones of nearly the same length, the uppermost rather shortest, all bearing perfect anthers : barren ones very short, and curved in- wards. Pollen orange-coloured. Qermen villous. Style pale flesh-coloured, very hairy. Stigmas 5, revolute. Several plants of the present species were received from the Cape, by Mr. Colvill, about four years ago, and they have continued to grow and flower freely ever smce. We were at flrst inclined to consider them as varieties of H. dioica, but we are now convinced that they are per- fectly distinct both from that species and H. melmmtha. Several very curious mules have also been raised from them at Mr. Colvill's Nursery. Like the rest of its tribe, it succeeds well in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, keeping it dry when in a dormant state ; and it is Sreadily increased by seeds, or by the little tubers of its roots. 264 PELARGONIUM Scottii. Sir Claude Scott's Stork: s-hill. P. Scottii, caule fruticoso ramoso : ramis patentibus vil- losis, foliis cordatis quinquelobis undulato-plicatis utrinque hirsutis margine incurvis, stipulis ovatis mar- gine recurvis, umbellis plurifloris, tubo nectarifero calyce villoso subasquali v. paulo longiore. Pelargonium Scottii. Swt. hort. hrit. p. — . n. 335, inedit. Stem shrubby, much branched : branches spreading, rather slender, thickly clothed with long spreading villous unequal hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Leaves cordate, deeply 5-lobed, strongly and numerously nerved underneath, margins much curled and plaited, bent inwards, unequally toothed with rigid rounded teeth ; sinuses rounded, often overlapped. Pe- tioles short and stout, flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, thickened at the base. Stipules ovate, acute, sometimes toothed, ciliate, margins reflexed. Umbels several flowered. Peduncle cylindrical, swollen at the base. Involucre of 6 lanceolate acute villous bractes, their margins recurved. Pedicles about the length of the bractes. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, strongly veined, the upper one erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length of, or a little longer than the calyx, much flattened on each side, and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones ovate, oblique at the base, of a bright scarlet, with a dark purple spot in the centre, betwixt it and the base are several slightly branched purple lines ; lower ones ligulate, spreading, of a lighter colour. Filaments 10^ united at the base, 7 bear- ing anthers, which are seldom perfect. Style purple, hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This fine plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised in 1822, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of P. Murrayanum, that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. ignescens, and it is as near as possible intermediate ; we have named it in compliment to Sir Claude Scott, a distinguished Horticulturist, and a liberal promoter of the Science of Botany. Like its nearest allies, the present plant succeeds well in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, and requires to be kept in a warm light situation in Winter, at which season it requires but little water ; its best season of flowering is in Summer, and early in Autumn, the Spring flowers not being near so large. Cuttings strike root without difiiculty, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 265 PELARGONIUM signatum. Marked-leaved Stork' s-bill. P. signatum, caule fruticoso ramoso; ramis gracilibus erecto-patentibus villosis, foliis cordatis oblongis acutis 5-7-lobis acute dentatis piloso-pubescentibus : lobis planis divaricatis acutiusculis, stipulis cordato-ovatis acuminatis, umbellis 4-6-floris, tubo nectarifero calyce subaequali. Pelargonium signatum. Swt. hort. hrit. p. — . n. 322. ined. Stem shrubby, branching, of a woody texture : branches slender, erect or slightly spreading, thickly clothed with long, spreading, villous, unequal hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, bractes, and calyx. Leaves cordately oblong, acute, flat or slightly waved, 5 or 7 lobed, toothed with numerous sharp rigid teeth, covered on both sides with a hairy pubescence, roughish and slightly viscid, marked in the centre with a dark brown mark, sometimes much stronger than at others; lobes broad, distant, divaricately spreading, acute. Petioles long and slender, flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, widened at the base. Stipules cordately- ovate, taper-pointed, fringed. Peduncles cylindrical, 4 to 6-flowered. Involucre of 6 ovate or lanceolate acute fringed bractes, all united at the base. Pedicles unequal in length, some not so long, others longer than the bractes. Calyx 5 -cleft, segments broadly lanceolate, acute, the upper one largest, erect; the others reflexed. Nectari- ferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened on VOL. III. s each side and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones broadly cuneate, of a reddish pink, marked at the base with numerous branching purple lines, lower ones narrower, of a pale pink. Filaments 10, united at the base, hairy, 7 bearing perfect anthers. Style purple, slightly hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stig- mas 5, purple, reflexed or revolute. This pretty plant is of hybrid origin, and appears to be intermediate between P. glutinosum and perhaps P. ru- bescens, but it is quite impossible to speak with any degree of certainty. It was raised from seed by Mr. Smith, in the collection of the Earl of Liverpool at Coombe Wood : it is a very distinct plant from any other, and is one of the earliest flowering sorts, which makes it the more desirable. P. chrysanthemifolium, P. PalJcii, and the present plant, we observed this Spring in full flower, for nearly a month before any of the other sorts began to bloom, which we consider very well worth noticing. The present plant is of free growth, though it never attains a large size, but makes a nice compact bush ; it is also amongst the hardiest of the red flowered tribe, and thrives well in a mixture of sandy loam and peat. Cuttings strike root readily planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. 266 CAMPY LIA variegata. Variegated-flowered Campy lia. C. variegata, caule suberecto ramoso ; ramis patentibus, foliis ovalibus undulatis inaequaliter dentatis apice trun- catis tomentoso-velutinis, stipulis ovatis acutis, pedun- culis paniculatis, umbellis 3-5-floris, petalis superio- ribus rotundatis inferioribus ovato-oblongis, tubo nec- tarifero brevissiino calyce duplo breviore. Campylia variegata. Swt. hart. hrit. p. — . 2. ined. Stem shrubby, nearly erect, branching; branches spreading, thickly clothed with dense wool, and short re- flexed hairs. Leaves oval, rounded at the base, some- times auriculate, the point truncate, toothed with numerous unequal short bluntish teeth, strongly and numerously nerved, the nerves much branched, thickly clothed on both sides with short close pressed silky hairs, which gives them a velvetty appearance. Petioles long and slender, slightly flattened on the upper side, and rounded on the lower. Stipules ovate, taper-pointed, keeled, clasping the stem, sometimes bifid. Peduncles panicled, thickly clothed with short tomentum, and small hairs intermixed. Umbels 3 to 5-flowered. Involucre of si}^ bractes, all united at the base ; bractes short, ovate, obtuse, fringed. Pedicles long and spreading, bent near th© flower, thickly clothed with unequal spreading hairs. Calya? 5-cleft, segments erect, ovate, obtuse, concave, keeled at the back, with red margins, villous, bearded at the points. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones broad, nearly round or slightly emarginate, eared just above the short unguis, beautifully variegated with white and purple, with a dark velvet patch at the base : Q O lower ones of an oblong oval, of a bright lilac, with a purple spot at the base. Stamens 10, united at the base, 5 bearing anthers, which in our specimens were all im- perfect, 2 upper sterile ones, elongated and recurved, of a dark purple. Style clothed at the base with unequal, spreading hairs, the upper part smooth. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This very handsome plant is a hybrid production, and is intermediate between C. cana and C. holosericea ; it was raised at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill from seed, in 1823, and flowered this Spring for the first time, and we consider it the most beautiful plant of the tribe that has yet been raised; like its relatives, it grows freely in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand ; and cuttings strike root readily, if taken off in the young wood, and planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 267 PELARGONIUM delicatum. Delicate Stork\s-bilL P. delicatum^ caule erecto ramoso: ramis patentibus, foliis cuneatis 5-lobis incisis dentatis planis, pedunculis 2-3-floris, petalis patentibus inferioribus spatulato- ligulatis, tubo nectarifero calyce longiore. Pelargonium delicatum. Hoare Mss. Colv. catal. ed. 2. p. 23. col. % Swt. Jiort. hrit. p. — . n. 237. ined. Stem shrubby, very much branched : branches weak and slender, scarcely strong enough to support their own weight when grown long and in flower, which often causes them to be bent and crooked, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves flat, wedge-shaped, 5-lobed, incised and toothed with pointed teeth ; lower lobes deep and spreading; upper ones shallow. Petioles flattened and channelled on the upper side and convex on the lower, dilated at the base. Stipules ovately lanceolate, oblique, broad at the base, taper-pointed and ciliate. Peduncles slender, 2 to 3- flowered. Involucre of, from 4 to 6 narrow, subulately- linear, taper-pointed, fringed bractes. Pedicles long and slender, unequal in length. Calyoc 5-cleft, segments lan- ceolate, acute, the upper one erect, the others spreading. Nectariferous tube unequal in length, sometimes double the length of the calyx, at other times but little longer, flattened and furrowed on each side. Petals -5, unguicu- late, the 2 upper ones obovate, oblique at the base, of a rosy lilac, with a dark purple spot in the centre, and seve- ral dark lines branching from it : lower petals spatulately ligulate, of a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Germen and aristce villous. Style very hairy. Stigmas 5, revolute. Our drawing was taken from a plant sent us by Sir R. C. Hoare, under the name that we have adopted ; it is of hybrid origin ; but what its parents were, is not easy to be ascertained ; it is related to P. hermannifolium, or perhaps to P. ternatum, and has most probably been mixed with one of the larger leaved sorts ; it is an abundant bloomer, and its habit, leaves, and flowers, are dissimilar to any other with which we are acquainted ; this makes it the more desirable ; it is also of free growth, thriving Avell in any rich light soil, or a mixture of sandy loam and peat suits it very well ; cuttings soon strike root, potted in the same sort of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. 268 GERANIUM lividum. Wrinkled-leaved Cranes-bill. G. lividum, caule simplici tereti erecto, foliis radicalibus novemlobis : lobis patentibus obtusis inciso-dentatis ; caulinis 5-7-lobis acutis, calycibus simplicibus pilosis, petalis planis margine undulatis. Geranium lividum. UHerit. ger. t. 39- JVillden. sp. pi. 3. p. 701. Pers. syn. 2. p. 235. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. V.4!. p. 186. Geranium patulum. Vill. daiiph. 3. p. 371. G. sub- casruleum. Schleich. cat. 25. Perennial, herbaceous. Stems several from the same root, from eighteen inches to 3 feet in height ; simple, not forked, cylindrical, thickly clothed with unequal villous hairs. Root-leaves with long petioles, very large, 9-lobed, rugose or wrinkled, the lobes spreading, wedge-shaped, obtuse, unequally cut and toothed, entire at the base, the teeth bluntly rounded: petioles nearly cyHndrical, villosely hairy : Stem-leaves on shorter petioles, the upper ones nearly sessile, lower ones 7-lobed, upper ones 5-lobed, villosely hairy on both sides, lobes deeply divided, much spreading, more acute, and the teeth rather sharper: petioles nearly cylindrical, swollen at the base. Peduncles opposite to the leaves, 2 -flowered, rather slender, nearly cyHndrical, thickened at the base, thickly clothed with short hairs, and longer ones intermixed. Involucre of 4 small, oblong, membranaceous, blunt, fringed bractes. Pedicles cylindrical, thickened just below the flower. Calyx of 5 sepals, which are ovately-lanceolate, concave, bluntish, and terminated by a very short blunt point, clothed with spreading villous hairs. Petals 5, roundly obcordate, flat, with undulate margins, slightly emarginate, of a bluish lilac, lighter toward the base, where they are streaked with light blue. Stamens 1 0, all fertile, united at the base, Jilaments dilated downwards, fringed with long hairs near the base, and smooth upwards. Style green, slightly pubescent. Stigmas 5, spreading. Car- pella 5, very hairy, transversely ribbed. This fine herbaceous perennial has been considered by some authors as a variety of G. phceum, from which we consider it as distinct as any species in a natural genus had need be ; this, as far as we have observed, always produces long simple stems, whereas, those of G. phceum are always forked ; this is also a much stronger growing plant, its leaves are larger, more divided, and more pubes- cent ; besides other distinctions, whether G. fuscum be as distinct or not, we have not yet ascertained, but M'hen growing together they appear to us very different; the present plant is a very fine hardy perennial, thriving well in the open ground, in the common garden soil, where it continues to bloom for a considerable time, and ripens plenty of seed, by which it may be readily increased ; it may also be propagated by dividing at the root. Our drawing was taken from a plant communicated by Mr. Anderson, from the Garden belonging to the Apothecaries' Company at Chelsea, in May last. 269 PELARGONIUM Couttsi^. Mrs. Couttss Stork's-bill. P. CouttsicB, foliis cordatis subtriiobis undulatis inaequali- ter et rigide dentatis pubescentibus, umbellis plurifloris, calycibus reflexis, petalis inferioribus obovato-oblongis undulatis, tubo nectarifero calyce parum longiore. Pelargonium Couttsiae. Swt. hort. hrit. p. — . n. 293. Stem shrubby, erect, not much branched. Leaves cordate, generally 3-lobed, more or less undulate, rather succulent, and of a greasy appearance, rather rough fo the touch, unequally toothed with numerous sharp rigid teeth, of a bright green on the upper side and paler underneath, strongly 3-nerved from the base, the nerves more or less branched. Petioles flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, thickly clothed with unequal, spreading, long, soft hairs, as are the peduncles, bractes, and calyx. Stipules lanceolate, acute, broad at the base. Umbels several-flowered. Peduncle cylindrical. Involucre of 6 to 9 bractes, which are imbricate, ovate, acute, concave, and fringed. Pedicles more than double the length of the bractes, hairy. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment ovate, acute, erect, the others unequal, oblong or lanceolate, reflexed. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones oblongly-obovate, oblique at the base, a little rugged, of a red salmon colour, with a purple spot in the centre more or less conspicuous, or sometimes wanting, and from it to the base is a large white stripe, from which branch several dark purple stripes, and also some across it : lower petals oblong, inclining to obo- vate^ much undulate, strongly veined, of a lighter colour. VOL. III. T Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers: pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style quite smooth, purple. Stigmas 5, purple, spreading, their points revolute. This fine plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed, at the Nursery of Mr. More, in the King's Road, Chelsea, where our drawing was made last Autumn. We cannot speak with precision as to its parents ; but from its habit it appears to be nearly intermediate between P. tri- umphans and P. ruhescens : it is a fine strong-growing plant and a free flowerer, and continues to bloom the greater part of the Summer ; it is also as hardy as any of the tribe, and grows readily in any rich light soil, or a mixture of sandy loam and peat will suit it very well. Cuttings root freely, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. Mr. More has succeeded in raising several other very fine hybrid sorts, which we shall soon take the oppor- tunity of publishing ; one in particular, that is intermediate between P. ignescens and a variety of P. quercifoliumy and which he calls his Victory, is of a most brilliant co- lour, which we should suppose was scarcely to be sur- passed. 270 PELARGONIUM Belladonna. Smith's painted lady Stm'k's-bill. P. belladonna, caule fruticoso erecto ramoso, foliis planis basi trinerviis acute serrato-dentatis glabriusculis : in- ferioribus reniformibus quinquelobis ; superioribus cu- neatis 3-5-lobis acutis, umbellis 3-5-floris, petalis su- perioribus ovatis calyce duplo longioribus, tubo necta- rifero calyce aculo paulo longiore. Pelargonium Belladonna. Swt. hyrt. brit. p. — . n. 278. Stem shrubby, erect, branching : branches spreading, glossy, thickly clothed with long unequal spreading white hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and nectariferous tube. Leaves flat, strongly three-nerved at the base, the nerves much branched, deeply and sharply toothed with very unequal sharp rigid teeth, smooth and glossy, the nerves and margins a little hairy: lower ones kidney- shaped, 5-lobed, rather broader than long: upper ones wedge-shaped, acute, 3 to 5-lobed, deeply and sharply toothed, slightly fringed. Petioles broad, flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower, wi- dened at the base and point. Stipules ovately lanceolate, acute, sometimes toothed, densely fringed. Peduncles long and slender, 3 to 5-flowered. Involucre of 6 lan- ceolate, taper-pointed, fringed bractes. Pedicles about the length of the bractes. Calyw 5-cleft, segments long and slender, lanceolate, taper-pointed, slightly hairy and fringed. Nectariferous tube longer than the calyx, flat- tened on each side and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones ovate, of a pale blush, shaded with rose, T 2 and a faint rosy patch in the centre, and many purple lines below it, more or less branched ; lower ones oblong, obtuse, nearly white. