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Berolini, 1806. fol. Willden. sp. pi. Car. a Linne Species plantarum, editio quarta, cu- rante C. L. Willdenow. Berolini, 1797-- 1810. 8vo. GERANIACEiE. GERANIACEiE. Calyx simplex pentasepalus aut quinquepar- titus, persistens. Petala 2-5 (raro 0.) Stamina definita, filamentis basi coalitis, nunc omnia fertilia, nunc quaedam sterilia. Germen simplex; stylus unicus; stigmata 5 ohlonga.. Fructus 5-locularis aut 5-capsularis, loculis aut capsulis raonospermis. Chrculum ( Embryo) absque perispermo (albumine). Caulis fruticosus aut herbaceus ; folia stipulacea (aut raris^irae exstipulacea J ), opposita aut alterna ; ^om foliis alternis oppositi, oppositis axillares. Jussieu gen. 268. Obs. Gerania hinc Vitibus inde Malvaceis affinia, habitu, stami- num raonadelphia et foliis stipulaceis Malvaceas referunt, dissimiles tamen embryonis lobis non corrugatis, capsularum aristis stylo appli- citis et a basi dehiscentibus, foliis interdum oppositis. Pedunculus multiflorus folio alterno stipulaceo oppositus sigmim est Vitibus et Ge- raniis nonnuUis commune; sed Vitium habitus paulo dispar, calyx minimus, petala staminibus opposita, germen dissimile et fructus bac- catus. An ex Tropaeoli et Cissi cum Geraniis comparatione conclu- denda in his staminum perigynia? Juss. loc. cit. 270, * TRIBUS I. GERANiEiE. Cal. 5-sepalus. 1. MoNSONlA. Cor. 5-petala, incisa. Stam. 15, connata: urceolo filamentorum 5-fido. Stig. 5, sessilia. Caps. 5, monospermzc, aristatse, ad basin receptaculi rostratse. 2. Rhynchotheca. Cal 5-sepalus. Stam. 10. Styli breves, ap- pressi. Stigm. longa, crassa, divergentia. Caps. 5-coccae, su- perne caudatae, inferne dehiscentes. Semina subcarinata. Re- ceptac. columnare, 5-gonum. 3. Geranium. Cor. 5-petala, regularis. Nect. glandulae 5 melli- ferae, basi longiorum filamentorum adnatae. Caps. 5, monospermy, aristatae, ad basin receptaculi rostratae. Aristis nudis simplicibus (nec spiralibus, nec barbatis). 4. Erodium. Cor. 5-petala. Nect. Squamuloe 5 cum filamentis al- ternantes, et Glandulce melliferae basi staminum insidentes. Caps. 5, monosperraae, aristatae, ad basin receptaculi rostratae. Aristis spiralibus introrsum barbatis. ** TRIBUS II. Griele^. Cal. 1-sepalus persistens, absque tubo nectarifero. 5. Grielum. Cal. 5-ficlus. Cor. 5-petala. Stam. 10, libera. Filam, persistentia. Caps. 5, monospermae. % P. disciyes. viii GERANIACE^. *** TRIBUS III. PELARGONiEiE. Cal. 1-sepalus, 6-partitus: lacinia suprema desinente in tubulum capillarem, nectariferum, secus pedunculum decurrentem. Filam. 10, hasi connata. Caps. 5, monospermce, aristatce. Aristis spiralibus introrsum harhatis. G. Phym ATANTHUS. Pet. 5 insequalia : duo superiora approximata supra unguem verrucosa. Stam. tubo brevissimo : 5 fertilia re- curvo-patentia; 5 sterilium duo superiora paulo elongata recta. 7. Campylia. Pet. 5 inaequalia: duo superiora majora : ungues mar- gine inferiore auriculati. Stam. 5 sterilia : duo superiora longiora hamata recurva. 8. Otidia. Pet. 5 sequalia : duo superiora superne basi auriculata. Stam. 5 sterilia, duo superiora spatulata aut subulata : 3 inferiora breviora, erecta aut incurva. * Sect. 1. Pet. cequalia cequidistantia. ** Sect. 2. Pet. 2 superiora approximata: inferiora patentia. 9. HoAREA. Pet. 5 inaequalia, 2 superiora parallela longe unguicu- lata medio abrupte reflexa. Stam. longe tubulosa petalorum in- feriorum longitudine, 5 sterilia recta aut apice incurva, 3 inferiora fertilibus breviora. * Sect. 1. Cal. laciniis omnibus recurvis. Fil. sterilibus subulatis rectis. *** Sect. 2. Cal. lacinia superiore erecta. Fil. sterilibus apice in- curvis. 10. DiMACRiA. Pet. 5 inaequalia, duo superiora conniventia apice divaricata. Stam. sepalis breviora; 5 fertilia duobus inferioribus duplo longioribus porrectis supremo brevissimo : 5 sterilia minima subaequalia. 11. Pelargonium. Pet. 5 inaequalia, 2 superiora brevi unguicu- lata approximata. Stam. inaequalia decliuata: 3 sterilia subu- lata. * Sect. 1. Monospatalla. Filam. 10, basi connata 3-4 raro 5 sterilia: superiora late spatulata, sterilia aut antherifera. t Div. 1. Caule herbaceo aut suffruticoso patulo, foliis lobatis di- visisve. ft Div. 2. Caule fruticoso erecto aut Jlexuoso, foliis reniformibus lobatisque. ttt Div. 3. Caule fruticoso nodoso, foliis ternatis. ** Sect. 2. Pelargonia vera. Filam. incequalia longe declinata subulata. *** Sect. 3. Pet. ligulata. Filam. brevibus suberectis. **** Sect. 4. Tubo nectarifero brevissimo. Filam. patentibus. GERANIACE^, fx ***** Sect. 6. Filam. brevissima, 5-6 sterilia. Caulibus procum- bentibus. ****** Sect. 6. Pet. omnia obovata. Filam. suberecto-patentia. Caule suffruticoso rugoso. Stipulis persistentibus. ******* Sect. 7. Dibrachya. Pet. superiora majora. FilamentiB adscendentibus 2 superiora brevissima. 12, Jenkinsonia. Cfl^. 5-partitus, laciniis patentibus. Pet. 4-5, duo superiora multo majora longe unguiculata basi distantia. Stam. ingequalia adscendentia aut longissimo declinato medio ge- niculato connata: 5-7 fertilia. Caps. 5 basi valde attenuatae. * Sect. 1. Filam. longissimo declinato medio geniculato cmnata. Caulibus erectis. Sect. 2. Filam. adscendentia. Caulibus procumbentibus. 13. CicoNiUM. Pet. 5 ina^qualia, duo superiora approximata mi- nora. Stam. 7 fertilia recta ; 2 superiora brevissima. Besides the Genera that are above enumerated, we believe there are still others to be taken from the overgrown genus of Pelargonium. We suspect the Geranium Grenvillece and roseuvi of Andrews will form a distinct genus, which might be named Grenvillea: Pelargonium Cotyledonis and discipes another, or perhaps two separate ones. P. discipes differs materially from all others with which we are acquainted, from its want of stipules. The two former species, we are afraid, are now lost to the collections of this country; the two latter we are in hopes of seeing flower next spring, as strong plants of both are in Messrs. Colvill's collection at Chelsea. VOL. I. ERRATA. No. 1. 1. 8. for " ;" put " 1. 4. after " cordatis " erase " , " and after " dentalii " for " , " put N6. 8. 1. 4. for '* , " insert ; " 1. 8. for « sterilis " read " sterile." No. 19. 1. 12. after *' unequal" insert " ," No. 20. page 2. 1. 8. for " by the leaves of that " read by its leaves." No. 32. 1. U from the bottom, for " carlet" read " scarlet." No. 35. 1. 3, for "dilatatum" read "oblatum," and after "oblatis " erase " No. 39. 1. 10 from the bottom, after " unequal" insert " , " No. 41. 1. 9 from the bottom, for " Petioles " read " Pedicles." No. 54. p. 2. 1. 4. after " obovate" insert " , " No. 76. 1. 3. before " sanguineum " insert " P." No. 78. on the " plate" for " 70 " put " 78 " No. 83. p. 2. 1. 10 from the bottom, for " netariferous " read " neetariferous.' No. 89. 1. 4. after *• cordatis " erase •* , " 1 PELARGONIUM striatum. Streak'Jloivered Stork* s-hill. V. striatum, umbellis capitatis subsexfloris ; foliis cor- datis, leviter quinquelobis dentatis, lobis mucro- natis. Davey s Fairy Queen Geranium. Hortulanorum. Stem shrubby, branching. Branches thickly co- vered with soft woolly hairs. Leaves cordate, ob- soletely 5-lobed, slightly pubescent on both sides, lobes mucronate, dentate. Petiole longer than the leaf, covered with soft hairs. Stipules cordate, taper-pointed, fringed. Peduncles reaching beyond the leaves, downy. Umbels generally 6-flowered. Involucre of one bracte, divided into several segments; segments ovate, acute, fringed. Cah/x 5-cleft; segments lanceolate, taper- pointed, a little longer than the nectariferous tube. Nectariferous tube about the length of the pedicle. Co- rolla of 5 petals, the two uppermost largest, obversely ovate, white, with a reddish purple spot in the centre, from which branch numerous lines of the same colour in all directions; lower petals oblong, obtuse, in some specimens quite white, in others marked with red lines. Filaments 10 united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Anthers incumbent, oblong, obtuse, 2-celled, bursting at the front to discharge the pollen. Pollen granulate, orange-coloured. Germen villous. Sti/le hairy, purple. Stigmas 5, revolute. Our drawing of this plant was taken at the nursery of Mr. Davey, King's Road, Chelsea, who calls it the Fairy Queen, an appellation by which it is known in most collections; we suspect it to be of hybrid origin, but between what species it was produced we are at a VOL. B loss to guess ; it seems nearest related to P. betulinum but has very little affinity with that or any other species with which we are acquainted. Mr. Davey says he raised it from seeds, but is not certain how they were obtained. It is a very handsome plant, and produces abundance of flowers, which make their appearance early in the spring ; therefore it is desirable for all col- lections, particularly as it is not a tall growing plant and requires but little room; it will thrive well in an equal mixture of good loam and decayed leaves or any rich vegetable mould, with the protection of a greenhouse or warm room in winter to defend it from frost, when it wants but little water, and plenty of air in mild weather. Cuttings strike root readily, planted m a pot of the same kind of soil; and placed in a shady situation till struck, when they may be planted singly m small pots, and set in any convenient situa- tion. PELARGONIUM ignescens Mery -flowered Stork's-hilL P. {gnescens, pedimculis quadrifloris, foliis cordatis tri- fidis, laciniis lateralibus bilobis, intermedio trilobo dentato, stipulis cordatis acuminatis subdentatis. Pelargonium ignescens. Hort. sub. lond. pA6\.n. 48. Geranium ignescens, major. And. ger. cum icone. /3. sterilis, antheris sterilibus, floribus 2-3plo minori- bus, tubo nectarifero calyce sesquilongiori. Pelargonium ignescens. Lod. hot. cab. no. 109. Geranium ignescens. And. gei\ cum icone. Stem shrubby, with few branches, which when young are succulent and easily broken, and the whole plant is covered with soft villous hairs. Leaves cordate, deeply divided into three lobes, in some of them nearly to the base, side lobes slightly 2-lobed, intermediate one 3-lobed, unequally dentate, covered on both sides with a soft down. Petioles about the length of the leaf, hairy, a little flattened on the upper side. Stipules cordate, acuminate, ciliate, sometimes dentate. Pe- duncles longer than the leaves, hairy, when perfect always 4-flowered. Involucre generally of 6 bractes. Bractes lanceolately ovate, acuminate, ciliate, densely covered with soft villous hairs. Calyx 5-cleft, the back segment twice as large as the others, ovate, erect, the other 4 lanceolate and reflexed, all covered with soft hairs. Pedicle about the length of the segments of the calyx. Nectariferous tube more than twice the length of the calyx, slightly hairy, and flat on both ^ides, (in Var. /S. much shorter, and very hairy). Co- rolla of 5 petals, the two uppermost ovate of a light scarlet, with a dark spot in the centre, from which branch numerous lines of the same colour; the three lowermost ligulate, of a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Anthers incumbent, ligulate, 2-celled, bursting at the front to discharge the pollen. Pollen granular, of a brown orange colour. Germen villous. Sti/le red, slightly- hairy. Stigmas 5 re vol ate. This beautiful plant is the true P. ignescens in a perfect state, which bears seven fertile anthers, and produces perfect seeds. The variety /3. which is now common in our collections, never produces perfect anthers, and the flowers are very small in comparison to the present, which is a more robust growing plant, and better deserving a place in any collection; it is a very abundant flowerer, continuing in bloom a great part of the year: a mixture of sandy loam and decayed leaves or light vegetable mould suits it best, and being of rather a succulent nature it requires but little water; nothing will injure it more than overwatering it. Cut- tings root as free as any other kind, the younger the better, planted in the same kind of soil ; very little water must be given them, or they will be apt to rot. P. ignescens was first raised from seed by Sir R. Hoare, but whether it be of hybi-id origin or a real species, we are not certain. Mr. Loddiges mentions it as a native of the Cape of Good Hope ; by others we have been in- ibrmed it was raised from the seed of V.fulgidum, im- pregnated with some other species. Our drawing of this beautiful plant was taken at the nursery of Mr. Colvill, the only place where we have seen it in a perfect state. 3 GERANIUM palustre. Marsh Crane's-bill. G. palustre, pednnculis bifloris longissimis, pedicellis declinatis, foliis radicalibus septemlobis, caulinis qiiinqnelobis dentatis, caule decumbente adscen- dente, petalis integris. Geranium palustre. fVilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 703. Flor. dan. t. 596. Cav. diss. 4. p. 211. t. 87./. 2. Pers. syn. vol. 2. p. 235. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 187. Root perennial. Stem berbaceous decumbent, branching in all directions. Branches ascending, at last nearly erect, thickly covered with stiff recurved hairs. Leaves near the root deeply divided into 7 lobes, lobes cuneate, dentate; stalk-leaves opposite, deeply 5-lobed, unequally dentate, hairy underneath. Petioles very hairy. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, widened at the base. Peduncles very long, 2-flowered; pedicles bending downwards, then ascending. Invo- vucre generally of 4 bractes, which are membranous, lanceolate, acuminate. Calyx 5-leaved, 2 larger than the others, strongly ribbed, with a membranous mar- gin. Corolla of 5 entire petals, of equal size, ovate, obtuse, of a reddish purple with darker veins. Sta- mens 10, connected at the base, all bearing perfect anthers. Germens pubescent, awns naked, straight. Stigmas 5, reflexed, of a pale rose colour. This is one of the handsomest species of the true Geraniums; it is a native of Germany, and is at present a scarce plant in our collections, though deserving a place in any collection of hardy plants ; it is a hardy herbaceous perennial, and will thrive in most soils, but prefers a moist situation to any other, where it will grow and flower nearly alJ the summer; if kept in pots they should be set in pans of water, to have them in health; any light loamy soil will suit them: they may be increased by cuttings, but slowly; the best method is to raise them from seeds, which are pro- duced in considerable quantities. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Mr. Pamplin, King's Road, Chelsea. 4 PELARGONIUM blandum. JBlush-Jlowered Stork' s-hill. P. blandum, pediinculis pliirifloris, foliis cordatis leviter qiiinquelobis dentatis pubescentibus, floralibus ova- tis, tubo nectarifero calyce pariim longiori. Stem shrubby, erect, branching, thickly covered with soft white hairs of unequal length. Leaves cor- date, 5-lobed on the lower part of the stem, slightly lobed on the upper part, floral ones ovate, not lobed, unequally dentate, rigid, covered on both sides with a fine soft down. Petiole longer than the leaf, very hairy. Stipules ovate, taper-pointed, subdentate, ciliate, thickly covered with soft hairs. Peduncles longer than the leaves, hairy, from 4 to 6-flowered. Involucre of 6 bractes, ovate, acute. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments un- equal, erect, lanceolate, acuminate, densely covered with soft hairs. Nectariferous tube a little longer than the calyx, hairy, and flattened on both sides. Corolla of 5 petals, the two uppermost widely obversely ovate, of a hght blush colour, with a dark red 2-lobed spot in the centre, from which branch various lines of the same colour, 3 lower petals broadly spatulate, obtuse, of a whitish blush. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Anthers incumbent, 2-celled, bursting at the front to discharge the pollen, which is granular and orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple and revo- lute. We suspect this beautiful plant to be of hybrid ori- gin, perhaps it has been produced between P. acerifo- lium and P. speciosum; it comes nearer to the former than to any other species with which we are ac- quainted, but differs materially in its mode of inflo- rescence, and its leaves not being so deeply lobed; in some nurseries it is known by the name of the Waterloo Geraniwn, in others by the appellation of Diana ; it is a very handsome growing plant and abundant flowerer, producing a succession of bloom from April to Septem- ber; it is also very hardy, requiring only a common greenhouse or light room* to protect it from frost, and being of a woody texture, it is not so liable to be injured by wet as some others; it may be grown in any rich vegetable mould, or a mixture of good loam and decayed leaves will suit it very well. Cuttings root freely planted in the same kind of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken from a plant in the collec- tion at Mr. Dennis's nursery, Chelsea, in May last. 5 PELARGONIUM melissinum. Balm-scented Stork' s- bill. P. melissinum, umbellis paiicifloris, foliis cordatis quin- quelobis undulato-plicatis dentatis: lobis inferiori- bus dilatatis lobatis: superioribus trilobis, stipulis dentatis ciliatis. Stem sbnibby, branching. Branches erect^ very downy. Leaves deeply 5-lobed, strongly ribbed on the lower, and furrowed on the upper side, covered on both sides with soft downy hairs, margins undulate and plaited; lower lobes widely spreading, unequally lobed and toothed; intermediate ones slightly lobed: upper one three-lobed. Petiole longer than the leaf, downy, a little flattened and channelled on the upper side. Stipules cordate, taper-pointed, ciliate, and generally toothed. Peduncles 2 to 5-flowered, downy, and reaching beyond the leaves. Pedicles unequal in length, about the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, spreading. Nectariferous tube longer than the calyx, flattened on both sides, downy. Petals 5, the two uppermost obversely ovate, white, stained nearly all over with red ; in the middle of it is a large dark spot, nearly black, from which branch some short stripes of the same colour: lower petals narrowly lanceolate, white. Fila- ments 10, seven only bearing anthers. Pollen orange- coloured. Style hairy. Stigmas 5, reflexed. Our drawing of this pretty little plant was taken at Mr, Davey's nursery. King's Road, Chelsea. It is one of the hybrid kinds, that hath been produced between P. crispum or some of its kin, and perhaps P. graveo- lens, and is not very unlike P. crispum latifotium of . VOL. I. c L'Heritier. It is a desirable plant, as it takes up but little room, and is a free grower and an abundant flowerer; its leaves when rubbed have the exact fra- grance of Melissa officinalis or common Balm, more so than any other kind that we have met with. It re- quires the protection of a greenhouse, or warm light room, to preserve it through the winter, but must be allowed plenty of air in mild weather. A mixture of loam and decayed leaves, or peat, is a proper soil for it, or any light rich earth, giving it but little water in winter. Young cuttings will root freely, planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. 6 ERODIUM caucalifolium. Bur-parslei/ leaved HerovL s-hill. E, caucalifolium, acaule, pedunculis multifloris, foliis pinnatis: pinnis subpetiolatis pinnatifidis inciso- dentatis, petiolo com muni nudo hirto, petalis ovatis obtusis basi dense ciliatis calyce duplo longioribus. Perennial. Sfalkless. Leaves numerous, pinnate: pinnae alternate, pinnatifid or deeply dentated, hairy on both sides; segments lanceolate, acute, entire or rarely toothed, nerves prominent. Petiole flattened on both sides, slightly channelled above, hairy. Peduncles very long, hairy, and many-flowered. Flowers in a two-ranked umbel: pedicles widely spreading, a little swollen at the base. Calyx of 5 sepals : sepals concave, with a membranous margin, awned, very hairy. Co- rolla of 5 petals, twice as long as the calyx, ovate, ob- tuse, the two uppermost widest, of a bright rose colour, slightly marked with a darker colour at the base, something like Pelargonium: 3 lower petals rather smaller, rose-coloured, all densely ciliate at the base. Filaments 10, united at the base, 5 only bearing anthers. Germen villous. Arillus pubescent. Invo- lucre of one bracte, divided into many revolufe seg- ments. # We are indebted to Mr. W. Anderson, Curator of the Botanic Garden, Chelsea, for the opportunity of giving a figure of this beautiful, and, as far as we can trace, undescribed species of Erodium, which he raised from seed received from France under the name of E. alpinum; from which it abundantly differs, that being a branching plant, and its petioles toothed between the pinnee, this being without branches and the pe- tloles naked. It is an abundant flowerer, continuino- to flower in succession the greater part of the yearf if grown in a pot, and protected from the frost in winter. It appears to be perfectly hardy, and of easy culture, and would most likely thrive better in a light border in the open ground, than it does in a pot: if kept in a pot It should be planted in a mixture of loam and decayed leaves, or any light mould: it has not yet produced perfect seeds, but might probably be increased by cut- tings of the roots, planted in a pot of light mould, and placed in a close frame, with very little water, till they begin to grow, when they must be hardened to the air by degrees. 7 PELARGONIUM Vandesij^e. Comtesse de Vandes^ Stork' s-hill. Vandesice, umbellis plurifloris subcapitals, foliis palmatifidis : lobis 7-9 oblongis divisis dentatis scabris margine revolutis, tubo nectarifero breviori calyce. Stem shrubby, erect, not much branched ; branches stiff, of a reddish brown, clothed with a mealy pubes- cence. Leaves palmatifid, or deeply divided: lobes 7-9, oblong, bluntish, divided, unequally toothed, rough to the touch, revolute at the edge, covered on both sides with a short mealy pubescence. Petioles a iittle swollan at the base, slightly channelled on the upper side, thickly covered with unequal hairs. Sti- pules ovate or widely lanceolate, widened at the base, and taper-pointed, sometimes toothed, ciliate. Pe- duncles several-flowered, hairy. Pedicles very short, about the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5- cleft, segments reflexed. Nectariferous tube shorter than the calyx. Corolla of 5 petals, two uppermost widest, obovately wedge-shaped, of a rosy blush colour, beautifully marked with red and dark purple: lower ones spatulately wedge-shaped of a lighter blush. Fi- laments 10 united at the base, 7 only bearing an- thers. Germen villous. Style red. Stigmas 5, slightly reflexed. Our drawing of this handsome plant was taken at the Comtesse de Vandes' superb collection at Bays- water : we are informed it has been lately raised from seed by Sir R. Hoare. It seems intermediate between P. augustum and P. plandfordianum, and is no doubt their hybrid production. It may be considered as one of the most beautiful sorts, and is therefore desir- able for all collections. It is a very hardy kind, and free grower, and requires only protection from frost; any light rich soil will suit it; and nothing is wanting to make it thrive but plenty of light and air in mild weather, and but little water in winter. Cuttings strike root readily, planted in a loamy soil and placed in a sheltered situation. 8 PELARGONIUM obtusilobum. JBlunt-lobed Stork' s-hill. P, obtusilobum, pedunculis paucifloris, foliis profunde trilobis: lobis rotundato-obtusis insequaliter acute dentatis, venis subtus calycibusque scabriusculis, stipulis cordatis dentatis. Pelargonium obtusilobum. Willd. enum. 2. p. 711. Hort. sub. lond. p. 152. n. 154. Pelargonium tricuspidatum ; rubrum. Hortulanorum, non verb V Heritieri. Stem shrubby, branching, seldom exceeding 18 inches in height ; branches short, thickly clothed with leaves, slightly downy. Leaves deeply 3-lobed: lobes wedge-shaped, obtuse; side ones divaricate, unequally and acutely toothed; middle one slightly 3-lobed, broadly wedge-shaped, acutely toothed : nerves covered underneath with little rough tubercles and rigid hairs: floral leaves slightly 3-lobed. Petioles unequal in length, rather short and thick, slightly pubescent, a little flattened on the upper side. Stipules cordate, taper-pointed, generally toothed, slightly ciliate. Pe- duncles 2-5 flowered, shghtly pubescent. Involuci^e of 3-6 bractes, ovate or broadly lanceolate, acute, ciliate. Pedicles very short. Calyx of 5 unequal segments, covered with little rough tubercles; back segment erect, ovate, acute : the others broadly lanceolate, re- flexed. Nectariferous tube much flattened, channelled on both sides, slightly curved, about twice the length of the calyx. Petals 5, the two uppermost roundly obcordate of a dark rose colour, in the middle of each are two dark con^uent spots, and underneath two forked lines which are slightly branched: lower petals roundly obovate of a lighter rose colour. Filaments 10 united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen sericeous. Arillus pubes- cent. Style dark red, slightly hairy. Stigmas 5, purple and revolute. ^ According to Willdenow this pretty plant is a hy- brid production; but if so, we cannot guess from what species it has originated: we supposed it to be an origi- nal species, having seeii it common in the collections about London these 12 or 13 years, where it has alvyays been mistaken for P. tricuspidatum, which no doubt originated from the roughness underneath the nerves of the leaves, which is still more apparent in the real P. tricuspidatum, a species we do not recollect having seen about London, but have seen it in the Marquis of Bath's collection at Longleat, and at Sweet's and Mil- ler's nursery, Bristol. ^ This is a desirable plant for any small collection, being of low growth and an abundant flowerer; it is also very hardy, requiring to be only protected from frost, and not to be overwatered in winter: it will thrive in any rich light soil, or a mixture of loam and leaf mould will suit it as well as any. Cuttings will root readily in the same kind of soil placed in a shady situation. Our drawing was taken at Mr. Colvill's nursery. King's Road, Chelsea, in October last. 9 PELARGONIUM pannifolium. Cloth-leaved Stork' s-hill. P. pannifolium^ umbellis plurifloris, foliis cordatis sub- lobatis insequaliter dentatis villosis, tubo nectarifero calyce breviori. Stent shrubby, upright; branches covered with soft villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant, except the corolla. Leaves cordate, slightly lobed, undulate, unequally toothed, acute, feeling like cloth, very soft to the touch; upper leaves wedge-shaped. Stipules cordate, acuminate, subdentate, soon withering and falling off. Peduncles 4-6 flowered. Involucre of six widely lanceolate bractes. Pedicles unequal in length, when in flower shorter than the nectariferous tube, but longer when in seed. Cali/x 6-cleft, segments unequal, lanceolate, acute, thickly covered with soft villous hairs. Nectariferous tube shorter than the calyx, flattened on each side, and slightly channelled. Corolla of 5 petals, two uppermost oblong ovate, of a blush colour, with two dark red stripes coming from the base, from which branch numerous hnes in each direction, palest at the upper part, above the middle is a beautiful dark purple spot, from which also branch lighter lines; three lower petals oblong-spatulate, obtuse, of a pale lilac colour. Filaments 10 united at the base, seven only bearing anthers. Pollen yellow. Sti/le red, hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, spreading. Seeds sericeous. Arillus co- vered with soft villous haii*s. This beautiful plant is of hybrid origin, and seems to be intermediate between P. blandum No. 4, and P. magnificum of Gardeners; it was raised from seed by Mr. Dennis, at whose nursery our drawing was taken VOL. I. D in September last. It is a desirable plant for any col- lection, being easily managed, and an abundant flow- erer, and continues in bloom till late in autumn. It will thrive well in any rich light soil, or a mixture of loam and decayed leaves suits it very well. Cuttings will root freely, and any common greenhouse, or light room, is sufficient to keep it through winter, watering it sparingly, and giving it plenty of air in mild weather. 10 PELARGONIUM Mostynse. Mrs. Mostyn's Stork' s-hill. P. Mostynce, pedunculis paniculatis: umbellis multi- floris, foliis renifonnibus iindiilato-lobatis dentatis, pedunculis calycibusque villosissimis. Geranium Mostynum. Colvill MSS. Stem shrubby, upright, with few branches. Leaves pubescent on both sides, reniform, waved, slightly lobed, dentate, ciliate. Stipules ovate, toothed, acu- minate, upper ones wedge-shaped. Peduncles longer than the leaf, covered with long villous hairs, most numerous at the upper part. Umbels 5 to 8-flowered. Involucre of 6 bractes; hractes cuneate, subdentate, villous. Calyx divided into 5 segments, thickly co- vered with soft villous hairs; segments lanceolate, acute, the upper one largest. Nectariferous tube 3 times shorter than the pedicle. Corolla of 5 petals, the two uppermost obovate, pale purple, beautifully marked with dark lines: the three lower ones lanceo- late, obtuse, of a pale rose colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven only bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style hairy, purple. Stigmas 5, spreading. Our drawing of this plant was taken at the nursery of Mr. Colvill, King's Road, Chelsea, who named it in honour of Mrs. Mostyn, an admirer of curious plants; we suspect it to be of hybrid origin, but cannot deter- mine between which species; it hath some distant affi- nity to P. cor datum; also to P. cucullatum, and other species nearly allied, but is readily distinguished from them all. It is a very hardy kind, and early flowerer, D 2 which makes it a desirable plant. It will thrive well in an equal mixture of good loam and decayed leaves, or any rich vegetable mould, and requires the protection of a greenhouse or warm room in winter, when care must be taken not to overwater it; and plenty of air should be always admitted in mild weather, which makes it strong and healthy. Cuttings strike root readily, planted in the same kind of soil, and placed in a shady situation j several may be planted in one pot; and when rooted they should be transplanted sindv in small pots. ^ ^ 11 PELARGONIUM pustulosum. JB lister ed- leaved Stork' s-hill. P. pustulosum, pedunculis subbifloris, foliis inferioribus profunde trilobis subtus piistulato-scabris: lobis lateralibus divaricatis ineequaliter acute dentatis: intermedio trilobo acute dentato, caule diffuse. Stem shrubby, very much branched; branches slen- der, spreading in all directions, rigid, and covered with short stiff hairs. Leaves deeply 3-lobed, wedge- shaped at the base, concave, with infiexed undulate margins, roughly blistered underneath and covered with short stiff hairs which have a white pellucid gland at their base; side-lobes spreading out, unequally and acutely toothed at the point ; middle lobe divided into three shorter lobes, unequally toothed: upper leaves scarcely lobed, but deeply toothed. Petioles unequal in length, covered with stiff pellucid hairs, and chan- nelled on the upper side. Stipules short, cordate, ending in an acute point, with ciliated margins. Pe- duncles longer than the leaves, 1-2 flowered, covered with pellucid hairs. Involucre of 4 cordate leafy bractes, terminating in an acute point. Pedicles shorter than the nectariferous tube, slightly hairy. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal, back segment erect, the others spreading, a little reflexed, all thickly covered with stiff glandulous hairs. Nectariferous tube longer than the calyx, flattened on both sides, slightly hairy. Corolla of 5 petals, the two uppermost oblong, obtuse, of a blush colour, with a beautiful bright crim- son spot in the centre, below it are two lines of the same colour a little branched at the upper part; the three lower ones linear, obtuse, of a paler blush colour. Filaments 10 united at the base, seven only beanng anthers. Pollen orange-colon red. Germen sericeous. Style very hairy, flesh-coloured. Stigmas 6, red, a little reflexed. This pretty plant is nearly related to P. pallidum and P. gratian of IVilldenow s Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Bot. Berolinensis, but is certainly distinct from both. It is possessed of the Citron-like scent which is common to many of its allies; but whether a real species, or a hybrid production, is not easy to be deter- mined, most probably the latter. It is a pleasino- plant, and produces its neat little flowers in abundance till late in autuum after many of the more gaudy kinds have done flowering, which makes it more desirable. It will thrive well in any light soil, or a mixture of loam and leaf mould will suit it very well. Cuttings root readily planted in the same kind of soil and set in a shady situation. It may be kept in any common greenhouse in winter, or a light room, where it will thrive, and continue in flower a considerable time. Our drawing was taken from a plant in the collection of Mr. Colvill, King's Road, Chelsea, in September last. 1:2 GERANIUM Nepaleiise. Nepal Crane s- hill. G. Nepalense, pednnculis bifloris, caule prostrate, foliis oppositis qninqnelobis deiitatis, petalis ciine- ato-obcorclatis longitudine calycis aristati. Geranium Napaulense. Pey^enn'ial? Herbaceous. Stems procumbent, spread- ing in all directions, brancbing- and very hairy. Leaves opposite, cordate, deeply 5-lobed; lobes oblong, un- equally tootbed, covered on both sides with soft hairs. Petioles unequal in length, nearly cylindrical, very hairy. Stipules subulate, keeled, ciliate and very acute. Peduncles much longer than the leaves, 2- flowered, thickly covered with soft hairs. Involucre of 4 small subulate bractes ; pedicles hairy. Calyx of 5 sepals ; sepals widely lanceolate, concave, with a mem- branous margin, ciliate, awned, and 3-nerved. Co- rolla of 5 equal petals, about the length of the calyx, nearly obcordale, of a bright rose-colour, 3-5-nerved; nerves of a darker colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, all bearing perfect anthers, that are incumbent, 2-celled, and burst in front to discharge the pollen, which is of a whitish colour. Germen hairy. Stigmas 5, sessile, hairy, and slightly recurved. Several plants of this little species of Geranium were raised last spring by Mr. W. Anderson, at the Botanic Garden, Chelsea, from seeds given him by Sir A. Hume, who received them from Nepal, from one of which our drawing was taken last summer. We believe it to be the first species of the family from that country that has yet been raised in our gardens ; it resembles some of the European species very much, and will probably be quite hardy, but it will be safest to protect them under a frame, or in a greenhouse, until some of them have been kept through the winter in the open air. By its appearance we suppose it to be perennial, being in habit very like G. pyrenaicum. It thrives well in any rich light soil, and cuttings strike root freely, planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. 13 PELARGONIUM monstrum. Cluster 'leaved Stork' s- bill. P. monstrum, pedunculis capitatis multifloris, foliis orbi- biculato-reniformibus obsolete lobatis subzonatis complicatis crispis. Pelargonium monstrum. IVilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 668. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 172. Pers. syn. vol. 2. p. 231. L'Herit. ger. n. 63. Ste?n sbrubby, thick, and irregularly swollen, rather succulent, and producing many short thick slightly pu- bescent branches, crowded with leaves. Leaves of a round kidney shape, dark green and obscurely marked with a dark circle, slightly lobed; lobes dentate and curled at the margins, strongly nerved; nerves thinly covered with hairs. Petioles longer than the leaf, thick, channelled on the upper side, thickly covered with short rough hairs. Stipules cordate, subdentate with an acute point, soon withering and falling off. Peduncles hid amongst the leaves or rarely coniing above them, very stiff, swollen at the base, a little flattened on the upper side, and covered with very short rigid hairs. Flowers in a close head, from 5 to 15 or more. Involucre of 6 or more bractes, ovate ending in an acute point, soon withering and falling off. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal, lanceolate, co- vered with stiff hairs. Nectariferous tube sessile, vari- able in length and swollen at the base. Corolla of 5 spatulate petals, the 2 uppermost narrowest and shortest, all of a bright rose colour marked with darker veins. Filaments 10 united at the base, short, erect, 7 only bearing anthers, the 2 back ones much VOL. I. E shorter than the others. Anthers incumbent, ligulate, 2-celled, bursting in front to discharge the pollen, which is of a light orange colour. Germen densely se- riceous. Style smooth, purple. Stigmas 5, slightly reflexed. Our drawing of this plant was taken at Mr. Colvill's nursery in September last; it belongs to a natural sec- tion, which will most likely be hereafter divided from Pelargonium into a distinct genus, particularly as that genus is now so numerous that good names are with difficulty found for the different species. This sec- tion differs from the others in having the 2 upper petals smaller and narrower than the lower ones, and the stamens short and erect, the 2 back ones very short, nearly sessile; the petals are all of one colour, not marked with various colours, as in the other sections, besides a distinct habit, by which they are readily known. To it belongs P. acetosum, stenopetalum, pu- milum, scandens, hyhridum, lateritium? zonale, Fother- gillii, crenaium, inquinans, heterogamum? The present species and several others not yet distinguished. This curious plant is seldom seen in flower, and the flowers are often so hid amongst the leaves that they are easily overlooked: it has flowered more abun- dantly at Mr* Colvill's this autumn than ever we have observed it do before. We believe no figure of it has been published before the present, though it has been in the gardens, according to Hortus Kewensis, ever since 1784, when it was cultivated by Mrs. Norman. It is a hardy plant, and thrives well in loamy soil mixed with decayed leaves, and being of a succulent nature it requires but little water in winter. Cuttings root readily planted in pots or under hand-glasses in a sheltered situation. 14 PELARGONIUM cortuseefolium. Cortusa- leaved Stork* s-bill. P. cortuseefolium, umbellis multifloris, petalis obcorda- tis, foliis cordatis inciso-lobatis undulatis obtuse dentatis, stipulis subulatis, caule carnoso. Pelargonium cortiissefolium. Willd. sp. pi. 3, p. 672. Pers. syn. 2. p. 231. Hort. Kew. ed, 2. p. 175. VHer. ger. t. 25. Geranium cortuseefolium. Andrews's reposit, 121. Stem shrubby, succulent, very rough, with per- sistent stipules; branches short, succulent, crowned with leaves at the top. Leaves cordate, lobed, and imdulate, covered with a white silky down, lobes un- equally toothed. Petiole longer than the leaf, swollen at the base, thickened at the upper part, downy. Stipules subulate, the upper part withering and falling off, the lower part persistent. Peduncles reaching be- yond the leaves, bearing umbels of many flowers. In- volucre of from 7 to 9 ovate bractes, covered with soft villous down. Pedicles unequal in length, villous. Calyx 5-cleft, segments ovate, reflexed. Nectariferous tube about 4 times the length of the calyx, flattened on both sides, thickly covered with soft villous hairs. Co- rolla of 5 obcordate petals, the 2 uppermost largest, white, marked with 6 or 7 small red specks, 3 lower petals of a pinkish blush colour, each marked with 2 faint red spots. Filaments 10, united at the base, 6 only bearing anthers in the specimens we have ex- amined, but in L'Heritier's figure there are 7: perhaps it varies from 6 to 7. Pollen of a pale yellow colour. E 2 Germen densely villous. Style very short, green, and smooth. Stigmas 5, bright red, reflexed. This plant also belongs to a distinct section in Pelargonium, and one that will probably constitute a separate genus. Its nearest relatives are P. cras- sicaule of L'Heritier, and P. crassicaule of Botani- cal Magazine, which appear to be distinct species: the former we have not had an opportunity of ex- amining in a perfect state, but in L'Heritier's figure only 5 anthers are shown ; the same number is men- tioned by Willdenow and Persoon: the flowers are smaller, and want the crimson spot so conspicuous in the other; the bractes of the involucre (according to the figure) are 3 times shorter and of a different shape. Besides other differences, in P. crassicaule of Bot. Mag. we have never found less than 7 anthers in the specimens we have examined: it also produces a leafy flowering stem, with large stipules, very different from the other. If decidedly distinct, it may be named P. primulimim, the flowers having the exact fragrance of Primula veris or Cowslip. These plants being of a succulent nature require but little water when not in a growing state; they are also more tender than many of the other kinds, being na- tives of the South-west coast of Africa, from whence they were introduced into this country in 1786, by A. P. Hove, Esq. Sandy loam mixed with peat is the best soil for them, and cuttings will soon strike root when planted in the same kind of soil ; but they require to be kept dry at first till the wound is calloused over, or they are apt to rot. Our drawing was taken at Mr. Colvill's nursery in October last. 15 PELARGONIUM cardiifolium. Cockle-shell leaved Storh' s-hill. P. cardiifolium, umbellis multifloris, foliis cuneatis plicatis quinquelobis cartilagineo-dentatis cucullatis, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo breviori. Stem shrubby, growing to a great size, branching ; hranches erect, stiff, thickly covered with soft villous hairs. Leaves rigid, wedge-shaped at the base, strongly ribbed, plicate, cucullate, 5-lobed, unequally toothed, with long stiff horny teeth of a purplish colour, which diminish in size towards the base. Petiole shorter than the leaf, widely flattened above, and covered with soft villous hairs; as are the leaves, peduncles, calyx, and bractes. Stipules lanceolate, acuminate. Peduncles many-flowered. Involucre of many bractes, unequal in number, and of various sizes; ir«c^e* lanceolate, sharply acuminate, concave. Pedicles about the length of the nectariferous tube, sometimes longer. Calyx 5-cleft, segments very long, lanceolate, acuminate, concave, erect. Nectariferous tube scarcely half the length of the calyx, flattened on both sides, slightly channelled. Corolla of 5 petals, the two uppermost widest, oblong, obtuse, of a dark rose colour, with a dark purple ob- long spot in the centre, which joins two dark purple streaks from the base, from which branch various other lines of a lighter colour, and between the streaks are 3 white marks; three lower petals oblong, obtuse, of a dark rose colour. Filaments 10, 7 only bearing an- thers. Pollen orange-coloured. Style red, hairy be- low, and smooth above. Stigmas 5, reflexed. This fine plant comes nearest to P. angulosum. It is chiefly distinguished by the rigid nerves of its leaves, and long horny teeth, not unlike the shells of some species of Cardium (Cockle). The first time we observed it was at the nursery of Mr. Youl, Kent Road, who raised it from seeds. We are not certain if it be a species or a hybrid production ; if the latter, P. angu- losum must also be one, being intermediate between our present plant and P. acerifolium. It belongs to the section of true Pelargonia, as do No. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and the following plant, which differ from the other sections, by their two upper petals being much the largest, and long declining filaments. There are several other natural sections belonging to the genus. This is a very hardy plant, and thrives well in rich loamy soil, mixed with decayed leaves or light vege- table mould; a common greenhouse or light room is suf- ficient to preserve it through the winter, giving it plenty of air in mild weather. Being of a woody texture and a free grower it requires more water than many other kinds. Cuttings root readily under a hand-glass, or in pots placed in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Whitley, Brames, and Milne, Fulham, in September last. 16 PELARGONIUM lineatum. Striped-flowered Stork' s-bill. P. lineatum, pedunculis bifloris, foliis distichis cordato- cuneatis leviter trilobis undulatis dentatis, tubo nec- tarifero longitudine calycis. Stem shrubby, much branched, branches short and crowded, slightly pubescent. Leaves 2-ranked, small, some cordate, others cuneate, slightly 3-lobed, undu- late, dentate, covered with short hairs. Petioles un- equal in length, slightly channelled on the upper side, covered with short soft hairs. Stipules small, cordate, acute, ciliate. Peduncles 1 -2 flowered, reach- ing far above the leaves, pubescent. Involucre of 2 or 3 bractes, cordately ovate, deciduous. Pedicles longer than the nectariferous tube, hairy. Calyx 5-cleft, seg- ments unequal, reflexed when the flower is expanded, but erect when in seed. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened and channelled on both sides, covered with short hairs. Corolla of 5 petals, 2 uppermost round ly-obovate, retuse, of a pale rose co- lour, with a dark purple forked spot in the centre, and numerous purple and red lines in all directions, 3 lower ones spatulately lanceolate, obtuse, of a paler colour, also marked with red lines. Filaments 10 united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style hairy on the lower part, and smooth above, purple. Stigmas 5, purple and reflexed. Our drawing of this little plant was taken at Mr. Colvill's nursery late in the autumn. It is probably one of the mule kinds produced in the nurseries from seed, being nearly related to several. It is a desirable plant, as it flowers late in the autumn, and if properly managed forms a neat little bush, and takes but little room, as it may be grown in a small pot. It will thrive in a mixture of sandy loam and decayed leaves, or light vegetable mould, and cuttings root freely planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. 17 PELARGONIUM multinerve. Many-nerved Stork^s-bill. P. multinerve, iimbellis plurifloiis, foliis orbiculato- reniformibus undulato-lobatis insequaliter dentatis multinerviis, stipulis cordatis obliquis acuminatis; caule villoso; tubo nectarifero longitiidine calycis. Pelargonium splendidum. Hortulanorum. Stem shrubby, upright, not much branched : branches thickly covered with soft villous hairs. Leaves of a roundish kidney-shape, very much undulated, scarcely lobed, unequally toothed, and covered on both sides with soft downy hairs; upper side deeply furrowed with numerous channels, occasioned by the number of nerves on the under side: nerves prominent, 5 main ones pro- ceeding from the base, from which numerous others branch in every direction. Petioles thick, slightly channelled on the upper side, and a little compressed on the lower, thickly covered with soft down. Stipules cordate, oblique, taper-pointed, very downy. Pe- duncles several flowered. Involucre of 4 or 6 unequal ovate concave bractes. Pedicles short, about the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, seg- ments widely lanceolate, very downy. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx. Petals 5, the 2 uppermost roundly ovate, of a fine purple colour with a dark spot in the centre, underneath which they are marked with white, with a few dark marks across, and branching from it: loiver petals oblong, obtuse, rose- coloured. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Style hairy, purple. Stigmas 5, reflexed. VOL. I. F This plant without doubt is of hybrid origin, and in habit approaches P. cucullatum. The leaves are also nearer to that than any other with which we are ac- quainted, but much more undulated, and not so deeply toothed: its flowers are very different in every respect, approaching nearest to P. soluhile of any we know, but the habit of the plant and foliage differ altogether from that: it is a robust and free growing plant, be- ginning to flower early in spring, and continuing in full bloom till late in autumn: it is as hardy a kind as any of the genus, and will thrive well in a light loamy soil, or a mixture of loam and decayed leaves will suit it very well. Cuttings root freely planted under a hand-glass, or in pots placed in a sheltered situation. It belongs to the same group as P. cardiifolium, &c. Our drawing was taken at Mr. Davey's nursery in October last. yjf'a/tj... 18 HOAREA corydaliflora. Fumitory -flowered Hoarea. Hoarea. Cat. 5-partitus: laciniis subaequalibus, su- prema desinente in tubulum capillarem nectariferum. Cor, 5-petaia, irregularis: petala 2 superiora ma- jora. Filam. 10; inferne dilatata et in tubum longum connata, 5-8 sterilia. AjUU 5, monospermi, aristati, ad basin receptaculi rostrati : aristis spira- libus introrsum barbatis. Herhce perennes; radice tuberosa, nunc rapiformi ; folia integra aut divisa; flares umbellaii: umhellce erectce. H. corydaliflora, umbella composita, foliis pinnatis pi- losis: foliolis pinnatifidis laciniatisque : laciniis line- aribus acutis, petalis superioribus refractis, inferio- ribus concavis conniventibus. Pelargonium rapaceum : var. lutea. Bot. mag. 1877. Root tuberous, in our plant about the length and thickness of the middle finger, equal in size through- out, throwing out at the bottom little tubers, from which the fibres that support it issue. Stem none. Leaves in a little cluster at the crown of the root, very variable, scarcely two alike, pinnate, and covered with soft hairs, some more so than others: pinnae opposite or sometimes alternate, lower ones pinnatifid and deeply divided; upper ones entire, linear, acute. Petiole round, very hairy, with 2 subulate membranaceous stipules attaclied to the base. Peduncle leafy at the base, and branching in various directions, clothed with short soft hairs, and a few longer ones scattered amongst them. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of several subulate, acute bractes, thickly covered with soft villous hairs. Calyx 5-cleft, segments linearly-lanceolate, acute, reflexed when the flower is expanded, but erect when closed. Nectariferous tube sessile, flattened on F 2 both sides, and ridged at the back, about twice the length of the calyx. Corolla of 5 petals, the 2 back ones reflexed, narrowly spatulate, obtuse, of a pale sulphur colour, with several red linear marks from the bend to the base; lower ones ligulate, connivent, con- cave, obtuse, of a pale sulphur colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 5 only bearing anthers. Pollen yel- low. Germen and nrillus covered with soft villous down. Sti/le green, hairy at the base, and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, red, and revoiute. This very natural division of Pelargonium, which differs so much from the others both in habit and cha- racter, we have thought requisite to form into a distinct genus. The essential character consists in the filaments being connected into a long tube, and never bearing above 5 perfect anthers; in the segments of the calyx being nearly equal, and the umbels of flowers always erect, not nodding before the flowers expand as in Pe- largonium; and moreover in its very difl^erent habit. This genus will comprise the greater part of the tuber- ous-rooted species of Pelargonium. We have named it in honour of Sir R. C. Hoare, whose collection of Gerani- acese exceeds every other in this country, and to whom we are obliged for many useful observations, which will be acknowledged in the course of our publication. The species of this genus require rather more than common care in their treatment in order to have them thrive well: being at one season of the year in a dormant state, they should be kept dry, till they begin to grow ; they may then be shifted into other pots and regularly supplied with water: the best soil for them is loam, peat, and sand, an equal portion of each mixed to- gether. The pots must be well drained with potsherds broken small, that the water may pass through freely: they are increased by the tubers of the roots taken off, and planted in pots, which must be placed on a gentle heat, or by seeds which are sometimes ripened. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Mr. Wm. Malcolm, Kensington, in October last: we have no doubt of its being a real species, having seen a great many plants of it imported from the Cape of Good Hope, without the slightest variation in them. 19 PELARGONIUM dumosum. Bushy Stork's- bill. P. dumosum, pedunculis 2-3-flons foliis reniformibus leviter trilobis obtusis dentatis pubescentibus, pe- dunculis fructiferis geniculatis. Geranium Angelina. Hortulanorum. Stem shrubby, very much branched; branches short and thickly crowded together, covered with soft close villi. Leaves small, numerous, reniform and obtuse, some slightly 3-lobed ; edge undulate, unequally toothed, ciliate; underneath thickly covered with soft hairs. Petioles unequal flattened and channelled on the upper side, villous. Stipules short, cordate, acute, fringed. Peduncles 2-3-flowered, villous. Involucre of 4 unequal bractes, which are cordate, acute, and ciliate. Pedicles a little longer than the nectariferous tube, when in fruit bending at the joints, thickly covered with soft villous hairs. Calyx 5-cleft, segments all reflexed when in flower, but upright when in seed. Nectariferous tube longer than the calyx, flattened and channelled on both sides, villous. Corolla of 5 petals, the 2 uppermost broadly obovate, obtuse, rose-coloured, with a very dark spot in the centre, lightest at the sides, from which numerous short lines are seen to branch in vari- ous directions; 3 lower petals spatulate, obtuse, of a pale rose colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, only seven bearing anthers. Pollen yellow. Style dark red, hairy at the base, and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, dark red, revolute. Seeds pubescent. Arillus very hairy. This pretty little plant is known by the appellation of Angelina in many of our collections ; it comes nearest to P. pulchellum of the Supplement to Willdenow*s Enum. 'plant, but differs in several particulars ; we sus- pect it to be of hybrid origin, but we cannot guess with what species it may have originated. It makes a com- pact little bush if properly managed, and produces abundance of its pretty dark flowers till late in autumn, which makes it desirable, especially as it takes up little room, and may be grown in a small pot: it thrives well in any light vegetable mould, or a mixture of loam and decayed leaves suits it very well. Cuttings root freely under a hand-glass, or in pots placed in a shady situa- tion. Our drawing was taken at Mr. Colvill's nursery in October last. 20 PELARGONIUM Dennisianuni. Demiis's Stork* s- bill. P. Dennisianum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis cordato- reniformibus acutis concavis undulatis denticulatis ; tubo nectarifero calyce sub-duplo breviori. Stem shrubby, branching; branches erect, covered with soft villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant, except the corolla. Leaves reniform, or some- times cordate, slightly 5-lobed, acute, undulate, un- equally toothed, with short rigid teeth, densely covered with soft villous hairs, shortest and closest on the upper side. Petiole longer than the leaf, channelled on the upper side, and dilated at the base. Stipules cordato- lanceolate, acute, sometimes toothed. Peduncles 4 to 6 flowered, sometimes more. Involucre of 6 bractes united at the base: bractes unequal, broadly lanceo- late, terminating abruptly in an acute point. Pedicles short, unequal in length, bending before the flower expands, but quite erect after. Cali/jo 5-cleft, segments unequal, erect, lanceolate, acute, nearly twice as long as the nectariferous tube, and clothed with long soft hairs. Nectariferous tube widely flattened on each side, sometimes channelled. Corolla of 5 petals, 2 uppermost widely obovate, obtuse, of a dark red colour, marked with blackish purple streaks, from which branch dark red lines in all directions, 3 lower ones oblong, obtuse, of a lighter colour. Filaments 10 united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Sti/le purple, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, and revolute. Seeds sericeous. Arillus covered with soft villous hairs. Our drawing of this platit was taken at Mr. Dennis's nursery, who raised it from seed; it is of hybrid ori- gin; being intermediate between P. cucullatum and P. Barr'mgtomi, or some of their near allies: from the former it difters by the leaves being softer, not so stiff, and the teeth not one third the length, in its peduncles being fewer-flowered, and the flowers of a different colour, from the latter by the leaves of that being smaller, and cornered, its peduncles also producing fewer flowers, which are also different in colour, be- sides other distinctions. It is a handsome plant, of easy culture, a free flowerer, and continues in bloom till late in autumn, after many of the other kinds have done: it grows freely in a rich light soil, and cuttings strike root readily: any common greenhouse, or light room, is sufficient to preserve it through winter. It should be watered occasionally when dry, and as much air given as possible in mild weather. 21 ♦ PELARGONIUM carinatum. Keeled- stipuled Stork's-bilL P. carinatum pedunculis 2-4 floris, foliis longe petio- latis ovatis insequaliter dentatis incisisve, stipulis carinatis, petalis superioribus oblongis undulatis emarginatis, caule sufFruticoso adscendente. Geranium tricolor, ovalifolium. And. Ger. c. icone. Geranium ovatum. Cav. diss. 4. p. 238. t. 103. 3? Stem sufFruticose, ascending, not strong enough to support its own weight without assistance, a little twisted, very rugged, owing to the persistent bases of the petioles and stipules: in our plant about 2 feet high. Leaves oval, sharply and unequally toothed, covered on both sides with a soft mealy pubescence. Petioles very long, shghtly flattened on the upper side, and rounded below; pubescent and sheathing the stem at the base. Stipules lanceolate, keeled, taper-pointed and ciliate. Peduncles pubescent, 2-4-flowered. In- volucre generally of 6 bractes, which are lanceolate, keeled, very acute, and ciliated with soft white hairs. Pedicles unequal in length, pubescent. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal, some ovate, the others lanceolate, keeled, concave, and covered with soft white hairs. Nectariferous tube shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, emarginate, the 2 uppermost oblong, undulate, of a deep crimson colour, darkest at the base, lower ones narrowly spatulate, undulate, obtuse, white, tinged with pink. Filaments 10, united at the base, 5 only bearing anthers, 2 upper sterile Jilaments with anther- like apices. Anthers incumbent, ending in an acute point, in which this tribe differs from all the other VOL. I. G Geraniaceee that we have examined. Germen downy. Arillus villous. Style purple, hairy at the base and smooth above. Stigmas 5, purple and revolute. Our drawing of this plant was taken at the Comtesse de Vandes' collection at Bayswater: it is said to have been raised from seeds received from Buenos Ayres by the late Mr. Fordyce, but it is without doubt a Cape species, and we are almost certain of its being the same as Geranium ovatum of Cavanilles ; this section will probably be separated from Pelargonium: it is readily distinguished from all the others by its pointed anthers, and the anther-like apices of the upper barren filaments, besides the habit and appearance of the plants which distinguish them at first sight : to it be- long P. trichostemon, P. eriostemon, P. hlattarium, P. vet'hasciflorwnf P. stipulaceum ? P. tricolor , and several others. Our plant is figured by Mr. Andrews as a variety of P. tricolor, from which it differs more than from any other of the section, that being an upright plant with nearly orbicular flat petals, this a procumbent or trailing plant with oblong undulate petals. The plants of this section are more difficult of culti- vation than the true Pelargonia. The best soil for them is a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, an equal quantity of each ; the pots must be as small as possible, and well drained with potsherds, that they may not get sodden with too much wet, particularly in winter, when they should be kept on a dry airy shelf. Cuttings root freely planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. 22 PELARGONIUM adulterinum. Hoary trifid-leaved Stork' s-hilL P. adulterinum, pedunculis 2-4-floris, foliis cordatis trilobis obtusis villosis mollibus, stipulis latis cor- datis, tubo nectarifero calyce breviori. Pelargonium adulterinum. UHerit. geran. t. 34. milden. sp. pi. 3. p. 683. Pers. syn. 2. p, 233. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4, p. 180. KutusofF's Geranium. Hortulanorum. Stem shrubby, of a woody texture, very much branched; branches spreading, thickly covered with long soft hairs. Leaves cordate, in the winter season slightly 3-lobed, in spring and summer deeply 3-lobed or trifid, densely clothed on both sides with short soft down of a whitish colour; lobes very obtuse, unequally toothed with short roundish teeth; nerves prominent branching in all directions. Petioles about the length of the leaf, flattened and slightly furrowed above, thickly covered with soft white hairs. Stipules short, broadly cordate, ending abruptly in an acute point, sometimes toothed, villous. Peduncles villous, 2 to 4 flowered. Involucre of 4 or 6 bractes; bractes ovate, concave, very downy. Pedicles short but unequal in length. Calyx 5-cleft, segments very unequal, erects lanceolate, acute, concave, thickly covered with soft villous hairs. Nectariferous tube short and thick, about half as long as the calyx. Petals 5, the 2 upper- most widely obovate, of a dark red, approaching to purple, marked with dark stripes from the base, which branch in all directions, lower ones oblong, obtuse of a dark rose-colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 G 2 only bearing anthers, which are often void of pollen. Germen and arillus villous. Sti/le dark red, hairy at the base, and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, purple, re volute. This is one of the earliest flowering species of this genus with which we are acquainted, being generally in full bloom before any of the other kinds begin to open, which makes it a very desirable plant; it is also as hardy as most of the others, and thrives well in a rich light soil. Cuttings strike root freely planted under a hand-glass, or in pots of mould placed in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken from a plant at Mr. Dennis's nursery the latter end of March. According to the Hortus Kewensis a native of the Cape of Good Hope, from whence it was introduced in 1785 by Mr. Archibald Thompson: we believe no coloured figure of it has ever been published before the present. ^5 ERODIUM hymenodes. Three-leaved Herori s-hill. E. hymenodes, pedunculis multifloris, foliis obtusis in- ciso-dentatis: inferioribus ternatis; superioribus tri- lobis, caule erecto. IVillden. sp. pi. 3. f. 635. Botan. magaz. 1174. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. p. 157. Pers. syn. 2. p. 225. VHerit. geran. t. 4. Erodium trilobatum. Jacq. ic. rar. 3. t. 508. Collect. 4. p. 200. Geranium hymenodes. Andrews's reposit. 413. Geranium trifolium. Cav. diss. 4. p. 223. t. 97. f. 3. Geranium geifolium. DesJ^. atl. 2. p. 108. Perennial. Herbaceous, increasing yearly in size above ground, and branching off a little. Stalks nu- merous, erect, thickly covered with soft unequal hairs. Leaves opposite, lower ones ternate, upper ones deeply 3-lobed; loles obtuse, unequally toothed, with round blunt teeth. Petioles flat on the upper side and rounded below, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs. Stipules membranaceous, white, some lanceolate, others oblong or ovate, pubescent. Peduncles many-flowered, villous. Involucre of 4 or 6 membranaceous bractes united into one at the base, and slightly pubescent. Pedicles arranged in 2 rows before the flowers expand, aftei-wards spreading all round and ascending when in seed. Calyx of 5 sepals ; sepals ovate or broadly lan- ceolate, obtuse, concave, with a membranaceous mar- gin, densely covered with soft villous hairs. Corolla of 5 petals, nearly equal in size, longer than the calyx^ nearly orbicular, and ciliated at the base: upper petals rather widest, of a light blush colour with a reddish brown spot at the base, branching out into light red veins: lower petals of a pale blush colour with darker veins. Filaments 10, slightly connected at the base, 5 only bearing anthers: antheriferous filaments succulent and subulate; sterile ones flat, lanceolate, and mem- branaceous. Anthers incumbent, obtuse at both ends. Pollen orange-coloured. Seeds villous. Arillus pu- bescent. Stigmas sessile, reflexed, of a pale rose colour. This pretty species of Erodium is a native of Bar- bary, and was introduced in 1789; it is well deserv- ing a place in the greenhouse, where it will continue in flower nearly all the winter: it is hardy enough to endure our winters with the protection of a com- mon frame in severe weather, but then it produces no flowers till spring: it will thrive and flower well in a light airy room, if not overwatered, and will grow freely in any rich light soil. Cuttings root readily, planted under hand-glasses, or in pots of mould placed in a sheltered situation : it also ripens plenty of seeds. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Mr. pavey, King's Road, Chelsea, in April last. PELARGONIUM solubile. Dissolvible- coloured Stork' s- bill. P. soluhile, umbellis subsexfloris paniculatis, foliis or- biculato-reniformibus subcucullatis rigidis sublo- batis dentatis, tubo nectarifero longitudine calycis. Duchess of Gloucester's Geranium. Hortulanorum. Stem shrubby, with few branches ; hranches rather succulent, stiff, flexuose, covered with soft downy hairs. Leaves of a round kidney shape, some lobed, others not, generally concave, unequally toothed with blunt rigid teeth, which are terminated with a sort of callous mucro, rather glossy above, but covered on both sides with soft hairs ; the upper leaves which ac- company the flowers are wedge-shaped, entire at the base, and rigidly toothed at the apex; nerves promi- nent. Petioles very thick, flattened on the upper side, and a little compressed on the lower, thickly covered with soft hairs. Stipules broadly cordate, acumi- nate, downy, and ciliate. Umbels growing in pa- nicles, spreading in every direction ; peduncles 4 to 6 flowered. Involucre of several unequal bractes, of a round oval shape, obtuse, ending in a sharp point, downy, and ciliate. Pedicles unequal in length, shorter than the nectariferous tube, downy. Calyx 5-cleft; segments unequal, the back one widest, ovate, erect, the others narrower, lanceolate and reflexed, all ending in a sharp point. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, a little flattened on each side and covered with soft hairs. Corolla of 5 petals, the 2 uppermost widest, of a roundish oval, obtuse, dark rose coloured, with a dark spot in the centre, under which are 2 white lines, from which branch various red and dark lines in different directions; 3 loiver petals oblong, obtuse, dark rose colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen of a dark orange colour. Germen downy. Style slightly hairy, purple. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This beautiful plant is known in many of our col- lections by the title of the Duchess of Gloucester's Geranium : we have named it from the curious circum- stance of water dissolving the colour of its petals, a circumstance which we first observed in a plant which had been watered over the flowers in the greenhouse, and have often noticed it since, in plants out of doors, after a shower of rain, or watering over head: we have likewise noticed the same effect in some other kinds of nearly the same colours, but in a less de- gree. We suppose it to be of hybrid origin, perhaps between P. cucullatum, or P. angulosum, and some other kind; it comes the nearest to P. cochleatum of JVilldenow's Enumeratio of any we have seen described: it is a robust and free-growing plant, continues in flower a great part of the year, and will thrive in any tolerably good soil, or a mixture of loam and leaf mould will suit it as well as any. Cuttings strike root freely in the same kind of soil, and a common green- house or light room is sufficient to protect it in winter, when it should be watered sparingly. The drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, in the King's Road, ia September last. ^6 PELARGONIUM obtusifolium. Mlunt'leaved Stork' s-hilL P. obtusifolium, pedunculis paucifloris, foliis trilobis planis obtusissimis, lobis divaricatis inaequaliter dentatis, stipulis latis cordatis, tubo nectarifero calyce longiori. Stem sbrubby, of a woody texture, very much branched; branches spreading, of a shining green, clothed with unequal hairs. Leaves flat, about an inch long, and 2 inches in breadth, deeply 3-lobed; lobes very blunt, unequally toothed with small sharp teeth; slightly hairy, and covered with a very short pubes- cence; nerves numerous, prominent, hairy. Petioles longer than the leaf, flat and channelled on the upper side, and a little rounded below. Stipules very short, broadly cordate, ending in an acute point, fringed, 3 to 5 nerved. Peduncles few flowered. Involucre of 6 short ovate bractes; bractes concave, ciliate, taper- pointed. Pedicles short, shghtly hairy. Cali/x of 5 veiny lanceolate segments, upper and lower ones erect, side ones reflexed. Nectariferous tube a little longer than the calyx, flattened on each side, hairy. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones obovate of a bluish rose colour, with a red spot in the centre, and below it branch dark lines in various directions; lower petals oblong or broadly lanceolate, obtuse, of a pale rose colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Style light red, hairy at the base and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 6, reflexed. We suspect this plant is of hybrid origin, perhaps between P. adulterinum and some other: it is a free VOL. I. H grower and an abundant flowerer, and appears very showy when covered with bloom; it thrives well in a lich loamy soil mixed with a little rotten dung or de- cayed leaves, and only requires protection from frost, and not to be overwatered in winter. Cuttings root freely, planted in pots and placed in a shady situation. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Mr. Dennis, Chelsea, the beginning of May. 26 PELARGONIUM eximium. Select Stork's'Ull. P. exlmium, umbellis multifloris, foliis cordatis rugosis undulatis septemlobis insequaliter dentatis basi di- latatis, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calycis longitudine. Stefn shrubby, erect; branches erect, thickly co- vered with soft hairs. Leaves cordate, undulate, rug- ged and uneven, 7-lobed, hairy on both sides, dilated at the base, with recurved points; lobes obtuse un- equally toothed with short ciliated teeth. Petioles thick, widely flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower, thickly clothed with soft un- equal hairs. Stipules widely cordate, acute, cihate, sometimes toothed. Peduncles very hairy, bearing many-flowered umbels. Involucre of several cordate or lanceolate acute bractes. Pedicles very short, about half the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5- cleft, segments all reflexed or revolute, lanceolate, thickly covered with soft villous hairs. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened on both sides, very hairy. Petals all obovate, two. uppermost widest, of a pale rose colour, with a brig-ht crimson spot in the centre; below and across barred with short dark lines, and in the middle an arrow-shaped mark: lower petals pale rose colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Anthers obtuse. Pollen orange-coloured. Stl/le red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, spreading. This pretty plant is of hybrid origin, and seems to be intermediate between P. capitatum and P. augustum: it is a very free grower and abundant flowerer, and as H 2 hardy as any of the genus j being a strong grower, it requires a rich loamy soil, mixed with a little rotten dung or decayed leaves. Young cuttings root freely in the same kind of soil, planted in pots, and placed in a shady situation. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Mr. Davey in May last; we also received a specimen of what we believe to be the same in an imperfect state, from Messrs. Brown and Co. of Slough, under the name of Geranium Murrayanum. 27 PELARGONIUM papilionaceuni. Butterfly Stork* s-hill. P. papilionaceum, umbellis multifloris paniculatis, foliis subrotundo-cordatis angulatis, petalis binis supe- rioribus obovatis duplo calyce longioribus, tribus inferioribus linearibiis calyce duplo brevioribus. Pelargonium papilionaceum. Willden. sp.pl. 3. p. 671. Persoon syn. 2. p. 231. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 174. Cavan. diss. 4. p. 244. t, 112./. 1. Dill, elth.p. 124. t. 128./. 155. Geranium africanum arborescens, malvae folio mucro- nato, petalis florum inferioribus vix conspicuis. Marty n dec. 15. Stem shrubby, erect branching; branches termi- nated with large panicles of flowers. Leaves roundly cordate, shallowly and bluntly crenate; lower ones angulate or slightly 5-lobed ; upper ones nearly round or slightly angular; all of a dark green colour, rugose, and blistered on the upper side, and covered on both sides with short stiff hairs. Petioles flattened and channelled on the upper side, and rounded below, thickly covered with soft hairs. Stipules widely cor- date, sometimes toothed, fringed, and taper-pointed. Umbels several-flowered, growing in large panicles. Pedu?icles and calyx very hairy. Calyx of 5 unequal, lanceolate, acute segments. Nectariferous tube very short and blunt, more than 3 times shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, 2 upper ones obovate, twice as long as the calyx, of a rose colour, lightest at the outsides, with a dark spot in the centre, which joins 2 lines that proceed from the base; lower petals linear, not half the length of the calyx, wliite or pale blush colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Germen and aristas villous. Style red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, reflexed. For an opportunity of giving this curious and very distinct species of Pelargonium, we are indebted to Mr. W. Anderson, curator of the Botanic Garden, Chelsea, who has lately reintroduced it, it having disap- peared from our collections for several years. In our opinion it is as handsome as any of the genus; for although the flowers are not so large as in some others, yet their abundance and curious form make up that deficiency: it is a strong vigorous-growing plant, and continues in bloom the greater part of the summer ; a rich lightish soil suits it best, or a mixture of two thirds turfy loam, and the rest peat or decayed leaves: it re- quires but little water in winter, as too much wet is very injurious to it. Cuttings root freely planted under a hand-glass, or in pots placed in a shady situation: it also produces plenty of seeds, by which any number may be raised. 28 PELARGONIUM scintillans. Sparkling Siork's-bilL P. scintillans, umbellis plurifloris, foliis cuneatis ovatis insequaliter dentatis incisisve, caule flexuoso ad- scendente : geniculis tumidis. Pelargonium scintillans. Hoare MSS. Slem shrubby, very much branched ; branches flex- uose, ascending, of a purplish colour and swelled at the joints; thickly covered with short hairs. Leaves wedge- shaped, or sometimes cordate, slightly 5-lobed, deeply and unequally toothed with blunt rounded teeth; thickly covered on both sides with a short soft pu- bescence. Petioles about twice the length of the leaf, slightly furrowed on the upper side, downy. Stipules widely lanceolate, taper-pointed, and ciUate. Umbels 4 to 6 flowered. Peduncles thickened at the base, very hairy. Involucre generally of 6 bractes; bractes lanceolate, concave, acute, very hairy. Pedicles longer than the nectariferous tube, downy. Cali/x of 5 lanceo- late acute segments. Nectariferous tube hardly as long as the calyx, flattened on both sides, downy. Petals 5, 2 uppermost ovate, of a pale scarlet, with a forked white mark at the base, from which branch short dark stripes; lower petals oblong, obtuse, of a lighter colour with darker veins. Filaments 10 united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers, which are seldom or never per- fect. Germen very hairy. Style hairy and green on the lower part, and red and smooth above. Stigmas 5, purple and revolute. We have lately had the pleasure of visiting the superb and well-managed collection of Geraniaceas be- longing to Sir R. C. Hoare, with which we were highly gratified, being far beyond our expectations in beauty and variety: from a specimen of one of these our draw- ing was taken; it is of hybrid origin, having been raised by Sir Richard from the seed of P.fulgidum: for the following account we are obliged to him : P. scin- tillans raised from the seed of the ori^mdLlfulgidum, at the same time with the ignescens. I had a third va- riety at the same time, varying in foliage, but a bad flower." In our account of P. ignescens, No. 2, we were doubt- ful whether it was a hybrid production or a real species. This now clears up the point. They have certainly very little affinity to the original, or with each other; and we have lately seen plants raised from the seeds of P. ignescens which differ much more from that than these do from each other. We have seldom seen this plant in health, and never in flower in a perfect state, in the neighbourhood of London ; yet it appears to thrive well and flower abun- dantly in Sir Richard's collection, and Mr. Colvill has some plants at present that are thriving very well : it is not a tender plant, as we find the more airy the situa- tion where it is kept, the healthier it is: it thrives best with us in a mixture of rather more than one half of light turfy loam, and the rest peat or decayed leaves, and likes a moderate supply of water. Cuttings strike root very freely planted in pots and placed in a shady situation. 29 PELARGONIUM grandiflorum. Great-flowered Stork^ s-hill. P. grandiflorum, pedunculis trifloris, foliis quinque- lobo-palmatis glaucis dentatis ; lobis divergentibus acutis basi ciliato-denticulatis, petalis calyce sub- triplo longioribus, tubo nectarifero calyce triple longiori. Pelargonium grandiflorum. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 674. Pers. syn. 2. p. 231 . Hort. Kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 175. . Geranium grandiflorum. Andrews* s reposit. \2. Stem shrubby, erect, smooth and shining, not much branched. Branches erect, glaucous, rather slender. Leaves smooth, glaucous; lower ones deeply 5-7 lobed; lobes divergent, acute, deeply toothed at the points, and slightly denticulate at the base, upper leaves deeply 3-lobed or nearly trifid. Petioles cylindrical, glaucous. Stipules broadly cordate, very obtuse, entire. Pe- duncles generally 3-flowered. Involucre of 5 lanceolate acute bractes. Pedicles cylindrical, about half the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, seg- ments narrowly lanceolate, acute, ciliate. Nectari- ferous tube about 3 times the length of the calyx, slightly hairy. Petals 5, nearly 3 times longer than the calyx, 2 uppermost obovate, white, marked with red branching lines at the base, lower ones broadly spatulate, white. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Ger- men and aristce sericeous. Style white, hairy at the base, and smooth above. Sf'^mas 5, reflexed. VOL. I. This fine species of Pelargonium is now become scarce in the collections about London, the rage after novelty having made it a good deal neglected ; it is also rather tenderer than most of the shrubby kinds, and is very liable to be injured by too much v;^et in winter : the best soil for it is a mixture of rather more than half of light turfy loam, and the rest peat or decayed leaves. Cuttings root freely planted under hand-glasses, or in pots placed in a sheltered situation. There are a great number of hybrid plants, whose origin may be traced between this species and several others ; some of them are very beautiful. Our drawing was taken from a plant in the select collection of Geraniacese belonging to Robert Jenkin- son, Esq. to whom we are obliged for much useful in- formation concerning the different kinds, and from whose collection we may expect many rare and beauti- ful subjects. so PELARGONIUM rubescens. The Countess of LiverpooVs Stork's- bill. P. rubescens, umbellis plurifloris, foliis cordatis quin- quelobis undulatis ineequaliter profundeque dentatis moUibus, stipulis ovatis acuminatis dentatis, tubo nectarifero calyee parum longiori. Pelargonium rubescens. JenMnson MSS. Stem shrubby, tall, erect, of a purplish colour, not much branched. Branches spreading, of a purplish tint, very hairy, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Leaves cordate, 5-lobed, undulate, deeply but unequally toothed, with sharp brown cartilaginous teeth. Petioles longer than the leaf, flattened and slightly channelled on the upper side, and rounded be- low. Stipules ovate, sharply acuminate, often forked, dentate. Peduncles generally 4-5 flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 lanceolate acute bractes, all covered with soft hairs. Pedicles about the length of the nectariferous tube, villous. Calyx 5-cleft, villous, segments very unequal, lanceolate, reflexed. Nectariferous tube a little longer than the calyx, flattened on both sides, much thicker than the pedicle. Petals 5, two upper- most broadly ovate, of a bright reddish colour, ap- proaching to scarlet, with a white mark in the centre, barred with dark purple stripes, which branch in va- rious directions; lower petals oblong of a lighter colour, with a darker shade down the middle of each. Fila- ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen and aristce densely villous. Style red, hairy on the lower part, and smpoth above. Stigmas 5, purple and revolute. I 2 This beautiful plant is of hybrid origin, and we think it intermediate between P. ignescens and the large variety of P. cucullatum, known in collections by the appellation of the Royal George Geranium: it was raised from seeds in the collection of the Earl of Liver- pool, at Coombe Wood, where our drawing was taken in May last. Mr. Smith, the gardener, informs us, that it was from the seed of P. ignescens, and he has several other curious mules very different from each other, which have been raised from the seeds of P. ignescens, P. ardens, and P.fulgidum. Mr. Colville has also raised a very fine one from seed, which we have named P. pavoninum* : the colour is a light scarlet with a beauti- ful dark spot in the centre of each upper petal. This is a very free, strong-growing plant, and is no doubt as hardy as any of the genus, thriving well in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, or decayed leaves, and appears likely to grow to as large a size as P. cuculla- tum. Cuttings root easily, planted under hand-glasses, x)v in pots placed in a shady situation. * T?.pavoninum, pedunculis 3-5 floris, foliis cordato-cuneatis undu- latis quinquelobis rigidis duplicato-dentatis ; marginibus incurvis, petio- lis apice valde dilatatis margine inflexis conniventibus. 31 PELARGONIUM pulcheUum. Nonesuch Stork' s-bill. P. pulcheUum, caule carnoso siifFruticoso, scapo diviso, foliis oblongis sinuato-pinnatifidis, stipulis latis lan- ceolatis, petiolis basi adnatis. Pelargonium pulcheUum. Botan. magaz. 524. Pers. synops. 2. p. 228. Hort, Kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 165. non JVilldenovii. Geranium pictum. Andrews's reposif. 168? Stem sufFruticose, short and succulent, a little branched. Leaves oblong, sinuate or nearly pinnati- fid, segments oblong or lanceolate, entire, or sometimes toothed, covered with short soft down. Stipules large, oblong or lanceolate, acute, fringed, and joined to the lower part of the petiole. Scape divided, leafy under- neath the peduncles. Peduncles downy, many-flow- ered. Involucre of many lanceolate or subulate bractes, connected at the base; bractes acute, reflexed. Flowers on the outsides of the umbels on long pedicles, and in the middle sessile. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, back one erect, the others reflexed or revolute. Nectariferous tube very long, hairy, flattened and channelled on both sides. Petals 5, two uppermost widest, obovate, white marked with a faint red speck ; lower ones spatulate, white with a broad lively red stripe down the middle of each. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Anthers obtuse. Pollen yellow. Style red, slightly hairy at the base. Stigmas 5, reflexed. Our drawing of this plant was taken at the nursery of Mr. Thomas Jenkins, of the New Road and Regent's Park; it belongs to a tribe different from any we have yet published, and which will perhaps form a distinct genus of themselves; to it belong P. lohatum, tristey Jilipendulifoliumy flavum, ardens, quinquevulnerum^ bicolor, and some others. This pretty species is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and, according to the Hortus Kewensis, was introduced in 1795: it is one of the early flowering species, being in flower from March till May, and sel- dom flowers after that period: it is not so easily ma- naged as the tribe in general, being very apt to suffer with too much wet after its blooming season is over. The best soil for it is an equal quantity of light turfy loam and peat, and a good deal of sand mixed with it; the pots should also be well drained with potsherds broken small, that the wet may pass off" readily, and it requires scarcely any water when not in a growing state. Cuttings strike root freely, but these are sparingly pro- duced : to make up that deficiency, pieces of the root, planted in pots with the top just above the surface, will produce young plants, but they require scarcely any water till they begin to grow, when they may be planted singly in small pots. 32 PELARGONIUM Daveyanum. Davey^s Stork' s-hill. P. Daveyanum, pedunculis subquadrifloris, foliis cor- dato-reniformibus undulatis leviter qiiinquelobis dentatis villosis moUibus, tubo nectarifero calyce parum breviori. Stem shrubby, branching. Branches thickly covered with long soft hairs. Leaves either cordate or kidney- shaped, slightly 5-lobed, rigidly toothed, undulate or crumpled between the lobes, thickly clothed on both sides with soft villous hairs. Petioles thick, widely flattened above and rounded below, villous. Stipules broadly cordate, with acute points, generally toothed, and thickly covered with long hairs. Peduncles gene- rally 4-flowered. Involucre of several bractes, some ovate, others lanceolate, acute, villous. Pedicles un- equal in length. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment much the widest, erect, the others lanceolate, acute, reflexed, covered with soft villous hairs. Nectariferous tube about the length, or hardly so long as the calyx, flat- tened on both sides. Petals 5, two upper ones obovate, of a dark carlet, deepest at the outside, beautifully marked with crimson in the middle, and barred with innumerable dark marks and lines, which branch in all directions; lower petals oblong, obtuse, of a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers, and these have not as yet been pro- duced perfect. Style red. Stigmas 5, purple reflexed. This handsome plant is a hybrid production ; we have named it in honour of Mr. Davey, who raised it from seed, and to whom our gardens are indebted for many valuable acquisitions in this family; it appears to be in- termediate between P. ignescens and P. Barringtonii^ and was without doubt produced between them: it seems to be a free grower and an abundant flowerer, and continues in bloom for a long time; should it here- after produce perfect anthers, its flowers will be still finer: from its appearance we believe it to be as hardy as any of the genus, and requires the same treatment as the free-growing kinds : nothing will be more liable to injure it than too much wet in winter. Cuttings will root freely planted under hand-glasses, or in pots placed in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken at the nurseiy of Mr. Davey in June last. .^5 PELARGONIUM involucratum, Large-bracted Stork* s-bill. P. involucratum, umbellis multifloris, foliis cordato- reniformibus rigidis subangulatis inaequaliter carti- lagineo-dentatis, bracteis magnis ovatis pedicello longioribus, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce breviori. u. maximum, foliis rigidissimis argute dentatis, floribus maximis albis macula medio et striis atropurpureis. Supra Jig. /3. albidum, foliis flaccidioribus, floribus minoribus albis lineis purpureis et macula media obscurioribus. 7. incarnatum, floribus incarnatis macula media ob- scuris rubris lineis ramosis atrosanguineis pictis. Commander in Chief Geranium. Hortulanorum. I. intermedium, foliis magis undulatis, floribus pallide incarnatis macula medio magno et lineis ramosis atrosanguineis pictis. Davey s High Admiral Geranium. Hortulanorum. s. lilacinum, foliis maximis, floribus magnis lilacinis lineis paucioribus minus ramosis. ^. roseum, foliis minoribus, floribus roseis macula medi^ obscuris rubris lineis ramosis atropurpureis pictis. Stem shrubby, erect, growing to a great size, not much branched. Branches erect, or a little spreading, thickly clothed with long soft hairs. Leaves kidney- shaped or cordate, generally pointed, rigid, slightly angular, deeply toothed, with very unequal cartilaginous teeth: nerves numerous, very prominent on the lower VOL. I. K side and furrowed on the upper. Petioles flat and fur- rowed on the upper side, and convex below, dilated upwards, and thickly covered with long soft hairs. Stipules widely cordate, fringed, deeply toothed, and ending- in an acute point. Peduncles many-flowered, thickly covered with long soft unequal hairs. Involucre of several bractes, often joined at the base; hractes ovate, concave, ending abruptly in an acute point, very hairy. Pedicles short, scarcely as long as the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments narrowly lanceolate, acute, reflexed when in flower, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs. Nectarif erous tube short, flattened on both sides, much shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, the 2 upper- most broadly ovate, in our variety, a-, white a little in- clining to blush, with a beautiful dark crimson spot in the centre, and from the base branch dark purple stripes, which branch again towards the upper part, and are lighter at the outsides ; lower petals ovate, white, faintly marked with red lines at the base. Fila- ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Style purple, hairy below, and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, purple and revolute. This fine plant is of hybrid origin, and is interme- diate between P. cucullatum and P. superbum (Gera- nium speciosum of Andrews, but not P. speciosum of Willdenow) : we have enumerated several varieties of it, which differ chiefly in size and colour, and we have seen several others, but have not had an oppor- tunity of examining them; they are all fine showy plants and free growers, thriving well in a light turfy loam mixed with a little peat or decayed leaves. Cut- tings root readily, planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken from a fine plant in the collection of the Earl of Liverpool at Coombe Wood, where it was raised from seed by Mr. Smith. PELARGONIUM coriandrifolium. Coriander- leaved Stork's- hill. P. coriandrifolium, pedunculis 3-5-floris, foliis bipin- natis: foliolis pinnatifidis linearibiis, floribus pen- tandris, corollis subtetrapetalis ; petalis superioribus margine inaequalibiis, caiile siibleevi. Pelargonium coriandrifolium. PFillden. sp. pi. 3. p. 663. Pers. syn. 2. p. 230. Hart. Kew. ed. 2. p. 170. Jacqu, ic. 3. t. 528. Collect. 5. p. 142. Cavan. diss. 4. p. 263. ^. 116./. 1. Stem herbaceous, flexuose, branching, smooth, and swollen at the joints, of a brown colour. Branches spreading, slightly hairy. Leaves bipinnate, smooth and shining, points recurved or revolute ; leaflets pin- natifid or toothed, upper ones entire, ending in a blunt point. Petioles very unequal in length, flat on the upper side and round below, slightly hairy. Stipules cordate or sometimes lanceolate, ending in an acute point. Peduncles cylindrical, slightly hairy, 3 to 5 flowered. Involucre generally of 6 lanceolate acute bractes; ferac^e* keeled, reflexed. Pec^zc/e* very short, slightly hairy. Calyx 5-cleft, thickly covered with short rigid hairs, upper segment lanceolate 3-nerved, side ones linear or 'subulate, taper-pointed. Nectari- ferous tube a little longer than the pedicle, not half the length of the calyx, nearly cylindrical. Corolla mostly of 4 petals, except the lower flower of each umbel, which has generally 5 : upper petals obovate, margins very unequal, of a blush colour, with two red lines which are joined at the base, each forked at the top, and slightly branched ; lower petals narrowly spa- tulate, of a pale blush. Filaments 10, united at the base, 5 only bearing anthers; antheriferous Jilamehts nearly of the same length, overtopping the style; anthers surrounding the stigma; barren filaments al- ternate with the others, short and subulate. Pollen yellow. Seeds brown and smooth. Capsules downy. Awns spiral, bearded inwards. Style flesh-coloured, slightly hairy below, and smooth above. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. Our drawing of this curious species of Pelargonium Was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, who lately received it from Messrs. Sweet and Miller's Bristol Nursery: it belongs to a very distinct tribe, which might with propriety be formed into a genus. To it belong P. myrrhifolium, bullatum, lacemm, Ion- gicaule, anemonifolium, multicaule, caucalifoliumj mi- nimumy and some others. The species belonging to this section are mostly free growers and easily cultivated: they succeed well in a light loamy soil, mixed with a little peat or decayed leaves, and are fond of a light airy situation. Cuttings root as free as those of any of the shrubby kinds, and seeds also ripen in abundance. The species is native of the Cape of Good Hope, and, according to Hortus Kewensis, was cultivated in ) 724 to the Chelsea Botanic Garden. 55 PELARGONIUM oblatum. Oblate- leaved Stork* s-bili P. dilatatumy umbellis multifloris, foliis oblatis, ro- tundato-cordatis 5-7-lobis apice recurvis basi imbri- catis inter lobos conduplicatis ; lobis obtusissimis sequaliter dentatis, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectari- fero subsessili calyce sesquilongiori. Ste?n shrubby, growing to a great size, branching. Branches spreading, thickly covered with long soft hairs. Leaves very large, of a dark green colour, lower ones about 5 inches long and 6 wide, cordate, 5-7 lobed, imbricate at the base, folded in between the lobes, points recurved, thickly covered on both sides with long soft hairs; lobes very blunt, toothed with short, nearly equal teeth. Petiole widened upwards, flattened and channelled on the upper side and convex underneath, very hairy. Stipules short, broadly cordate, generally toothed, ending in an acute point, fringed and very hairy. Peduncles very hairy and many-flowered. Involucre of several bractes ; bractes ovate, keeled, mu- cronate, densely villous. Pedicles very short, not half the length of the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments very unequal, lanceolate, acute, villous, all reflexed when in bloom. Nectarif erous tube about 1§ times the length of the calyx, flat on both sides and thickly clothed with long soft hairs. Petals 5, very long, all obovate, 2 uppermost of a light rose colour, with a bright red spot in the centre, and below that it is marked with white, which joins 2 prominent nerves from the base, from which branch numerous dark purple stripes in different directions, lower petals of rather a lighter rose colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style dark red, hairy below, and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This fine plant is a hybrid production ; in habit and foliage it approaches nearest to P. capitatum, but its flowers are nearer related to P. eximium: it grows to a great size, and makes a fine appearance when in full bloom; it is also a very hardy kind, requiring only a common greenhouse or warm room to protect it from the frost in winter, and being a very free growing kind it requires more water than many others of the genus: a mixture of light turfy loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suits it very well, and cuttings root freely planted under hand-glasses, or in pots placed in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken from a plant at the nur- sery and botanic garden of Mr. Tate, Sloane Street, where it has been in fine bloom all the summer. 