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style flesh-coloured, hairy below, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, revolute. This pretty plant is also a hybrid production, and was raised from seed by Mr. Smith, at the Earl of Liverpool's Garden, Coombe Wood ; it is one of the lateral descend- ants of P. grandiflorum, that has probably been muled for several generations, so that it would be quite impossi- ble to speak with certainty as to its origin ; in habit and character it comes nearest to P. amplissimum of any we know described; but there are plenty of distinguishing marks to keep it distinct from all with which we are ac- quainted ; its colours are variable, and very pleasing ; it is also a very free grower, and its flowers are produced in abundance. It succeeds well in any rich light soil, or a mixture of turfy loam and peat will suit it very well. Cuttings strike root freely, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, if placed in a sheltered situation. Drawn from a strong plant in the select collection of R. H. Jenkinson, Esq. last Autumn, at which season the flowers are in the greatest perfection. 271 GERANIUM macrorhizon. Long-rooted Crane's-bill. G. macrorhizon, caule basi sufFruticoso apice dichotomo, foliis glabris 5-partitis : lobis apice dentatis, calycibus globoso inflatis, petalis integris, staminibus nutantibus. I)C. prodr. s^fst. not, I. p. 640. Geranium macrorhizum. Willden. sp. pi. 5. p. 699. Pers. syn. Q. p. Q35. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 185. J acq. coll. 1. jt). 258. Ic. rar. 1. 1. 134. Cav. diss. 4, jo. 212. t, 25. Sims hot. mag. 2420. Stem sufFrutescent at the base, often a foot in length and branched, scaly. Leaves peltate, deeply 5 or 7- parted, smoothish above, densely pubescent underneath; segments deeply toothed, with blunt rounded teeth termi- nated with a small mucro : upper leaves 3 -parted, slightly toothed. Petioles long, slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, swollen at the base, atte- nuated upwards, slightly pubescent. Stipules lanceolate, keeled, mucronate. Flower-stem dichotomous, pubes- cent, of a purplish colour, longer than the leaves. Pedun- cles clustered, dichotomously panicled, 2-flowered. Brac- tes 4, very short, lanceolate, pointed. Pedicles short, hairy. Calyx globular, inflated : sepals 5, unequal in size, strongly 3-ribbed, purplish, mucronate. Petals 5, spreading or reflexed, roundly obovate, entire, of a reddish purple, reticulately veined with lighter veins. Stamens 10, all bearing anthers, very long, declining, remaining some time after the petals are dropt. Style longer than the stamens, smooth, purple. Stigmas 5, purple, spread- ing. This fine hardy perennial plant is a native of the South of Europe, and differs from most others of the genus by its long filaments, and its sufFruticose stem, which ap- proaches to G. anemonefolium : it thrives well in almost any soil or situation, but it grows strongest in a rich light ground, where it produces an abundance of flowers, from May to July ; it also ripens plenty of seeds, by which it is readily increased. We believe, with a little pains, that some handsome and interesting mules might be raised in this genus, which would be well worth the trouble, as they would all prove hardy, and be an acquisition to our flower gardens. Our drawing was taken from a plant given us by Mr. William Anderson, Curator of the Apothecaries' Garden at Chelsea. 272 PELARGONIUM Bishopse. Mrs, Bishop's Stork' s-hill. P. BishopcR^ caule erecto ramoso : ramis patentibus villo- sissimis, foliis cordatis profunde 5-7-lobis rotundato- obtusis undulatis crenatis hirsutis, umbellis subquin- quefloris, pedunculis calycibusque villosis, calycibus reflexis, petalig omnibus obovatis, tubo nectarifero calyce subaequali aut parum longiore. Pelargonium Bishopae. Swt. hort. hrit. p. — . n. 39,1. Stem shrubby, of a woody texture, upright, much branched : branches spreading, very thickly clothed with unequal spreading, white, villous hairs. Leaves cordate at the base, oblong, roundly obtuse, more or less undu- late, deeply 5 or 7-lobed, more or less notched with round shallow notches, strongly nerved underneath, the nerves much branched, hairy on both sides : lobes rounded, spreading, sometimes imbricate: the upper leaves and their lobes more acute, and clothed with longer hairs, of a darkish green colour. Petioles much flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, widened at the base, thickly clothed with unequal spreading villous hairs. Sti- pules short, cordate, acute, villous, the margins reflexed or revolute. Umbels generally 5-flowered. Peduncles short and stout, cylindrical, a little swollen at the b.ase, thickly clothed with unequal villous hairs, as are the brac- tes, pedicles, and calyx. Involucre of 6 ovate, acute, imbricate, fringed bractes. Pedicles short, about the length of, or a little longer than the bractes. Calya? 5-cleft, segments broadly lanceolate, scarcely acute, the upper one broadest, erect, keeled, the others reflexed. Necta- mferous tube about the length of, or a, little longer than the calyx, much flattened and furrowed on each side, gib- bous at the base, villosely hairy. Petals 5, all obovate, the Supper ones rather largest, slightly emarginate, oblique at the base, of a deep bright scarlet, with a dark purple spot in the centre, and numerous dark lines below it, which branch in various directions ; lower petals of a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style flesh-coloured, all over hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This very beautiful plant is a hybrid production, and is intermediate between P. ignescens major and P. querci- folium, partaking in an equal degree of both ; the shape and size of the flowers, and also the form of the leaves, are nearer the latter parent ; but the brilliant colour of the flowers is that of the former. We have named it in com- pliment to Mrs. Bishop, of Dorking, Surrey, in whose collection it was raised from seed. We are informed that it is in fine bloom at Messrs. Young's Nursery at Epsom, said to be much finer than the specimen from which our drawing was made ; it is a free bushy growing plant, and flowers continually all through the Summer and till late in Autumn ; it is therefore a very desirable plant for all col- lections. A mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, is a very good soil for it ; and young cuttings strike root freely, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 273 MONSONIA lobata. Broad-leaved Monsonia. M. lohata, foliis cordatis 5-7-lobis : lobis obtusis serrato- dentatis subtus petiolis calycibusque pilosiusculis. Monsonia lobata. DC.prodr. 1. p. 638. Willd. sp. pi. 3. p.7\S. Botan. magaz. 385. Stem herbaceous, or scarcely sufFriiticose, rather suc- culent, 2 or 3 forked, generally very crooked, procumbent if not supported. Leaves cordate or cordately ovate, 5 or 7-lobed, smooth and glossy on the upper side, and slightly hairy underneath, strongly 5-nerved, the nerves branched : lobes blunt, serrately toothed, with small rather bluntish teeth. Petioles nearly cylindrical, long and slender, slightly hairy. Stipules lanceolate, acute, slightly fringed. Peduncles very long, cylindrical, clothed with short unequal hairs, all tipped with a small gland. Invo- lucre of 6 narrowly lanceolate, taper-pointed, keeled, and fringed bractes. Calyoo of 5 sepals, connected at the base, or more properly of one sepal deeply 5-parted. Sepals nearly equal, lanceolate, acute, 3-nerved, with membra- naceous margins. Petals 5, widely spreading, not im- bricate, obovate, with a longish unguis, deeply 5-toothed, the teeth bluntish, underneath of a greenish yellow, marked with 6 longitudinal purple lines that are slightly branched ; upper side of a pale blush, redder near the base. Sta- mens 15, in 5 sets, 3 in each, all connected at the base, and surrounding the stigmas : filaments dark purple, flat- tened and fringed : pollen orange-coloured. Stigmas 5, dark purple, revolute. VOL. III. u Our drawing of this ornamental plant was taken at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in June last ; it is an old inhabi- tant of our gardens, having been introduced into them from the Cape, ever since the year 1774 ; but it is still far from being common, and is not so much cultivated as it deserves to be, probably from want of a proper mode of treatment. The best soil, to have it thrive and flower well, is an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and the pots to be well drained with potsherds broken small, or they will be liable to sufi'er with moisture in winter, at which season it re- quires but very little water; but in summer, when it is growing freely, it requires a constant supply. The best method of propagating it is by cuttings of the root, planted with their tops above the surface of the mould ; those re- quire no water for the first 2 or 3 days, until the wound is dried over ; they must then be supplied with a little, and they will soon make nice young plants. We have lately received seeds of M. mat a brought from the Cape by Mr. W. Synnet, who had been residing there, in the interior, for four years ; we have also received from him seeds of that rare and little known plant, Grie- lum laciniatum, which we have long been wishing to procure, and plants of it are already growing ; the styles in it were not hardened into a spine, as in G. tenuifolium, though they were very rigid and per- sistent ; the calyx is also persistent and hardened, but not so much as in the latter species. From the same gentleman Ave have received both seeds and roots of several other curious Geraniaceas, which we hope soon to flower, and to have an opportunity of publishing. Mr. Colvill has also procured from him a fine collection of bulbs, consist- ing of different species of Gladiolus, Ixia, Morasa, and other genera belonging to Iride^, Asphodele^, and Melanthace^ ; amongst them, we believe, there are some curious new genera. 274 PELARGONIUM polytrichum. Many-haired Stm^Ws-hill. P. polytrichum, foliis cordatis utrinque pilosis : inferioribus undulato-lobatis inaequaliter cartilagineo-dentatis, supe- rioribus cuneato-cochleatis sublobatis inciso-dentatis, stipulis oblongis acutis subdentatis ciliatis, pedunculis plurifloris, tubo nectarifero calyce reflexo subaequali. Pelargonium polytrichum. Swt. hm^t. hrit. p. — . n. 385. Stem shrubby, erect or a little flexuose, branching, thickly clothed with unequal long spreading villous white hairs, as is every other part of the plant, except the corolla. Leaves cordate, acute, hollow at the base; lower ones very large and spreading, very much undulate, obsoletely 5 or 7-lobed, flaccid, unequally toothed with numerous rigid cartilaginous teeth ; strongly and numerously nerved underneath, the nerves branching: upper ones wedge- shaped or spoon-shaped, lobed or incised, deeply and sharply toothed with rigid unequal teeth. Petioles long, much flattened on the upper side, and convex on the lower. Stipules oblong or ovately lanceolate, taper-pointed, gene- rally toothed, and fringed with numerous long spreading hairs. Peduncles long, cylindrical, several-flowered. Involucre cup-shaped, consisting of 6 or 7 broad ovate, acute, keeled bractes, some of which are frequently toothed. Pedicles longer than the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments broadly lanceolate, acute, the upper one erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened on each side, and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones obovate, oblique at the base, u 2 with a longish unguis, white, tinged with blush, and marked with a dense cluster of dark purple lines, terminated in lilac, which are much branched, and extend above half way over the petals ; lower ones oblong, blunt, the mar- gins slightly notched, or uneven, of a pure white. Fila- ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style purple, all over hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This pretty plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed at the Nursery of Mr. More, in the King's Road, Chelsea, where our drawing was made in June last ; one of its parents, we should suspect, was P. innolucratum maximum, and the other, one of the smaller growing sorts ; but it is not easy to determine with certainty the precise species. It is a free growing plant, and as hardy as any one in the genus ; it is also a good flowerer, and thrives well in any rich light soil, or a mixture of turfy loam and peat will suit it very well. Cuttings will strike root freely, if planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. 275 PELARGONIUM mucronatum. Mucronated Stork's-bill. P. mucronatum, ramis subflexuosis patulis hirsutis, foliis subcordatis quinquelobis grosse dentatis glabris, pe- dunculis 3-5-floris, calycibus patentibus, tubo necta- rifero calyce subaequali. Pelargonium mucronatum. Swf. hart. brit. p. — . n. 9,97. Stem shrubby, branching : branches spreading, flex- uose, thickly clothed with short spreading hairs, and longer ones intermixed. Lea/ves slightly cordate at the base, 5-lobed, deeply and sharply toothed, with long sharp- pointed cartilaginous teeth, smooth and glossy, or very slightly pubescent, the margins slightly ciliate, underneath punctate with innumerable very minute dots, strongly nerved, the nerves not much branched. Petioles rather slender, nearly cylindrical, or a little flattened on the upper side, also unequally hairy. Stipules broadly lanceolate, taper-pointed, concave, hairy and fringed. Peduncles bent, unequally hairy, 3 to 5-flowered. Involucre of about 6 broadly lanceolate, concave, mucronate, hairy brac- tes. Pedicles scarcely longer than the bractes, villous. Calyoff 5-cleft, segments very long, lanceolate, acute, of a brown colour, upper one rather broadest, erect, the others more or less spreading, villosely hairy. Nectariferous tube broad, and flattened on each side, gibbous at the base, about the length of the calyx, also irregularly hairy. Pe- tals 5, the 2 upper ones obovate, oblique at the base, of a purplish red, with a large dark spot in the centre, and numerous dark purple lines branching nearly all over the petals; above the spot are lighter veins: lower petals oblong, obtuse, of a bright lilac. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing perfect anthers. Style purple, hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, pur- ple, fringed and revolute. Also a hybrid production, raised from seed by Mr. W. Smith, at the Earl of Liverpool's, Coombe Wood ; from its habit and appearance we should pronounce one of its parents to be P. Smithii, and the other P. macranthon, as it is exactly intermediate between the two. It is very distinct from any other sort with which we are acquainted, and is, in our opinion, as desirable a plant as any of the tribe, the colour of the flowers being different from all others ; it is also a free strong growing sort, and produces a great abundance of bloom ; a mixture of sandy loam and peat suits it very well ; and cuttings strike root freely, planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 276 HOAREA labyrinthica. Lahyrinth-Jlowered Hoarea. H. labyrinthica., foliis piloso-canescentibus : inferioribus simplicibus ovatis ternatisque ; superioribus pinnatifidis pinnatisque : foliolis segmentisque oblongo-ovatis op- positis alternisque utrinque pilosis canescentibus, sca- po ramoso, umbellis multifloris, tubo nectarifero calyce reflexo sesquilongiore. Hoarea labyrinthica. Swt. hort. brit. p. — . n.6\. Root tuberous. Stemless. Leaves variable, hairy and canescent ; lower ones simple and ovate, trifid or ternate ; upper ones pinnatifid or pinnate : leaflets opposite and alternate, oblong or ovate, bluntish, hairy and canescent. Petioles slender, villosely hairy. Stipules lanceolate, acute, joined at the base of, and decurrent a good way up the petiole. Scapes branching, and producing several umbels of flowers, thickly clothed with soft unequal hairs, as are the peduncles, calyx, and nectariferous tube. Pe- duncles cylindrical. Involucre of several linear, acute, fringed bractes. Umbels many-flowered. Pedicles very short, or altogether wanting. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, upper one erect, concave, the others narrower and reflexed. Nectariferous tube about half as long again as the calyx. Petals 5, the S upper ones spatulately ligulate, reflexed from about the middle, much veined, the veins crossing each other, marked with a dark purple spot near the bend, which extends into some of the veins : lower ones narrower, of a lighter colour, and scarcely veined. Filaments 10, united at the base, 5 bear- ing anthers : barren filaments bent inwards at the points. Style purple, thickly covered with short stiff hairs. Stig- mas 5, purple, reflexed. This neat little plant is of hybrid origin, and is the produce of Dimacria pinnata that had been fertilized by H. reticulata; it is related to H. venosa, already pub- lished by us, but is sufficiently distinct ; it is an abundant flowerer, beginning to bloom in March, and continuing in flower till August ; like the other plants of this genus, it succeeds best in an equal mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, requiring no water when in a dormant state ; but as soon as it shows an inclination to grow, it should be shifted into fresh mould, and as it grows, will need a con- stant supply of water ; the best method of propagating it is by the little tubers of its roots. Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, last Autumn, where it was raised from seed ip 1823. 277 PELARGONIUM affine. Related Stm'k's-hill. P. affine, caule fruticoso ramoso ; ramis villosis, foliis cordatis undulato-lobatis rigidis cartilagineo-dentatis utrinque pilosis, stipulis ovatis acuminatis ciliatis, um- bellis plurifioris subpaniculatis, tubo nectarifero calyce reflexo sesquilongiore. Pelargonium affine. Colv. catal. ed. 2. p. 23. col. S. Swt. hort. brit. p. 79. n. 103. Stem shrubby, erect, branching: branches erect or slightly spreading, thickly clothed with unequal spreading villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Leai^es cordate, very much undulate, more or less lobed, rigid, and sharply toothed with brown car- tilaginous teeth, fringed round the edges. Petioles a little flattened on the upper side, and convex on the lower, stoutest at the base. Stipules ovate, taper-pointed, undu- late and fringed. Peduncles cylindrical, several-flowered, in a sort of panicle. Involucre of 6 ovately lanceolate, acute bractes. Pedicles about the length of the bractes, sometimes scarcely as long. Calyoo 5-cleft, upper segment broadest, ovate, acute, erect; the others lanceolate and reflexed. Nectariferous tube about half as long again as the calyx, much flattened on both sides. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones obovate, very much oblique at the base, of a dark reddish scarlet, marked with a dark velvetty patch in the centre, from which to the base are several short dark lines, more or less branched, the unguis white : lower petals ligulately oblong, of a lighter colour and much spreading. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing VOL. III. X anthers. Germen and aristcB villous. Style purple, with a few hairs near the base, the upper part smooth and glossy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed or revolute. Our drawing of this plant was taken at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, where it was raised from seed : it is of hybrid origin, and the seed was produced by P. involucratum e lilacinum that had been fertilized by P. ignescens ; several plants that have been raised by the same parents, have all proved precisely the same, without the least variation ; jn the same manner as we have noticed by the produce of P. MostynoB mixed with P. ignescens, which have in- variably produced P. flammeum, without variation ; we have noticed the same in several other mule productions, so that if any sort should happen to be lost by inattention or otherwise, it might be again raised, if its original parents are known. The present plant is of very free growth, and an abun- dant bloomer, and continues to flower the greater part of the year ; a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, is a very proper soil for it ; and cuttings root readily, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed in a sheltered part of the Greenhouse. 278 PELARGONIUM limonium. Lemon-scented Stork's-hill. P. limonium, caule fruticoso ramosissimo, foliis sparsis cordatis 3-5-lobis crispis: lobis divaricatis rotundato- cuneatis inaequaliter dentatis, pedunculis subtrifloris, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce longiore. Pelargonium limonium. S%vt. hort. hrit. p. 81. w. 252. Stem shrubby, very much branched ; branches erect or slightly spreading, thickly clothed with short unequal hairs. Leaves scattered, cordate at the base, broader than long, 3 to 5-lobed, margins much curled, unequally toothed with short rigid teeth, underneath strongly nerved, the nerves branching, clothed on both sides with short hairs, of a pleasant scent like lemon : lower lobes divari- cately spreading, roundly wedge-shaped, slightly 2-lobed : upper one widened upwards, more or less S-lobed, the point slightly reflexed. Stipules small, cordate, acute, sometimes toothed, ciliate. Peduncles opposite to a leaf, cylindrical, 2 or 3 -flowered, clothed with short unequal hairs. Involucre of 6 ovately-lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles longer than the nectariferous tube, clothed with short spreading unequal hairs. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment ovate, acute, erect, slightly keeled, the others lanceolate, acute, reflexed, all of them hairy and fringed. Nectariferous tube longer than the calyx, much flattened on each side, and gibbous at the base, hairy. Petals 5, with long unguis, the two upper ones obovate, slightly oblique, of a bright lilac, tinged with purple, with a large velvetty mark in the centre, and several dark lines below it, and running through it, more or less branched : X 2 lower ones narrowly spatulate, pale lilac. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers : pollen orange- coloured. Style pale flesh-coloured, very hairy, but smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, bright purple, reflexed. This pretty little plant is a hybrid production, and is related to P. crispum, or some of the Citron scented species ; but what its real parents were, is not now to be determined. Our drawing was taken from plants sent to us by Sir R. C. Hoare, from his interesting and extensive collection of Geraniaceae, at Stourhead ; the scent of the leaves is very pleasant, very much resembling that of Lemon ; it makes a snug compact little bush, and our plants have been covered with bloom ever since last April, which makes it a very desirable plant; it is also as hardy as any of the genus, thriving well in any rich light soil ; or a mixture of loam and peat suits it very well. Cuttings root freely if taken oflf in the young wood, and planted in pots, and placed in a shady situation. 279 PELARGONIUM rutaceuni. Rue-scented Stork' s-hill. P. rutaceum, caule carnoso nodoso subsimplici, foliis pin- natis glaucescentibus glabris carnosis : foliolis pinnati- fidis : segmentis oblongis acutis inciso-dentatis, petiolis pedunculisque sparse pilosis, umbellis multifloris, flori- bus pentandris, tubo nectarifero subsessili calyce re- flexo 3-4-plo longiore. Pelargonium rutaceum. Swt. hort. Irit. p. 84. n. 389. Root large, branching out into numerous tubers, of various shapes and sizes. Stem fruticose, succulent, knotted unequally in irregular large swellings at the joints, of a brownish glaucous colour, the upper part thickly clothed with long spreading white hairs, and producing a few long slenderish flowering branches. Leaves like a large fern or umbelliferous plant, the upper ones like Rue, to which the scent also bears a strong resemblance, suc- culent, glaucous : lower ones very large and spreading, decompoundly divided ; others pinnate, the leaflets pinna- tifid or bipinnatifid ; segments oblong, or sometimes lan- ceolate, acute, incised or sharply toothed, or sometimes entire. Petioles nearly cylindrical, swollen at the base, thinly clothed with long spreading hairs, very slender when compared with the large leaf, which it can scarcely support without assistance. Stipules variable, some broadly cor- date, and others lanceolate, acute, slightly hairy and fringed. Peduncles very long, slightly angular, glaucous, also hairy. Involucre of numerous lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes, their points terminated by a little tuft of bristly hairs. Pedicles very short, not half the length of the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft; segments ovate, bluntish, . pubescent, all tipped with a tuft of long white hairs. Nec- tariferous tube pubescent, a little flattened on each side, more than 3 times longer than the calyx. PetahS, roundly obovate, the 2 upper ones largest ; the upper pirt of a dark chocolate colour, edged with yellow, the lover part also pale yellow : lower ones narrower, dark chocolite colour, edged with yellow. Filaments 10, united at he base, 5 bearing perfect anthers, the back one a large s)a- tulate one, as in the Section Monospatalla, two bick sterile ones a little reflexed ; those, also, make an attenpt at anthers, but it is very imperfect ; the other 3 incurved, as in its parent. Style green, slightly hairy. Stigmasi 5, yellowish, reflexed. This curious plant is a hybrid production, and vas raised in 1823 at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a s«ed of P. multiradiatum that had been fertilized by the polen of P. gibhosum ; it is intermediate between both parents in every part of the plant ; even the character of the flowers are intermediate between the two sections, having tht 5 fertile anthers of P. multiradiatum, with the spatukte filament of P. gibhosum, and an attempt at the other t*vo anthers : like its two parents, its flowers are without sc^nt during the day, and in the evening are very strongly scented, and most pleasant at a little distance ; the scmt of the flowers, as well as the leaves, partake a good dsal of the Rue, which is rather too powerful to be near; in he natural arrangement it must be placed with P. multirada- tum, in Decandolle's Section Polyactium, to stand n3Xt to our Section Monospatalla. The habit of the present plant is altogether diffennt from any other, which makes it the more desirable ; two plants were raised from seeds at the same time, and we cannot perceive the slightest difference in them ; they also came in flower together for the first time, in July la^t ; being of a succulent nature, it does not require mich water, except when in flower or growing freely ; like .he other succulent species, it succeeds well in an equal nix- ture of turfy loam, peat, and sand ; and cuttings root freely on a shelf in the Greenhouse. 280 PELARGONIUM variifolium. V irious-leaved Stork's-bill. P. variif oUum, caule subflexuoso erecto ramoso : ramis gracilibus ad geniculis nodosis, foliis inferioribus cor- datis tripartitis inciso-dentatis ; superioribus cuneato- ovatis, stipulis lanceolatis acutis, calycibus reflexis, petalis superioribus obovato-rotundatis : inferioribus cuneatis, tubo nectarifero calyce sesquilongiore. Pelargonium variifolium. Swt. hm^t. hrit. p. 84. n. 393. Stem shrubby, erect, branching; branches slender, swollen at the joints, and clothed with short unequal hairs. Leaves incised or sharply toothed with large teeth, pubes- cent on both sides : lower ones cordate, deeply 3-parted ; lower segments 2-lobed, sharply and unequally toothed ; terminal segment generally 5-lobed and sharply toothed : upper leaves ovate or cuneate, sharply cut or deeply toothed. Petioles flattened a little on the upper side, and rounded on the lower, thickly clothed with spreading unequal hairs. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, clothed with short hairs. Peduncles cylindrical, axillary, or oppo- site to a leaf, clothed with spreading unequal hairs. Um- bels several flowered. Involucre of 6 lanceolate taper- pointed bractes. Pedicles unequal in length, generally longer than the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, upper one largest, erect, the others reflexed. Nec- tariferous tube about half as long again as the calyx, flattened and furrowed on each side, thinly clothed with hairs. Petals 5, the two uppermost roundly obovate, attenuated to the base, of a bright scarlet, with an inter- rupted velvetty patch in the centre, and numerous dark lines that branch nearly all over the petals : lower petals unguiculate, wedge-shaped, of a bright scarlet, with 2 dark lines from the base. Filaments 10, joined in a tube at the base, 7 bearing anthers, which are generally imperfect. Style pale coloured, slightly hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This very pretty and bright flowering plant, which, we are sorry to say, cannot be done justice to by the artist, is a hybrid production, and we believe is the produce of P. fulgidum ; but what its other parent was, is not so easy to be determined ; we should suppose, from its knotted joints, that it is somewhat related to P. sanguineum, or to some hybrid species that has been produced by it. Like the plants to which the present is nearest akin, it succeeds well in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and continues to bloom successfully all the summer, and until late in autumn ; care must be taken, not to sodden it with too much wet, as it is rather impatient of moisture. Cuttings strike root readily, planted in pots, and placed on a shelf in the Greenhouse. Our drawing was taken from a fine healthy plant, covered with its splendid flowers, in the collection of Robert Henry Jenkinson, Esq. where it was raised from seed. 281 PELARGONIUM luridum. Lurid StorUs-hill. P. luridum, radice tuberoso maximo rugoso-corticata squa- moso, foliis ovatis obtuse dentatis incisisve glabris sub- pubescentibus, scapo simplici, umbellis multifloris pa- tentissimis, floribus longissime pedicellatis, petalis subaequalibus obovatis demum reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce quintuple longiore. Pelargonium luridum. Colv. catal. ed. 2. p. 22. col. 1. Swt. hort. hrit. p. 78. n. 45. Geranium luridum. Andrews's geran. c. ic. Pelargonium hurasfolium Colv. catal. ed. 1. p. 9,1. col. 2. Root tuberous, very large, oval or oblong, and clothed with a thick hard woody bark, that is cracked irregularly, and scales off like the bark of a tree. Stems very short, or none. Leaves broadly ovate, rounded at the base, or sometimes cuneate, bluntish, incised, and toothed with large bluntly rounded teeth, of a glossy green on the upper side, the underside and margins slightly hairy. Petioles unequally hairy. Stipules subpersistent, ovately lanceo- late, acute, turning dark brown by age. Scapes simple, several from one root, sometimes with a leaf or two near the base, at other times without; about the size of a Raven's quill, clothed with very short unequal, almost gland-like hairs, or short pubescence. Involucre of nume- rous small taper-pointed bractes. Umbels from 15 to 24- flowered, divaricately spreading. Pedicles very long, thickly clothed with short, but unequal hairs, a little swoln and transparent where joined to the nectariferous tube. VOL. III. X Calyx 5- cleft, segments pubescent, all reflexed ; upper and lower one broadest, oblong or ovate, obtuse, the other 3, lanceolate and more acute. Petals 5, nearly equal, obovate, with long unguis, of a straw colour, tinged with brownish copper, spreading when first open, afterwards all reflexed. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers, one of them a large spatula shaped one, which produces an anther about half the size of the others. Style short, smooth, and straw coloured. Stigmas 5, spreading. Several roots of this very distinct and curious species, were received from the Cape, by Mr. Colvill, in the year 1820, and was named by us P. hurcefolium in Mr. Col- vill's Catalogue, pubhshed in 1821, as we had not then seen their flowers ; the following year they produced flowers, but not in perfection, though sufficiently so, for us to determine it to be the Geranium luridum of Mr. An- drews, drawn from a plant at Mr. Lee's, which we recol- lect having been pointed out to us as a great rarity, as far back as 1811; when we were also informed that there was no means of propagating it ; the method now generally adopted of fertilizing the stigmas with the pollen, being at that time scarcely ever attended to and they seldom pro- duce any offsets to their tubers, so that there is scarcely any means of propagating them, except by seeds. Mr. Colvill's plants have flowered in great profusion this autumn, when our drawing was made. Like the other plants of this section, it succeeds well in an equal portion of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, requiring no water when in a dormant state, and not a great deal at any time ; as it makes but few fibrous roots, the pots must also be well drained with small potsherds, that the water may pass readily ofl", so that the mould do not get sodden : seeds of it ripen readily, if pains be taken to fertilize the stigmas with the pollen when in bloom. 282 PELARGONIUM rhodanthum. Rose-coloured Stork's- bill. P. rhodanthum, ramis pilosis, foliis subcordatis acutis quinquelobis undulato-plicatis argute dentatis ciliatis : supra glabris nitidis : subtus nervisque pilosis, stipulis oblongis acuminatis subdentatis, umbellis laxis pluri- floris, petalis lato-obovatis imbricatis, tubo nectarifero calyce reflexo subaequali aut parum longiore. Pelargonium rhodanthum. Swt. hm't. hrit. p. 84. n. ^96. Stem shrubby, flexuose, much branched, thickly clothed with spreading unequal white hairs. Leaves slightly cor- date, acute, 5-lobed, much undulate and plaited, more or less cucullate, sharply toothed with very unequal rigid teeth, and fringed with short hairs, of a smooth glossy green on the upper side, the under side and nerves thinly clothed with spreading white hairs : upper leaves inclining to wedge-shaped, 3 to 5-lobed, and very sharply toothed. Petioles stout, unequal in length, flattened on the upper side, and convex on the lower, thinly clothed with spreading hairs. Stipules oblong, or sometimes lanceolate, taper- pointed, often toothed and ciliate. Peduncles long, cylin- drical, thinly clothed with spreading hairs. Umbels several- flowered, loosely spreading. Involucre of 6 or 8 lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles unequal in length, some- times about the length of, at other times twice as long as the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, reflexed or revolute, very hairy and ciliate, the upper one broadest, more erect and slightly keeled. Nectariferous tube broadly flattened, and gibbous at the base, about the length of, or a little longer than the calyx. Petals 5, very broad and much imbricate, i;oundly obovate ; the two upper ones X 2 broadest, oblique at the base, of a bright rose colour, a little stained in the centre, and several purple lines from the base, branching in various directions : lower petals rather lighter, about half the breadth of the upper ones. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style flesh-coloured, slightly hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed, or revolute. This fine plant is a hybrid production, and has been raised from seed at the Nursery of Mr. More, in the King's Road, where our drawing was made last summer ; it is very different from any other of the hybrid sorts to which it is nearest related, and is readily distinguished by its broad petals ; we believe, from the shape of those, and the habit of the plant altogether, that one of its parents is P. macranthon, and the other is one of the red flowering sorts, but which, it is not easy to guess : it makes a fine appear- ance when in bloom, as it is a strong growing plant, and its flowers are very large, and produced in great abun- dance ; the colour is also diflferent from most others, being of a lively rose ; it is also amongst the hardiest of the red flowering sorts, and grows freely in any light rich vegetable soil, or a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, will suit it very well. Cuttings will also root freely, if planted in pots, in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the Greenhouse. 283 ERODIUM glaucophyllum. Glaucous-leaved Heron^s-hill. E. glaucophyllum^ caule erecto ramoso : ramis nodoso- articulatis glabris, foliis oblongo-ovatis sublobatis cre- natis subcarnosis glaucescentibus glabris subtus ner- visque subpubescentibus, pedunculis plurifloris, petalis ellipticis distinctis patentibus, aristis k medio ad apicem long^ plumosis. Erodium glaucophyllum. DC.prodr. 1. p. 648. Horf, Kew. ed. 1. v. 2. jo. 416. ed.Q. v.Ai.p. 158. JVillden. sp. pi. 3. p. 636. Pers. syn. 2. p. 9,9,5. Geranium glaucophyllum. Cav. diss. 4. p. 9,9,1. t. 99. J^, £. Bill. elth. 150. t. 124. /. 150. Geranium crassifolium. Forskahl descr. 93. Perennial f herbaceous. Stem erect, much branched : branches spreading, smooth, knotted at the joints, lengthen- ing out and becoming slender at the points. Leaves ob- longly ovate, bluntish, slightly lobed, unequally crenate or notched, smooth and glaucous, or slightly pubescent un- derneath and on the nerves. Petioles slender, thickened at the base, slightly flattened on the upper side, scarcely pubescent. Stipules elliptic or lanceolate, acute, soon withering and turning brown. Peduncles slender, cylin- drical, scarcely pubescent, from 2 to several flowered. In- volucre of several membranaceous scariose bractes. Pedi- cles slender, pubescent, erect when in flower, but reflexed when in seed, the calyx and seed ascending. Calyx of 5 sepals, which are oblongly lanceolate, mucronate, strongly nerved and furrowed, with scariose membranaceous mar- gins. Petals 5, elliptic, distinctly spreading, longer than the calyx, strongly fringed at the base, of a bluish lilac. Filaments 10, united at the base, 5 bearing anthers ; fer- tile ones winged at the base with subulate points. Stigmas 5, short and flat, sessile, spreading, dark purple. Arista s very long, spiral at the base, from the middle to the point feathered, with long white feathered hairs. This curious and rare plant is generally considered as an annual, but the one from which our drawing was taken has already survived two years, and appears likely to prove perennial, as it is now making strong young shoots, below the flower stems, that are all dying away, so that if the plant was only biennial, we suspect it would have went oflf altogether at the same time, instead of making youn^ healthy shoots. Our plant was raised from a seed given us by Mr. Hunneman, who received it from Germany ; whether or not it will prove hardy enough to survive our winters in the open air, remains to be ascertained, as the last one can scarcely be called a winter at all, but we intend to try it, as our plant has produced abundance of seeds. 284 PELARGONIUM volatiflorum. Flying-flowered Stork' s-hill. P. volatiflorum, ramis flexuosis gracilibus, foliis 3-partitis subcanescenti-pubescentibus : segmentis divaricatis den- tatis ; lateralibus bilobis terminalibus 3-5-lobis inciso- dentatis, stipulis cordato-ovatis acutis, umbellis pluri- floris paniculatis, petalis patentissimis, tubo nectarifero calyce subgequali. Pelargonium volatiflorum. Swt. hort. hrit, p. 84. n, 392. Stem shrubby, when large, clothed with a rough cracked bark, much branched : branches rather slender, flexuose, more or less spreading, thickly clothed with short spreading unequal white hairs. Leaves deeply 3-parted, thickly clothed on both sides with short white hairs, which gives them a hoary appearance : segments divaricately spreading, toothed with very unequal teeth, and tipped with bristle-like hairs : side ones 2-lobed : terminal one 3 to 5-lobed ; unequally toothed or cut, teeth more or less acute. Petioles a little flattened on the upper side, and convex on the lower, thickly clothed with short spreading unequal hairs. Stipules cordately ovate, taper-pointed, very hairy and fringed. Peduncles 3 to 7-flowered, in a sort of panicle, thickly clothed with short hairs and a few longer ones intermixed. Involucre of 6 lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles shorter than the bractes. Flowers leaning forwards. Calya^ 5 -cleft, hairy, segments reflexed, acute, the upper one largest, oblong, keeled ; the others lanceolate or linear, the margins scariose or membrana- ceous. Petals 5, widely spreading, having an appearance 'of flying; 2 upper ones narrowly spathulate, reflexed from about the middle, of an orangy scarlet, marked with nume- rous dark lines and spots, which branch nearly all over the petals : lower petals about half the width, of the same colour, marked with two dark lines near the base, which are also slightly branched. Filaments 10, united into an inflated tube, 7 bearing anthers. Style pale, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, revolute, or reflexed. This very singular plant is a hybrid production, and was raised in the superb collection of R. H. Jenkinson, Esq. from a seed of V.fulgidum^ which, from the appear- ance of the present plant, we should suspect had been fer- tilized by the pollen of P. verhencBfolium, as it seems to be exactly intermediate between the two, although its flowers are not so large as many others, yet their number, and the brilliancy of their colour, makes up for that defi- ciency ; the flowers are produced in panicles, so that the upper part of the plant is oftentimes covered with its sin- gular blossoms, which may not unaptly be compared to flying insects, to which, in our opinion, when the petals are spread out, they bear a great resemblance, and from which our specific name is derived. Like its nearest allies, the present plant succeeds well in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and cuttings root readily, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the Greenhouse. 285 PELARGONIUM Moreanuni. Mores Victm-y StorJc's-bill. P. Moreamim, caule fruticoso ramosissimo, ramis diffiiso- patentibus villosis, foliis cordatis pinnatifido-lobatis utrinque pilosis plicato-crispis : segmentis oblongis sub- lobatis rotundato dentatis obtusiusculis, stipulis brevi- cordatis acutis subdentatis, pedunculis plurifloris, pe- talis cuneatis, tubo nectarifero calyce subaequali. Pelargonium Moreanum. Swt. hort. hrit. p. 84. n. 388. Stem shrubby, flexuose, very much branched, clothed with a brown rough bark : branches more or less bent, very much spreading in all directions, thickly clothed with leaves, and with unequal spreading villous white hairs. Leaves cordate, oblong, pinnatifidly divided or deeply lobed, hairy on both sides, strongly nerved underneath and furrowed on the upper side, the nerves much branch- ed : segments plaited, scarcely acute, very much curled, sometimes lobed, and unequally toothed with numerous small rounded teeth. Petioles flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower, unequally villous. Stipules short, cordate, acute, entire or sometimes sharply toothed, villous and fringed. Umbels 5 to 7-flowered. Peduncles thickly clothed with unequal spreading villous hairs, as are the bractes, calyx, and nectariferous tube. Involucre of 6 broadly lanceolate, acute, keeled, and ci- liated bractes. Pedicles short, villous. Calyoe 5-cleft, upper segment erect, ovate, concave, obtuse; the others narrower, oblong or lanceolate, more acute, the margins sometimes scariose or membranaceous, spreading or re- flexed. Petals 5, all cuneate or wedge-shaped, the two VOL. III. Y upper ones nearly double the breadth of the lower ones, of a bright orangy scarlet, with a dark velvetty spot in the centre, below which are some shortly branched dark lines ; lower petals regularly spreading, 2-nerved from the base. Filaments 10, connected at the base, 7 bearing anthers, which in our specimens were all imperfect. Style hispidly hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, refiexed. This very fine plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed by Mr. More, in 1823 ; the seed was produced by P. ignescens e sterile, that had been fertilized by P. dianthiflorum ; the habit and foliage of the plant is altogether that of the latter parent, but the flowers partake in the colour of the former, but they far exceed it in bril- liancy: its flowers are also produced in great abundance, frequently 7 on an umbel, and it continues to bloom in succession all the Summer, and till late in Autumn : it also makes a compact bushy plant, and may be grown with ad- vantage in a small pot, where room is of consequence. It requires precisely the same sort of treatment as those to which it is nearest related, succeeding well in a rich light sandy soil, or a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, will suit it very well, being careful not to overwater it in Win- ter. Cuttings root as freely as any others, if planted in pots, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken at the Nursery of Mr. More, in August last, and we received a plant of it in full bloom in October. 286 OTIDIA alternans. Parsley -leaved Otidia. O. alternans, caule fniticoso subcarnoso; ramis pilosis, foliis pinnatisectis ; segmentis petiolulatis subalternis cuneiform ibus apice inciso-dentatis, umbellis paucifloris. DC. prodr. 1 . p. 655. Otidia alternans. Swt. horf. hrit. p. 75. n. 6. Colv, catal. ed. %p. 22. Pelargonium alternans. Wendl. h. herren. 1. j3. 14. t. 9. TVillden. sp.pl. S.p. 687. Pers. syn. %p. 233. Hwt. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4!. p. 182. Pelargonium alternatim-pinnatum. Wendl. ohs. p. 53. Stem succulent, very much branched : branches short, erect, succulent, rough and knotted, compact, clothed with a brown glossy bark ; the young shoots thickly clothed with short densely villous hairs. Leaves pinnate, thickly clothed with long white hairs : leaflets petiolate, generally alter- nate, cuneate, 3-lobed or 3-parted, the points curled or undulate, more or less cut or toothed, the teeth bluntish. Petioles slender, slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, thickly clothed with long spreading white hairs, of very unequal lengths. Stipules short, cor- dately ovate, acute, rather succulent, but soon becoming brown and scariose. Peduncles 2 to 4-flowered, terminal, thickly clothed with unequal, spreading hairs. Involucre of 6 narrow lanceolate, very hairy bractes, points bearded. Pedicles very short. Calyx 5-cleft, the segments lan- ceolate, concave, acute, very hairy and fringed, longer than the nectariferous tube, spreading or slightly reflexed. Nec- tariferous tube short, flattened on each side, gibbous at the base. Petals 5, nearly equal in size, narrowly spatu- late, white : the 2 upper ones narrow at the base, reflexed from about the middle, with 2 red lines near the centre, eared a little above the base. Stamens 10, ignited at the y 2 base, the 5 fertile filaments very long and straight; pollen orange-coloured. Style very short, hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, spreading or re- Hexed. The present curious plant is an original species from the Cape, and was introduced to our collections about the year 1791 ; it differs in the form of its flowers from the other species of this genus, but is nevertheless a true con- gener, agreeing precisely with the character by which the genus is distinguished. Another fine species of this genus is P. crithmifolium of Smith's Icones, the P. panicula- tum of Jacquin ; this we have not seen flower so perfect as we wish, or we should have published a figure of it before this : we believe there are also some new species in Mr. Colvill's collection, lately raised from seeds brought by Mr. Synnet from the interior of the Cape ; a great many plants of this family are raised from seeds brought by him, some of which are already showing bloom ; and plants of the rare and little known Grielum laciniatum are thriving very well at Mr. Colvill's, both from seeds and dried roots ; and we are in hopes of seeing them flower early next Spring. From the same collection were procured a great quantity of Cape bulbs ; many of those have already bloomed, and they are chiefly either new or very rare species ; several very distinct species of Ventenat's genus Homeria have flowered, and three quite new and very difi'erent species of ^ Ferraria; of those and of many new and interesting species of Mor^a, Babiana, Ixia, Lapeyrousia, Gla- diolus, &c. we have had fine drawings made, which we intend publishing in our British Flower Garden, with an account of their management, and the best manner of cultivating them in the open ground, where, with a little attention, they may be grown as freely as Hyacinths or Tulips, and will flower stronger and much finer than in pots. The above plant, from which our drawing was made, was sent to us some time back, by the kindness of Sir R. C. Hoare ; but we waited an opportunity of its flowering in good perfection, before we had it drawn ; it requires ex- actly the same sort of treatment, as the other species of Otidia already published. 287 PELARGONIUM biflorum. Two-flowered Stork's-bill. P. biflorum, caule fruticoso ramosissimo, foliis cordatis ro- tundato-ovatis acute dentatis subtus multinerviis utrin- que pubescentibus, stipulis ovato-lanceolatis acutis cili- atis, pedunculis bifloris, petalis omnibus obovatis, tubo nectarifero calyce parum breviore. Stem shrubby, of a woody texture, clothed with a brown rough bark, very much branched : branches slender, rigid, flexuose, thickly clothed with unequal spreading villous hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, bractes, and calyx. Leaves nearly as broad as long, cordate, roundly ovate, flat or sometimes concave, not lobed, but toothed with nu- merous unequal small sharp teeth, strongly and numerously nerved underneath, and furrowed on the upper side, clothed on both sides with a short pubescence, the nerves hairy. Petioles slender, flattened a little on the upper side and convex on the lower. Stipules small, ovate or lanceolate, acute, hairy and fringed. Peduncles slender, generally two-flowered. Involucre of 6 short, broadly ovate, con- cave, taper-pointed bractes. Pedicles long and slender, villosely hairy. Calyx 5-cleft, segments all reflexed, the upper one broadest, ovately lanceolate ; the others lanceo- late, all acute. Nectariferous tube a httle shorter than the calyx, flattened on both sides. Petals 5, all obovate, white tinged with blush, the two upper ones broadest, with a faint red spot in the centre, below which are a few short bright red and purple lines, a little branched. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style slender, longer than the stamens, of a bright purple, very hairy on the lower part, and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed or re volute. This very pretty and abundant flowering plant, is a hybrid production, and was raised from seed by Sir R. C. Hoare, who was so kind as to send us cuttings of it from his fine collection, some time since, but without a name or number, only marked H. S. or Hoare's Seedling; this we have supplied with P. hiflorum, as its peduncles are gene- rally 2-flowered : it is nearest in habit to P. hetulinum, which is probably one of its parents ; but it is readily dis- tinguished by its cordate pubescent leaves and villous stems, also by the shape of its flowers; and it is very different from any other with which we are acquainted. It is a very free grower, and a very hardy sort, and makes a compact bushy plant, continuing to flower all the Summer and till late in Autumn ; it thrives well in any light vegetable soil, or a mixture of turfy loam and peat will suit it very well ; young cuttings, planted in pots in the same kind of soil, will soon strike root, if placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken in October last, at the same time as Otidia cdternans. 