36 PELARGONIUM elegans. Elegant Stork' s-hill. P. elegans, pedunciilis multifloris, foliis elliptico-subro- tundis argute serratis obtusis rigidis glabris, petalis omnibus obovatis, caule suffruticoso erecto. Willden. sp, pL 3. p. 655. Hort. Kew. ed 2. vol. 4. p. 167. Pers. syn. 2. p. 229. u. major caule altiore, foliis majoribus, floribus pau- cioribus minoribus, striis pallidioribus. Supra Jig. a. Pelargonium elegans, major. Hoare MSS. Geranium elegans. Andrews's reposit. 28. (3. minor, caule humiliore, foliis minoribus, floribus numerosioribus majoribus medio rubro et striis atro- purpureis pictis. Supra Jg. i3. Pelai-gonium elegans, minor. Hoare MSS. Stem sufFruticose, erect, very rugged and uneven, occasioned by the persistent stipules. Branches short, crowned with a tuft of leaves. Leaves rigid, nearly or- bicular, obtuse, sharply and deeply toothed, smooth and shining on both sides; nerves pubescent. Petioles very long, slightly flattened, and furrowed on the upper side, and rounded on the lower; thickly clothed with soft downy hairs, as are the peduncles and calyx. Stipules lanceolate, sometimes cordate, keeled, and ending in an acute point. Peduncles branched; umbels several-flowered. Involucre of many bractes; hractes lanceolate, keeled, concave and taper-pointed. Pedicles about 3 times the length of the nectariferous tube, vil- lous. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal, reflexed, con- cave. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx. much flattened on both sides and fuirowed. Petals 5^, two uppermost broadly obovate, of a blush colour in var. ^. stained with red in the middle, and elegantly painted with dark marks, in var. cc. much paler, and the lines less branched; lower petals pale blush with darker veins. Filaments 10, connected at the base, 7 bearing anthers, which are incumbent, obtuse, but ending in a point. Pollen orange-coloured. Style hairy, purple. Stigmas 5, purple and revolute. Our drawing of this beautiful variety of P. elegans was taken from a fine specimen which we obtained at Sir R. C. Hoare's last May, where we saw several fine plants of it flowering in the greatest perfection ; it is a much finer variety than the old P. elegans of which we have given a single flower at the bottom of the figure to show the difference. This species seems to be intermediate between three of our sections; its flowers nearly approach what we call the true Pelargonia; in habit it is nearer to the section of P. carinatum, P. tricolor^ &c. and it is also related to the section of P. pulchellumj P. bicolor, &c.; perhaps with P. ovale it should form a distinct genus: it requires rather more than ordinary treatment to have it in per- fection; in the first place the pots should be well drained with potsherds, that the water may pass readily off*, as nothing is more injurious to it than too much wet, particularly when it is not in a growing state: the best soil for it is an equal quantity of sandy loam and peat. Cuttings root pretty freely, but they must have but little water till they have struck, or they are apt to rot. The readiest way of propagating it is by pieces of the root planted in a pot, with their tops just above the surface; these require but little moisture till they begin to grow, when they may be transplanted in small pots, and watered regularly. 37 PELARGONIUM Seymouri». Mrs. Seymour's Stork* s-bill. P. Sei/mouricey pedunculis paucifloris, foliis basi cu- neatis v. cordatis oblatis trilobis undulatis denticu- latis, calycibus nervosis reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce longiori. Stem'shruhhyy branching. Branches thickly clothed with long white hairs. Leaves cordate or sometimes wedge-shaped at the base, oblate, 3-lobed, undulate, slightly toothed with short rounded teeth, strongly nerved on the lower side and furrowed on the upper, thickly covered on both sides with short hairs ; lower leaves 3 inches wide and 2 long. Petioles widely flattened and slightly furrowed on the upper side, and convex below, very hairy. Stipules cordate, acute, generally entire, ciliate, slightly keeled. Peduncles few-flowered, thickly clothed with very unequal hairs. Involucre generally of 6 cordate, acute bractes, which are fringed and nearly as long as the pedicle. Pedicles short but unequal in length. Calyx 5-cleft, segments very unequal, of a reddish brown colour, upper one oval, with an acute point, many- nerved, erect; the others widely or narrowly lanceolate, acute, reflexed. Nectariferous tube a little longer than the segments of the calyx, flat and channelled on both sides, gibbous at the base, of a brown colour and very hairy. Petals 5, 2 uppermost roundly obovate, of a bluish rose- colour, with a dark crimson spot in the centre, and from the base branch a few dark stripes; lower petals oblong, obtuse, of rather a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen silky. Cristas very hairy. VOL. I. I- Style dark red, hairy on the lower part, and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This fine plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised from seeds by Messrs. Colvill and Son, at whose nur- sery our drawing was taken. We have named it in honour of Mrs. Seymour, of Woburn^ Bedfordshire, a great admirer of plants and an encourager of botanical science. In habit it approaches to some of the Citron- scented kinds, but the flowers are nearer related to P. solubile: it is nearer of kin to P. Lousadianum than any other with which we are acquainted ; but in that the leaves have much longer teeth, and the nectari- ferous tube is nearly twice the length, besides the very different colour of the flowers. It is a very hardy free growing sort, requiring only a common greenhouse or light room to protect it from the frost in winter; a mixture of loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suits it very well, and cuttings are easily rooted, if planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed in a shady situation. 38 HOAREA setosa. Bristle-pointed Hoarea. H. setosa, umbella composita, foliis pinnatis; pinnis bipartitis: segmentis subtrifidis dentatis obtusis pu- bescentibus apice setosis, petalis superioribus re- fractis ; inferioribus subconniyentibus, tubo nectari- fero subsessili calyce duplo longiori. Root tuberous, finger-shaped, rather smallest at the lower part, from which proceed other smaller tubers. Stem none. Leaves in clusters at the crowns of the root, pinnate, some much more divided than others; pinnce opposite, generally bipartite; segments mostly trifid or deeply 3-toothed, obtuse, thickly covered with a white pubescence, and terminated with several bristle-like hairs; middle segment again 3-toothed. Petioles a little flattish on the upper side and rounded below, clothed with stiff unequal hairs, with 2 nar rowly lanceolate acute stipules attached to the base Scape branching, with little clusters of bracte-like leaves at the base of the peduncles, some lanceolate, others linear, entire or pinnatifid, with sharp points. Peduncles cylindrical, downy, with a few long rigid hairs interspersed. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of several narrowly lanceolate acute bractes, terminated at the point with a rigid hair. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, upper segment reflexed about half way down, the others reflexed nearly to the base when the flower is expanded, but is again erect when in fruit. Nectariferous tube nearly sessile, about twice the length of the calyx, much flattened on both sides, and clothed with short hairs. Petals 5, the 2 back ones spatulate, bent back like rabbit's ears, of a pale rose colour, L 2 marked with short branching red lines; lower ones ob- long, obtuse, concave at the base, a little connivent, of a pale rose colour. Filament's 1 0, connected into a tube, every other one bearing anthers. Pollen yellow. Germen and Aristce villous. Style flesh-coloured, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. Our drawing of this neat little species of Hoarea was taken from the fine collection of Robert Jeakin- son, Esq. where it continued in bloom for a length of time with several other curious Cape species; it seems to be one of the species that is not so difficult of culti- vation as some others: it succeeds well in an equal por- tion of loam, peat, and sand; the pots must also be well drained with potsherds broken small, as the \oung fibres from the tubers are very fond of getting amongst them. When the roots are in a dormant state they should be kept without water, till they are inclined to grow afresh, when they may be planted in fresh pots and watered regularly: the best way of increasing them is from the little tubers of the roots planted in small pots with their tops just above the surface of the mould; these require but little water till they begin to grow, when they must be transplanted in small pots. Seeds are often ripened- which is the best way of getting young healthy plaht^. 59 PELARGONIUM ornatum. Ornate Stork's-hilL P. ornatum, pedunculis 3-4 florisve, foliis basi cuneato- cordatis trilobis undulatis inaequaliter dentatis hir- satis, calycibus revolutis, pedicellis fructiferis de- clinatis, caule ramosissimo : ramis diffusis. Stem shrubby, very much branched. Branches spreading, tinged with red, thickly covered with soft white unequal hairs, as is every other part of the plant, except the corolla. Leaves small, wider than long, between cordate and wedge-shaped at the base, 3- lobed, undulate or curled at the margins, very un- equally toothed, strongly ribbed underneath and fur- rowed above, of a dark green colour. Petioles flattened above and convex below, much dilated towards the leaf. Stipules ^hovt, widely cordate, convex above and concave below, generally entire, and ending in an acute point. Peduncles 3 to 4-flowered, cylindrical, a little swollen at the base. Involucre of 6 bractes; hractes ovate or widely lanceolate, keeled, acute-pointed, spreading. Pedicles about the length of the nectarife- rous tube, erect when in flower, but declining when in fruit. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal widely lan- ceolate, revolute when the flowers are expanded, and recurved when in fruit. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flat and keeled on one side and channelled on the other, gibbous at the base. Petals 5, a little undulate, 2 uppermost obovate of a clear white, with a bright red spot in the centre, which joins 2 forked lines of the same colour that are sligljtly branched; lower petals oblong, obtuse, clear wWte. Filaments 10, tinitcd at the base, 7 only bearing an- thers. Pollen orange-coloured. Capsules and aristae densely hairy. Style flesh-coloured, hairy on the lower part, and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. Our drawing of this pretty plant was taken from a fine specimen communicated by Messrs. Sweet's and Miller, from their extensive collection at the Bristol nursery. We suppose it to be a hybrid production, being nearly related to P. crispum, also to P. herman- niifolium and several others: it is a hardy greenhouse plant, and takes up but little room, as it may be grown in a small pot: it continues to flower in succession nearly all the summer; a mixture of loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suits it very well, or any other light vegetable mould; and young cuttings root freely planted in pots and placed in a sheltered situation. 40 PELARGONIUM pavoninum. Peacock' spotted Stork^s-hilL P. pavoninum, pedunculis plurifloris, foliis cordato-cu- neatis quinquelobis rigidis duplicato-dentatis; mar- ginibus crispis incurvis, petiolis apice valde dilatatis margine inflexis conniventibus. Pelargonium pavoninum. Supra No. 30. Stem shrubby, branching. Branches spreading, thickly clothed with soft white unequal hairs. Leaves wedge-shaped at the base, inclining to cordate, folded into a kind of tube where joined to the petiole, rigid, doubly toothed with large stiff cartilaginous teeth, ge- nerally brown at the points, densely pubescent on both sides, and strongly nerved underneath. Petioles much flattened and slightly furrowed on the upper and con- vex on the lower side; dilated at the upper part, where the margins turn in so as to form a tube, thickly co- vered with long white hairs. Stipules ovate with an acute point, sometimes toothed, slightly keeled and ciliate. Peduncles from 3 to 7 flowered, thickly co- vered with soft white unequal hairs. Involucre of 6 or 7 bractes; hractes lanceolate, acuminate, concave, strongly keeled, sometimes toothed, very hairy. Pe- dicles about the length of the calyx, bending upwards. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal, lanceolate, acute, villous. Nectariferous tube unequal in length, gene- rally about the length of the calyx, flattened on both sides and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, two upper- most widely obovate, of a bright red or pale scarlet, with a beautiful dark velvet spot in the centre, and several dark lines from the base, which are slightly branched ; lower petals of an oblong oval, obtuse, of a lighter colour, with darker veins. Filaments 10, only 7 bearing anthers. Germen and aristce villous. Style blush colour, hairy at the base and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This beautiful plant is a hybrid production, having been raised by Mr. Colvill from the seeds of P. ignes- censj mixed with some other kind, we believe P. solu- hile, as it seems exactly intermediate between the two: we think it one of the handsomest that has yet been raised: it is a free-growing plant, and continues to flower in succession all the summer and till late in autumn: it grows freely in a mixture of the greater part light turfy loam and the rest peat; and young cuttings take root readily, planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed in a shady situation. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, where there are also plants of P. rw- bescens for sale, some of which are now in full bloom. 41 I PELARGONIUM floridum. Ahmdant-Jlowering Stork' s-bill. Pelargonium. Pet. 5 inaqualia; duo superiora ap- proximata. Stam. inaequalia; 3 sterilia subulata. Lindley MSS. V. floridum, umbellis numerosis multifloris, foliis cor- I , datis quinquelobis insequaliter et argute dentatis, stipulis latis cordatis carinatis subdentatis, tubo nectarifero longitudine calycis. Pelargonium autumnale. Hortulanorum. ■ Stem shrubby, very much branched. Branches thickly clothed with long soft hairs. Leaves cordate, acute, a little undulate, sharply but unequally toothed, with numerous furrows above and prominent nerves below ; hairy on both sides ; of a light yellowish green colour. Petioles wide, and channelled on the upper side, a little rounded below : hairy. Stipules broadly cordate, acute, ciliate, sometimes dentate, keeled. Umbels numerous, many-flowered. Peduncles unequal in length, cylindrical, very hairy. Involucre of several bractes; hractes widely lanceolate, acute, concave, keeled, and ciliate. Petioles about the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, carinate, generally 3-nerved, thickly covered with very small warts. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened and furrowed on each side. Petals 5, two uppermost widely obovate, of a bluish rose colour, with a large dark crimson spot in the centre, and numerous dark lines from the base, which branch in all directions : lower petals oblong, VOL. I. M or nearly oval, obtuse, of a paler colour, with red veins at the base. Filaments 1 0, connected at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen silky. Awns villous. Style purple, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. The drawing of this plant was taken from a fine specimen, sent by Sir R. C. Hoare, with several others. It is known in some of our collections by the name of P. autumnale; but, as we are acquainted with several others that are more strictly autumnal, we have changed that title to fioridum. It is, without doubt, of hybrid origin ; most likely produced between P. acerifolium and some other. A free-growing kind, and very hardy, thriving in a common greenhouse or warm room ; and requires the same kind of soil as the other strong-growing sorts. Cuttings soon strike root if placed in a sheltered situation. 42 PELARGONIUM humifusum. Trailing Stork' s-hill. P. humifusum, pedunculis plurifloris, foliis cordatis subtripartitis quinquelobisve dentatis, cauleque te- reti herbaceo humifuso pubescentibus, petalis su- perioribus minoribus, tubo nectarifero calyce bre- viori. Pelargonium humifusum. Willden. enum. supp. 47. Jacq. eclog, 148. tab. 99. Hort. sub. lond. p. 151. w. 67. Stems herbaceous, prostrate, spreading flat on the ground, and branching off in all directions: very thick and swollen at 'the base. Branches cylindrical, pubescent, when in rich soil extending to a great length. Leaves cordate, generally 3-parted, nearly to the base, or deeply 5-lobed ; lower segments again 2 or 3 lobed, unequally toothed with blunt rounded teeth, covered on both sides with a white mealy pubescence. Petioles flattened and channelled on the upper side, and round- ed below ; dilated at the apex, and covered all oyer with short stiff hairs. Stipules short, cordate, ending in an acute point, fringed, and very hairy. Peduncles axillary, cylindrical. Umbels 4 to 6 flowered. Invo- lucre generally of 6 bractes, united at the base; bractes ovate or broadly lanceolate, concave, keeled, ciliate, and thickly covered with short hairs. Pedicles short, a little longer than the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft ; segments unequal, some ovate, the others lan- ceolate, erect. Petals 5, linearly wedge-shaped, the 2 uppermost shortest; white, each marked with 3 bright red spots, 3 lower ones pale rose colour, with a red spot in the middle of each. Filaments 10, united at M 2 the base, 5 of which are sterile, every other one only bearing anthers. Capsule densely hairy. Awns spiral, very hairy, and bearded inwards. Style very short, hairy. Stigmas 5, pale red, reflexed. Our drawing of this curious little plant was taken at the Garden of the Horticultural Society, where it was raised from seed, received from Dr. Fischer, of Moscow. We are informed by Mr. Otto, the superin- tendant of the Botanic Garden at Berlin, that he has frequently raised it from seeds received from the Canary Islands, so that there is little doubt but it is a native there. It is a neat little plant, and continues to flower all through the summer, and would make a pretty appearance cultivated as a hardy annual in the front of flower-borders ; but it would be requisite to raise the plants under hand-glasses, or in a greenhouse, and then transplant them out in the open ground, in the same manner as China Asters, or other half-hardy annuals. It will thrive well in any rich light soil ; and cuttings root freely under hand-glasses, or in pots placed in a shady situation. 43 PHYMATANTHUS tricolor. Three-coloured Wart-flower, Phymatanthus, Pet. 6 insequalia: duo superiora ap- proximata supr^ unguem verrucosa. Stam. tubo brevissimo: 5 fertilia recurvo-patentia; 5 sterilium duo superiora paulo elongata recta. Lindley MSS. P. tricolor, pedunculis subtrifloris, foliis lanceolatis villoso-canescentibus inciso-dentatis subtrifidis, peta- lis superioribus minoribus, caule sufFruticoso erecto, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo breviori. Pelargonium tricolor. fVillden. sp. pi. 3. p. 660. Pers. syn. 2. p. 229. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 169. Bot. magaz. 240. Pelargonium violarium. Jacq. ic. rar, 3. t, 527. col- lect. 5. p. 129. Geranium tricolor. Andrews's geran. c. ic. Stem sufFruticose, erect, branching, of a brown co- lour, very rough and rugged, occasioned by the per- sistent stipules. Branches short, spreading. Leaves various in form, lanceolate, sometimes trifid, deeply in- cised or toothed, thickly covered with soft white hairs, some of the lower incisures again toothed. Petioles long and slender, flat on the upper side and convex below, thickly clothed with soft white reflexed hairs. Stipules subulate, dilated at the base, persistent. Pe- duncles cylindrical, generally 3-flowered, recurved when in bud, but curved back when the flowers are expanded; thickly covered with spreading unequal hairs. Involucre of 6 subulate spreading bractes. Pe- dicles cylindrical, bent in the same manner as the pe- duncle, the flowers leaning forward. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal, lanceolate, keeled, all reflexed when the flowers are expanded, thickly clothed with soft vil- lous hairs. Nectariferous tube short, a little flattened and keeled on each side, scarcely half the length of the calyx. Petals 5, the two uppermost shortest, nearly orbicular, concave, of a dark red colour, netted all over with faint black lines ; at the base, above the ungues, is a bright black spot, warted with little shin- ing tubercles ; lower petals obovate, white, frequently a little stained with red. Filaments 10, scarcely con- nected at the base, 5 only bearing anthers, 5 fertile ones recurvedly-spreading, sterile ones erect, short, the 2 upper ones rather longest. Pollen of a dark orange-colour. Germen and awns densely villous. Style purple, slightly hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, re- flexed. Our drawing of this plant was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son. We have thought it ex- pedient to separate it with some others into a distinct genus ; and have been kindly permitted by Mr. Lind- ley to adopt a name and character from his manu- scripts, as well as for some other distinct groups of this tribe. Mr. Lindley thinks the species which we men- tioned in our account of Pelargonium carinatum, may, with that, lay the foundation of another genus, which he proposes to name Campylia* ; and P. carinatum should be called Campylia carinata. This handsome plant is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and is generally supposed to be difficult of culti- vation ; but it will grow and flower as freely as any of the tribe, if planted in an equal portion of loam, peat, and sand mixed together: the pots must be well drained with potsherds broken small, and care must be taken not to overwater it. Cuttings strike root freely, planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. * Campylia. Pet. 5 inaequalia: duo superiora majora: ungues margine inferiore auriculati. Stam. 5 sterilia: duo superiora longiora hamata recurva. Lindley MSS. 44 PELARGONIUM Lousadianum. Miss Lousadas Stork^ s-hill. P. Lousadianum, pedunculis paucifloris, foliis inferiori- bus basi dilatatis cordatis trilobis; lobis sublobatis argute dentatis; superioribus basi cuneatis subtri- lobis, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiori. Stem shrubby, erect, branching. Branches clothed with short soft hairs. Leaves 3-lobed, much widened at the base : lower ones 2 inches long and 2§ wide, cordate, 3-lobed, sharply but unequally toothed, thickly clothed on both sides with short soft hairs : lobes slightly lobed: nerves prominent on the lower side, and furrowed on the upper: upper /eafe^ wedge-shaped at the base, 3-lobed, sharply toothed. Petioles flat and channelled on the upper side, and convex below, thickly clothed with short unequal hairs. Stipules cordate, acuminate, sometimes toothed, margins re- curved. Peduncles few-flowered. Involucre of 5 or 6 ovate, keeled bractes, terminated in an acute point. Pedicles short, but unequal in length. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment ovate, the others lanceolate, all reflexed when in flower, but erect when overblown. Nectari- ferous tube about twice the length of the calyx, flat and furrowed on both sides, thickly clothed with short hairs. Petals 5, the 2 upper ones roundly obovate, of a blush colour, with 2 confluent purple spots in the middle of each, which joins 2 slightly branched lines from the base, and between the two lines are other purple marks, of diff"erent shapes : lower petals broadly ligulate, of a blush colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing antjiers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen and aristce hairy. Style red, slightly hairy on the lower part, and smooth above. Stigmas 5, red, revolute. This pretty plant has lately been raised from seed by Mr. Colvill. It is nearer of kin to P. Seymourice than to any other with which we are acquainted. We have named it in honour of Miss Lousada, a great encourager of Natural History, and of Botany in particular, and whose extensive herbarium of well-preserved specimens does her much credit. It is a hardy, free-growing kind, but seldom exceeds eighteen inches in height, and continues to flower in succession throughout the summer. A mixture of loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suit it very well; and a common greenhouse, or window of a warm room, is sufficient to protect it in winter, when it requires but little water. Cuttings strike root freely, planted in pots, and placed in a shady situation. The drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, in September last. 45 PELARGONIUM ardens. Glowing Stork's- bill. P. ardens, caule crasso sufFruticoso, scapo diviso villoso, foliis hirsiitis cordato-oblongis lobatis ternatisque; lobis obtusis sinuatis dentatis, tubo nectarifero basi attenuate calyce triplo longiori. Pelargonium ardens. Hort. Sub. Lond. p. 151. w. 47. Loddiges. Bot. Cab. 139. Geranium ardens. Andrews's Ger. cum icone. Stem sufFruticose, tbick and uneven, a little brancb- ed. Branches short and succulent. Leaves scarcely 2 alike, hairy on both sides, cordate, oblong, unequally lobed, sometimes ternate ; lobes obtuse, sinuate or un- equally toothed with blunt-rounded teeth : nerves large and prominent, branching and very hairy. Petioles increasing in size towards the leaf, flattened and chan- nelled above and rounded below, thickly covered with soft villous hairs. Stipules cordate, ciliate, widely dilated at the base, and ending abruptly in an acute point. Scape divided, villous, leafy at the base of the peduncles. Umbels many-flowered. Peduncles villous, cylindrical and swollen at the base. Involucre of seve- ral unequal bractes, joined into one at the base, some ovate, others lanceolate, concave, villous. Pedicles very short, about the length of the calyx. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments unequal, carinate, ciliate, upper one ovate, erect, concave, the others lanceolate, reflexed. Nec- tariferous tube 3 or 4 times longer than the calyx, flat- tened and keeled on both sides, gradually attenuated downwards, and covered with short stiff" hairs. Petals 5, two uppermost widest, ovate, obtuse, of a bright scarlet, shaded with a darker colour: lower ones oblong, obtuse, of the same colour. Filaments 10, erect, united at the base, 6 bearing perfect anthers, and 1 imperfect VOL. I. N on a flat filament, Oermen hairy. Aristas villous. Style smooth, of a light red. Stigmas revolute. In Mr. Lodcliges' Botanical Cabinet, this plant is stated as being a native of the Cape of Good Hope, but we have lately been informed that it is a hybrid pro- duction, and was first raised in the nursery of Mr. Lee, at Hammersmith, from the seeds of P. lohatum im- pregnated by F. fulgidum; this we believe, since it is exactly intermediate between the two: in habit and character it corresponds with the section of the former, but the colour and form of the leaves is that of the lat- ter. The parent plants belong to distinct sections, but V.fulgidum is an extreme species in the section of the true Pelargonia, and readily joins with P. gibbosum, which is intermediate between that and the section to which P. lobatum belongs. We find it very difficult to seed any plant of one section, impregnated by the pollen of another; but they will readily mix with any one belonging to the same section; and when we ob- tain a mule from two different sections, it will seldom produce seed, and if ever it does, the only way is to impregnate it with the pollen of one of its parents, for it seldom produces any pollen of itself, and if ever it does, that is generally imperfect. P. Blandfordianum (Geranium Blandfordium of Andrews) we believe to be another mule between different sections, perhaps be- tween P- graveolens and P. echinatum, as it has the leaves of the former and flowers of the latter: we have never been able to detect the least vestige of pollen in its anthers, and the germen is so imperfect, that we have never been able to induce the appearances of in- cipient fecundity; which we have in several other kinds where the seed was after all abortive. This handsome plant is a great acquisition to this extensive family, from the brilliancy of its flowers ; an- other thing which makes it desirable, is its flowering in succession the greater part of the year. An equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, is the best soil for it; and cuttings root freely planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son in May last. 46 DIMACRIA pinnata. Wing' leaved Dimacria. Dimacria. Pet. 5 insequalia, duo superiora conniventia apice divaricata. Stam. sepalis breviora; 5 fertilia duobus inferioribus duplo longioribus porrectis su- premo brevissimo: 5 sterilia minima subsequalia. Lindley MSS. D. pinnata, umbella composita, foiiis pinnatis multi- jugis: foliolis oppositis ternis quaternisve rotundato- ovatis integerrimis utrinque hirsutis^ petalis planis. Pelargonium pinnatum. Pers. syn. 2. p. 227. Hort. Kew. ed, 2. v. 4. p. 163. Botan. magaz. 579. VHerit. ger, t. 8. Root tuberous. Stem noue. Leaves in a cluster at the crown of the root, pinnate: leaflets widely and roundly ovate, entire, opposite, ternate or in fours, thickly clothed on both sides, with short white hairs, which gives them a hoary appearance. Petioles nearly cylindrical, thickly covered with close-pressed hairs. Stipules subulate, membranaceous, joined to the base of the petioles. Scape branching, leafy at the base of the peduncles. Peduncles cylindrical, densely clothed with hairs, some spreading, others close-pressed. In- volucre of numerous subulately-linear fringed bractes. Calyx 5 -cleft, segments lanceolate, concave, very hairy, the upper one erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube sessile, slightly flattened, very hairy, more than twice the length of the calyx. Petals 5, the two up- permost widest, broadly spatulate, emarginate, reflexed, of a light flesh-colour, approaching to buff^, from the bend to base marked with two rows of irregular-shaped N 2 bright red spots, fi-om 6 to 8 in number; lower petals narrowly spatulate of rather a lighter colour. Filaments 10, shorter than the calyx, connected at the base, 5 bearing anthers, of the fertile ones the 2 lowermost are much the longest, the 5 sterile ones very short and nearly equal. Pollen yellow. Germen villous. Style short, red and hairy on the lower part and smooth above. Stigmas 5, red and revolute. Our drawing of this curious species was taken from a fine plant in the superb collection of Robert Jenkin- son, Esq. where it continued to flower in succession all the summer, and till 'late in autumn; we had also a fine plant sent us in flower from the nursery of Mr. Tate, Sloane Street. The plants of this genus, as well as of Hoarea*, require a particular kind of manage- ment to have them in perfection : their pots must be as small as possible and well drained with potsherds broken very small, as the young fibres are very fond of running amongst them. The best soil we find them succeed in is an equal portion of turfy loam, peat, and sand mixed together: when they are growing freely, or in flower, they require to be regularly watered, but when in a dormant state they must be kept quite dry till they show an inclination to grow afresh ; they should then be potted in fresh mould, and the little tubers may be taken from the old root; if it is wanted to in- crease, these might be planted several in one pot, with their tops above the surface, and must be kept quite dry till the wound is beginning to heal over; they may then have a little water, and they will soon make young plants, when they should be planted singly in small pots ; they will also produce plenty of seeds, if a little pollen be shaken on the stigma when in flower. * Hoarea. Sepala omnia recurva. Pet. 5 inaequalia; 2 superiora parallela longe unguiculata medio abrupte reflexa (3 inferiora conni- ventia intermedio latiore stamina involvente). Stam. longe tubulosa petalorum inferiorum longitudine, 5 sterilia recta, 3 inferioribus quam fertilia brevioribiis. Lindleij MSS. 47 PELARGONIUM nervosum. Prominent nerved Stork' s-bill. p. nervosum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis reniformibus le- viter quinquelobis subcucuUatis insequaliter gros- seque dentatis multinerviis, stipulis cordatis acumi- natis, petalis superioribus revolutis, tubo nectarifero longitudine calycis. -5^em shrubby, branching. -Bmwc^e* thickly covered with long soft vinequal hairs. Leaves kidney-shaped, slightly 5-lobed, concave, deeply but unequally toothed with sharp rigid teeth, densely pubescent on both sides ; nerves numerous, prominent, much branched. Petioles flattened and deeply furrowed on the upper side and convex below, widely dilated upwards, very hairy. Stipules cordate, acuminate, concave, ciliate. Pe- duncles several-flowered, thickly covered with soft vil- lous hairs. Involucre generally of 6 bractes; hractes ovate or broadly lanceolate, acute, keeled, ciliate. Pedicles unequal in length, bent upwards. Calyx 5- cleft, segments erect, lanceolate, acuminate, villous. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, widely flattened on both sides and gibbous at the base, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs. Petals 5, two upper- most widely ovate, apices reflexed or revolute, of a reddish rose-colour, darkest at the points; in the middle is a dark crimson spot, and numerous dark lines from it to the base, which branch in all directions; lower petals oblong, obtuse, of rather a lighter colour. Fila- ments 10, only 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange- coloured. Germen densely villous. Style red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, revolute. This fine plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised by Mr. Dennis from the seed of P. princeps (known in collections by the appellation of the Princess Charlottes Geranium) ; it is almost impossible to guess at its other parent: it is a very desirable plant, as it continues to flower through the summer, and till late in autumn; it is also very hardy, only requiring a common green- house or warm room to protect it from the frost in winter. A mixture of turfy loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suits it very well; and cuttings will root freely in the same kind of soil, if placed in a sheltered situa- tion. Our drawing was made at the nursery of Mr. Den- nis, in September last. I 48 PELARGONIUM reniforme. Kidney 'leaved Stork' s-bill. P. reniforme, umbellis paucifloris, foliis reniformibus crenato-dentatis subtus tomentosis, caule flexuoso subcarnoso, stipulis subulatis basi dilatatis per- sistentibus, tubo nectarifero subsessili triplo lon- giori calyce. Pelargonium reniforme. Botan. magaz. 493. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. A. p.\l\. Persoons synops. 2. p. 229. Geranium reniforme. Andrews s reposit. 108. Stem shrubby. Branches rather succulent, of a brown colour, slightly downy, flexuose or bent betwixt each joint. Leaves small, of a round kidney shape, wider than long, unequally toothed with blunt rounded teeth, downy on the upper side and densely tomentose underneath. Petioles slender, unequal in length, flat- tened and furrowed on the upper side and convex be- low, thickly covered with short but unequal hairs. Stipules persistent, awl-shaped, but dilated at the base, at length hardening into a sort of spine. Peduncles ge- nerally 3 or 4 flowered, cylindrical, swollen at the base, and thickly covered with very short hairs. Invo- lucre mostly of 6 bractes; hractes oblong, bluntish, downy, and ciliate. Pedicles very short, scarcely any. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, obtuse, with mem- branaceous margins; upper segment erect, concave, the others smaller and reflexed, all covered with short hairs. Nectariferous tube flat on both sides, more than 3 times longer than the segments of the calyx, covered with short rigid hairs. Petals 5, obcordate, 2 upper- most widest, of a dark rose-colour, with a dark purple spot in the centre, and underneath it are 2 forked lines; lower petals narrower and rather paler. Fila- ments 10, united at the base, 6 only bearing anthers. besides a broad spatula-sbaped filament at the back, terminated with a sharp mucro (which we suspect is the case in all this section). Pollen yellow. Germen villous. Style flesh-coloured, short and smooth. Stig- mas 5, red, spreading. This pretty species belongs to a very distinct section, the same to which P. cortuscef'olium, No. 14, belongs; to it also belong P. echinatum, P. armatum ( Geranium echinatum, rubrum of Andrews), P. crassicaule of L'Heritier, P. crassicaule of Botanical Magazine, and two handsome mules, P. scepejlorens^ intermediate be- tween the present species and P. echinatum or P. arma- tum, and P. intermedium, exactly intermediate between the present and P. cortuscefolium ; these are the only mules we have yet observed in flower belonging to this section, but Mr. Colvill has this year raised a curious seedling from P. intermedium, that we believe was im- pregnated with V.fulgidum, which belongs to a dif- ferent section: they are about as distinct from each other as P. fulgidum and P. lohatum, at a different point of the section. P. lohatum is also nearly related to this section, in only bearing 6 perfect anthers, and a wide spatulate filament as an attempt at a se- venth: we have never met with as few as 5, as stated in Botanical Magazine to be always the number they had met with. The plants of this section are rather of a succulent nature, but have an amazingly hard shining bark ; their roots are also tuberous, approaching to the section of P. lohatum, &c. P. gihhosum stands inter- mediate between the three sections, and would without doubt mix with any of them. This plant inclining to be succulent, though less than any of its kin, care must be taken not to overwater it when not growing freely. The best soil for it is an equal mixture of very sandy loam and peat; the pots must be well drained, that the wet may pass readily off". Cuttings root freely planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and set on a shelf in the green- house. The best time for planting these is in autumn, as the plants are then growing most. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son in August last. 49 PELARGONIUM particeps. Participant Stork* s-bilL P. particeps, umbellis multifloris, foliis cordato-re- niformibus leviter quinquelobis undulatis insequa- liter obtuse dentatis subtus tomentosis, stipulis lanceolato-subulatis persistentibus, caule erecto carnoso, tubo nectarifero calyce triple longiori. Geranium cortusaefolium, var, cortusoides. Andrews's geran. c. ic. Stem shrubby, erect, branching", of a brown co- lour. Branches erect, or scarcely flexuose, succulent, slightly pubescent, with a shining bark. Leaves cor- date or kidney-shaped, slightly 5-Iobed, undulate, very unequally toothed with very blunt rounded teeth, hairy, but shining on the upper side, and tomentose underneath. Petioles nearly cylindrical, swollen at the base, and thickly covered with soft white unequal hairs. Stipules persistent, lanceolate, ending in an awl-shaped point, of a light brown colour. Pe- duncles cylindrical, thick, very hairy and many- flowered. Involucre of several bractes; hractes lan- ceolate, acute, concave, keeled, very hairy. Pedicles very short. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, ob- tuse, thickly covered with long soft hairs, upper seg- ment erect, concave, keeled, the others flat and reflexed. Nectariferous tube flat, slightly furrowed on both sides, very hairy. Petals 5, obcordate, 2 upper ones widest, of a dark rose-colour, with 2 dark purple spots at the base of each, lower petals of the same colour, all faintly stained with spots and marks of a deeper colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 6 only bearing anthers ; at the back is a large flattened VOL. I. o filament terminated with a little mucro, nearly the same as in P. reniforme, P. cortuscef'olium, and perhaps the whole of this section. Pollen yellow. Capsules very hairy. Aristos villous. Style smooth, flesh- coloured. Stigmas 5, dark red, reflexed. This curious plant is one of the mules which we noticed in our last number ; it was first raised by Mr. Colvill, from seed produced between reniforme and cortuscefolium, and participates equally of the two, ex- cept in being a taller grower than either. It is a very desirable plant, as it continues to flower till late in au- tumn, after most of the showy kinds are over; it also flowers before them in spring, if kept toleraby warm and dry in the winter. The best soil to grow it is an equal portion of loam, peat, and sand ; the pots must also be well drained, as nothing is so pernicious to it as too much wet. Cuttings root freely planted in the same kind of soil and set on a shelf in the greenhouse ; the best time for planting these is late in summer, as the plants are then beginning to grow. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son in September last. 50 PELARGONIUM BoylejE. The Countess of Cork's Stork' s-bilL P. Boylece, pedunculis 3-4 florisve, foliis distichis basi cuneatis leviter quinquelobis acutis argute dentatis pubescentibus ; superioribus rhomboideis, stipulis lanceolatis acuminatis, calycibus reflexis, tubo nec- tarifero calyce breviori. Pelargonium Boylese. Hoare MSS. ' Stem shrubby, very much branching. Branches slender, spreading, thickly clothed with unequal hairs. Leaves distichous, cuneate or truncate at the base, slightly 5-lobed, sharply but unequally toothed, and ending in a sharp point; margins undulate, clothed on both sides with soft downy hairs; upper leaves, which accompany the flowers, rhomboid. Petioles nearly cylindrical, or slightly flattened on the upper side, very hairy. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, keeled, sometimes toothed, but generally entire. Peduncles 3-4-flowered, thickly clothed with long unequal hairs. Involucre of 5 or 6 bractes; hractes lanceolate, acumi- nate, keeled. Pedicles unequal in length, hairy. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment erect, widely lanceolate, the others reflexed and narrower, all keeled and taper- pointed. Nectariferous tube a little shorter than the calyx, widely flattened on both sides, hairy. Petals 5, the 2 uppermost oblong, undulate, oblique at the base, white, with a dark purple oblong spot in the centre, and beneath it branch several purple stripes, tinged with red at the outsides ; lower petals narrowly spatu- late, obtuse, white, with undulate margins. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen of a light orange-colour. Style purple, all over hairy. Stigmas 5, purple and revolute. Our drawing was taken from a fine plant sent us by Sir R. C. Hoare, named in compliment to the Countess of Cork, who raised it from seed; we should think it was a hybrid production, and, from its habit and cha- racter, intermediate between P. superbum and one of the Citron-scented kinds, perhaps P. hermanniaefoliumy or one of its kin, as the size and shape of the leaves are those of the former, and their distichous mode of growth, of the latter; the size and shape of the flowers participate of the two. It is a fine free-growing plant, and an abundant flowerer, beginning to flower early in spring, and continuing a succession all the sum- mer; it is also a hardy kind, requiring only a com- mon greenhouse or warm room to protect it in winter; a mixture of turfy loam and peat, or any light vegetable mould, suits it very well ; and young cuttings root readily, if planted in pots in the same soil and placed in a sheltered situation. 51 PELARGONIUM lobatum. Cow Parsnep- leaved Stork* s-hilL P. lobatum, acaule, iimbellis compositis, foliis subtus tomentosis simplicibus cordatis ternatis quinatisve lobatis sinuatis inaequaliter dentatis, calycibus re- flexis, tubo nectarifero subsessili calyce quintuple longiori. Pelargonium lobatum. PTilld. sp. pi. 3. p. 650. Pers. syn. 2. p. 228. Hort, Kew, ed. 2. v. 4. p. 165. Bot, mag. 1986. Geranium lobatum. Cav. diss. 4. p. 250. t. 114. y. 2. Geranium africanum noctu olens tuberosum vitis foliis hirsutis. Commel. Hort. 2. p. 123. t. 62. Root tuberous, very large, rough and uneven, and clothed with a hard brown imbricated scaly bark; branching below into numerous smaller tubers of vari- ous shapes and sizes. Stem none, but from the crown of the tuber and sometimes from the sides proceed the leaves and divided scapes. Leaves very large and of various forms, some being simple and cordate, others lobed or sinuate, ternate or sometimes quinate, deeply and very unequally toothed, green and very hairy on the upper side, white and densely tomentose on the lower surface; nerves very large, branched and thickly clothed with soft hairs unequal in length. Petioles nearly cy- lindrical, swollen at the base and apex, thickly clothed with soft hairs. Stipules large, cordate, acuminate, generally toothed. Scapes divided, and branching in different directions; hractes on the lower parts of the scape widely cordate, ending abruptly in an acute point, very downy and ciliate. Peduncles flat and slightly furrowed on one side, nearly semicylindrical, many- flowered, and clothed with long soft hairs. Flowers very fragrant at night, but without scent during the day. In- volucre of many bractes, joined into 3 or 4 sets at the base; bractes \ance6\sLte, acute, concave, fringed. Pe- dicles very short, scarcely any. Cal^x 5-cleft, segments unequal, lanceolate or linear, acute, concave, all re- flexed. Nectariferous tube ahont 5 . times longer than the calyx, furrowed on both sides, thickly covered with short hairs. Petals 5, or sometimes increased to 7 or 8, all obovate, nearly black, with a yellowish base and margin. Filaments 10, united at the base, 6 bearing perfect anthers, besides a spatula-shaped stamen-like organ, which may be considered an attempt at a se- venth; in the ma7iy-petalled flowers the anthers are increased to 9 or 10, and the spatula-shaped organ remains the same. Pollen yellow. Germen and aristae villous. Style short, smooth, pale flesh-colour. Stig- mas 5, of the same colour, revolute. For an opportunity of giving a drawing of this fine species, we are obliged to Mr. Tate, nurseryman, of Sloane Street, who sent us a plant in full bloom, that had been recently imported from the Cape; it be- longs to the same section of the genus as P. pulchellum and P. ardens, already figured in this work ; and be- sides the others that we have enumerated, Mr. Colvill has lately received several very curious species from the Cape, which we have no doubt will also belong to this section. We have often seen plants of this species in collec- tions, but have seldom observed it in flower, which is pro- bably owing to the mode of treatment. When the plants are in a dormant state, they require scarcely any water, till they show an inclination to grow; they should then be fresh potted in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, with the pots well drained; they must then be regularly supplied with water; as they grow they may be shifted into larger sized pots, if required, and they will flower as freely as any other kind : the best method of propagating them is by the little tubers of the roots, which may be planted several in one pot, in the same kind of soil; their tops must be just above the surface of the mould, and they require scarcely any water till the wound is calloused over, when they may be watered regularly, and they will soon make young plants. 52 PELARGONIUM pinguifolium. Greasy - leaved Stork' s-hill. P. pinguifolium, umbellis multifloris, foliis reniformi- cordatis leviter quinquelobis subcrenatis carnosis; lobis obtusis muticis, ramis carnosis difFusis suban- gulatis. Geranium hederinum, Jlore albo. Andrews s ger. c. ic. Stem shrubby, much branched. Branches succulent, spreading in various directions, slightly angular, thickly clothed with leaves, downy. Leaves between kidney and heart shaped, slightly 5-lobed, entire or sometimes shal- lowly notched, a little undulate, of a fleshy substance and a yellowish greasy appearance, slightly pubescent. Petioles flattened and channelled on the upper side and convex below, clothed with short down. Stipules cor- date, acute, margins slightly recurved. Peduncles cylin- drical, pubescent, bearing umbels of many flowers. In- volucre of about 6 bractes, some cordate, others lance- olate, acute. Pedicles very short, scarcely any. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment erect, concave, slightly keeled, the others nari-ower, lanceolate, acute, spreading. Nectariferous tube about twice the length of the calyx, much flattened and keeled on both sides. Petals 5, broadly wedge-shaped, nearly equal in size, of a blush- colour, 2 upper ones marked with a pale red spot in the centre, which joins 2 lines that come from the base, and are slightly branched. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers, and these are gene- rally imperfect. Germen villous. Style white, slightly hairy on the lower part and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. This pretty plant belongs to a different section from any we have yet published; the division to which it pertains is intermediate between the tribe to which P. zonule, &c. belong, and the true Pelargonia; this di- vision takes in P. peltatum, P. lateripes, and a new species raised last year from Cape seeds by Mr. Colvill, which has also been raised at the Botanic Garden at Berlin, as we are informed by Mr. Otto. We are not certain whether this plant is a real species or a hybrid production ; if the latter, it has been produced between peltatum and the red variety of lateripes. Our drawing was taken from a plant communicated by Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq.: it is rather more tender than its congeners, the leaves being very apt to turn yellow, if it happens to receive too much wet: it thrives well in an equal mixture of turfy loam and peat, and the pots should be well drained, that the wet may pass readily off. Cuttings soon strike root, planted in pots and set on a shelf in the greenhouse. 53 PELARGONIUM opulifolium. Guelder-rose- leaved Stork's- bill. P. opulifolium, pedunculis slibquadrifloris, foliis cor- datis cucullatis quinquelobis ineequaliter dentatis glabris, stipulis cordatis acuminatis, caule glabro, tubo nectarifero calyce parum longiori. Stem shrubby, erect, with few branches, of a shin- ing brown colour. Branches glossy, green, thickly covered with unequal hairs. Leaves wider than long, cordate, concave, 5-lobed, unequally toothed, smooth and green, not glaucous, slightly hairy. Petioles long and slender, shghtly flattened on the upper side and convex below, thickly clothed with straight unequal hairs. Stipules large, broadly cordate, acuminate, keeled, entire. Peduncles cylindrical, generally 4- flowered. Involucre of 6 bractes, often joined at the base; &rac^e.y ovate, keeled and taper-pointed. Pedicles bending upwards, very hairy. Cali/x 5-cleft, upper segment erect, broadly lanceolate, 3-nerved, the others spreading or slightly reflexed, very unequal, lanceolate, acuminate, all of a dark brown colour. Nectariferous tube a little bent, flat and channelled on both sides and gibbous at the base, of the same colour as the calyx. Petals 5, the 2 uppermost very broad, nearly orbicular, and oblique at the base, of a pale rose- colour, with a white mark near the base, and from it branch short purple and faint red lines, lower petals narrowly oval, of rather a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Aristae spiral, very hairy and bearded inwards. Style red, hairy below and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. VOL. I. P We suspect this to be a hybrid production; but cannot trace the parents with any certainty ; it is in some degree related to P. grandiflorum, but there are several other hybrid kinds to which it is nearer akin; the form and colour of the flowers are very different, and the leaves are of a bright green colour, instead of being glaucous: it seems to be nearer to P. amplissi- mum of Willdenow's Enumeratio, than to any other we have seen described. Our drawing was taken from a fine sample in the collection of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. where it flow- ered in succession all the summer: it is a free-growing plant, and thrives in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, or decayed leaves. Cuttings root freely, planted in pots in the same kind of soil in a sheltered situation. 54 PELARGONIUM echinatum. Prickli/ stalked Stork's- bill. P. echinatum, umbellis multifloris paniculatis, foliis cordatis leviter quinquelobis crenatis subtus tomen- tosis, caule crasso carnoso, stipulis subulatis per- sistentibus spinescentibus hamato-recurvis. Pelargonium echinatum. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 675. Botan. maga%. 309. Pers. syn. 2. p, 232. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 176. Pelargonium hamatum. Jacq. hort. schcenh. 2. p. 7. t. 138. Geranium echinatum. Andrews's geran. n. 2. Root fleshy, producing tubers at various dis- tances. Stem shrubby, succulent, of a shining brown colour, covered all over with persistent recurved spiny stipules. Branches of a shining green, slightly pubes- cent. Leaves cordate, from 3 to 5-lobedj crenate, green and pubescent on the upper side, and densely tomentose underneath, 3-nerved at the base, which afterwards branch in all directions. Petiole slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, thickly covered with very short riecurved hairs. Stipules subulate, widened at the base, remaining persistent, and hardening into a kind of spine, with hooked or re- curved points. Peduncles panicled, very long, cylin- drical, thickened at the base, thickly clothed with short reflexed hairs, and bearing numerous many- flowered umbels. Involucre of many bractes; bractes oblong or lanceolate, taper-pointed, hairy and ciliate. Calyx 5>-cleft, upper segment erect, lanceolate, con- cave, obtuse, and bearded at the point, the others p 2 linear or lanceolate, and revolute. Nectariferous tube long and slender, slightly flattened on each side, more than four times the length of the calyx. Petals 5, nar- rowly obovate retuse, of a clear white, the 2 upper- most largest, with a bright red spot in the centre of each, and on each side below it is a dark red line, lightest at the outsides. Filaments 10, united at the base, 6 only bearing anthers, at the back is a broad obtuse spatula-shaped sterile filament, lengthened out as long as the fertile ones. Pollen yellow. Germen villous. Sti/le flesh-coloured, quite smooth. Stigmas 5, bright red, reflexed. This handsome species is one of the most desirable plants of the genus for any collection, as it begins to flower in autumn, after most of the other kinds have done, and if kept in a warm situation, it will continue to bloom till late in the spring. As soon as it has done flowering and becomes dormant, it should be watered very sparingly, requiring very little till it begins to grow again; it may then be shifted, and the greater part of the mould taken from its roots; then planted in a fresh pot in an equal mixture of loam, peat, and sand, and regularly watered; and as it increases in size, requires changing into larger pots, for this is the only way to flower it (or any of the section to which it belongs) in perfection. A warm part of the green- house, or the coolest and most airy part of the hot- house, is most suitable for it in winter. Cuttings root readily if planted when in a growing state, and set in the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son in October last. 55 PELARGONIUM ignescens /3. sterile. Barren anther ed Jlame-Jlowered Stork* s-hill. P. ignescens, vide supr^ fol. 2. /3. sterile, antheris sterilibus, floribus 2-3plo minoribus, tubo nectarifero calyce sesquilongiori. Nobis supra fol 2. Pelargonium ignescens. Lod. hot. cab. n. 109. Pelargonium splendens. IVillden. hort. berol. 2. t. 76. enum. vol. 2. p. 711; monente Dom. Otto. Geranium ignescens. Andrews's ger, c. ic. Stem shrubby, much branched. Branches slen- derer than in the other variety, densely villous. Leaves smaller, trifid or deeply 3-lobed: side segments deeply 2-lobed, intermediate one 3-lobed, all unequally cut and toothed, very downy. Petioles unequal in length, slenderer than in the other variety, flattened and deeply channelled on the upper side, thickly clothed with unequal hairs. Stipules cordate, ciliate, often toothed. Involucre generally of 6 lanceolately-ovate bractes. Pedicles about the length of the calyx. Calyx 5-cleft, the upper segment much the largest, ovate, the others lanceolate, all thickly covered with soft hairs. Nectariferous tube flattened and channelled on both sides, about half as long again as the calyx. Petals 5, smaller than in the other variety, and less marked with black. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers, and these are always destitute of pollen. Style red, slightly hairy. Stigmas 5, revo- lute. 9' We have published the ferdle-anthered variety of this species in the second article of this work; where we have spoken of the present plant as distinct from P. splendens of Willdenow, the flowers being described by that writer as pentandrous, while in our plant they are constantly heptandrous, and the anthers without pollen; but we are assured by Mr. Otto, the curator of the Berlin Garden, that they are certainly the same. We have retained the name of ignescens, which was first given by Sir R. C. Hoare, who raised it from seeds, and it has also been published by that title in two of the works referred to. It is very probable that Willde- now's plant was derived from English gardens, though said to be native of the Cape of Good Hope. The plant in this country is without doubt a hybrid produc- tion, having been raised from the seed of V.fulgidum, for an account of which see P. scintillans, No. 28. A very desirable plant on account of the brilliant colour of the flowers, which are produced nearly all through the year. It thrives in an equal mixture of sandy loam and peat, or any other light soil; and cuttings soon strike root if planted in pots in a shel- tered part of the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, King's Road, Chelsea. 56 PELARGONIUM inodorum. Scentless Stork^ s-hill. P. inodorum, umbellis miiltifloris capitatis, foliis cor- dato-ovatis cuneatisque obsolete lobatis obtuse den- tatis ciliatis, caule herbaceo; ramis diffusis tereti- bus, tubo nectarifero calyce triplo breviori. Pelargonium inodorum. IViUden. hort. herol. 1. t. 34. enum. 2. p. 702. Pers. syn. 2. p. 229. Hort. sub. lond. p. 151. n. 59. Stem herbaceous, very much branched and spread- ing in all directions. Branches simple or a little branching, cylindrical, generally erect, of a brown colour, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs. Leaves small, generally opposite, rather wider than long, cordate or cuneate, ovate, slightly lobed, bluntly and unequally toothed, ciliate, thickly clothed on both sides with short villous hairs; nerves branched and prominent below, and furrowed above. Petioles flat- tened and slightly furrowed on the upper side and rounded below, dilated at the apex, very hairy. Stipules membranaceous, lanceolate, acute, often joined to each other at the base, villous. Peduncles axillary, cylin- drical, reaching far beyond the leaves, thickly clothed with soft hairs. Umbels many-flowered, in a close head. Involucre of many bractes; bi^actes unequal, narrowly lanceolate, acute, membranaceous, very hairy. Pedicles slender, very hairy, not so long as the calyx, but longer than the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, seg- ments reflexed when in flower, upper and lower ones lanceolate, side ones liilear or subulate, all very hairy. Nectariferous tube very short, about 3 times shorter than the calyx, a little flattened on each side. Petals 5, varying in colour on different plants, some nearly white or pale blush, others rose-coloured or light purple, upper petals broadly spatulate, subemarginate, with a dark spot in the centre, and lines branching in various directions, lower petals ligulate, with a stripe down the middle of each. Filaments 10, connected at the base, 7 spreading round the flower and bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Seeds blackish. Capsules brown, hairy. Aristae spiral, bearded in- wards with long white hairs. Style smooth, pale red, shorter than the filaments. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. Our drawing of this curious little species was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, who raised it from seeds received from New South Wales. Willde- now, in the Hortus Berolinensis, states it to be native of the Cape of Good Hope, but we suspect he has been misinformed. The New Holland species differ from those of the Cape by their stamens spreading all round the corolla; we have as yet only seen two species which have flowered in our collections, from that coun- try, but Mr. Colvill has raised a third last year from seed, which is very different, though apparently of the same tribe, but has not flowered. The plants of this section succeed best in a mixture of sandy loam and peat; they may be increased by cuttings planted in pots in the same kind of soil, but the best method of increasing them is by seeds, which ripen in abundance. d. 2). Au:^. ^ 57 PELARGONIUM glaucum. Glaucous-leaved Stork's- bill. P. glaucum, pedunculis 1-2 florisve, foliis lanceolatis integerrimis acuminatis concavis glaucis, stipulis lineari-subulatis, caule erecto, tabo nectarifero sub- sessili calyce quintuplo longiori. Pelargonium glaucum. Willden, sp. pi. 3. p. 654. Pers. syn. 2. p. 230. Hort. Keiv. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 170. LHerit. geran. t. 29. Hort. sub. land. p. 151. n. 74. Geranium glaucum. Andrews's geran. c. ic. Geranium lanceolatum. Botan. magaz. 56. Cavan. diss. 4. p. 235. t. 102. f. 2 ; nan Andrewsii. Stem shrubby, erect, with few branches. Branches erect, long and slender, slightly angular, smooth and glaucous ; young ones tinged with red, particularly at the joints. Leaves lanceolate, or spoon-shaped, entire or seldom toothed, taper-pointed, concave, quite smooth and glaucous. Petioles long and slender, nearly cylin- drical, slightly flattened and furrowed, on the upper side, a little swollen at the base; on the flowering branches much shorter and thicker. Stipules hnear or awl-shaped, entire, taper- pointed. Peduncles cylindri- cal, 1 or 2-flowered, either axillary or opposite to the leaf. Involucre of 2 lanceolate, concave, taper-pointed bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, concave, acuminate, the upper one erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube nearly sessile, much flattened on both sides, about 5 times the length of the calyx. Petals 5, the 2 uppermost largest, obovate, at first of a buflf colour, but changing to a clear white, with a VOL. I. Q Lright red spot in the centre, which joins 2, red lines from the base; lower petals oblong, obtuse, of the same colour with a forked red mark at the bottom. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing an- thers. Sti/le flesh-colour, very hairy at the base. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. Our drawing of this pretty and curious species was taken at the extensive collection of Robert H. Jenkin- son, Esq. ; it is an old inhabitant with us, though it has become scarce in our collections, and is deserving a place in them all from its beauty and singularity ; it is rather more tender than its relatives, being very apt to suffer in winter from wet ; it thrives well in a mix- ture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and succeeds in a smallish sized pot well drained with potsherds : it will then flower in succession all the summer till late in autumn. Cuttings strike root readily, planted in pots, and set in a shady situation. Seeds also ripen in abun- dance, if care be taken to apply the pollen to the stigma when in full bloom. 