288 PELARGONIUM mundulum. Spruce Stork's Bill. P. mundulum, subcaulescens, scapo gracili longe ramoso, umbellis sub-8-floris, foliis pinnatifidis pinnatisque ea- nescentibus : foliolis segmentisque inferioribus 2-3-par- titis 2-3-lobisve: superioribus simplicibus lanceolatis ovatisque integerrimis acutis omnibus sericeo-canescen- tibus, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiore. Pelargonium mundulum. Swt. hort. hrit. p. 84. n, 394, Root tuberous, branching. Stem short, producing se- veral short stout branches. Leaves pinnate, or pinnatifid, thickly clothed with a short silky canescence : leaflets or seg- ments lanceolate or ovate and acute, the lower ones 2 or 3- parted, or 2 to 3-lobed : the upper ones entire, all clothed with a silky canescence. Petioles slender, nearly cylindri- cal, or slightly flattened on the upper side, densely clothed with short hairs and a few longer ones intermixed. Sti- pules lanceolate, acute, hairy and fringed with very short hairs, joined a good way up to the petioles. Scapes seve- ral, long and slender, and producing several umbels of flowers, leafy at the base of the peduncles, thickly clothed with white spreading hairs, very unequal in length. Pe- duncles cylindrical, long and slender, generally producing an umbel of 8 flowers, also clothed with spreading unequal hairs. Involucre of several lanceolate, acute, hairy and fringed bractes, some double the size of the others. Pedi- cles very short, or altogether wanting. Calyx 5 -cleft, seg- ments lanceolate, acute ; the upper one largest, erect, the others spreading or slightly reflexed, all densely clothed with soft woolly hairs. Nectariferous tube about double the length of the calyx, slightly flattened on each side, and thickly clothed with spreading hairs. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones slightly retuse, narrowly cuneate, of an orangy scar- let, white at the base, and marked from there to the middle with a few short branched dark purple lines : lower petals about half the width of the upper ones, of rather a lighter colour, and white from below the middle Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style short, purple, thickly clothed with short hairs. Stigmas 5, purple, re- flexed. A very pretty hybrid plant, raised in 1823 at the Nur- sery of Mr. Colvill, from the seed of a mule from Dima- eria pinnata, that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. ardens ; the leaves and the colour of the flowers are very similar to its former parent, but its habit, loose growth, and form of the flowers, is more like the latter : it is a very free growing sort, and an abundant bloomer, beginning to floM^er the latter part of February or the beginning of March, and our plant was very fine in flower the beginning of No- vember: like its nearest relatives, it succeeds best in a light sandy soil, and requires very little water after it has done flowering : an equal mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, is a very proper soil for it ; and the pots must be well drained with potsherds broken small, that the mois- ture may pass readily ofi^ : the best method of increasing it is by the little tubers of its roots ; the most proper time for taking those ofi^, is when the plants are in a dormant state, as they can then be kept quite dry till the wound is dried up ; they would otherwise be liable to rot: the roots must be planted with their tops above the surface of the mould, to prevent their rotting ; and as soon as the cut is dried up, they may be regularly watered, and they will soon make nice young plants, and will flower the first Summer. 289 PELARGONIUM schizophyllum. Deeply cut-leaved Stork's-bill, P. schizophyllum, caule fruticoso ramoso ; ramis nodosis flexuosis glaucescentibus, foliis tripartitis pinnatifido- ' laciniatis acutis glaucescentibus acute inciso-serratis, stipulis ovato-lanceolatis acutis, umbellis multifloris, tubo nectarifero longe pedicellate calyce sesquilongiore. Pelargonium schizophyllum. Swt. hort. hrit.p, 82. n, 9>95. Stem shrubby, branching : branches spreading, flex- uose, swollen at the joints, gla,ucous, slightly pubescent. Leaves ternate, or deeply 3-parted, acute, more or less glaucous, sharply cut and toothed, clothed on both sides with very short hairs : lower leaflets or segments deeply 2-parted, divaricate; terminal one pinnatifid or deeply laciniated, the sinuses acute. Petioles slender, nearly cy- lindrical, or slightly flattened on the upper side, pubescent. Stipules ovate or lanceolate, taper-pointed. Peduncles cylindrical, glaucous, slightly pubescent, in a sort of pani- cle, many-flowered. Involucre of from 6 to 8 linearly lanceolate acute bractes. Pedicles long and slender, trans- parent at the base and apex, longer than the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5 -cleft, segments erect, lanceolate, acute, keeled and ciliate. Nectariferous tube about half as long again as the calyx, flattened on both sides, pubescent. Petals 5, of a red salmon colour, the 2 upper ones erect, wedge-shaped, and marked from the base with purple slightly branched lines : lower ones spreading, ligulate, also faintly marked with red lines from the base. Fila- ments 10, united at the base, 5 only bearing anthers in the specimens that we have examined, and those were very VOL. III. z imperfect. Style green, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. Our drawing was taken from a fine plant in the superb collection of R. H. Jenkinson, Esq. where it was first raised from seed : it is of hybrid origin, and was raised in 1822 from the seed of V.fulgidwm that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. grandiflorum : its nearest relative is P. Barnardianum, which was raised from the seed of P. grandiflorum mixed with Y . fulgidum. The present plant is of much readier growth ; its leaves are much more divided, and it bears a far greater number of flowers in the umbels, which are produced in a sort of panicle, and con- tinue to bloom till late in Autumn ; it is therefore a very desirable plant, particularly as it is so different from all the others of this numerous tribe. It succeeds well in an equal mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, or any other light sandy soil ; it also strikes root readily from cuttings planted in pots, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse ; it may also be increased by pieces of the roots, planted with their tops above the surface, that they may not rot ; those will soon make nice young plants, and will flower the same season, if planted early in Spring ; as soon as they begin to make shoots, they must be planted separately in small pots, leaving only one shoot to each root ; for if more are left, they will weaken each other, and will not succeed so well. 290 DIMACRIA depressa. Depressed umbelled Dimacria. D. depressa, acaulis, foliis oblongo-lanceolatis integerrimis acutis glabris basi involutis attenuatis margine breviter ciliatis, stipulis barbatis, umbella composita depressa multiflora, pedicellis demum reflexis, floribus tetran- dris, filamentis 6 sterilibus erectis, petalis longis line- aribus, tubo nectarifero villoso calyce duplo longiore. Hoarea depressa. Swt. hort. hrit. p. 76. n. 24. Pelargonium depressum. J acq. ic. rar. 3. t. 520. Pers. syn. Q, p. 9,9,6. DC. prodr. 1 . p. 649. jRoof tuberous, fusiform. ^S^em none. Leaves crown- ing the root, and spreading round or sometimes erect, ob- longly lanceolate, acute, entire, smooth, but dotted with numerous small dots, attenuated towards the base and down the petiole, where it is a little involute, the margins a little fringed with short hairs. Petioles long and slender, flattened and furrowed on the- upper side, and convex on the lower, slightly pubescent, more so towards the base. Stipules linear, acute, attached to the base of the petioles, and densely bearded with long white hairs. Scapes several, erect, pubescent, each producing 2 to 4 umbels of flowers ; at the base of the peduncles is a whorl of linear, taper- pointed, very hairy bractes. Peduncles cylindrical, un- equal in length, thickly clothed with short rigid spreading hairs, that are all tipped with a small gland. Uvnbels from 8 to 1 2-flowered, spreading flat. Involucre of numerous linear taper-pointed fringed bractes. Pedicles very short, or altogether wanting. Calyx 5 -cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, all reflexed, very hairy, the hairs all tipped with transparent glands. Nectariferous tube unequal in length, generally Q or 3 times longer than the calyx, thickly clothed z 2 with short spreading hairs ; when in flower, bent down- wards, which gives the depressed appearance to the umbel. Petals 5, Hnear, reflexed from about the middle, of a pale sulphur colour, the two upper ones largest, obtuse or sometimes emarginate, marked from the middle down- wards with a dark velvetty patch. Filaments 10, slightly connected at the base, 4 only bearing perfect anthers, with sometimes a sterile one, or attempt at a fifth, twg of the fertile ones rather longer than the other two, the sterile ones subulate and erect : pollen orange-coloured. Style very short, hairy, light purple. Stigmas 5, light purple, spreading. Our draM'ing of this rare and very handsome species was taken from some fine plants at the Nursery of Mr. Tate, in Sloane Street, Chelsea, where we saw a great many of them in flower without the least variation. They were received in 1824 from the Cape, and had been collected near Algoa Bay for Mr. Tate, with many other curious bulbs : we had also received a fine specimen of the same species, sent us from the collection of A. Arcedeckne, Esq. of Glevering Hall, Suflblk, but the petals had all dropped off before their arrival. Before we had an opportunity of examining the plant, we thought, from its near resemblance to Hoarea radicata, that it would belong to the same genus, under which we had arranged it in our Hortus Bri- tannicus above quoted ; but we now find it to be a genuine species of Dimacria^ as is also longifolia and longiflora^ and perhaps auriculata ? and some other species that are there arranged under that genus, which can only be satis- factorily distinguished by the examination of perfect spe- cimens ; we believe several of the species are now in our collections, which have been lately reintroduced by Mr. Synnet from the Cape with many new ones. The present plant requires the same treatment as the other tuberous rooted species, succeeding well in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and the pots to be well drained with small potsherds ; it should be kept quite dry all the Winter, until it shows an inclination to grow afresh, when it should be fresh potted, and watered regu- larly ; it may be increased readily by seeds, or by the little tubers at its roots. \ 291 PELARGONIUM rhodolentum. Rose-smelling Stork' s-hill. P. rhodolentum, ramis petiolis pedunculis calycibusque villosis, foliis cordatis profunda trilobis undulatis in£e- qualiter argute dentatis utrinque leviter pilosis, calyci- bus cordato-lanceolatis acutis ciliato-barbatis, pedun- culis subtrifloris, petalis omnibus obovatis, tube necta- rifero calyce parum breviore. Pelargonium rhodolentum. Swt. hort, brit. p. 84. n. 395. Stem shrubby, much branched : branches spreading, thickly clothed with spreading white unequal hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves small, about as broad as long, cordate, deeply 3-lobed, very much undu- late, scarcely acute, unequally but sharply toothed, side lobes acute, terminal one sometimes slightly 3-lobed, and more rounded, thinly clothed on both sides with short hairs. Petioles flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower, about the length of the leaf. Sti- pules cordately lanceolate, acute, bearded, or strongly fringed with long white hairs. Peduncles cylindrical, ge- nerally 3-flowered. Involucre of 6 lanceolate, taper-pointed bractes, which are much fringed. Pedicles rather longer than the nectariferous tube, stout, villous. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, taper-pointed, the upper one broadest, erect, 3-nerved, the others more or less reflexed or spread- ing. Nectariferous tube scarcely as long as the calyx, flattened on each side, and gibbous at the base. Cc/rolla of 5 petals, all obovate, the 2 upper ones largest, very oblique at the base, of a pale blush tinged with rose, and a large irregular purple patch in the centre, becoming lighter all round, between which and the base are several dark purple lines, branching in various directions : lower ones white, or tinged with blush. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. S^^/e flesh-coloured, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, revolute. This pretty plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised in 1823 at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of P. dumosum that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. ohscurum ; in its habit it is distinct from all others, and makes a handsome compact bush ; the pleasant rose- like scent of its leaves also makes it a desirable plant for the greenhouse ; it is also very hardy and of free growth, succeeding well in any rich light soil, or a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, will suit it very well. Young cuttings will strike root freely, if planted under hand-glasses, or in pots, and then placed in the Greenhouse ; hardened cut- tings of the small leaved species do not root freely, they will remain a long time in the pots without rooting, although the bottom of the cutting is callosed over ; whereas young cuttings will strike readily ; this is the case with P. Hoarea- num, and many other nearly related sorts. 292 HO AREA sisymbriifolia. TVater-Rochet-leaved Hoarea. H. sisymhriifolia, acaulis, foliis oblongis ternatis pinna- tifido-laciniatisque subhirsutis : foliolis segmentisque oblongo-lanceolatis acutis subdentato-incisis, stipulis lanceolatis acutis ciliatis, scapo ramoso pedunculisque villoso-pilosis, umbellis multifloris, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiore. Hoarea sisymbriifolia. Swt. hort. hrit. p. 76. n. 65. Root tuberous, branching into other small tubers. Stem none. Leaves radical, rather succulent, of a dark glossy green, ternate, pinnatifid or laciniate, slightly hairy : leaflets and segments oblong, oblongly lanceolate, or some- times narrowly lanceolate, acute, deeply toothed or incised, or sometimes entire, the margins slightly fringed. Petioles slender, flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, more or less clothed with unequal spreading hairs. Stipules lanceolate, acute, hairy and fringed, the points tipped with long bristle like hairs. Scapes branching, and producing several umbels of flowers, thickly clothed with unequal spreading villous hairs, as are the peduncles, and producing a leaf or two at the joint. Peduncles cylin- drical, producing many-flowered umbels. Involucre of numerous linear or linearly lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes, that are also tipped with bristly points. Ccdyx 5-cleft, segments oblongly lanceolate, hairy, ciliate and bristle-pointed, the upper one broadest, erect, the others spreading, or slightly reflexed. Nectariferous tube sessile, or nearly so, about twice the length of the calyx, flattened on both sides, and clothed with short unequal hairs, that are tipped with a small pellucid gland. Petals 5, spread- ing, of a bright scarlet, clouded with a dark velvetty purple or nearly black, the 2 uppermost broadest, spathulate, with 2 or 3 dark lines near the base : lower ones about half the width, with a slender unguis. Filaments 10, united into a tube, 5 bearing anthers, sterile ones curved inwards. Style ascending, pale flesh colour, hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, the points reflexed. The present very curious and pretty plant is a hybrid production, raised in 1823 at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of P. sanguineum that had been fertilized by the pollen of H. varia ; it has entirely lost the habit of its former parent, and only resembles it in its glossy leaves, and the colour of its flowers ; the habit and character is precisely that of Hoarea : we do not know any plant that mules more readily than P. sanguineum ; we have some very singular productions both from it and V . multiradia- tum ; some of them have flowered, but not in such good perfection as we expect them to do next Summer. Like the other tuberous rooted sorts, the present plant succeeds well in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, requiring but little water, and none when in a dor- mant state ; but as soon as it begins to grow again, it will require to be shifted into another pot, and will need a regular supply ; it may be readily increased by the little tubers from its roots. 293 PELARGONIUM dilutum. Diluted Stork' s-bill. P. dilutum, foliis cordatis trilobis undulato-plicatis cartila- gineo-dentatis villoso-pilosis, stipulis ovatis acutis den- tatis villosis, pedunculis multifloris, calycibus reflexo- patentibus, tubo nectarifero calyce subaequali aut paulo breviore. Pelargonium dilutum. Swt. hori. hrit^p. 84. n. 386. Stem shrubby, erect, branching : branches thickly clo- thed with long spreading unequal villous hairs. Leaves cordate, 3-lobed, very much undulate or plaited, the edges more or less reflexed, sharply and rigidly toothed, with nearly equal cartilaginous teeth, clothed on both sides with soft villous hairs, strongly and numerously nerved under- neath. Petioles broad and stout, flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, widened at the base, thickly clothed with long spreading unequal villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Stipules ovate, taper-pointed, more or less toothed and ciliate. Umbels many-flowered. Peduncles cylindrical. Involu- cre of several ovate, taper-pointed, concave, fringed bractes, which are more or less imbricate. Pedicles about the length of the bractes, or sometimes a Httle longer. Caly^ .5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, spreading or slightly reflexed, of a brownish colour. Nectanferous tube about the length of, or scarcely as long as the calyx, flattened on each side, and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones obo- vate, oblique at the base, of a red purple, more or less stained, and marked with numerous dark lines, which branch and cross each other, below those are 2 white lines : lower VOL. III. 2 A petals oblong, obtuse, spreading, of a lighter colour, much veined with numerous branching light purple veins. Fila- ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style purple, very hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, revolute. This very fine flowering plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed at the Nursery of Mr. More, in the King's Road, where our drawing was taken last Autumn ; we believe one of its parents to be P. Barringtonii, or some nearly related sort, and the other is one of the red flowering hybrids, but which of them, would be difficult to ascertain ; it is a strong free growing plant, and an abun- dant bloomer, and continues flowering in perfection till late in Autumn ; it thrives well in any rich light soil, or a mix- ture of loam, peat, and sand, will suit it very well, being careful not to overwater it in Winter, as all this tribe are impatient of moisture at that season. Cuttings soon strike root, if planted in pots, and placed on a shelf in the green- house. 294 PELARGONIUM trifoliatum. Glaucous trifoliate-leaved Stork' s-hill. P. trifoliatum, glaberrimum glaucum, caule fruticoso ra- mosissimo : ramis gracilibus glabris, foliis trifoliolatis : foliolis integerrimis linearibus utrinque acuminatis sub- tus carinatis scabris ; lateralibus brevioribus divaricatis, stipulis lineari-subulatis, pedunculis unifloris, tubo nee- tarifero calyce subgequali. Pelargonium trifoliatum. Swt. hcn't. hit. p. 8Q. n. Geranium trifoliatum. Andrews sger an. c.ic. Pelargonium oxyphyllum. DC. prodr. I. p.667. Stem shrubby, very much branched, smooth and glossy : branches slender, flexuose, swollen at the joints, lower part and joints very red. Leaves glaucous, trifoliate : leaflets entire, spreading, the middle one longest, tapering at both ends, linear, sharp-pointed, channelled, the sides folded in- wards, sharply keeled at the back, the keel rough like a rasp : back ones shortest, divaricate. Petioles slender, a little flattened on the upper side, and rounded on the lower. Stipules subulately linear, red. Peduncles slender, thick- ened at the base, one-flowered. Involucre of 2 linearly subulate bractes. Pedicles shorter than the bractes. Calijiff' 5-cleft, smooth, segments lanceolate, taper- pointed, the upper one largest. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened on each side, and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, the two upper ones broadest, spatulate, rounded or sometimes slightly emarginate, white, more or less marked at the base with red stripes, lower ones ligulate, white with a small red stripe at the base. Stamens 10 : flaments^ united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style smooth. Stig- mas 5, reflexed. 2 A 2 Our drawing of this very distinct and curious species was taken from a plant at the Nursery of Mr. John Lee, at Hammersmith, last Summer ; we were afraid that it had quite disappeared from our collections, as we had not seen it before for several years. M. Decandolle not being ac- quainted with Mr. Andrews's figure, supposed it to be an unpublished species, and has described it in his Prodromus by the very appropriate title of P. oxyphyllum ; but as Mr. Andrews has given a good figure of it, and also a very proper name, which was published several years ago, we have adopted it as having the right of priority. This species is nearly related to P. glaucum, and, like it, requires to be preserved in a good greenhouse in Win- ter ; and being also of a succulent nature, care must be taken not to overwater it ; the best soil for it is a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, being careful that the pots are well drained with potsherds ; young cuttings strike root freely, if planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 295 CICONIUM micranthuni. Small-flowered Ciconium. C. micranthum, caule fruticoso carnoso, foliis cordato- reniformibus orbiculatis breviter 5-lobis crenatis utrin- que moUiter pubescentibus, stipulis cordatis ciliatis, umbellis multifloris, petalis rotundato-obovatis sub- emarginatis calyce sesqiiilongioribus, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiore. Ciconium micranthum. Swt. hort. brit. p. 85. n. 23. Geranium coccineum, var. parviflorum. Hoare geran.p. 2. Stem shrubby, succulent, branching: branches stiff, erect, glossy, but slightly pubescent, naked below, and pro- ducing a few leaves only at the extremities. Leaves cor- dately reniform, rounded, slightly 5-lobed, shallowly notched, very soft to the touch, and densely clothed on both sides with a short pubescence : lobes rounded. Petioles nearly cylindrical, swollen at the base, thickly clothed with short spreading hairs. Stipules short, cordate, fringed. Pedun- cles lateral, long, erect, thickly clothed with short spread- ing hairs. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of 6 cor- dately ovate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles short, hairy. Calyx 5 -cleft, segments erect, oblong, bluntish, concave, thickly clothed with unequal spreading villous hairs. Nec- tariferous tube about twice the length of the calyx, thickly clothed with short hairs. Petals 5, roundly obovate or cuneate, sometimes emarginate, of a bright scarlet, and imbricate, the two upper ones rather shortest and smallest. Filaments 10, very short and erect; sometimes 6, at other times 7, bearing anthers. Style short, quite smooth. Stigmas 5, light flesh-coloured, slightly spreading. This pretty little plant is an old inhabitant of our col- lections ; it is amongst one of the first plants that we can recollect ; but when it was introduced, or from where, is now not easy to be ascertained, as it does not appear to have been taken notice of in any botanical publication with which we are acquainted ; it is more tender than the rest of the tribe to which it belongs, and requires to be kept in a good greenhouse to have it in health ; and as it is of a succulent habit, it requires very little water in Winter ; for if it happens to get too much, it will soon throw off its leaves, and will not be easily recovered ; when in good health, and covered with its neat little round flowers, it makes a pretty appearance, and is the more desirable by being so very different in flower from all others ; a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, is a very proper soil for it; and the pots must be well drained with potsherds, that the wet may pass off readily. Cuttings root freely, planted in pots in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken in September last, from a plant that was raised from a cutting, kindly sent to us by Sir R. C. Hoare, from his magnificent collection of Gerani- aceae at Stourhead, and who observed that it was well de- serving a figure, on account of its singularity. 296 PELARGONIUM lasiophyllum. TVoolly divided-leaved Stork' s-hill. P., lasiophyllum^ foliis cordatis pinnatifido-lobatis inciso- dentatis utrinque villoso-tomentosis : lobis divaricatis acutis, stipulis cordato-ovatis acutis, pedunculis villo- sissimis plurifloris subpaniculatis, tubo nectarifero ca- lyce sesquilongiore. Pelargonium lasiophyllum. Swt. hort. brit. p. 83. n.34>l. Stem shrubby, rather succulent, thickly clothed with unequal spreading white villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla : branches nearly erect, or slightly spreading, densely villous. Leaves cordate, deeply 5 to 9-lobed, or nearly pinnatifid, densely clothed on both sides with white villous down, strongly nerved underneath, the nerves branched : lobes spreading, wedge-shaped, acute, incised or toothed with bluntish teeth. Petioles flattened a little on the upper side, and convex on the lower, densely villous. Stipules cordately ovate, acute, joined to the base of the petioles. Peduncles in a sort of panicle, several- flowered. Involucre of 6 lanceolate, acute, villous bractes. Pedicles about the length of the bractes. Calyx 5 -cleft, segments unequal, oblongly lanceolate, reflexed. Necta- r^ercms tube about half as long again as the calyx, flat- tened on each side, gibbous at the base, and widened up- wards. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones obovate, a little oblique at the base, of a reddish brick colour, stained with purple, and a light stroke to the base, in the middle is 2 dark pur- ple spots, that are connected by a reddish shade, and from them to the base are some short dark lines, which are more or less branched : lower petals ligulate, brick coloured. Stamens 10, connected at the base, 7 bearing anthers, which, as far as we have observed, have always been with- out pollen. Style purple, thickly clothed with long rigid hairs. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. J A very curious hybrid production, raised at the Nur- sery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of V.fulgidum that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. Vandesice ; it is as nearly as possible intermediate between the two, but we believe very few would guess its origin, had it not been known : it is a free strong growing plant, and is more hardy than many of its relatives, requiring nothing but a common greenhouse to keep it in good health : like the rest of that tribe, it succeeds best in a mixture of light turfy loam, peat, and sand, and the pots to be well drained ; young cuttings strike root freely, if planted in pots, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 297 PELARGONIUM confertifolium Close-leaved Stork's-hill. P. confertifolium, caule sufFruticoso ramoso ; ramis bre- vibus erecto-adscendentibus confertis squamoso-rugo- sis : foliis confertis tematis pinnatifidis simplicibus quin- qiielobisve molliter undique villosis : foliolis lobisque imbricatis obtusis crenato-dentatis, scapo simplici, um- bella multiflora subprolifera, petalis omnibus obovatis, tubo nectarifero calyce reflexo duplo longiore. Pelargonium confertifolium. Swt. hort. hrit.p. 77. n. 27. Geranium ardens, minor. Andrews's geran. c. ic. Stem sufFruticose, short and rugged, erect, about 4 or 6 inches in height, much branched : branches short, very much crowded, erect or ascending, very rugged and un- equal, scaly, occasioned by the remains of the stipules and petioles, the upper part thickly clothed with soft villous hairs. Leaves very variable, some ternate or pinnatifid, others deeply 5-lobed and simple, covered all over with soft villous hairs : leaflets, segments, or lobes, obtusely rounded, and notched or toothed with blunt rounded teeth, imbricate or lapping over each other. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side, and rounded on the lower, densely clothed with long, white, spreading, unequal, villous hairs. Stipules very short, broadly cordate, acute, fringed, and joined to the base of the petioles. Scape simple, cylindrical, elongated, thickly clothed with long spreading unequal hairs. Umbel many-flowered, generally proliferous. Involucre of several linear acute villous brac- tes. Pedicles long and slender, unequal in length, thickly clothed with unequal hairs. Calyx 5 -cleft, segments lan- ceolate, scarcely acute, villous, the upper one broadest, erect, the others reflexed. Petals 5, all roundly obovate, VOL. III. 2 B the two upper ones broadest, of a bright scarlet, tinged with brown, and two dark lines running down them, that are slightly branched : lower petals of nearly the same colour, but the lines fainter. Filaments 10, connected at the base, one of them a broadish spatulate one, as in the other plants of this section, 6 or 7 bearing anthers. Style short, thmly hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This curious little plant is of hybrid origin, and appears to be intermediate between P. fulgidum and P. pulchel- lum, and, like the latter parent, is rather shy in producing its flowers ; we do not know by whom it was first raised, but we first saw it at the Nursery of Mr. Lee, at Ham- mersmith, as long ago as the year 1816 ; it is not so much cultivated in our collections as it deserves to be, which we believe is chiefly owing to its not being well managed, and therefore produces but few flowers ; but when well grown and covered with its handsome little flowers, we think none can exceed it in brilliancy : the umbels are very often pro- liferous, which is also sometimes the case in P. pulchel- lum ; it has certainly very little aflinity with P^ ardens, with which it has been confused, the habit of the plants being totally dissimilar, this being an erect suffruticose plant, producing innumerable leafy branches ; whereas P. ardens is scarcely more than herbaceous, and produces very few leaves or branches, the leaves are also altogether difterent. The best method of treating the present subject, is to pot it in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and to have the pots well drained with potsherds, that it may not get sodden with too much wet ; as the pot be- comes filled with roots, it should be shifted into a larger one, to keep it growing freely, the only method of flowering it well : in Winter it requires very little water, and if allowed to get too much at that season, it will be very liable to rot off. Cuttings planted in pots, root readily, if planted in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the Green- house. Drawn at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in October last. 2(98 PELARGONIUM nitidum. Glossy Stm^k's-bill. P. nitidum^ caule erecto fruticoso subcarnoso squamoso, foliis tripartitis laciniato-lobatis nitidis margine subci- liatis, stipulis persistentibus ovatis obtusis petiolo adhse- rentibus, umbellis multifloris subpaniculatis, petalis ve- nosis, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiore. Pelargonium nitidum. Swt. hort. hrit. p. 77. n. 24. Stem shrubby, erect, a little succulent, clothed with a brown glossy bark, and scaly, owing to the persistent sti- pules and base of the footstalks, very little branched. Leaves succulent, deeply 3-parted, or sometimes ternate, unequally lobed and jagged, smooth and glossy, the mar- gins slightly fringed : leaflets or segments spreading, and toothed with unequal bluntish teeth. Petioles long, nearly cylindrical, or slightly furrowed on the upper side, thinly clothed with hairs. Stipules large, ovate, obtuse, a little concave, joined to the base of the petioles, and with them remaining persistent. Umbels many-flowered, in a sort of panicle. Peduncles swollen at the base, slightly hairy. Involucre of numerous lanceolate acute bractes. Pedicles nearly twice the length of the bractes, slightly pubescent. Calyx 5-cleft, hollow at the base ; upper segment ovate, concave, erect ; the others narrower, reflexed. Nectarife- rous tube about double the length of the calyx, gibbous at the base, scarcely pubescent. Petals 5, spreading, obo- vate, of a light scarlet, approaching to salmon colour, and elegantly marked with dark branching lines, the 2 upper ones about double the size of the others. Filaments \0y united at the base, seven bearing anthers, which were all 2 B 2 imperfect in our specimens. Style longer than the stamens. Stigmas 5, reflexed. This plant is also of hybrid origin, and was raised in 1822, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from a seed of V.ful- gidum, that had been fertilized by the pollen of P. sangui- neum : in habit it is nearly intermediate between its two parents, partaking of the glossy foliage of P. sanguineuniy and the hollow calyx and nectariferous tube of V.fulgidum : like its two parents, it is an abundant bloomer, and requires precisely the same mode of treatment, thriving well in a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and requiring but little water in Winter. Cuttings of it strike root freely, if planted in pots in the same sort of soil, in Spring or Sum- mer, but they will not succeed so well if planted in Autumn ; it may also be increased by the little tubers of its roots. 299 PELARGONIUM odaratissimum. Swe^t'ScmM S tork's-bilL P. odoratissimum, caule carnoso squamoso brevissimo, foliis subrotundo-cordatis obtuse crenulatis mollissimis, ramis floriferis prostratis, umbellis plurifloris, petalis calyce parum longioribus, tubo nectarifero calyee paulo breviore. Pelargonium odoratissimum. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 657. Pers. syn. 2. p. 229. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 167. DC. prodr.l. p.659. Geraiuum odoratissimum. Andrews' s germ. t. 40, Cav. diss.4!.p. Ml. t \03. f. I. Stem sufFruticose, very short, branching; branches very short, thickly crowded with lesives, flowering branches elongated, prostrate, and producing numerous umbels of flowers. Leaves roundly cordate or kidney-shaped, ob- tusely crenulate, covered on both sides with a white mealy pubescence, very soft to the touch. Petioles a little flat- tened on the upper side, and convex on the lower, dilated at the base, downy. Stipules cordate, acute, membrana- ceous. Peduncles cylindrical, downy, 3 to 8-flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 lanceolate, taper-pointed bractes. Pedicles a little longer than the nectariferous tube, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs. Calyx 5 -cleft, segments lan- ceolate, acute, upper one erect, the others spreading when the flower is expanded, very hairy. Nectariferous tube flattened on both sides, gibbous at the base, rather shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, nearly equal, ligulate, white, a little longer than the calyx. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Germen silky. Style short, pale flesh colour, slightly hairy at the base, and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, flesh coloured, reflexed. This curious plant is an old inhabitant of our gardens, having been introduced into them from the Cape, ever since the year 1724 ; it has formerly been much prized for the singular strong scent of its foliage, which by most peo- ple is thought to be very agreeable, but some few consider it quite the reverse ; it is now become rather scarce, as are most of the old original species, none of them being now much cultivated, except a few that are thought essen- tial for producing the finest hybrids. We think it very probable that V.fragrans is a hybrid production, between the present plant, and P exstipula- tum, as it is as near as possible intermediate between the two. The present plant thrives best in a light sandy soil, or a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, will suit it very well. Cuttings root readily, planted in pots, and placed on a shelf in the Greenhouse ; it may also be increased by cuttings of the roots. Our drawing was made at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, in the King's-road, Chelsea. 