58 PELARGONIUM s^peflorens. Fiequent-Jlowering Stork' s-bill. P. scepeflorens, umbel lis multifloris, foliis cordatis levi- ter qiiinquelobis crenatis planis subtus tomentosis, stipulis subulatis persistentibus, caule crasso flexu-r oso, tubo nectarifero subsessili calyce quadruple longiori . Pelargonium ssepeflorens. Supra fol. 48. Geranium echinatum; scepeflorens. Andrews's geran. c. ic. Stem shrubby, of a brown colour. Branches flex- uose, succulent, downy, of a brown shining colour. Leaves flat, cordate, slightly 5-lobed, bluntly notched, densely tomentose on the lower side and pubescent on the upper. Petioles flattened on the upper side and convex below, thickly clothed with short white hairs. Stipules persistent, subulate, but wider at the base, rigid, of a brown colour. Peduncles many-flowered, covered with short unequal hairs. Involucre of several lanceolate, concave, keeled bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, upper one erect, the others smaller, and reflexed or revolute, all thickly clothed with long soft hairs. Nectariferous tube nearly sessile, slightly flattened on both sides, and covered with short hairs; about 4 times the length of the calyx. Petals 5, the two upper ones obcordate, of a bright rose- colour, with a hght spot in the centre, and below it are two dark marks ; lower petals cuneate of a light rose- colour, with an obscure mark from the base to the centre of each. Filaments 10, united at the base, 6 only bearing anthers, and at the back is a flattened mu- Q 2 cronated filament, as in the others of this section. Pollen yellow. Capsules hairy. Aristce villous. Style green, with a few hairs at its base. Stigmas 5, pale red, reflexed. This handsome plant is of hybrid origin, having been raised by Mr. Colvill from the seed of P. i^eni- forme f which had been impregnated by the pollen of P. eckinatum, or perhaps P. armatum: it is a very de- sirable plant, as it is in flower the greater part of the year, beginning to bloom the latter end of summer, and if kept in a warmish situation it will continue to flower through the winter, till late in spring; its flowers are also very showy, as the whole umbel is expanded at the same time. After it has done flowering and has ripened its seed, it generally becomes dormant and loses its leaves, like the other plants of this section ; and should then be kept very dry, till it shows an inclination to grow again, when it may be shifted into other well-drained pots. The best soil for it is an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand. Cuttings root freely, planted in pots, in the same kind of soil, and set on a shelf in the greenhouse ; the best time for taking them off" is just as the plants are begin- ning to grow. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son in October last. 59 GERANIUM argenteum. Silvery 'leaved Crane* s- bill. G. argenteum, subcaulescens, pedunculis bifloris, foliis septempartitis utrinque sericeo-tomentosis: laciniis lineari-lanceolatis trifidis, petalis emarginatis. Geranium argenteum. Willden. sp.pl. 3. p. 707. Pers. si/n. 2. p. 236. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 188. Botan. magaz. 504. Cav. diss. 4. p. 205. t. 77./. 3. Stems very short, growing in clusters, thickly clothed with the brown persistent stipules. Leaves 7- parted, nearly to the base, thickly covered on both sides with a close silky toraentum, of a shining silvery appearance: segments linear or more generally lanceo- late, bluntish, mostly trifid, or 3-toothed, the two back ones often simple and entire. Petioles nearly cy- lindrical, clothed with a close silky down. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, concave, membranaceous, joined to the base of the petiole, at last turning brown and remaining persistent. Flower-stalks branched, clothed with leaves 3 to 5-cleft, with entire lanceolate or linear segments. Peduncles 2-flowered. Involucre of 4 or 5 unequal sharply acuminate fringed bractes. Pedicles cylindrical, thickly clothed with short silky hairs. Sepals 5, ovate or widely lanceolate, concave, thickly clothed with soft hairs. Petals 5, broadly ob- cordate, of a blush colour, elegantly veined with stripes of a darker colour, which branch in all directions. Filaments 10, slightly united at the base, all bearing perfect anthers. Pollen pale yellow. Germen and aristce thickly clothed with silky down. Stigmas 5, reflexed. This pretty species of Geranium is native of France and Italy, and was cultivated in this country as far back as 1699, though it is still scarce in our collec- tions, being often killed in winter by wet; it thrives in rock- work, in a sheltered situation, or maybe grown in pots in a mixture of sandy loam and peat, when it should Dfe protected in a frame in winter, or in a cool part of the greenhouse, and needs but little water; but in spring, when it is growing freely, requires a constant supply, and will then continue in bloom all the sum- mer. We have never seen it growing so luxuriantly as this summer with Mr. Anderson, at the Apothecaries' Garden, Chelsea, where our drawing was taken; it grew in a pot amongst other alpine plants, which shaded it from the sun; its leaves were larger and more numerous, and the flowers of greater size and in more abundance, than ever we observed them in any other situation. The best method of increasing it is by seeds, which ripen plentifully: it may also be increased by dividing at the root. 60 PELARGONIUM belluliim. Neat Stork' S'bill. P. bellulum, pedunculis subquadrifloris, foliis cordato- cuneatis undulatis quinquelobis pubescentibus; lobis inciso-dentatis, stipulis latis cordatis ciliatis, ' tubo nectarifero calyce breviori. Pelargonium rosetta. Hortulanorum. Stem shrubby, dwarf, making a compact little bush. Branches covered with soft unequal hairs. Leaves 5-lobed, wedge-shaped, or sometimes cordate, undu- late, covered on both sides with soft down: lobes jag- ged, unequally toothed, ciliate; nerves prominent, branching, covered with unequal hairs and soft down scattered among them. Petioles flattened and chan- nelled on the upper side, and convex below, hairy. Stipules broadly cordate, ciliate, ending abruptly in an acute point. Peduncles generally 4- flowered, hairy. Involucre of 6 or 7 bractes; ^mc^e^ lanceolate, acute, concave, keeled at the back, very hairy. Pedicles a little longer than the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, segments very unequal, lanceolate, all reflexed. Nec- tariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened on both sides. Petals 5, two uppermost ovate, of a bright rose-colour, beautifully marked and barred with black lines, which branch in every direction; lower petals oblong, obtuse, of a pale rose-colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Style purple, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple and revolute. Our drawing of this pretty little plant was taken in June last, at the nursery of Mr. Dennis at Chelsea, where we saw a great number of them covered with a profusion of flowers^ which made a handsome appear- ance. It is very desirable for all collections, being a compact little bush, and flowering abundantly all the summer; it is also as hardy as any of the genus, requiring nothing more than a common greenhouse or warm light room, to protect it in winter, when it should be watered but sparingly. A mixture of turfy loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suits it very well, or any light vegetable mould, and cuttings root readily, planted in pots, and placed in a sheltered situation. We suspect it to be a hybrid production, but cannot trace its origin. 61 PELARGONIUM gibbosum. Knotted Stork' s-hill. P. gibbosum, limbellis multifloris, foliis ternatis glaucis i foliolis pbtusis inciso-dentatis; intermedio cuneato petiolato trifido, caule nodoso: nodis tumidis, tubo nectarifero calyce quadruple longiori. Pelargonium gibbosum. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 684. Pers. syn. 2. p. 233. Hort, Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 181. Geranium gibbosum. Andrews's geran. c. ic. Cav. diss. 4. p. 265. t. 109. /. 1. Burm. afric. 31. f. 2. Stem shrubby, succulent, swoln at the joints. Branches erect, or slightly spreading, smooth, glau- cous, knotted, and swoln at irregular distances ; knots rough, arising from the permanent bases of the stipules. Leaves ternate, smooth and glaucous ; side leaflets ob- tuse, some of them sessile, others petiolate, irregularly cut and toothed; intermediate one cuneate, petiolate, trifid ; middle segment of the large leaves lobed, irre- gularly cut and toothed. Petioles slightly flattened and furrowed on the upper side, convex on the lower, thickly covered with uneven hairs. Stipules cordate, ciliate, soon withering, caducous at the top, perma- nent at the base. Peduncles axillary, or opposite to the leaf, cylindrical, slightly hairy. Umbels many- flowered. Involucre of many lanceolate acute bractes, joined at the base. Pedicles very short. Calyx 5- cleft, segments lanceolate, bluntish, reflexed. Necta- riferous tube more than 4 times the length of the calyx, slightly flattened, a little furrowed on one side and ridged on the other, gradually tapering to the VOL. I. R base. Corolla of 5 petals, all obovate, greenish yel- low, the 2 uppermost rather largest. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen pale yellow. Germen villous. Sti/le short, green, slightly hairy at the base. Stigmas 5, reflex. This curious plant, though its flowers are not so showy as some others, is still a very desirable tenant for the greenhouse, from the pleasant odour which it diffuses : in the evening when it is in bloom, we think it one of the most agreeable of the night-scented kinds, in the day it is quite scentless; its regular time of flowering is in autumn, after many of the more gaudy kinds are out of bloom. We expect some curious mules to be raised from the seeds of this species, from its being nearly connected with several sections of the genus. It is an old inhabitant of our gardens, having been culti- vated in them as far back as 1712. From its succulent habit, care must be taken not to overwater it when not growing freely, particularly in winter. The best soil for it is a mixture of sandy loam and peat, or decayed leaves. Cuttings strike readily planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and set on a shelf in the green- house. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son in October last. 62 PELARGONroM optabile. Desirable Stork' s-bill. P. optabile, pedunculis 2-3-florisve, foliis cordatis quin- quelobis inciso-dentatis scabris, caule ramoso, sti- pulis acuminatis, calycibus reflexis longitudine tubi nectariferi. Pelargonium optabile. Hortulanorum. Nobis in Col- vilVs Catalogue, p. 22. col. L Stem shrubby, very much branched. Branches spreading, flexuose, thickly covered with soft unequal hairs. Leaves rough, cordate, 5-lobed, sharply and unequally toothed, slightly ciliate, of a pale green co- lour; teeth very large on the upper part of the lobes, and very small on the lower. Petioles flattened and furrowed on the upper side, convex below, widened at the upper part, and covered with soft hairs. Stipules small, cordate, taper-pointed, soon withering and turn- ing brown. Peduncles 2 to 3-flowered, hairy. In- volucre generally of 6 bractes, bractes lanceolate, acu- minate, very hairy, soon withering and falling off". Pedicles bent, a little flattened, about the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceo- late, acute, reflex. Nectariferous tixbe flattened on both sides, very hairy, about the length of the calyx. Corolla of 5 petals, 2 uppermost obovate, white tinged with blush, with a large bright crimson spot in the centre, that joins numerous dark purple stnpes, from the base, which branch in various directions; lower petals broadly spatulate, white. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Capsule and aristae hairy. Style dark red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, reflexed. R 2 We suspect this pretty plant to be a hybrid produc- tion, and seemingly intermediate between P. penicil- latum and one of the small-growing sorts, perhaps P. dumosum. We believe it was first raised from seed by Mr. Perry of Banbury, a great amateur of Geraniaceae, and to whom our gardens are indebted for many hand- some and curious kinds. This is one of the dwarfer sorts, and makes a compact little bush, seldom ex- ceeding a foot or 18 inches in height, but is covered with a profusion of bloom all the summer. It is also as hardy as any of the genus, and will thrive in any com- mon soil, or a mixture of loam and peat, or decayed leaves, will suit it very well. Cuttings root freely, planted in pots and placed in a shady situation. Our drawing was taken last summer at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son. 63 63 PELARGONIUM hybridum. Mule Stork' S'hill. P. hyhridum, pedunculis multifloris subcompositis, foliis subrotundis obsolete lobatis crenatis immaculatis, petalis cuneiformibus laciniis calycis multo latiori- bus, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiori. Pelargonium hybridum. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 666. Pers. syn. 2. p. 230. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 171. Pelargonium coccineum. Ehrh. Beitr. 7. p. 162. Cav. diss. A. p. 239. /. 105./. 2. Geranium miniatum. Andrews s ger. c. ic. Geranium africanum arborescens, malvse folio pingui varietas. Dill. elth. 125. t. 125./. 152. Stem shrubby, much branched. Branches short, flexuose, rather succulent, of a shining green colour, but thickly covered with short hairs. Leaves of a round kidney-shape, truncate at the base, slightly lobed, unequally notched, of a dark green shining colour, with rather a greasy appearance. Petioles a little flattened and slightly furrowed on the upper side and convex below, thickly covered with short hairs. Stipules cordate, obtuse, ending abruptly in an acute point, entire or sometimes toothed. Pe- duncles opposite to the leaf, cylindrical, bearing many- flowered umbels, often branched. Involucre of 6 cor- date bractes, ending in an acute point. Pedicles very short. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, upper one erect, the others much narrower, spreading. Nec- tarij'erous tube more than twice the length of the calyx, flattened on both sides and generally keeled, thickly covered with short stiff hairs. Petals 5, or sometimes 6, wedge-shaped, of a pale scarlet colour; the two up- permost smallest and converging at the base, marked with 2 dark lines, lower ones spreading. Filaments 10, short and erect, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers (or 8 m the 6-petalled flowers). Capsules hairy. Aristce spiral, bearded inwards. Style smooth, flesh-coloured. Stigmas 5, re volute. Notwithstanding the name of this plant, we believe it to be a genuine species, having been cultivated in the gardens of this country as far back as 1732. It belongs to the same natural section as P. monstrum. No. 13, and is one of the tenderest species belonging to it, generally losing the greater part of its leaves in winter, except kept very dry, and in a warm situation. The best soil for it is an equal mixture of turfy loam and sandy peat, or decayed leaves; the pots must also be well drained, that the wet may pass readily off*. Cuttings strike freely planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and set in a shady part of the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son in September last. 64 PELARGONIUM Breesianum. JBreese's Stork' s- bill. P. Breesianum, umbellis multifloris, foliis cordato-ovatis leviter quinquelobis obtuse dentatis planis margine undulatis, caule petiolis calycib usque villosissimis, tubo nectarifero calyce breviori. Pelargonium Breesianum. Sweeps and Miller MSS. Nob. in Colv. Catal. p. 22. col. 2. Stem shrubby, branching, of a russet brown colour, thickly covered with long soft villous hairs, as are the branches, petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Branches spreading, of a yellowish green. Leaves cordate, oval, flat, slightly 5-lobed, unequally toothed with short bluntish teeth, covered on both sides with short villous hairs; lobes very blunt and rounded, margins slightly undulate. Petioles flattened and slightly furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, dilated and curved in at the apex. Stipules cordate, sometimes toothed, taper-pointed, thickly covered with long vil- lous hairs. Peduncles cylindrical, longer than the petioles. Involucre generally of 7 bractes, united at the base; bractes ovate, acuminate, keeled and ciliate. Pedicles very short, about half the length of the bractes, villous. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, I of an inch long. Nectar^erous tube shorter than the calyx, flattened and furrowed on one side and keeled on the other, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs. Petals 5, two uppermost widest, obovate, of a bright rose colour, with a darker spot in the centre, which joins 2 purple branched lines from the base, and between the two lines are other purple marks, on a lighter ground; lower petals of an oblong oval, very obtuse, rose-coloured. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen and aristce villous. Style red, slightly hairy on the lower part, and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, bright red, revolute. This plant is without doubt a hybrid production, and intermediate between P. augustum, or perhaps P. quercifolium, and some of the round-leaved kinds ; but we cannot trace its origin with certainty. We received it from Messrs. Sweet's and Miller, of the Bristol Nur- sery, who have named it in compliment to Mr. Wil- liam Breese, a skilful and experienced cultivator of exotic plants. It is a hardy freegrowing sort, and con- tinues in flower the greater part of the year. A mixture of loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suit it well, or any rich vegetable mould ; and cuttings soon strike root, if planted in the same kind of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. 65 PELARGONIUM imbricatum. Imbricate -petaled Stork' s -hill. P. imbricatum, umbellis multifloris, foliis cordatis uri- dulatis subtrifidis; segmentis lateralibus profunde bilobis: superioribus lO-lobatis apice revobitis, pe- talis plicatis imbricatis, bracteis oblatis. Pelargonium imbricatum. Nob. in-Colv. Catal. p. 21, col. 3. Geranium bicolor, var. magna. Andrews s ger. c. ic. Stem shrubby, flexuose, irregularly swollen at the joints, very hairy, brown. Branches very thick at the base and thickly clothed with permanent stipules, the upper part tinged with reddish brown, thickly covered with unequal hairs, and from each leaf runs a light wing to the next joint. Leaves nearly trifid, curled and plaited, hairy on both sides, the lower ones very large ; lower segments deeply 2-lobed, lobes unequally cut, and toothed with brown cartilaginous teeth; upper segment generally 10-lobed, unequally cut and toothed, revolute at the point. Petioles very unequal, flattened and channelled on the upper side, convex on the lower, thickly covered with unequal hairs. Stipules kidney- shaped, widpr than long, plaited and toothed. Pe- duncles a little angular, thickened at the base, many- flowered, thickly covered with stiff" unequal hairs. In- volucre of 6 or 7 leaflets, joined at the base; leaflets kidney-shaped, wider than long, undulate, plaited, sometimes toothed, and terminated with a short mu- cro. CalT/oo 5-cleft, segments unequal, elliptical or oval, 3-nerved, very obtuse, but terminated with a mucro. Nectariferous tube sessile, nearly twice the VOL. I, s length of the calyx, flattened and channelled on each side, keeled at the back, and thickly covered with short stiff hairs. Petals 5, imbricate, plaited, the two uppermost roundly obovate, of a light buff colour, with a dark purple spot in the centre, which pervades the greater part of the petal, and joins 4 lines from the base, which are slightly branched; below these are other short lines on the unguis ; lower petals cuneate or narrowly obovate of nearly the same colour, with only 2 simple lines from the base, which joins the purple spot in the centre. Filaments 10, connected at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen of a brown colour. Germen villous. Style flesh-colour, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. Before we examined this fine plant we always sup- posed it to be a variety of P. hicolor, but now find it as different from that as from any other species in the section. In this the petals are plaited and imbricate, in that they are flat and distinct; they are also dif- ferently marked in both; the leaves, bractes, and calyx, are also very different : it may be a hybrid pro- duction, but if so, we know not whence it has ori- ginated. We have some recollection of another nearly related to it, but of still stronger growth, with smooth shining leaves ; the flowers, to the best of our recollec- tion, resemble those of the present plant. We have not seen it for some years, but it may be a mule between our plant and P. bicolar. It is a fine strong-growing plant, and produces abundance of flowers through the summer, till late in autumn. A mixture of loam, peat, and sand, is the best soil for it, and the pots must be well drained with potsherds, as nothing is so inju- rious to it as too much wet, particularly in winter. Cuttings root freely, planted in pots, and set on a shelf in the greenhouse. The drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son last summer. 66 PELARGONIUM pectinifoliiim. Scallop -shell leaved Slork' s-bill. P. pectinifolium, umbellis 3-4 florisve, foliis reniformi- bus trilobis plicatis glabris obtusis; marginibus crispato-denticulatis, calycibus reflexis, tubo nec- tarifero calycis longitudine. Pelargonium pectinifolium. Nob. in Colv. Catal. p. 22. col. 1. Stem shrubby, smooth, and shining, much branch- ed. Branches purple on the lower part, and green above, smooth and shining, slightly hairy. Leaves smooth, kidney-shaped, 3-lobed, plicate, very obtuse, with numerous furrows on the upper side, and promi- nent nerves below, margin curled, shallowly toothed; lowet^ leaves 3§ inches broad and 2 inches long; upper ones much smaller, but of the same proportion. Petioles very long and slender, flattened on the upper side, and compressed below, slightly hairy. Stipules widely ovate, acute, hairy, sometimes toothed, mar- gins recurved. Peduncles short, 3 to 4 flowered. In- volucr-e of several unequal bractes, some ovate, others lanceolate, acute, slightly hairy, margins undulate. Calt/x 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, undulate, reflexed or revolute, hairy. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, slightly hairy and flattened on both sides. Pedicles very short, about half the length of the calyx. Corolla of 5 petals, two uppermost obo- vate, undulate, of a pale lilac colour, elegantly marked with purple stripes, which branch in different direc- tions ; lower petals ligulate, very much undulate, of a paler lilac or blush colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen orange- coloured. Germen sericeous. Aristae villous. Style red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, purple and re volute, the whole plant has an agreeable scent of Lemon or Citron. The drawing of this plant was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, where it was raised from seed. We suspect it to be a mule between one of the smaller Citron-scented kinds, and a species of larger growth ; It IS nearer related to P. palUdum than to any other described one. A free-growing plant and an abundant flowerer, continuing in bloom the greater part of the summer; and though the flowers are not so showy as in some others, their number and the agreeable scent of the plant make it a very desirable acquisition. We have named it from the resemblance of its leaves to the shells of some species of the genus Pecten. It thrives in any light rich soil, or a mixture of turfy loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suits it as well as any thing. Cuttings root freely, planted un- der hand-glasses, or in pots placed in a sheltered situation. 67 PELARGONIUM cordatum. Heart-leaved Stork's- bill. P. cordatum, umbellis multifloris paniculatis, foliis cor- datis acutis dentatis planis subtus incanis pubescen- tibus, petalis inferis subulato-linearibus acutis. Pelargonium cordatum. fFilld. sp. pi. ^. p. 670. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. p, 173. Pers, syn. v. 2. p. 231. VHerit. geran. t. 22. Pelargonium cordifolium. Bot. mag. 165. Geranium cordifolium. Cav. diss. 4. p. 240. t. Wl.f. 3. Stem shrubby, erect, with few branches. Branches erect, rigid, slightly pubescent. Leaves flat, cordate, acute, dentate, smooth on the upper side, underneath covered with a close white pubescence; nerves nu- merous, reticulately branched. Petiole about the length of the leaf, covered with a powdery pubescence. Stipules subulate, acuminate, recurved, tfrnbels many- flowered, panicled. Peduncles slightly downy. Invo- lucre of 6 lanceolate, acute bractes. Pedicles about the length of the nectariferous tube, covered with short downy hairs. Calyx 5-cleft, segments erect, concave, lanceolate, acute. Nectariferous tube a little shorter than the calyx, widely flattened on both sides, covered with soft downy hairs. Corolla of 5 petals, the two uppermost spatulately obovate, very narrow at the base; of a pale rose colour, from the base branch several dark red lines, with a white mark between them; lower petals subulately-linear, ending abruptly in an acute point; pale blush colour, or nearly white. Filaments 10, connected at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style red, hairy. Stigmas 5, reflexed. This fine strong-growing species is an old inhabit- ant of our greenhouses, being introduced from the Cape in the year 1774: it is one of the early flowering species, beginning to bloom in March, and continues to flower till late in autumn. It is not so much cul- tivated now as it was some years back, so many showy new ones having sprung up, which has occa- sioned it to be neglected; but it is well deserving a place in any collection, from its hardiness and abun- dance of bloom. It may be readily distinguished from all others, except P. conduplicatum, by its narrow lower petals, and from that by its flat leaves. It will grow freely in any rich garden soil, or a mixture of turfy loam and decayed leaves, or peat, will suit it vei-y well. Cuttings strike root freely, planted under hand- glasses, or in pots placed in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken from a plant communicated by Mr. Anderson, from the Apothecaries' Garden, Chel- sea, where we are glad to find many of the old species still remaining, that are nearly lost in more modern collections. 68 PELARGONIUM australe. New Holland Stork' s-hill. P. australe, umbellis multifloris capitatis, foliis cor- datis sublobatis obtuse crenati^ subtus villosis, caule sufFruticoso difFuso, foveo nectarifero brevis- simo obsolete. Pelargonium australe. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 675. Pers, syn. 2. p. 232. Hort. Kew, ed. 2. v. 4. p. 176. Geranium glomeratum. Andrews s geran. c. ic. Stem short, sufFruticose. Branches spreading in all directions, thickly covered with soft villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Leaves cordate, slightly lobed, bluntly crenate with large unequal crenatures, very soft to the touch, and of a dark green colour. Petioles flattened and chan- nelled on the upper side, and convex below. Stipules ovate, bluntish, often joined at the base, soon wither- ing. Peduncles cylindrical, axillaiy, or opposite to the leaf ; often solitary, but sometimes in pairs. Um- bels capitate, many-flowered. Involucre of many bractes. Bractes unequal, ovate or lanceolate, gene- rally acute. Pedicles longer than the calyx. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment ovate, obtuse, the others lan- ceolate, acute. Nectariferous pit veiy shallow, scarcely any. Petals 5, two uppermost narrowly obovate, of a pale blush colour, with a dark red spot in the centre, which joins a few red lines that branch from the base; lower petals broadly ligulate, white, with a short red line down the middle of each. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 spreading upwards and bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen and aristce very hairy. Style smooth, pale red. Stigmas 5, red, re- flexed. This neat little species is a native of New South Wales, and has been introduced to this country ever since the year 1792, though at present it is far from being a common plant in our collections. We have seen two other slight varieties of it; but these only vary a little in the colour of the flowers, one of them being white, and not so much marked as the present, consequently not so desirable; the other is of a pretty pink or pale rose colour, which we have only seen in the collection of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messi-s. Colvill and Son, where it began to flower early in spring, and continued to blossom till late in autumn. An equal mixture of sandy loam and peat is the best soil for it, watering it but sparingly in winter. Cut- tings root freely, planted in pots and placed in the greenhouse ; but the readiest way to increase it, is by seeds, which are produced in abundance, if a little pollen be shaken on the stigmas when in bloom. 69 PELARGONIUM falgidum. Celandine-leaved Stork's- bill. P.fulgiduniy umbellis multifloris paniculatis, foliis ter- natis : foliolis sessilibus inciso-dentatis ; intermedio elongato pinnatifido, caule crasso carnoso, tubo nectarifero apice inflate calyce triple longiori. Pelargonium fulgidum. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 684. Pers. syn. 2. p. 233. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 180. Geranium fulgidum. Andrews s geran. c. ic. Cav. diss. 4. p. 253. t. 116./. 2. Dill. elth. p. 156. t. 130. /. 137. Stem shrubby, flexuose, thick and succulent, densely pubescent, with very few branches. Leaves ternate, leaflets sessile, incised or deeply toothed, intermediate one elongated, pinnatifid, segments deeply cut or toothed, covered on both sides with a white pubes- cence. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, thickly clothed with short vil- lous hairs. Stipules broadly lanceolate, acute, ciliate, joined to the base of the petioles. Peduncles panicled, thickly covered with soft villous hairs. Umbels many- flowered, when in seed spreading out in a horizontal direction or a little declining. Involucre of 7 or 8 lan- ceolate, concave, keeled bractes. Pedicles very short. Calyx 5-cleft, segments very unequal, upper one broadly ovate, erect, hollowed out to a kind of cup at the base, the others lanceolate, reflexed, all very hairy. Nectari- ferous tube about 3 times longer than the calyx, in- flated towards the upper part, deeply channelled at the back, and flattened on both sides, gibbous at the base, VOL. I. T thickly covered with short stiff hairs. Petals 5, the two uppermost broadly cuneate of a bright scarlet, marked with numerous black lines which branch in all directions, lower petals ligulate of the same colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen pale yellow. Germen and aristce hairy. Style green, hairy. Stigmas 5, scarlet, reflexed. Our drawing of this fine species, whose brilliancy of colour cannot be imitated, was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son ; it may be considered as the parent stock of several of the most brilliant plants of this genus, as from it were raised P. ignescens and P. scintillans; it is also one of the parents of P. ardens, and we suspect P. Daveyanum was raised from P. Barringtomi, mixed with this species, and not from P. Ignescens, as we formerly supposed. From the seeds of P. ignescens many splendid mules have also been raised ; some of them, as P. pavoninum and P. ruhescem, have flowered, and we expect to see the flowers of several others this season. This plant being of a succulent habit, requires to be grown in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand ; and the pots must be well drained, that it may not be too wet, though it requires a constant supply of water when growing freely ; but in a dormant state it should be kept quite dry. Cuttings strike root rea- dily, planted in pots and placed in the greenhouse. 