300. 300 PELARGONIUM insignitum. Marked-flowered StorTcs-hill. P. insignitum, caule fruticoso villoso, foliis cordatis lobatis inaequaliter obtuse dentatis villoso-pubescentibus, um- bellis plurifloris, petalis ramoso-venosis patentibus; superioribus cuneato-obovatis ; tubo nectarifero calyce paulo longiore. Stem shrubby, branching, thickly clothed with un- equal villous hairs. Leaves cordate, ovate, deeply but irregularly lobed, unequally toothed with bluntish teeth, clothed on both sides with soft villous hairs, more or less undulate, the margins often curved inwards. Petioles short, flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, thickly clothed with unequal villous hairs. Stipules lance- olate, acute, villous and fringed. Peduncles stout, also villous. Umbels several flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 lan- ceolate, acute, fringed and villous bractes. Pedicles about the length of or a little longer than the bractes. Calyx 5- cleft: upper segment ovate, concave, erect; the others narrower and spreading, all clothed with soft villous hairs. Nectariferous tube about the length of, or a little longer than the calyx. Petals 5, spreading : the 2 upper ones cuneately obovate, of a bright scarlet, with a large dark patch near the base, and numerous dark lines which spread all over the petals, and are much branched : lower petals broadly ligulate, of a bright scarlet, also marked with dark branching lines. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers, which were all imperfect in the specimens that we examined. Style longer than the stamens, hairy below, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed, or revolute. This pretty marked flowered plant, is a hybrid produc- tion, and was raised in the fine collection of R. H. Jen- kinson, Esq. from a seed that had been produced by P. fulgiduniy intermixed with one known by the name of Black Prince in the gardens ; the habit of the plant is as near as possible intermediate between the two parents, par- taking of the former in its general appearance, but of the latter in the shape and marking of the flowers ; like the rest of the tribe to which it belongs, it succeeds best in a light sandy soil, or a mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, will suit it very well, being careful not to overwater it in Winter. Cuttings root freely, planted in the same sort of soil, and placed on a shelf in the Greenhouse. Drawn from a plant in the Greenhouse of R. H. Jenkinson, Esq. in the Autumn of 1824. SYSTEMATICAL INDEX TO VOLUME III. No. 1 . Monsonia lobata 273 2. Geranium multifiduni • • • ' 245 3. Geranium Vlassovianuni • • 228 - 4. Geraninm lividum 268 5. Geraninm macrorhizon •••• 271 0. Geranium anemonefoHum • • 244 7. Erodium glaucopbyllura • • 283 8. Campylia variegata 266 9. Campylia elegans 222 10. Otidia alternans 286 11. Seymouria asarifolla 206 12. Hoarea rosea 262. f.l. 13. Hoarea Colvillii 260 14. Hoarea sisymbriiColia • • • • 292 15. Hoarea undul-aeflora 263 16. Hoarea labyrinthica 276 17. Hoarea venosa 209 18. Dimacria elegans 202 19. Dimacria dcpressa 290 20. Grenvillea conspicna • • 262. f. 2. 21. Pelargonium mundulnm-'*> 288 22. Pelargonium diniaeriaeflorum 220 23. Pelargonium concavum • • • • 237 24. Pelargonium ringens 256 25. Pelargonium aeidum 261 26. Pelargonium rutaceum • • • • 279 27. Pelargonium millefoliatum 230 28. Pelargonium tlavum 254 29. Pelargonium heracleifolium 211 30. Pelargonium sphondyiiifolium 246 31. Pelargonium pulvernlentum 218 32. Pelargonium pedicellatum 250 33. Pelargonium luridum 281 34. Pelargonium coufertifolium 297 35. Pelargonium jonquillinum- • 241 36. Pelargonium arniatum 214 37. Pelargonium Stapletoni •• 212 38. Pelargonium comptum • • • • 255 39. Pelargonium campylisefiorum 251 40. Pelargonium vespertinum. . 239 41. Pelargonium mutabile •••• 213 42. Pelargonium chaerophyllum 257 43. Pelargonium nitidum 298 44. Pelargonium anthriscifolium 233 45. Pelargonium ardescens •••• • 231 46. Pelargonium laxiflorum'>>« 216 47. Pelargonium variifolium • • 280 48. Pelargonium incurvum • • • - 249 49. Pelargonium torrefactum • • 243 50. Pelargonium insignitum • • 300 51. Pelargonium dilutum 293 52. Pelargonium phoeniceum • • 207 Vol. hi. No. 53. Pelargonium Allenii 229 54. Pelargonium aiiine 277 55. Pelargonium Bakerianum*- 240 56. Pelargonium polytrichum • • 274 57. Pelargonium biflorum •••• 287 58. Pelargoniom forniosissimuni 215 59. Pelargonium veniflorum • • 258 60. Pelargonium Saundersii • . 205 61. Pelargonium aeeroides ••• • 242 02. Pelargonium fusciflorum I oi/j Pelargonium fuscatum.erratdi J 63. Pelargonium Hammersleiae 225 64. Pelargonium Brightianum" 227 65. Pelargonium Mattoeksianum 234 66. Pelargonium recurvatum 223 67. Pelargonium planifolium • . 219 68. Pelargonium rhodolentum-* 291 69. Pelargonium modestum • • • . 204 70. Pelargonium notatum - • « • 208 71 . Pelargonium limonium 278 72. Pelargonium incanescens • • 203 73. Pelargonium delicatum • • • • 267 74. Pelargonium electum 238 75. Pelargonium serratifolium- • 221 76. Pelargonium Belladonna • • 27© 77. Pelargonium grandidentatum 217 78. Pelargonium scliizophyllum 289 79. Pelargonium mucronatum • • 27« 80. Pelargonium rhodanthuni • • 282 81. Pelargonium Couttsiae • • • . 269 82. Pelargonium rotundilobuin 252 83. Pelargonium Scottii 264 84. Pelargonium Palkii 224 85. Pelargonium Kingii 248 86. Pelargonium latilobum. ■ • - . 236 87. Pelargonium calocephaton 201 88. Pelargonium signatum • - • • 265 89. Pelargonium Bisshoppae j Pelargonium Bishopa.errata^ J 90. Pelargonium Dobreeanum- . 253 91. Pelargonium Moreanum •• 285 92. Pelargonium cynosbatifolium 259 93. Pelargonium lasiopliyllum- . 296 94. Pelargonium volatiflorum •• 284 95. Pelargonium trifoliatum • • 294 96. Pelargonium odoratissimum 299 97. Pelargonium dissectum • • • • 247 98. Pelargonium ovale 235 99. Pelargonium schizopetalum 232 100. Ciconium Fothergillii .... 226 101. Ciconium uiicranthum 395 2C ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO VOLUME III. No. Campylia elegans • • • 222 Campylia variegata 260 Ciconhim FothergilUi 226 Ciconium inicranthutu 295 Dimaciia depressa 290 Diniacria elegans • • • • 202 Erodiiini glaucophyllnm 283 Geranium anetnonefolium • • • • 244 Geranium lividnm 268 Geranium macrorhizon 27 1 Geranium multifidam 245 Geranium Ylassovianum 228 Grenvillea oonspicua 262. f. 2. Hoarea Colvillii 260 Hoarea labyrinthica 276 Hoarea rosea 262. f.l. Hoarea sisymbriifolia 292 Hoarea undulaeilora • • = • • • 263 Hoarea venosa 209 Monsonia lobata 273 Otidia alternans 286 Pelargonium aceroides 242 Pelargonium acidiim 261 Pelargonium affine 277 Pelargonium AUenii 229 Pelargonium anthriscifolium • • 233 Pelargonium ardescens 23 1 Pelargonium armatum • • • • - • • 214 Pelargonium Bakerianum ■ • • • 240 Pelargonium Belladonna 270 Pelargonium biflorum 287 Pelargonium Bisshoppae . • • • ^ Pelargonium Bishnpa. errata • • i Pelargonium Brightiannm - • • • 227 Pelargonium calocephalon 201 Pelargonium campyliaeflorum • • 251 Pelargonium cbaerophyllum • • • 257 Pelargonium comptuni - • • 255 Pelargonium concavum 237 Pelargonium confertifolium ■ • • • 297 Pelargonium Couttsix 269 Pelargonium cynosbatifolium • • 259 Pelargonium delicatum 267 Pelargonium dilutum 293 Pelargonium dimaeri?eflorum • • 220 Pelargonium dissectum 247 Pelargonium Dobreeanum - • • 253 Pelargonium electum • ■= 238 Pelargonium flavum • • 254 Pelargonium formosissimum 215 Pelarj^onium fusciflorum • . . >' Pelargnnium fuscatum. errata ' No. Pelargonium grandidentatum • • 217 Pelargonium Hammersleise • - • 225 Pelargonium heracleifoliiim 211 Pelargonium incanescens • > • 203 Pelargonium incurvum • - > 249 Pelargonium iusignitum 300 Pelargonium jonquillinum • - • • 241 Pelargonium Kingii 248 Pelargonium lasiopliyllum • • • • 29G Pelargonium latilobum 236 Pelargonium laxiflorum 216 Pelargonium limonium • • • 278 Pelargonium luridnm • • • 281 Pelargonium Mattocksianum • • 234 Pelargonium millefoliatum • • • 230 Pelargonium modestum 204 Pelargonium Morcanuni 285 Pelargonium mucronatum • • ■ • 275 Pelargonium mundulum 288 Pelargonium mutabile . - . ■ - 213 Pelargonium nitidnm 298 Pelargonium notatum « • 208 Pelargonium odoratissimum • • 299 Pelargonium ovale 235 Pelargonium Palkii 224 Pelargonium pedicellatum • - • 250 Pelargonium phoeniceum 207 Pelargonium planifolium 219 Pelargonium polytrichum 274 Pelargonium pulverulentum • • 218 Pelargonium recurvatum 223 Pelargonium rhodanthum 282 Pelargonium rliodolentnra •••• 291 Pelargonium ringens 256 Pelargonium rotundilobum • • • • 252 Pelargonium rutaceum 279 Pelargonium Saundersii 205 Pelargonium schizopetalnm • • • 232 Pelargonium schizophyllnm • • • • 289 Pelargonium Scottii 264 Pelargonium serratifolinm •••• 221 Pelargonium signatum 265 Pelargonium sphondyliifolium- > 246 Pelargonium Staplctoni 212 Pelargonium torrefactum • 243 Pelargonium trifoliatum 294 Pelargonium variifolium 280 Pelargonium veniflorum 258 Pelargonium vespertinum • • • • 239 Pelargonium volatiflorum • ^ • • 284 Seymouria asarifolia • • - • 206 ENGLISH INDEX TO VOLUME III. No. Campylia, elegant 222 variegated-flowered 266 Ciconium, Fothergill's 226 small-flowered 295 Crane's-bill, Anemone-leaved • • 244 long-rooted 271 . multifid-leaved • • • • 245 Vlassof's 228 wrinkled-leaved •• 268 Bimacria, depressed-umbelled 290 — ; elegant 202 Grenviilea, conspicuous • • 202. f. 2. Heron's-bill, glaucous-leaved • • 283 Hoarea, Colvill's 260 labyrinth-flowered • • 276 rose-coloured 262 veined-petaled 209 water-rocket-leaved. • 292 waved-flowered - • • 263 Monsonia, broad-leaved 273 Otidia, parsley-leaved 286 Seymouria, Asarum-leaved • • • • 206 Stork's-bill, Anthriscus-leaved 232 broadlobed 236 — brown-marked - • • • 210 burnished 231 burnt-petaled 243 Campylia-flowered 251 changeable-coloured 213 ■ close-leaved 297 concave-petaled • • 237 cow-parsley-leaved 257 Cynosbati-leaved • • 259 decked 255 • deeply cut-leaved • • 289 • delicate 267 ' diluted 293 Dimacria-flowered 220 dissected-leaved • • 247 • divided-petaled • • 232 elected 238 evening-scented • • 239 flat-leaved 219 flying-flowered •-• • 284 glaucous trifoliate-Id 294 glossy-leaved 298 — Heracleum-leaved 211 — ■ incurved-petaled •• 249 Jonquil-scented - •- • 241 large-toothed •••• 217 lemon-scented • • • • 278 No. Stork's-bill, long-pedicled 250 lurid 281 many-haired 274 maple-like 242 marked-flowered ' • 300 marked-leaved • . • . 265 marked -petaled - - 208 Mr. Allen's 229 Mr. King's 248 Mr. Palk's • . 224 milfoil-leaved 230 Miss Bright's 227 Miss Stapleton's • . 212 Mrs. Bisshopp's • • 272 Mrs. Coutts's 269 Mrs. Dobree's 253 Mrs. Hammersley's 225 Mrs. Jenkinson's •• 240 Mrs. Sweet's • • • . 234 modest 204 More's victory 285 mucronated 275 oval-leaved 235 pretty-headed •••• 201 powdered-leaved • • 218 recurved-petaled • • 223 reddish-purple - ■ • • 207 related 277 ringent-flowered •• 256 rose-coloured 282 rose-smelling 291 . round-lobed 252 rue-scented 279 Saunders's 205 saw-leaved 221 Sir Claude Scott's •• 264 Smith's painted lady 270 sour-leaved 201 spreading-umbelled 210 spruce 288 strong-spined •••• 214 superb white 215 sweet-scented • • • • 299 swine's-parsley-l • • 3. Monsonia lobata. V. 3. •••• 4. Geraniam tuberosum, v. 2. 5. Geranium multifidum. v. 3. 6. Geranium eriostemon. v. 2. ■ 7. Geranium ibericum. V. 1. 8. Geranium lividum. v. 3 9. Geranium palustre. v. 1. - • 10. Geranium Vlassovianura.v.3. 11. GeraniumWallichianum. v.l. 12. Geranium Nepalense. v. 1. 13. Geranium pilosum. V. 2. 14. Geranium macrorhizon. V. 3. 15. Geranium anemonefoiium. v.; 16. Geranium argenteum. v. 1. ■ 17. Erodium multicaule. v. 2. • • 18. Erodium caucalifolium. V. 1. 19. Erodium Gussonii. v. 2. • • ■ 20. Erodium liymenodes. v. !.• • • 21. Erodium crassifolium. V. 2. • 22. Erodium glaucophyllum. v.3. 23. Erodium incarnatum. v. 1. < 24. Grielum tenuifolium. v. 2. • • • 25. Phymatanthus tricolor. V. 1. ■ 26. Phymatanthus elatus. V. 1. 27. Canjpylia carinata ; in ois. i Pelargonium carinatum, J " 28. Campylia variegata. v.3. 29. Campylia holosericea. V. 1. ■ 30. Campylia blattaria. v.l. 31. Campylia verbasciflora. V.2. 32. Campylia elegans. v. 3. 33. Campylia cana. v. 2. 34. Otidia carnosa. v. 1. 35. Otidia laxa. v. 2. 36. Otidia alternans. V. 3. 37. Seymouria asarifolia. * Hoarea. Sect. 1. 38. Hoarea violseilora. v. 2. • • ■ 39. Hoarea nivea. V. 2 Sect. 2. 40. Hoarea carinata. v. 2. 41. Hoarea corydaliilora. V. 1. • 42. Hoarea rosea, v. 3. •> 43. Hoarea setosa. v. I. 44. Hoarea selinifolia. v. 2. 45. Hoarea radicata. v. 2. No. 77 199 273 155 245 197 84 268 3 228 90 12 119 271 244 69 137 6 200 23 111 283 94 171 43 96 43 21 266 75 88 157 222 114 98 196 286 206 123 182 135 18 262. f.l. 38 159 174 v.l. Vol. No. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 64. 65. 56. 67. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 76. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84, 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. *** Sect. 3. Hoarea ovalifolia. v. 2. 106 Hoarea reticulata, v. 1. 91 Hoarea varia. v. 2. 166 Hoarea Colvillii. v. 3. • • - 260 Hoarea sisymbriifolia. v. 3. • • > • 292 Hoarea melanantha. V. 1. 73 Hoarea unduliEflora. v. 3. 263 Hoarea atra. V, 1. 72 Hoarea atrosanguinea. v. 2."-. 151 Hoarea elegans. V. 2. 132 Hoarea labyrinthica. V. 3. 276 Hoarea venosa. v.3. 209 Dimacria pinnata. v. 1. 46 Dimacria astragalifolia. v. 2. - • • • 103 Dimacria bipartita. v. 2. 142 Dimacria sulphnrea. v. 2. 163 Dimacria elegans. v. 3. 202 Dimacria depressa. v. 3. 290 Grenvillea conspicua. v.3. • • • • 262. f.2. * Pelargonium, SectA. Hoareance, Pelargonium mundulum. v.3. • • 288 Pelargonium dimacriseflorura. v.3. 220 Pelargonium amoenum. v. 2. • • • • 121 Pelargonium hoareaeflorum. v. 2. 133 Pelargonium concavum. v.3. • • 237 Pelargonium ringens. v. 3. • • • • 256 Pelargonium patens, v, 2. 125 Pelargonium cruentum. v.2. • • • • 170 Pelargonium acidum. v. 3. • • • • 261 Pelargonium intertextum.v.2. • • 185 Pelargonium pallens. v. 2. 148 *• Sect. 2. Polyactium, dc. Pelargonium multiradiatum. v. 2. 145 Pelargonium rutaceum. v. 3. 279 Sect.%. Monospatalla. fDiv.l. Pelargonium millefoliatuni. v. 3. 230 Pelargonium llavum. v. 3. 254 Pelargonium filipendulifolium.v.l. 85 Pelargonium heracleifolium. v.3. 211 Pelargonium seleotum. v. 2, - • • • 190 Pelargonium sphondyliifolium, v.3. 246 Pelargonium lobatum. v. 1 . < * • • 51 Pelargonium pulverulentuni. v.3. 218 Pelargonium pedicellatum. v. 3. 250 Pelargonium luridum. v. 3. • • •• 281 Pelargonium glauciifolium. v.2. •• 179 Pelargonium quinquevultierum.v .2. 161 GENERAL SYSTEMATICAL INDEX TO VOLUMES I, II. ANI3 III. Vol. No. 90. Pelargonium bicolor. V. 1. 97 91. Pelargonium imbricatiim. v.l. ••• 65 92. Pelargonium Blandfbrdianum.v.2. 101 93. Pelargoninui sanguineum. v.l. 76 94. Pelargonium ardens. v.l • ■ 45 95. Pelargonium confertifolium. v. 3. 297 96. Pelargonium pulchellum. v.l. ■•<• 31 tt Div.2. 97. Pelargonium jonquiHinum.v.3. • • 241 98. Pelargonium armatum. v. 3. •••• 214 99. Pelargonium echinatum. v. •• 54 100. Pelargonium Stapletoni. v.3. • • 212 101. Pelargonium flexuosum. v.2. •• 180 102. Pelargonium saepefiorens. v.l. 58 103. Pelargonium comptum. V. 3. 255 104. Pelargonium reniforme. v.l. •• 48 105. Pelargonium particeps. V. 1. •• 49 106. Pelargonium campyliseilorum.v.3. 251 107. Pelargonium erectum. V. 2.» •• • 187 108. Pelargonium cortusaefolinm. v.l. 14 109. Pelargonium crassicaule. v.2. • • 192 ttt Div. 3. 110. Pelargonium vespertinum. v. 3. 239 111. Pelargonium mutabile. v. 3. 213 112. Pelargonium gibbosum. v.l.- 61 •*** Sect. 4» Pelargonia vera. 113. Pelargonium chaerophyllum.v.3. 257 114. Pelargonium nitidura. v.3.>.-- 298 115. Pelargonium hirtum. v. 2. • • • • 113 116. Pelargonium anthriscifolium.v.3. 233 117. Pelargonium fulgidum. v. 1. 69 118. Pelargonium ardescens. v.3. 231 1 19. Pelargonium aurantiaeum. v,2. 198 1-20. Pelargonium Potteri. v. 2. • • • • 147 121. Pelargonium nanum. V. 2. •••• 102 122. Pelargonium laxifkjrum. v.3. • • 216 12S. Pelargonium ignescens; a. v.l. 2 124. Pelargonium ignescens ; ^.sterile. v.l 55 125. Pelargonium variifolium. v.3. • • 280 126. Pelargonium incurvuhi. v. 3. . . 249 127. Pelargonium torrefactum. v. 3. 243 128. Pelargonium insignitum. v.3. . - 300 129. Pelargonium floccosum. v.2. •• 129 130. Pelargonium Broughtoniae. v.2. 181 131. Pelargonium Colvillii. v. 1. 86 132. Pelargonium spectabile. v.2. 136 133. Pelargonium Smithii. v.2. 110 134. Pelargonium pavoninum. v.l.- • 40 135. i*elargonium Tibbit8ianum.v.2. 158 136. Pelargonium rubescens. v.l. •• 30 137. Pelargonium dilutum. v. 3. • - 293 138. Pelargonium phoeniceum. v. 3. 20? 130. Pelargonium Daveyanum. v. 1. 32 140. Pelargonium Allenii. V. 3. 229 141. Pelargonium, affin^i v. 3. ••• 277 142. Pelargonium Bakerianum. v. 3. 240 143. Pelargonium calycinum. v.l. •• 81 144. Pelargonium Mostynse. v.l. •• 10 145. Pelargonium Dennisianum. v.l. 20 146. Pelargonium cr«nulatum. v.2. • • 162 147. Pelargonium Robinsoni. v. 2. • • 150 Vol. No. 148. Pelargonium cardiifolium. v. 1. 15 149. Pelargonium solubile. v. 1. •- 24 150. Pelargonium difForme. V. 2. 105 151. Pelargonium formosum. V.2. 120 152. Pelargonium multinerve. v. 1. 17 153. Pelargonium tyrianthinum. v.2. 18$ 154. Pelargonium aemulum. v. 2. • - - 160 155. Pelargonium villosum. v.l.. .. . 100 156. Pelargonium floridum. v.l. 41 157. Pelargonium pulchrum. V. 1. 107 158. Pelargonium Watsoni. v.2. 130 159. Pelargonium coarctatum. v.l. 70 160. Pelargonium nervosum, v.l. .. 47 161. Pelargonium Youngii. v. 2. ••• 131 162. Pelargonium Jenkinsoni. v. 2. 154 163. Pelargonium Brownii. V. 2. ■.• . 146 164. Pelargonium involucratum. | i oo a. maximum, j * * 165. Pelargonium polytrichum. v. 3. 274 166. Pelargonium Baileyanum. v. 1. 87 167. Pelargonium pannifoUum. v.l. 9 168. Pelargonium biflorum. v. 3. • • 287 169. Pelargonium candidum. v.2. • • 128 170. Pelargonium formosissimum. v.3. 215 171. Pelargonium Boyleae. v. 1. - -• • 50 172. Pelargonium ramulosum. v. 2. 177 173. Pelargonium pulcherrimum. v.2, 134 174. Pelargonium blandum. v. 1. • • • • 4 175. Pelargonium veniflorum. v. 3. 258 176. Pelargonium Saundersii. v. 3. 205 177. Pelargonium pauctdentatum. v.2. 186 178. Pelargonium aceroides. v. 3 242 179. Pelargonium fusciflorum. \ „ „\j Pelargonium fuscatvm.err^ta j^'***^ " 180. Pelargonium Hammersleiae.v.S. 225 181. Pelargonium Brightianum. v.3. 227 182. Pelargonium principissae. v.2. 139 183. Pelargonium Beaufortianum.v.2. 138 184. Pelargonium Mattocksianum.v.3. 234 185. Pelargonium recurvatum. V. 3. 223 186. Pelargonium planifolium. v. 3. 219 187. Pelargonium versicolor. V. 1. •• 78 188. Pelargonium electum. v. 3. - • • • 238 189. Pelargonium serratifolium. v.3. 221 190. Pelargonium Belladonna, v. 3. 270 191. Pelargonium grandidentatum.v.3.217 192. Pelargonium Barnardianum. v.2. 127 193. Pelargonium schizophyllum. v.3. 289 194. Pelargonium asperifolium. v.2. 169 195. Pelargonium macranthon. v. I. 83 196. Pelargonium grandiflorum. v.l. 29 197. Pelargonium opulifolium.v. I.- • 53 198. Pelargonium mucronatum. v. 3. 275 199. Pelargonium rhodanthum. V. 3. 282 200. Pelargonium Couttsise. v.3. -.. . 269 201 . Pelargonium striatum, v. 1. • • • i 202. Pelargonium rigescens. v.2. 112 203. Pelargonium eriophyllum. v» 2. 14 1 204. Pelargonium cordatum. v.l . • • - 67 205. Pelargonium concolor. v. 2. • • 140 206. Pelargonium papilionaceum. v.l. 27 207. Pelargonium tomentosum. v. 2. 168 GENERAL SYSTEMATICAL INDEX TO VOLUMES 1. 11. AND 111. Vol. No. 208. Pelargonium Husseyanum. V. I. 92 209. Pelargonium Breesianum. V. 1. 04 210. Pelargonium Murray anum, v.2. 161 211. Pelargonium oblatum. V. 1. 35 212. Pelargonium exiraium. v.l . - • • 26 213. Pelargonium rotundilobum. v.3. 252 214. Pelargonium Scottii. v.3. • • • • 264 215. Pelargonium Palkii. v. 3 224 216. Pelargonium Kingii. v.3. - • • 248 217. PelargoniumWellsianura. v. 2. 175 218. Pelargonium latilobum. v.3. •• 236 219. Pelargonium calocephalon. V. 3. 201 220. Pelargonium signatum. V. 3. •• 265 221. Pelargonium Bisshoppae 7 v 3 272 Pelargonium Bishopce. errata, j ' * 222. Pelargonium chrysanthemifolium. v.2. • 124 223. Pelargonium Dobreeanuni. v.3. 253 224. Pelargonium Moreanuin. v. 3. 285 225. Pelargonium cynosbatifolium.v.3. 259 226. Pelargonium pyrethriifolium.v.2. 124 227. Pelargonium lasiophyllum. v. 3. 296 228. Pelargonium Vandesiae. v. 1. • • 7 229. Pelargonium viscosissimum. v.2. 118 230. Pelargonium denticulatum. v.2. 109 231. Pelargonium vcrbena2foliuni.v.2. 149 232. Pelargonium volatiflorum. V. 3. 284 233. Pelargonium ternatum. v. 2. • • 165 234. Pelargonium melissinum. v. I. 5 235. Pelargonium Lamberti. v.2. 104 236. Pelargonium acutilobuni. v.2. • • 184 237. Pelargonium delicatum. V. 3. 267 238. Pelargonium incanescens. v. 3. 203 239. Pelargonium dependens. v.2. • • 195 240. Pelargonium obscurum. v.l. • • 89 241. Pelargonium venustnm. v.2. 167 242. Pelargonium atrofuscum. v.l. • 82 243. Pelargonium optabile. v. 1. • • 62 244. Pelargonium inscriptum. v. 2. 193 245. Pelargonium Lousadianum.v. 1. 44 246. Pelargonium Seymouriae. v. 1. 37 247. Pelargonium concinnum. V. 2. 108 248. Pelargonium atropurpureum. v.2. 152 249. Pelargonium lepiduni. v.2. •••• 156 250. Pelargonium coruscans. v.2. • • 173 251. Pelargonium obtusilobum. v. 1. 8 252. Pelargonium adulterinuni. V. 1. 22 253. Pelargonium Beadoniffi. v.2. •• 191 254. Pelargonium obtusifoliuni. v. 1. 25 255. Pelargonium Thynneae. V. 1. 74 256. Pelargonium pectinifolium. V. 1. 66 257. Pelargonium bellulum. v. ). • • 60 258. Pelargonium platypetalon. v.2. 116 Vol. No. 259. Pelargonium scintillans. v. 1. • • 28 260. Pelargonium Fairlieae. v.2.' • 178 261. Pelargonium affluens. v.2. - •• 194 262. Pelargonium ComptoniaE. v. 2. 122 263. Pelargonium Scarboroviae. v. 2. 117 264. Pelargonium dumosum. V. 1. 19 265. Pelargonium Newshamianum.v.2.144 266. Pelargonium lineatum. V. 1. •• 16 267. Pelargonium limonium. v.3. • • 278 268. Pelargonium Cosmianum. v. 2. 189 269. Pelargonium pustulosum. v. 1. I! 270. Pelargonium notatum. v. 3. - • • • 208 271. Pelargonium raodestum. v.3.-- 204 272. Pelargonium ornatum. V. I. - •• 39 273. Pelargonium rhodolentuni. v.3. 291 Pelargonium mixtum. v. 1. - •• - • 71 Pelargonium Hoareanum. v. 1. 80 Pelargonium glaucum. v. !.• • ■ • 57 Pelargonium trifoliatum. v.S.-* 294 DC. V. 2. 115 279. Pelargonium incisum. v. !.• •• 93 280. Pelargonium fragrans. v, 2. •-• • 172 281. Pelargonium odoratissimum. v. 3. 299 ****** Sect. G. Cheirocephalus. Pelargonium dissectum. v.3. • • 247 Pelargonium australe. v. 1. • • • • 68 Pelargonium inodorum. v.l. •• 36 ******* Sect. 7. Peristera. DC. Pelargonium humifusum. v.l. • 42 ******** Sect. 8. Calliopsis. Pelargonium elegans. v. 1. • • • • 36 287. Pelargonium ovale, v. 3. • 235 288. Pelargonium schizopetalum. v.3. 234 ********* Sect. 9. Dibrachya. 274 275 276 277 ***** Sect. 5. Athamanthoidea 278. Pelargonium tripartitum 282. 283. 284. 285. 286. 289. Pelargonium pinguifolium 290. Pelargonium scutatum. v. 1. * Jenkinsonia. Sect. I. 291. Jenkinsonia tetraguna. v.l. 292. Jenkinsonia quinata. v. 1. > ** Sect. 2. 293. Jenkinsonia pendula. v. 2. • 294. Jenkinsonia coriandrifolia. Pelargonium cnriandrifolium. 295. Ciconium Fothergillii. v.3.- 296. Ciconium reticulatum. v. 2. 297. Ciconium cerinum. v. 2. ■ • 298. Ciconium micranthum. v.3. ■ 299. Ciconium hybridnni. Pelargonium hyhridum. 300. Ciconium monstrum. Pelargonium monstrum. 301. Isopetalum Cotyledonis. v.2. 1. 52 • • • 95 • . 99 ... 79 188 J V. 1.34 . - - 226 143 176 . • - 295 J v.l. 63 }v.i. 13 126 GENERAL ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO VOLUMES L IL AND IIL Vol, No. Campylia blattaria. v. 1 88 Campylia cana. v. 2 114 Campylia carinata. v. 1. 21 Campylia elegans. v. 3. 222 Campylia bolosericea. v. 1. 75 Campylia variegata. v. 3. 266 Campylia verbasciflora. V. 2. 157 Ciconium cerinnm. V. 2. 176 Ciconium Fothei gillii. v. 3. 226 Ciconium liybridum. v. 1. 53 Ciconium micranthum. v. 3. 295 Ciconium monstrum. V. 1. 13 Ciconium reticulatum. V. 2. 145 Dimacria astragalifolia. v. 2. 103 Dimacria bipartita. v. 2. • • • • 142 Dimacria depressa. v. 3. 290 Dimacria elegans. v. 3. 202 Dimacria pinnata. v. 1. . . - • 46 Dimacria sulphurea. v. 2, • • • • 163 Erodium caucalifolium. v. I. 6 Erodium crassifolium. V. 2. HI Erodium glaucopliyllum. V. 3. 283 Erodium Gussonii. v. 2. 200 Erodium bymenodes. V. I. 23 Erodium incarnatum. V. 1. 94 Erodium multicaule. v. 2. 137 Geranium anemonefolium. v. 3. •••• 244 Geranium argenteum, v. i. - . - • . 59 Geranium eriostemon. v. 2. 197 Geranium ibericum. V. 1. 84 Geranium lividum. v. 3. 268 Geranium macrorhizou. v. 3. 271 Geranium multilidum. v. 3. 245 Geranium nepalense. V. 1. 12 Geranium palustre. v. 1 3 Geranium pilosum. v. 2. • • • 119 Geranium tuberosum, v. 2. 155 Geranium Vlassovianum. V. 3. 228 Geranium Wallichianum. v. 1. 90 Grenvillea conspicua. v.3. 202. f. 2. Grielum tenuifolium. V. 2. 171 Hoarca atra. V. 1. 72 Hoarea atrosanguinea. v. 2. 151 Hoarea carinata. v. 2. 135 Hoarea Colvillii. v. 3. 260 Hoarea corydaliflora. v. 1. • • 18 Hoarea elegans. v. 2. • • • < 132 Hoarea labyrinthica. v. 3. • - • 276 Hoarea melanantha. v. 1. 73 Vol. No. Hoarea nivea. v. 2. 182 Hoarea ovalifolia. v. 2. 106 Hoarea radicata. v. 2. 174 Hoarea reticulata, v, 1. 91 Hoarea rosea, v. 3 262. f. 1. Hoarea selinifolia. v. 2. 159 Hoarea setosa. V. 1. 88 Hoarea sisymbriifolia. v. 3. 292 Hoarea undulasilora. v. 3. 263 Hoarea varia. v. 2. 166 Hoarea venosa. v. 3. • 209 Hoarea violajflora. V. 2. 123 Isopetalum Cotyledonis. v. 2 120 Jenkinsonia coriandrifolia. 34 Jenkinsonia quinata. v. 1. ...... 79 Jenkinsonia pendula. V. 2. 188 Jenkinsonia tetragona. v. 1. 99 Monsonia lobata. v. 3. 273 Mousonia pilosa. v. 2. 199 Monsonia speciosa. v. 1. 77 Otidia alternans. V. 3. _•• 286 Otidia carnosa. V. 1. 98 Otidia laxa. v. 2. 196 Pelargonium aceroides. v. 3. 242 Pelargonium acidum. v. 3. 261 Pelargonium acntilobum. v. 2. • • •• 184 Pelargonium adulterinura. v. 1. ■ 22 Pelargonium zemulum. v. 2. 160 Pelargonium affine. v. 3. 277 Pelargonium affluens. v. 2. 194 Pelargonium AUenii. v. 3. 229 Pelargonium amoenum. v. 2. 121 Pelargonium antbriscifolium. v. 3. 233 Pelargonium ardens. v. 1 45 Pelargonium ardescens. v. 3. 231 Pelargonium armatum. v. 3. 214 Pelargonium asperifolium. v. 2. • - •• 169 Pelargonium atrofuscum. V. 1. 82 Pelargonium atropurpnreum. v. 2. 152 Pelargonium aurantiacuni. v. 2. • •> 198 Pelargonium australe. v. 1. 68 Pelargonium Bakerianum. v. 3. • • • • 240 Pelargonium Barnardianum. v. 2. 127 Pelargonium Baileyanum. V. 1, .... 87 Pelargonium Beadonise. v. 2. 191 Pelargonium Beaufortianum. v. 2. 138 Pelargonium Belladonna, v. 3 270 Pelargonium bellulum. v. 1. 60 Pelargonium bicolor. v. 1 . • • 97 GENERAL ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO VOLUMES> 1. II. AND III. Vol. No. Pelargonium biflorum, v. 3. 287 Pelargonium Bisshoppae;. Pelargonium BishopcB : errata. J Pelargonium Blandfordianum. v. 2. 101 Pelargonium blandom. v. 1 4 Pelargonium Boyleas. v. 1. 50 Pelargonium Breesianum. v. 1. .... 04 Pelargonium Brightianum. v. 3. - • 227 Pelargonium Broughtoniae. v. 2. 181 Pelargonium Brownii. v. 2 146 Pelargonium calocephalon. v. 3. • • • . 201 Pelargonium calycinum. v. 1. 81 Pelargonium campyliaeflorum. v. 3. 251 Pelargonium candidum. v. 2 128 Pelargonium carinatum. v. 1. 21 Pelargonium cardiifolium. v.l. 15 ' Pelargonium chaerophyllum. v. 3. 257 Pelargonium chrysanthemifolium. v. 2. 124 Pelargonium coarctatum. v. 1. 70 Pelargonium Colvillii. v. 1. 86 Pelargonium Comptoniae. v. 2. » ■ 122 Pelargonium comptuni. v. 3 255 Pelargonium concavura. v. 3. 237 Pelargonium concinnum. V. 2. 108 Pelargonium concolor. v. 2. 140 Pelargonium confertifolium. v. 3. 297 Pelargonium cordatum. v. 1. 67 Pelargonium coriandrifolium. v. 1. • • • 34 Pelargonium cortusaifolium. v. 1. 14 Pelargonium coruscans. v. 2. 173 Pelargonium Cosmianum. v. 2 189 Pelargonium Couttsia?. v. 3. 2C9 Pelargonium crassicaule. v. 2. 192 Pelargonium crenulatum. V. 2. 162 Pelargonium cruentum. v. 2. 170 Pelargonium cynosbatifolium, v. 3. 259 Pelargonium Da veyanum. V. 1, 32 Pelargonium delicatum. v. 3. 267 PeJargouiura Dcnnisianum. V. 1. 20 Pelargonium denticulatuni. V. 2. 109 Pelargonium dependens. v. 2. 195 Pelargonium difforme. v. 2. 105 Pelargonium dilutum. v. 3 293 Pelargonium dimacriajflorum. v. 3. 220 Pelargonium dissectum. v. 3. 247 Pelargonium Dobreeanum. v. 3. 253 Pelargonium dumosuni. v. 1. 19 Pelargonium echinatum. v. 1. 51 Pelargonium electum. v, 3. 238 Pelargonium elegans. v.l. 30 Pelargonium erectum. V. 2. 387 : Pelargonium eriophyllum. v. 2. 141 ; Pelargonium eximium. v. 1. 26 ' Pelargonium Fairlieaj. v. 2. 178 Pelargonium filipendulifolium. v. 1. 85 Pelargonium flavum. v. 3. 254 Pelargonium flexuosum. v, 2. • • • - . . 180 j Pelargonium floccosuni. v. 2. 129 i Pelargonium floridum. v. 1 41 i Pelargonium fonnosissinmm. v. 3. 215 j Pelargonium formosuni. v. 2 120 Pelargonium fragrans. v. 2. ...... 172 Vol. III. Vol. No. Pelargonium fulgidum. v. 1. ...... C9 Pelargonium fusciflorum. , Pelargonium fuscatum : errata.. J^'*' Pelargonium gibbosum. v. 1. ...... 61 Pelargonium glaueiifolium. v. 2. •. 179 Pelargonium glaucum. v. 1 57 Pelargonium grandidentatum. v. 3. 217 Pelargonium grandiflorum. V. 1. 29 Pelargonium Hammerslieae. v. 3. 225 Pelargonium heracleifolinm. V. 3. .- 211 Pelargonium hirtum. V. 2. -• .. 113 Pelargonium hoareaeflonnn. v. 2. . . 133 Pelargonium Hoareanum. V. 1. .... 80 Pelargonium humifusum. v. 1 42 Pelargonium Husseyannm. V. 1, 92 Pelargonium hybridum. v.l. 63 Pelargonium ignescens; a. v.l. .. 2 Pelargonium ignescens ; j3. sterile.v.l. 65 Pelargonium imbricatum. v. 1. • • . . 65 Pelargonium incanescens. V. 3. •••• 203 Pelargonium incisum. v. 1. ...... 93 Pelargonium incurvum. v. 3. - - 249 Pelargonium inodorum. v. I. 56 Pelargonium inscriptum. v. 2 193 Pelargonium, insignitum. v. 3. 300 Pelargonium intertextum, v. 2. • • . 185 Pelargonium involucratum ; a. maximum. v.l. 33 Pelargonium Jenkinsoni. v. 2 154 Pelargonium jonquiliinum. v. 3. .... 241 Pelargonium Kingii. v.S. 248 Pelargonium Lamberti. v. 2. 104 Pelargonium lasiophyllum. v. 3. ... . 296 Pelargonium latilobum. v. 3. 236 Pelargonium laxiflorum. v. 3. 216 Pelargonium lepidum. v. 2 156 Pelargonium limonium. v. 3. ...... 278 Pelargonium lineatum. v.l. 16 Pelargonium lobatum. V. 1. 51 Pelargonium Lousadianum. v.l. 44 Pelargonium luridum. V.3. •• 281 Pelargonium macranthon. v. 1. .... 83 Pelargonium Mattocksianum. v. 3. • . 234 Pelargonium melissinuni. v. 1. .... 5 Pelargonium millefoliatum. v. 3. • . - . 230 Pelargonium mixtum. v. 1. . 71 Pelargonium modestum. v. 3. 204 Pelargonium nionstrum. v.l. 13 Pelargonium Moreanum. v. 3 285 Pelargonium Mostynae. v. 1. 10 Pelargonium mucronatum. v. 3. • • . . 275 Pelargonium multinervae. v. 1 . • - . .. 17 Pelargonium multiradiatum. v. 2. . . 145 Pelargonium mundulum. v. 3. 288 Pelargonium Murrayanum, v. 2. • . 164 Pelargonium mutabile. v. 3. 213 Pelargonium nanum. v. 2. 102 Pelargonium nervosum. V. 1. 47 Pelargonfum Newshamianum. v. 2.. . 144 Pelargonium nitidura. v. 3. 298 Pelargonium notatum. v. 3. 208 Pelargonium oblatum. v. 1 3i 2 D GENEiRAL SYSTEMATICAL INDEX TO VOLUMES I. II. AND III. Vol. Pelargonium obscurnm. v. 1. Pelargonium obtusifolium. v. I . • • • • Pelargonium obtusilobum. v. 1. • • • • Pelargonium odoratissimum. v. 3. • • Pelargonium optabile. v. 1. Pelargonium opulifolium. v, 1. • • - • Pelargonium ornatum. v. 1. Pelargonium ovale. V. 3. Pelargonium pallens. v. 2. Pelargonium Palkii. v. 3. Pelargonium pannifolium. v. 1 . - • • • Pelargonium papilionaceum. v. 1. • • Pelargonium particeps. v. 1. Pelargonium patens, v. 2. Pelargonium paucidentatum. v. 2. • • Pelargonium pavoninum. v. 1. • ♦ • • Pelargonium pectinifolium. v. 1. •• Pelargonium pedicellatum. v. 3. • • • - Pelargonium phoeniceum. v. 3. Pelargonium pinguifolium. v. 1. ♦ • • • Pelargonium planifolium. v. 3. • • • • Pelargonium platypetalon. v. 2. • • • - Pelargonium polytrichum. v. 3. • • • • Pelargonium Potteri. V. 2. Pelargonium principissae. v. 2. • • • • Pelargonium pulchellum. v. 1. • • • • Pelargonium pulcherrimum. v. 2. •• Pelargonium pulchrum. v. 2. Pelargonium pulverulentum. v. S. •• Pelargonium pustulosum. v. 1. • - • • Pelargonium pyrethriifolinm. v. 2. Pelargonium quinquevulnerum. v. 2. Pelargonium ramulosum. v. 2. Pelargonium recurvatum. v. 3. Pelargonium reniforme. v. 1. Pelargonium rhodanthum. v. 3. • • • • Pelargonium rhodolentum. v. 3. Pelargonium rigescens. v. 2. ^pelargonium ringens. v. 3. Pelargonium Robinsoni. v. 2. Pelargonium rotundilobum. v. 3. • • • • Pelargonium rubescens. V. 1. Pelargonium rutaceum. v. 3. • • • • No. 89 25 8 299 62 63 39 235 148 224 9 27 49 125 186 40 66 250 207 52 219 116 274 147 139 31 134 107 218 11 153 161 177 223 48 282 291 112 256 150 252 30 279 Vol. Pelargonium saepeflorens. v. 1. Pelargonium sanguineum. v. 1 . • •• • Pelargonium Saundersii. v. 3. Pelargonium Scarboroviae. v. 2. • • Pelargonium schizopetalum, v. 3. < Pelargonium schizophyllum. v. 3. > Pelargonium scintillans. v. 1 . • • • • • Pelargonium Scottii. v. 3. Pelargonium scutatum. v. 1. • • • ♦ Pelargonium selectum. v. 2. • • • • Pelargonium serratifolium. v. 3. • • Pelargonium Seymouriae. v. 1. • • Pelargonium signatum. v. 3. • • • • Pelargonium Smithii. v. 2. • • Pelargonium solubile. V. 1. Pelargonium spectabile. v. 2. • • • • Pelargonium sphondyliifoliura. v. 3 Pelargonium Stapletoni. v. 3. • • • • Pelargonium striatum, v. 1. • • • • Pelargonium ternatum. v. 2. • • • • Pelargonium Thy nneae. v. 1 . • • • • Pelargonium Tibbitsianum. v. 2. Pelargonium tomentosum. v. 2. • • Pelargonium torrefactum. V. 3. •• Pelargonium trifoliatum. V. 3.- Pelargonium tripartitum. v. 2. • • Pelargonium tyrianthinum. v.2.«« Pelargonium Vandesiae. v. 1. • • • • Pelargonium variifolium. v. 3. • • • • Pelargonium veniflorum. v. 3. • • • • Pelargonium venustum. y. 2. ■ • • • Pelargonium verbenaefolium. v. 2. Pelargonium versicolor, v. 1. • • • • Pelargonium vespertinum. v. 3. • • Pelargonium villosum. v. 1. • • • ■ Pelargonium viscosissimum. v. 2. 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Second Edition, Price 12s. .r BOT^^r.c^?™?USE & GREENHOUSE MANUAL. .nd Propagation of the EbSifed,"^^ Managem™ der., in the Gardens of Great bSL .1 „ m ""J, GreenhoMe., and Bor- dUpi,ed under the GcMHfNamrjf iVpii^?""^^^^^ K"™'. «e„.U,GeJnUce."^''rf,irw"af,^W!;-|vLttio^^^^^^^^^ ^fco iy same AMor, No. S.for November. Priee 3.. To .e cont,„„ed the., of e^er, ..er„.e and to.rn, one hand.o.e noiv^^v^l^^^^' "'^ Natural Order of CISTUS or UOCK confused in the collections of thU ' f ^ V"'^ a«d.so much Names and Descr'S best Method"o7f^nl^^^^ ,1"'^"^^^ ^"'i EngfiS and Situation that suits them best of anVL^ may be considered of imporSnce ' information respecting them that JdersTf^ K^td'^^^^^^^^ ^''-ntage in the open covered with a mat in severe frost an^ i'' ^^ * Winter in a common garderframe ' oHn tJp PrT",?"' 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THE FRUIT GROWER'S INSTRTTPTHp r, tical Treatise on Fruit-trees from t^.. 2 ^ ^/ ^^^^ ^ > OR, or a Prac- md Enumeration of all the i^eYt Prn it, ^^^''f^'y t?,Matunty ; and a Description immediate Use ; with useful HLls a^tn ^T.^'^i^tion, both for keeping and To which is added, T ful defiSn '^^^^^^^^^^^ American Blight, which ca^cs th" €1^1 n t^^^^l' fy' commonly termed the and Prevention; together with som^pL^ effectual Remedy in general. A Work which w 11 ^ a^'""^^ Observations on Horticulture Nurseryman, or Gardener an^ Lrt^^^^^^ '^^^^ Gentleman^ superintend the Cultivation ^rdie^^rowi^ rLdpn^^^i?' ^'l^f ^^^'t^^^t^ or' from Practice, liy g. Bliss, Gardener Prke c; ''^'''''^ Mr. 5 WEET ha, in the Press, to appear as early as possible cn,LtS"