70 PELARGONIUM coarctatum. Close-leaved Stork' s-bill. P. coarctatum, umbellis plurifloris solitariis, foliis cor- dato-reniformibus leviter quinquelobis undulatis denticulatis coarctatis, caule humili, ramis brevibus confertis, tubo nectarifero calyce parum breviori. Pelargonium coarctatum. Noh. in Colv. Cat. p. 21. col. 3. Lavalette's Geranium. Hortulanorum. Stem shrubby, very much branched. Branches very short and crowded together, thickly clothed with soft white hairs. Leaves numerous, crowded, cordate or kidney-shaped, slightly 5-lobed, undulate, unequally toothed with short rigid teeth, hairy on both sides. Petioles widely flattened and channelled on the upper side and convex on the lower, thickly clothed with short hairs, and some long ones interspersed amongst them. Stipules cordate, with an acute point, keeled, and ciliate. Peduncles solitary, 4 to 6 flowered, thickly clothed with soft unequal hairs. Involucre of 6 or 7 bractes ; trades oval, concave, taper-pointed, fringed, and covered with soft villous hairs. Pedicles about the length of the nectariferous tube. Cali/x 5-cleft, seg- ments unequal, of a brown colour, upper one ovate, many-nerved, erect or slightly recurved, the others lanceolate, acute, reflexed. Nectariferous tube a little shorter than the calyx, slightly flattened on each side, haiiy, and of a brown colour. Petals 5, the two up- permost widest, roundly ovate, of a dark reddish purple, marked at the base with black lines, which branch in various directions; lower petals widely cu- neate, of rather a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers, 3 sterile ones subulate with recurved points. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen^ villous. Sti/le purple, thickly covered with long hairs. Stigmas 5, purple, revolute. This pretty little plant is a hybrid production ; we suspect it has been raised from the seeds of P. Barring- tonii mixed with some dwarf species, as the flowers re- semble the former, though the leaves and habit of the plant are very different ; the leaves are nearest to P. striatum, but the habit of the plant differs from any we are acquainted with. It is as hardy as any of the genus, and only requires to be protected from frost in winter. A mixture of loam and peat, or decayed leaves, suits it very well, and cuttings root freely, planted in pots and placed in a shady situation. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, where it is covered with bloom the greater part of the year. 71 PELARGONIUM mixtum. Mixed Stork's- bill. P. mixtum, pedunculis 2-4-floris, foliis subdistichis cordatis profunde quinquelobis undulato-plicatis rigidis dentatis, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce sublongiori. Pelargonium mixtum. Noh. in Colv. Cat. p. 22. col. 2. Stem shrubby, erect, branching. Branches slen- der, erect, thickly clothed with unequal hairs. Leaves of an agreeable scent, nearly distichous, cordate, deeply 5-lobed, undulate or plaited, rigid, sharply and un- equally toothed, thickly covered on both sides with short hairs; lower lobes generally 2-lobed. Petioles unequal in length, gradually shortening towards the end of the shoots, flat and slightly furrowed on the upper side and convex below, thickly clothed with short hairs. Stipules cordate, taper-pointed, margins reflexed, ciliate. Peduncles 2 to 4-flowered, thickly clothed with unequal hairs. Involucre of 4 or 6 bractes ; hractes lanceolate or linear, fringed and very acute. Pedicles about the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, segments reflexed, lanceolate, acute, fringed. Nectariferous tube scarcely longer than the calyx, flattened and slightly furrowed on both sides, thickly covered with short hairs. Petals 5, two upper- most obovate, of a pale blush colour, with a faint red speck in the centre and 2 others near the base, which joins 2 pale lines from the base, that are slightly branched; lower petals narrowly ligulate, of a pale blush or nearly white. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Germen and aristce hairy, Style red, haiiy below and smooth above. Stigrnas 5, red, revolute. This pretty little plant is one of the numerous mules that have been produced from the seed of some of the Citron-scented tribe; it was raised at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, where our drawing was taken last summer; it is a neat-growing bushy plant, and produces abundance of flowers all the summer, begin- ning to bloom early in spring, and continuing in full beauty till late in autumn. It may be grown in a small pot, in a mixture of loam and peat, or light vegetable mould, and will succeed in a common greenhouse or light room in winter, only requiring to be protected from frost, and to be watered sparingly. Young cuttings strike root readily, planted in pots of mould, and placed in a shady situation. n HOAREA atra. Dark brown Hoarea. Hoarea. Pet. 5 inaequalia, 2 superiora parallela longe ungTiiculata medio abrupte reflexa. Stam. longe tubulosa petalorum inferiorum longitudine, 5 sterilia recta aut apice incurva, 3 inferiora fertilibus bre- viora. H. atra, umbella composita, foliis glabris oblongis dentatis trifidis ternatisve integris pinnatifidisve ; segmentis oblongis obovatisve obtusis, petalis planis paten tibus. Hoarea atra. Noh, in Colv. Cat. p. 21. col. 2. Pelargonium atrum. LHerit. geran. t. 44. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 646. Pers. syn. 2. p. 227. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 161. Root tuberous, turnep-shaped, and clothed with a soft brown scaly bark. Stem none. Leaves in clusters at the crown of the root, very variable, scarcely two alike, some being oblong or obovate and entire, others trifid or ternate, jagged, pinnatifid or deeply toothed, of a pale shining green colour, and thinly covered on both sides with simple pellucid hairs ; segments oblong or obovate, obtuse, entire or sometimes toothed, with ciliated margins. Petioles long and slender, very weak and pliant, slightly flattened on the upper side, and convex on the lower, thickly clothed with soft unequal bail's. Stipules subulate, membranaceous, attached to the base of the petiole. Scape slightly branched, with little bracte-like leaves at the base of the peduncles. Peduncles cylindrical, thickly covered with soft white hairs. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of several subulate fringed bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments subulately linear, nearly equal, upper one erect, the others recurved, all thickly clothed with soft hairs. Nectariferous tube slightly flattened, a little curved, very hairy. Petals 5, the two upper ones lanceolately spathulate spreading, above the middle reflexed; lower ones subulately linear, all of a dark crimson colour, with white ungues. Filaments 10, united into a tube, 5 fertile ones of nearly the same length, the uppermost rather shortest, sterile ones short and subulate, curved inwards. Pollen orange-coloured. Style hairy, flesh- coloured. Stigmas 5, of the same colour, reflexed. Our drawing of this pretty species was taken from the fine collection of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. last autumn, where it continued in full bloom for a length of time, and plants of it are now in blossom at Mr. Colvill's nursery, so that it may be expected to flower all the summer. The best mode of treatment, is to keep them quite dry when in a dormant state, but as soon as they begin to grow, they should be fresh planted in well-drained pots. They succeed in an equal portion of loam, peat, and sand ; and as the pots become full of roots, require shifting into larger ones, and to be watered regularly. The best method of propagating them is from seeds, which ripen plentifully; they may also be increased from the little tubers of the roots. This plant, with some other nearly related ones, are so different in character from the other species of Hoarea we have already published, that they might with propriety be detached into a distinct genus; but we think it best at present to alter the generic character a little, so as to comprise them all, and to divide the genus into two sections. * Sect. 1. Cal. laciniis omnibus recurvis. Fil. sterili- bus subulatis rectis. ** Sect. 2. Cal. lacinia superiore erecta. FiL sterili- bus apice incurvis* 73 HOAREA melanantha. Black-flowered Hoarea. H. melanantha, umbella composita, scapo folioso, foliis ovatis trifidis ternatisve integris pinnatifidis bipin- natifidisque hispidis; segmentis oblongis obtusis, petalis crispis ; superioribus ex apice sese decussan- tibus. Hoarea melanantha. Noh. in Colv. Catal. p. 21. col. 2. Pelargonium melananthon. Jacq.ic.3. t.6\A. Willden, sp. pL 3. p. 648. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 164, Pers. syn. 2. p. 227, nm Andreivsii. Root tuberous, fusiform, scaly. Stem none. Leaves crowning the root in a radiate form, of a dark green colour, very variable, the lower ones simple, widely ovate, others trifid or ternate, pinnatifid or nearly bipinnatifid, all thickly covered with rigid hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla ; ^e^- ments oblong, obtuse, generally entire but sometimes toothed or deeply divided, with fringed margins. Petioles stiff, widely flattened and furrowed on the up- per side and convex on the lower. Stipules subulately linear, membranaceous, joined to the base of the petiole. Scape springing from the crown of the root, leafy, and producing several umbels of flowers. Pe- duncles thick and rigid, cylindrical. Umbels many- flowered. Involucre of several linearly subulate bractes, which are entire or rarely toothed. Calt/x 5-cleft, seg- ments linearly lanceolate with membranaceous mar- gins ; the upper one erect, the others reflexed. Necta- riferous tube slightly curved and flattened on both sides. Petals 5, the 2 uppermost lanceolate, ob- VOL. I. u tuse, crossing each other at the point, above the middle reflexed; margins curled; lower ones linear, reflexed or revolute, all of a jet black when first expanded, with white ungues. Filaments 10, united into a tube, 5 fertile ones nearly of the same length, the uppermost rather shortest, sterile ones very short and curved in- ward like a hook. Pollen orange-coloured. Style flesh-coloured, very hairy. Stigmas 5, of the same colour, reflexed. Our drawing of this curious species was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, where it was in fine blossom at the same time as H. atra and H. dioica, the whole of which have perfected plenty of seeds; and if we are not much deceived in the species, dioica is no more dioecious than the others, for it is now loaded with perfect seeds, which have been all set with its own pollen: a fuller account will be given under that species in a future number. This plant, as well as its relatives, is now growing and flowering abundantly at Mr. Colvill's; we find them thrive well in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat and sand, the same as recommended for H. atra; after they have done flowering and have ripened their seeds, they generally become dormant; they must then be kept quite dry till they show an inclination to grow afresh, when they should have the old mould taken from them, and be planted in fresh soil, and as they grow they may be watered regularly, but only when they are quite dry ; they may be increased by the little tubers of the roots, but the better way is to in- crease them by seeds, which ripen in abundance, if some pollen be applied to the stigmas when in bloom. 74 PELARGONIUM Thynneee. The Marchioness of Bathes Stork' s-hill. P. Thynnece, pedunculis plurifloris, foliis oblatis reni- formibus trilobis planis rigidis glabriusculis ; lobis obtusissimis insequaliter dentatis, stipulis oblato- cordatis acuminatis ciliatis, tubo nectarifero calyce longiori. Pelargonium Bathonise. Hoare MSS. Stem shrubby, much branched, and clothed with a smooth shining brown bark. Branches shprt and crowded, a little swollen at the base, thickly covered with soft unequal hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and caljrx. Leaves flat, wider than long, kidney- shaped, three-lobed, rigid, smoothish and shining, thinly covered with short hairs, furrowed on the upper side, and prominently nerved on the lower ; lobes very blunt, unequally toothed with blunt rounded teeth, slightly fringed. Petioles a little longer than the leaf, flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower; a little swollen at the base of the leaf. Stipules wider than long, cordate, ciliate, and ending in a sharp point. Peduncles several-flowered. Involucre generally of 6 bractes ; hractes widely ovate, concave, fringed, bluntish but ending abruptly in an acute point. Pedicles bent upwards, shorter than the necta- riferous tube. Calyx of 5 widely lanceolate acute seg- ments ; segments reflexed when the flower is expanded. Nectariferous tube a little longer than the calyx, widely flattened and furrowed on each side, gibbous at the base. Petals 5, the 2 uppermost roundly ovate, of a rose colour, with a bright red spot in the centre, which u 2 joins 4 purple lines that are slightly branched ; lower petals oblong, very obtuse, pale rose colour. Fila- ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style rose-coloured, slightly hairy on the lower part and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, red aiid re volute. This pretty plant we suspect is of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed by Sir R. C. Hoare, who has named it in compliment to the Marchioness of Bath, a great admirer of plants and an encourager of Botany ; and from a fine plant sent us by Sir Richard, from his magnificent collection, our drawing and description were taken. It is not a very strong growing sort, but an abundant flowerer; and the flowers are very large, in proportion to the plant : it is as hardy as any of the genus, and thrives well in a mixture of turfy loam and peat. Cuttings soon strike root if planted in the same kind of soil, and placed in a shady situation. 75 CAMPYLIA holosericea. Silky-leaved Campylia. Campy lia. Pet. 5 insequalia: duo superiora majora, unguis margine inferiore auriculata. Stam. 5 sterilia; duo superiora longiora hamata recurva. Lindley MSS. C. holosericea^ pedunculis paniculatis; umbellis pluri- floris, foliis subrotundo-ovatis obtusis duplicato- dentatis holosericexs, petalis superioribus orbicula- tis, caule fruticoso erecto. Campylia holosericea. Noh. in Colv. Catal. p.2\. col. 1. Stem shrubby, erect, rugged, occasioned by the persistent bases of the petioles and stipules, in our plant about 18 inches high. Branches clothed with a dense white tomentum. Leaves roundly-ovate, obtuse, clothed on both sides with a soft white dense tomentum, doubly toothed ; teeth blunt, unequal. Petioles very long, slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded below, thickly clothed with short soft recurved hairs. Stipules cordate, with a long taper point, keeled, the bases re- maining persistent. Peduncles branching. Umhels 4- to 6-flowered. Involucre generally of 6 bractes ; hractes ovate or widely lanceolate, keeled and ciliate. Pedicles nodding before the flower expands, and erect when in bloom, again descending when in fruit; fruit erect. Calyx 5-cleftj segments unequal, concave, the upper one ovate, obtuse, keeled, the others lanceolate or linear, all thickly covered with short woolly hairs. Nectariferous tube very short and blunt, more than tliree times shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, the two uppermost orbicular, eared on the lower margin of the unguis, of a dark crimson colour, nearly black at the base, but much lighter on the back side, lower petals broadly spatulate, very obtuse, of a light flesh colour or deep blush. Filaments 10, -United into a tube, thickly covered with short hairs, 5 only bearing an- thers, and these were imperfect in all the specimens we have examined; two upper barren filaments much longer than the others and recurved, of a flesh colour. Germen villous. Aristoe spiral, bearded inwards, very hairy. Style red, very hairy below and smooth above. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. Our drawing of this new and beautiful plant was taken from a fine specimen communicated by Messrs. Sweet's and Miller, of the Bristol Nursery, where it was raised from seed. From its anthers being always without pollen, we conclude it is a hybrid production, yet it will seed freely if it be set with the pollen of any of the same tribe; consequently the young plants raised from these, will all be different from the parent, and we expect some of them will be very handsome. This appears to be one of the easiest management of the whole genus, that we have met with ; it thrives in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and flowers abundantly all the summer. Cuttings strike very readily, taken off in the young wood and planted in pots, which must be placed in a shady part of the greenhouse. 76 PELARGONIUM sanguineum. Crimson Stork's- bill. . sanguineum, umbellis multifloris, foliis decompositis glabris apice recurvis; segmentis cuneatis inciso- dentatis: infimis divaricatis, caule carnoso nodoso, involucro polyphyllo calycibusque ciliatis. Pelargonium sanguineum. Sprengel in Novi Proventus Hortorum Academicorum Halensis et Berolinemis. -Jo \ Stem shrubby, succulent, not much branched, swelled at the joints. Branches knotted at the joints, glaucous, and clothed with horizontal unequal hairs. Leaves decompound, smooth, of a light green inclin- ing to glaucous, points recurved; leaflets pinnatifid, segments wedge-shaped, deeply cut and toothed; lower ones widely spreading with reflexed points. Petioles very long, nearly cylindrical, or a little flattened on the upper side, slightly hairy. Stipules very large, em- bracing the stem, cordate, ciliate, entire or sometimes cloven at the point. Peduncles very long, cylindrical, glaucous, and thickly covered with horizontal hairs. Umbels 8- to 13-flowered. Involucre of several lanceo- late, acute, fringed bractes. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, bluntish, reflexed, margin membranaceous and ciliate. Nectariferous tube very unequal, in some flowers very long, nearly sessile, in others very short, not much longer than the calyx, flattened on both sides and covered with short pellucid hairs. Petals 5, spa- thulate, the 2 uppermost widest, all of a dark scarlet colour, marked in the middle of each with a velvetty black. Filaments 10, united into a tube, 7 bearing anthers, 3 sterile ones shortest, erect, subulate. Ger- men sericeous. Sti/le quite smooth, flesh-coloured. Stigmas 5, reflexed. The only account that we have seen of this handsome species is in the work of Sprengel above quoted; we believe it has been very lately introduced into our gardens, where it promises to be a great acquisition, from the number and brilliancy of its flowers. It be- longs to the same tribe as P. ardens, P. Mcolor, &c. but is certainly a very distinct species. Professor Sprengel mentions another nearly related one, P. mul- tiradiatum, but this differs in the blunter segments of the leaves, by its umbel producing 30 flowers, which are of a dark green colour, or perhaps of nearly the same colour as P. triste, which also belongs to the same tribe. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Col- vill and Son, where the plants are growing luxuriantly in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand : it requires to be kept in the warmest part of the green- house in winter, and to be watered but sparingly, being of a succulent nature and rather more tender than the generality of its relatives. Cuttings strike root readily, if taken off^ at a joint, and planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed in a warm part of the green- house. 11 MONSONIA speciosa. Large-Jlowered Monsonia. Monsonia. Cal. 5-sepaliis. Cor. 5-petala, incisa. Staiii* 15, connata: urceolo filamentorum 5-fido. Stig. 5 sessilia. Caps. 5, monospermae, aristatse, ad basin receptaculi rostratae. M. speciosa, foliis qainatis glabds; foliolis bipinnatis; segmentis linearibus acutis, caule sufFruticoso an- guloso, pedunculis pilosis. Monsonia speciosa. JVilldm. sp. pi. 3. p. 718. Botan* magaz. 73. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 192. Pers. syn. 2. p. 238. Geranium speciosum. Thunb. prod. p. 112. Cavan, diss. 3. JO. 179. t. 74./. 1. Stem sufFrutescent with few branches. Branches flexuose, weak, and slender, trailing except supported. Leaves quinate, smooth; leaflets bipinhate; segments linear, acute, rigid, smooth and shining, of a dark green colour. Petioles long and slender, nearly cylin- drical, pubescent. Stipules lanceolate, acute, fringed, and joined to the base of the petioles. Peduncles longer than the petioles, slightly angular, gradually thickening upwards, slightly hairy. Involucre of about 6 bractes ; bractes subulately linear, concave, acute, with fringed membranaceous margins. Pedicles slightly angular, thicker than the peduncle, clothed with long unequal horizontal hairs. Sepals 5, nearly equal, lan- ceolately elliptical, mucronate, 3-nerved from the base, thickly clothed with long spreading unequal hairs, margins membranaceous. Petals 5, equal, imbricate, widely obcordate, scalloped, with creiiulate margins, VOL. I. X of a cream colour tinged with pink, and a beautiful red circle near the base of the flower; below that, elegantly marked with dark crimson, which branches up into the red circle. Stamens 15, in 5 sets, 3 in each set, hairy, all connected at the base and all bear- ing perfect anthers. Anthers incumbent. Pollen gra- nular, orange-coloured. Germen villous. Aristas co- vered with glandular hairs. Style none. Stigmas 5, sessile, of a velvetty black colour, horizontally spread- ing. This beautiful and very distinct genus was named in honour of Lady Anne Monson, a great promoter of Natural History, and Botany in particular. We at pre- sent know only of three species in the collections about London, M. lohata, speciosa, and pilosa (M. Jilia of Andrews); the M. ^pinosa and ovata (emarginata of L'Heritier) we can hardly suppose to belong to the same genus; if the dissections at the bottom of the figures be correct, they appear distinct enough to form a new genus, intermediate between Monsonia and Geranium. Should any of our Subscribers possess plants of either of these, or any new species of Mon- sonia, we should feel much obliged by flowering speci- mens, or an opportunity of examining the plants. Our drawing of this species was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son. We find it succeed best in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand ; and the pots well drained, that the wet may pass readily off. The best method of propagating it is from pieces of the roots planted in pots with their tops above the surface of the mould, and placed in the greenhouse ; these will soon make young plants. Seeds also ripen in abundance if some pollen be shaken on the stigmas when in full bloom. 78 PELARGONIUM versicolor. Various- coloured Stork^s-bill. P. versicolor, pedunculis plurifloris, foliis coi datis quin- quelobis argute duplicato-dentatis, stipulis cordatis acuminatis dentatis, tubo nectarifero calyce dupla breviori. Stem shrubby, branching. Branches thickly clothed with soft white unequal hairs. Leaves flat, cordate, 5-lobed, doubly toothed with very sharp rigid teeth, hairy on each side ; nerves prominent, much branched ; lobes blunt, and rounded. Petioles much flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and rounded on the lower, very hairy. Stipules cordate, sharply pointed and toothed. Peduncles several-flowered. Involucre generally of 6 bractes, which are short, ovate, acu- minate, and keeled. Pedicles unequal in length, cylindrical, very hairy. Cali^jc 5-cleft, segments very unequal, upper one largest, lanceolately-oval and keeled, erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube about half the length of the calyx, channelled on each side, slightly hairy. Petals 5, the two upper ones widely obovate, red or deep rose colour, often lighter on one side, and marked with numerous purple lines which branch all over the petals ; lower ones obiongly- ovate, obtuse, of a blush colour, marked with pale veins. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Stt/le smooth, flesh-coloured. Stigmas 5, of the same colour, reflexed. Our drawing of this pretty plant was taken at the nursery of Mr. Davey, King's Road, Chelsea. It is X 2 without doubt of hybrid origin, but it would be difficult to guess at its parents with any certainty. It is allied in flower to P. bellulum, but is a much stronger grow- ing plant, and the leaves are very different. The marking of the petals is not unlike P. Daveyanum, but every other part of the plant is totally dissimilar. It is a free-growing plant and an abundant flowerer, and as hardy as any other of the genus ; a mixture of loam and peat mould suits it very well, and cuttings root readily, planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. 79 JENKINSONIA quinata. Quinate- leaved Jenkinsonia. JenJcinsonia. Pet. 4-5, duo superiora profunde emargi- nata majora ; inferiora multo minora. Stam. ad- scendentia apice patentia, basi pilosa; 7 fertilium tria superiora breviora, 3 sterilia abbreviata subu- lata sequilonga. J. quinata, caule fruticoso flexuoso, foliis alternis quin- quepartitis: foliolis euneatis apice tridentatis, pe- dunculis subbifloris, tubo nectarifero calyce maxima duplo longiori. Pelargonium quinatum. Botan. magaz. 547. Pers. syn. 2. p. 229. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 175. Hart, sub. land. p. 152. n. 115. Geranium prsemorsum. Andrews s reposit. 150, Stem shrubby, flexuose, clothed with a hard brown shining bark. Branches covered with a short powdeiy pubescence, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Leaves alternate, 5-parted, upper leaflets wedge-shaped, 3-toothed ; lower ones deeply cloven, segments wedge-shaped. Petioles a little shorter than the leaf, nearly cylindrical, but gradually tapering up- wards. Stipules rigid, narrowly cordate, taper-pointed, remaining persistent. Peduncles nearly cylindrical or slightly angular, 1- to 2-flowered. Involucre of 2 or 3 narrowly lanceolate, taper-pointed, membranaceous, veiny bractes. Petioles short, cylindrical. Calyx 5- cleft, segments more than half an inch long, lanceolate, acute, many-nerved. Nectariferous tube very rigid, about twice the length of the calyx, flattened at the back and on each side, and obtusely keeled below. Petals 4 or 5, the two uppermost widely obovate, deeply notched at the point, or nearly obcordate, of a cream colour, with numerous reddish purple lines which branch from the base, lower ones very small in proportion to the others, widely spathulate. Filaments 10, seven bearing anthers ; /er^zYe ones joined at the base, slightly hairy ; and spreading at the points ; sterile ones much shorter, erect, and subulate. Pollen of a brown colour. Germen villous. Sti/le quite smooth, flesh-coloured. Stigmas 5, red, refiexed. Our drawing of this very rare and curious plant was taken from some flowering specimens kindly com- municated to us by Sir R. C. Hoare, who we believe is the only person that has possessed it in this country for some years past : we think it sufliciently distinct from all others that we are acquainted with to form a distinct genus, which we have the pleasure of naming in compliment to Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. whose collection of Geraniacese promises soon to vie with any in the country, and to his liberality in dilfusing them to other collections we bear frequent witness. It ap- proaches nearest in character to Chorisma*, but differs from that in having 4 aad 5 petals, the 2 upper ones with scarcely any unguis and deeply emargi- nate; the shape and direction of the filaments is also different, besides its habit. It is a very handsome plant, but is rather more tender than most of the tribe, re- quiring a cool part of the hothouse or a warm part of the greenhouse to protect it in winter, when it needs but little water. We find it thrive in an equal mix- ture of loam, peat, and sand; and cuttings are not difficult to root if planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and set in a shady part of the greenhouse. * Chorisma. Pet. 4, duo superiora longe unguiculata majora. Stam. in tubo longissimo decUnato medio geniculato connata, 7 ferti- lium duo inferiora libera, 3 sterilia abbreviata subulata aequilonga. Lindley MSS. (Pelargonium tetragonum. LHerit.) 80 PELARGONIUM Hoareanum. Hoare's Fair Rosamond Stork' s-hill. P. Hoareanum, pedunculis solitariis 1-2-florisve, foliis cordato-ovatis angulatis concavis rigidis giabris; marginibus incurvis undulatis cartilagineo-dentatis ciliatis, caule ramosissimo, calycibus revolutis, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo longiori. Pelargonium Hoareanum. Noh. in Colv. Catal. p. 22. coL 1. Fair Rosamond Geranium. Hoare MSS. Stem shrubby, of a woody texture, and clothed with a rough brown cracked bark, very much branched. Branches rigid, flexuose, of a fine purple shining colour, slightly pubescent. Leaves small, of a dark green, cordately ovate, nearly as wide as long, concave, smooth, and rigid, slightly hairy ; margins curved in- wards, undulate, ciliate and unequally toothed with rigid cartilaginous teeth. Petioles longer than the leaves, slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower. Stipules ovate, acuminate, keeled, and ciliate. Peduncles solitary, opposite to the leaf, roughish, slightly angular, 1- or 2-flowered. Involucre of 2 or 3 ovate, obtuse, concave, keeled bractes, end- ing abruptly in an acute point. Pedicles scarcely as long as the nectariferous tube^ bent upwards. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment ovate, acute, keeled and re- curved at the point, the others lanceolate, acute, revo- lute. Nectariferous tube about twice the length of the calyx, flattened and channelled on both sides, roughish and slightly hairy. Petals 5, the two upper ones roundly obovate, of a blush colour, with a large bright crimson spot in the centre on a red ground, that joins a few purple and red lines which branch from the base: lower petals obovate of rather a lighter colour. Fila- ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen of a light orange colour. Germen villous. Style hairy, flesh-coloured. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. Our drawing of this beautiful plant was taken from a fine specimen communicated by Sir R. C. Hoare, who informs us that he thinks it the handsomest plant he cultivates amongst all this numerous family; we have therefore named it in compliment to him. We believe it to be of hybrid origin, and suspect one of its parents to be P. lanceolatum, the other might be P. penicilla- tum, or some one very near it : we have this year raised several mules from P. lanceolatum which had been impregnated with the pollen of several other kinds, and we have never seen any vary so much ; none of them are the least like the original, and scarcely two at all alike. Sir Richard informs us that he finds this plant very difficult to increase by cuttings, being of so hard and rigid a nature that they take a long time to make roots ; we have succeeded in striking some veiy well, by taking off very young shoots and planting them in a mixture of loam, peat, and sand, but they take a longer time to root than most other kinds. The plants thrive in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, and a little sand mixed with it to keep it open. 81 PELARGONIUM calycinum. Large-calyxed Stork' s-bill. P. calycinum, umbellis plurifloris subpaniculatis, foliis orbiculato-reniformibus subangulatis aequaliter den- ticulatis mollibus, calycibus inflatis, tubo nectari- fero calyce triple breviori. Pelargonium calycinum. Noh. in Colv. Catal. p. 21. col 3. Brown's Countess of Roden. Hortulanorum. Rose Brilliant Geranium. Hortulanorum. u. verum, foliis suborbiculatis obsoletissime angulatis, petalis superioribus maculis minoribus et striis pal- lidioribus. Supra Jig. a. (3. maculatum, foliis suborbiculatis, petalis superioribus macula magna et striis purpureis pictis. Suprajig. b. y. angulatum, foliis subcordatis inaequaliter angulatis, floribus subplenis. Supra fig. c. Brown's Countess of Roden variety. Hortulanorum. Stem shrubby, much branched. Branches thickly clothed with soft white unequal hairs. Leaves in var. u. orbicularly reniform, scarcely lobed, simply and equally toothed with short bluntish teeth, thickly co- vered on both sides with soft villous hairs, as is evety other part of the plant except the corolla. Petioles widely flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower. Stipules cordate, generally toothed and ending in an acute point. Peduncles cy- lindrical, generally panicled, several-flowered. Invo- lucre of several widely ovate, bluntish, sometimes toothed bractes, ending abruptly in a sharp point. Pedicles longer than the bractes. Calyx inflated, di- VOL. I. Y vided into 5 large unequal erect segments. Nectarife- rous tube about 3 times shorter than the calyx, gibbous at the base, flattened and furrowed on each side, of a reddish brown colour. Petals 5, or sometimes in- creased to 6 or 7, of a bright rose colour, generally re- flexed ; the two upper ones roundly ovate, when perfect they are marked in the centre with a; bright purple spot, and from the base branch numerous purple and red lines which are lightest at the outsides ; lower petals oblongly ovate, obtuse, slightly marked with pale red lines. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style red, hairy on the lower part and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. In var. /3. the upper petals are marked with a much larger purple spot, and the lower ones are more dis- tinctly striped: in other respects it is very similar to var. a. In var. y. the flowers are generally double, and marked much like var. a. but the lower petals are more distinctly striped, the leaves are nearly cordate, and unequally angular, with fewer teeth than in the other varieties, and the whole plant has a kind of monstrous appearance. Our drawing was taken from a fine specimen sent to us from the collection of the Miss Leekes of Long- ford, Shropshire, who inform us that it was raised from the seed of the variety of P. cucullatum, known by the name of the Prince Regenfs Geranium ; we also re- ceived it from Messrs. Browns, nurserymen at Slough, with our third variety, who inform us that they also raised it from the same variety of P. cucullatum, and that it had been mixed with the pollen of V. fulgidum. The second variety we received from the collection of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. ; it had been raised from the seed of the first variety, and is the handsomest marked of the three: all of them will thrive well in a mixture of sandy loam and peat, but they are very apt to rot if they chance to get too much wet. Cuttings strike root very readily, planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and set on a shelf in the greenhouse. 82 PELARGONIUM atrofuscum. Dark-hrown-marked Stork' s-bill. P. atrofuscum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis superioribus brevi-petiolatis trilobis rigidis insequaliter argute dentatis; basi cuneatis, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero breviori calyce. Pelargonium purpureum, fuscuni. Hoare MSS. Stem shrubby, branching. Branches thickly clothed with long soft villous hairs. Leaves on the branches with very short footstalks, wedge-shaped at the base, deeply 3-lobed, sharply and very unequally toothed with stiff horny teeth, hairy on both sides, nerves much branched on the lower side, and furrowed on the up- per; upper leaves nearly sessile, sharp-pointed. Petioles very short, on the branches, shorter than the stipules, widely flattened and channelled on the upper and con- vex on the lower side, thickly covered with long un- equal villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Stipules cordate, taper-pointed and ciliate. Peduncles several-flowered. Involucre generally of 6 ovate, concave, taper-pointed bractes. Pedicles di little longer than the bractes, but shorter than the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, the upper one widest, erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube shorter than the calyx, flattened on both sides and gibbous at the base, of a reddish brown colour. Petals 5, the two upper ones roundly obovate, pu«ple, with a large dark brown patch in the centre, and Several dark brown lines run- ning through it; lower petals oblong, obtuse, of a blueish rose colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Germen and aristce villous. Style Y 2 ^ red, hairy on the lower part and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This handsome plant is without doubt of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed by Sir R. C. Hoare; and from some fine flowering specimens communicated hy him, our drawing and description were taken : it appears to belong to the tribe allied to P. lanceolatum and maculatum ; it has also some affinity to P. ohtusi- lobvm, but is decidedly distinct from them all. It appears to be a free grower and an abundant bloomer, and will suceeed well in a mixture of sandy loam and peat. Cuttings will root freely, planted in pots and placed in a shady part of the greenhouse. 83 PELARGONroM macranthon. Large-flowered Stork* s-hill. P. macranthon, umbellis plurifloris, foliis inferioribus reniformibus obsolete quinquelobis cartilagineo- dentatis; superioribus profunde lobatis, bracteis cordatis pedicello duplo brevioribus, tubo nectari- fero longitudine ealycis. Stem shrubby, rather flexuose, not much branched. Branches clothed with long spreading unequal hairs. Leaves variable, inclining to be succulent, hairy on both sides, deeply and sharply toothed; teeth unequal and ending in a brown callous point; lower leaves re- niform, imbricate at the base, very slightly 5-lobed, strongly nerved underneath ; upper leaves deeply 5 or 7- lobed ; near the flowers deeply 3-lobed. Petioles widely flattened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, hairy, as are the peduncles, bractes, and calyx. Stipules widely cordate, acuminate, toothed, and ciliate. Peduncles slightly angular, several-flow- ered. Involucre of 6 or 8 bractes; bractes cordate, concave, keeled, sometimes toothed, ciliate, about half the length of the pedicle. Pedicles bent upwards. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments unequal, widely lanceolate, taper-pointed, keeled, and ciliate; upper one erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened on each side and gibbous at the base. Flowers very large, above 3 inches long and 2 wide. Petals 5, with crenulate edges, the two upper ones obliquely ovate, each about 2 inches long and 1 1 wide, white tinged with blush, with a bright purple spot in the centre, and from the base branch numerous lighter purple stripes; lower petals oblong, obtuse, white^, tinged with blush. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style red, smooth. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. This handsome plant is a hybrid production, and was raised from seed last year, in the superb collection of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. where our drawing was taken in June last; we believe it to be the largest- flowered kind that has been raised ; We suspect its parents are P. crenceflorum (descended from P. grandi- jflorum) and P. involucratum, y. incarnatum. In habit and general appearance it approaches nearest to P. in- volucratum, cc. maximum, but is readily distinguished by the following characters : in our plant the pedicles are twice the length of the cordate bractes, and the calyx is about the same length as the netariferous tube, in P. involucratum, a. ; the bractes are ovate and longer than the pedicles, and the nectariferous tube is shorter than the calyx: besides the difference in the leaves, it is a veiy free growing kind, and an abundant flowerer, and will therefore be a great acquisition to the culti- vators of Geraniaceee. It grows freely in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, and cuttings will root readily in the same kind of soil, if placed in a sheltered situ- ation. 84 GERANIUM ibericum. Iberian Crane's-bill. G. ibericum, pedunculis bifloris, petalis trilobo-emar- ginatiSj foliis inferioribus septemlobis inciso-denta- tis; superioribus quinquelobis, caule petiolisque villosis. Geranium ibericum. fVillden. sp. pi. 3. p. 702. Pers. syn. 2. p. 235. Hart. Kew. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 186. Lamarck diet. 2. p. 658. Bieberst. Fl. Taur. 2. p. 135. Cav. diss. 4. p. 209. t. 124. f. 1. Botan. magaz. 1386. Perennial, herbaceous. Stem short and thick, of a brown colour, clothed with the persistent stipules and base of the footstalks. Flowering branches forked and elongated, thickly covered with soft villous hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Lower leaves 7- or 9-lobed, unequally cut, and toothed with blunt teeth, rugose, and hairy on both sides; upper leaves on the flower-stems 5-lobed, gradually lessening upwards. Petioles on the lower leaves very long, slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower; on the upper leaves very short and more flattened. Stipules cordately lanceolate, membranaceous, keeled, and cili- ate; on the lower part of the stem hardened and remaining persistent. Peduncles 2-flowered, or some- times only 1 -flowered, when two generally spring from the same joint. Flowers very large. Sepals 5, ovately lanceolate, 5-nerved, and terminated with a weak mucro. Petals 5, emarginate, 3-lobed or obcordate, of a dark blue colour, reddish at the base. Stamens 10, united at the base. Style pubescent. Stigmas 5,' nearly as long as the style, reflexed or revolute. Cap- sules large, opening inwards, covered with long bristly hairs. Seeds one in each capsule, oblong, blunt at each end, dotted all over with minute dots. Aristas straight, hairy. This fine species of Geranium, which we believe is the largest-flowered of the genus, is sufficiently hardy to endure our winters in the open ground without pro- tection: it is well deserving a place in every flower- border, where its numerous very large flowers will make a fine appearance: it thrives in any soil or situation, but prefers a rich light soil. It may be pro- pagated by dividing at the root, or from seeds, which ripen in abundance ; these should be sown in pots early in spring, and when of sufficient size, may be planted into the open ground. Our drawing was taken at the collection of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. in June last. We have lately received a specimen from Sir R. C. Hoare of a beautiful species of this genus, which he in- forms us was raised from seed given him by A. B. Lam- bert, Esq. who received it from the Hymalayan moun- tains: its brilliancy of colour exceeds all we have met with. - 85 PELARGONIUM filipendulifolium. Dropwort-leaved Stork* s- bill. P. filipenduli folium, subcaulescens, foliis inferioribus pinnatifido-laciniatis ; pinnis obovatis lobatis inciso- dentatis : superioribus bipinnatifidis glabriusculis ; segmentis acutis laciniatis dentatis, calycibus re- flexis, tubo nectarifero calyce quintuple longiori. Pelargonium filipendulifolium. Ifort. sub. lond. p. 150. n. 44. Colv. Catal. p. 21. col. 3. Pelargonium triste (3. filipendulifolium. Bot. mag. 1641. Suhcaulescent. Root tuberous^ v^ry large, brown and scaly, branching off into numerous other irregular tubers. Stem short, not much branched; flowering branches elongated, in our specimen between two and three feet high, of a glaucous green colour, thickly clothed with long spreading villous hairs, bearing several umbels of flowers. Leaves smoothish, but hairy on the nerves, of a light green colour, inclining to glaucous ; lower ones pinnatifid or deeply laciniate ; segments obovate, lobed, deeply and sharply cut and toothed; stem-leaves bipinnatifid; segments acute, deeply divided and toothed, upper leaves once pinna- tifid, segments lanceolate, very sharply cut and toothed. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side and rounded on the lower, thickly clothed with long villous hairs, as are the peduncles. Stipules large, cordate, bluntish, mostly toothed. Peduncles very long, many-flowered. Involucre of numerous lanceolate bluntish bractes, joined at the base, slightly fringed. Calyx 5-cleft, seg- ments unequal, lanceolate, obtuse, reflexed. Nectdri" ferous tube flattened and furrowed on each side, clothed VOL. I. z with short stiff hairs, more than five times longer than the calyx. Petals 5, the two uppermost roundly ovate, of a yellowish green, inclining to brown, unequally marked with black in the centre, lower petals oblong, obtuse, of the same colour, but more marked, the spot generally 2 or 3-forked at the apex. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers ; one of these is a flat spatulate one, as in all the plants of this section. Germen and aristae villous. Style short, green, and smooth. Stigmas 5, spreading. This plant is without doubt as distinct a species as any of the tribe ; it differs more from P. triste than that does from V.Jiavum; it is of much stronger growth, producing a great many umbels of flowers on its glau- cous stem ; the leaves are also much less hairy than in P. triste, and the segments of quite a different shape ; the flowers are very sweet-scented in the evening as in several other species of this section, but they are with- out scent during the day. Our drawing was taken from a strong plant in the collection of Robert H. Jerikinson, Esq, in August last. It thrives best in an equal mixture of turfy loam, peat, and sand ; the readiest way of propagating it is by the little tubers of the root, planted in the same kind of soil, with their tops just above the surface of the earth ; these may be set on a shelf in the greenhouse, but will require very little water till they begin to grow, when they may be watered regularly. 86 PELARGONIUM Colvillii. ColvilVs Stork* S'hill. P. Colvillii, umbellis multifloris, foliis cordatis undu- latis septemlobis cartilagineo-deiitatis rigidis, petalis inferis ligulatis, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce longiori. Stem shrubby, erect. Branches thickly clothed with long villous spreading hairs. Leaves rigid, cor- date, undulate, seven-lobed, unequally and deeply toothed, with stiff cartilaginous teeth, the middle hol- low and edges curved inwards, thicldy covered with hairs on each side. Petioles flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and rounded on the lower, a little swollen at the base and apex, thickly clothed with long spreading villous hairs, as are the peduncles, bractes, and calyx. Stipules cordately lanceolate, taper-pointed, sometimes toothed and ciliate. Peduncles long and cylindrical, 5 to 8-flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 lan- ceolate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles longer than \ the bractes, but shorter than the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal, lanceolate, acute, reflexed. Nectariferous tube longer than the calyx, flattened and furrowed on each side, a little swollen at the base. Petals 5, the two upper ones obovate, oblique, of a pale scarlet, with a large dark spot in the centre, and numerous dark lines from the base which branch in various directions; lower petals ligulate, rather paler. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bear- ing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen and aristae villous. Style red, very hairy on the lower part and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, purple, re- flexed. This fine plant is a hybrid production, and was raised last year at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, from the seed of P. ignescens, No. 2, that had been mixed with the pollen of P. Mostynce No. 10: the flowers approach nearest in colour to the former, but the habit and strength of the plant and its rigid leaves are nearer the latter, likewise the number of flowers in the umbel : it may be considered as fine a plant as any of this tribe, and grows as freely. We have named it in compliment to Mr. Colvill, junior, whose collection of real distinct kinds of Geraniacese we believe will equal any in the country, and whose ardour in collecting rare and beautiful exotic plants of all descriptions cannot be surpassed. Our drawing was taken from a fine plant in full bloom in August last : it grows freely in an equal mix- ture of turfy loam and peat, and a little sand mixed with it to keep it open. Cuttings strike root freely planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the green- house. 87 PELARGONIUM Baileyanum. Bailey^ s Stork's-bill. P. Baileyanum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis inferioribus reniformibus basi truncatis sublobatis inaequaliter argute dentatis villosis: superioribus basi cunea- tis subquinquelobis, tubo nectarifero longitudine calycis. Stem shrubby, branching. Branches thickly clothed with soft villous unequal hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Lower leaves kidney- shaped, truncate at the base, scarcely lobed, unequally and sharply toothed, with stiff cartilaginous teeth. Upper leaves wedge-shaped at the base, generally 5- lobed. Petioles widely flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower. Stipules cor- dately lanceolate, acute, sometimes sharply toothed, others are entire. Peduncles very long, nearly cylin- drical. Umbels several-flowered. Involucre generally of 6 widely lanceolate acute bractes. Pedicles longer than the bractes, curved upwards. Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, widely flattened on both sides. Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, up- per one erect, the others reflexed. Petals 5, the two upper ones ovate, of a pale blush colour, with a fine dark crimson spot in the centre, which joins numerous purple lines from the base that bmnch in all direc- tions; lower petals oblong, of a lighter colour. Filar- ments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style red, slightly hairy on the lower part and smooth on the upper. Stigmas 5, of a darker colour, reflexed. This fine plant is of hybrid origin, and was raised from seed by Mr. Bailey, nurseryman at Clapton, whose fine collection of Geraniacese exceeds any that we have seen. It is quite impossible to trace its pa- rents with any certainty, but it is as nearly related to P. superhum as any that we are acquainted with : it is a free grower and an abundant bloomer, and will there- fore be a desirable plant : a mixture of turfy loam and peat suits it very well, and cuttings will soon strike root if placed in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken from a fine specimen, com- municated to us with several others in full bloom, in June last. 88 CAMPYLIA blattaria. Downy-leaved Campylia. C. blattaria, umbellis multifloris, foliis ovato-subro- tundis plicatis incanis holosericeis crenato-dentatis, petalis superioribus subrotundis, filamentis pilosis- simis, caule fruticoso erecto, foveo nectarifero bre- vissimo obsolete. Campylia blattaria. Nob. in Colv. Catal. p, 21. col. 1. Pelargonium blattarium. Jacq. hort. schoenbr. 2. p. 3. t. 131. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 654. Pers. syn. 2. p. 228. Hort. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 166. Stem shrubby, branching, clothed with brown per- sistent stipules. Branches short, erect, thickly clothed with short woolly hairs ; flower-stalks elongated. Leaves roundly oval, plaited, densely clothed with soft white silky hairs, which give them a white shining appear- ance, bluntly and unequally notched or toothed, and fringed. Petioles very long, nearly cylindrical or a little flattened on the upper side, thickly clothed with short villous hairs, as are the peduncles, pedicles, and calyx. Stipules cordately lanceolate, taper-pointed, some entire, others cloven or toothed, at length turn- ing brown and remaining persistent. Peduncles very long, cylindrical, many-flowered. Involucre of several lanceolate keeled acute bractes. Pedicles cylindrical, curved. Calyx inflated, 5-cleft, segments unequal, concave, obtuse, some nearly round or widely ovate, others narrowly lanceolate. Nectariferous pouch very short, scarcely any. Petals 5, the two uppermost nearly round, of a bright violet colour with a white spot near the base, and on one side of it is a short red line; lotver petals ligulate. Filaments 10, united at the base, thickly clothed with long shaggy hairs, 5 bearing anthers, which in our plants were always bar- ren, 2 back sterile filaments elongated and curved back like hooks. Germen downy. Aristce villous. Style red, hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas o J red, reflexed. Our drawing was taken from a fine plant commu- nicated from the garden of the Horticultural Society. It is at present scarce in the collections about Lon- don, though deserving a place in every one from the abundance of its pretty flowers. It begins flowering early in spring, and continues in full bloom till late in autumn; an equal mixture of loam, peat, and sand, is the best soil for it; and cuttings strike root freely, planted in pots and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. In all the plants that we have had an opportunity of ex- amining, the anthers were without pollen ; in Jacquin's figure they are represented perfect, though his flowers are not larger than ours. Can it be dioecious? 89 PELARGONIUM obscurum. Darkened-petaled Stork's- bill. P. obscurum, umbellis subquadrifloris, foliis oblato- cordatis, quinquelobis insequaliter dentatis pilosis- simis: superioribus trilobis, stipulis oblatis renifor- mibus, petalis superioribus obcordatis, tubo necta- rifero calyce parum breviori. Pelargonium maculatum, obscurum. Hoare Gerani- aceoe, p.H. Stem shrubby, much branched. Branches i\\\cV\y covered with long unequal villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Leaves oblately cordate, concave, lower ones 5-lobed, upper ones deeply 3-lobed, unequally toothed with bluntish rigid teeth, fringed, nerves numerous, much branched. Petioles short, much flattened and furrowed on the upper side, and convex on the lower. Stipules kidney- shaped, wider than long, with ciliated margins. Pe- duncles short, generally 4-flowered. Involucre of six widely ovate, blunt, keeled, ciliate bractes. Pedicles very short, not so long as the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment ovate, obtuse, erect, the others lanceolate, reflexed. Nectariferous tube scarcely shorter than the calyx, widely flattened and furrowed on each side. Petals 5, the two uppermost obcordate, white, stained with red ; in the centre is a large dark velvetty spot, which covers the greater part of the petal, and from the base branch a few purple stripes ; lower petals oblong, blunt, white, often tinged with red near the centre. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Germen villous. Style very hairy, of a pale colour. Stigmas 5, pale red, reflexed. VOL. I. A A This handsome-flowering plant is related to the tribe figured by Andrews, under the name of Geranium maculatum. It is without doubt of hybrid origin, and will rank amongst the finest of the garden productions. It was raised from seed by Sir R. C. Hoare, who sent us the specimens from which our drawing was taken. It makes a handsome snug-growing plant, and will thrive well in a mixture of sandy loam and peat, or de- cayed leaves. Cuttings strike root freely, planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and set on a shelf in the greenhouse. 90 GERANIUM Wallichiaiiuin. TVallicKs Crane s-hill G. IVaUickianum, pediinculis elongatis bifloris, foliis 5-lobis utrinque caiileqae sericeo-villosis : segmentis late cuneato-ovatis lobato-dentatis, stipulis latissi- inis obtusis, stiginatibus longissimis, caule erecto angulato. 1). Don prod. Fl. Nepalem. ined. Habitat in Nepaliee alpibus. D. WaUich. u . Radix perennis, coespitosa. Caiilis erectus, angulatus,^ suhsimplex foliisque sericec-vUlosus, altitudine varid uni sesqui vel hipedaUs rarius ultra. Folia radicalia longe petiolata, 5-loba; caulina opposita, conformia: segmenta late mneato-ovata, lobato-dentata, bad in- tegerrima. Stipulse latissinwe, membj^anacece, fuscce, integrcB, obtusoe. Pedunculi elo7igati, axillares, 2 rarius 3-Jlori, foliis duplo longiores^ Pedicelli cali/- cesque villis mollibus dense obtecti. Calycis foliola oblongo-lanceolata, nervosa, apice m mucrone subu- lato desinentia. Corolla magna, campanulata, pur- purea. Petala obcordata. Genitalia nigrescentia. Filamenta et styli villosissinia. Stigmata longis- sima, filiformia, glabra, revolwta. Don loc. cit. Root perennial. Herbaceous. Branches spreading in various directions, angular, knotted at the joints, thickly clothed with unequal villous hairs. Leaves trifid, reticulately veined, thickly clothed with silky villous hairs, which gives them a velvetty appearance; segments 3-lobed, unequally toothed with bluntish teeth. Petioles nearly cylindrical, thickly covered with unequal hairs. Stipules large, cordate, or roundly oval, blunt, membranaceous. Peduncles 2-flowered, A A 2 villous. Sepals 5, lanceolate, with membranaceous margins, terminated with a bluntish subulate mucro. Bractes 4, membranaceous, lanceolate, bluntish. Petals 5, obcordate, longer than the calyx, when first ex- panded of a brilliant rose colour, with 5 black lines from the base that are slightly branched ; it afterwards changes to a dark purple. Filaments 10, united at the base, of a black colour, all bearing perfect anthers, which are also black. Pollen gray. Germen villous. Sti/le veiy short, hairy. Stigmas 5, black and hairy at the base, spreading. Description from a cultivated plant. For the above name and description we are obliged to Mr. Don, who was also kind enough to let us see native specimens, in which the flowers were consider- ably larger than in the cultivated plants. The speci- men from which our drawing was taken, was sent to us by Sir R. C. Hoare, who raised it from seeds given him by A. B. Lambert, Esq. who received them from the Hymalayan mountains. We have also seen it at the nursery of Mr. W. Malcolm, Kensington, where it was raised from seeds received from Nepaul. We think it one of the handsomest species of the genus; its flowers also continue in bloom for several days, and as their colour changes considerably, it has a very curious appearance. We suspect it will endure our winters in the open air, but it will be safest to protect some under a frame, or in the greenhouse, until it has had a fair trial. It will strike freely from cuttings planted in pots in a mixture of turfy loam and peat : it may also be raised from seeds, which will ripen abundantly, if some pollen be rubbed on the stigmas when in bloom. 91 HOAREA reticulata. Netted'petaled Hoarea. H. reticulata, umbella composita, foliis elliptico-lan- ceolatis oblongisve integerrimis pilosis margine revolutis, petalis lineari-spathulatis undulatis re- flexis ; superioribus medio macula magna notatis. Root tuberous, not unlike a Turnep Radish, divided into several crowns at the upper part. Stem none. Leaves oblong or elliptically lanceolate, very hairy, with recurved points and revolute margins, of a light green colour. Petioles about the length of the leaf, slightly flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, thickly covered with small white hairs, and longer horizontal ones scattered amongst them, as are the peduncles, bractes, and caljrx. Stipules subulate, membranaceous, attached to the base of the petiole. Scape springing from the crowns of the root, producing several umbels of flowers, with many leafy bractes at the base of the peduncles. Peduncles nearly cylindri- cal. Involucre of several narrowly lanceolate acute bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments narrowly lanceolate, bluntish, with fringed membranaceous margins; upper segment erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube almost sessile, a little flattened on both sides, about twice the length of the calyx. Petals 5, undulate, the two uppermost narrowly spathulate, reflexed above the middle, of a cream colour with a bright crimson spot in the centre, and 2 red lines from the base, joined at the upper part and slightly branched; lower ones linear, obtuse, revolute, cream-coloured, and elegantly reti- culated with interrupted red lines. Filaments 10, united into a tube, 5 bearing anthers, sterile ones short and curved inwards. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Sti/le red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, reflexed. Our drawing of this pretty little species was taken from a fine healthy plant at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, whose collection of the tuberous- rooted Geraniacese we believe exceeds every other in the country, and from it we expect many rare and curious subjects in the course of next spring and sum- mer. The present plant had been lately received, with several other kinds, from the Cape. It thrives very well, like the rest of its relatives, in an equal mix- ture of turfy loam, peat, and sand, keeping it quite dry when in a dormant state. It may be increased by the little tubers from the roots, or by dividing the old one ; these must be kept quite dry when first planted, till the wound is healed over ; they may then be regu- larly watered : but the best method of increasing it is by seeds, which ripen in abundance if some pollen be applied to the' stigmas when in full bloom. PELARGONIUM Husseyamim. Ladi/ Mary Hussey's Stork' s-bill. P. Husseyanum, umbellis multifloris, foliis oblatis quin- quelobis denticulatis villosis ; lobis rotundatis un- dulatis, bracteis pedicellis longioribuSj petalis om- nibus obovatis, tubo nectarifero calyce subtriplo longiori. Pelargonium Husseyanum. Nobis in Colv. Catal. p. 22. col. %. Pelargonium Robertsoni. Hortulanorum. Brown's Duke of York Geranium. Hortuldfuyrum. Stem shrubby, branching. Branches thickly clothed with unequal villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Leaves of a dark green, wider than long, cordate, 5- or 7-lobed, reticulately veined, villous ; lobes bluntly rounded, undulate, fold- ing over each other, and toothed with short horizontal teeth. Petioles flattened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, widened at the base and apex. Stipules cordate, generally toothed, fringed and taper-pointed. Peduncles cylindrical, thickest at the base and point. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of 7 bractes, which are ovate or widely lanceolate, con- cave, keeled and taper-pointed. Pedicles shorter than the involucre, about the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, segments very long, lanceolate, acute, reflexed or revolute when in flower, but erect after. Nectariferous tube short, flattened and chan- nelled on each side, about three times shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, all obovate, of a dark purple; two upper ones widest, with a bright spot in the centre. which joins numerous branched dark crimson lines from the base. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers, and these are generally sterile. Style red, very hairy. Stigmas 5, red, revolute. This fine plant is a hybrid production, and was raised from seed by Lady Mary Hussey, a great ad- mirer of curious and handsome plants, and we have named it in compliment to her ; we have also received it from Messrs. Brown and Co. nurserymen at Slough, under the name of Broivns Duke of York, and from Sir R. C. Hoare by that of P. Robertsoni : the only difference we can observe between the three, is a slight variation in the marking of the petals, but not of sufficient con- sequence to form distinct varieties, we therefore con- sider them all the same. It is a very strong and robust growing plant, flowering abundantly all the summer, and requires to be grown in a large-sized pot to have it in perfection. A mixture of rich turfy loam and peat suits it very well, and cuttings root readily, planted under hand-glasses, or in pots placed in a shady situation. Our drawing was taken from a fine plant in the collection of Mr. Davey, King's Road, Chelsea. We suspect one of its parents to be P. capitatum, the other might be P. Barringtonii, or some one nearly related to it. 93 PELARGONIUM incisum. Cut- leaved Stork' s-hilL P. incisum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis ternatis atroviri- dibus ; foliolis distantibus tripartito-laciniatis, petalis flaccidis superioribus longioribus, tubo neetarifero subsessili calyce 3-plo longiori*. Pelargonium incisum. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 686. Pers. syn. 2. p. 233. Hort. Keiv. ed. 2. vol. 4. p. 182. Geranium incisum. Andrews's reposit. 67? maU. Stem shrubby, branching ; branches generally 3- forked, thickly clothed with short villous hairs. Leaves ternate, of a dark green, slightly pubescent; leaflets spreading, at a distance from each other, 3-parted or deeply jagged; segments linear, obtuse, entire or rarely toothed. Petioles slender, slightly flattened on the upper side, dilated at the base, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs. Stipules very small, joined to the base of the footstalks. Peduncles several-flowered, cylindrical, curved upwards, thickly clothed with soft villous hairs. Involucre of 6 or 7 widely lanceolate short bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal, lan- ceolate, reflexed, the upper one largest. Nectariferous tube nearly sessile, more than three times longer than the calyx, flattened on each side, thickly clothed with short pellucid hairs. Petals 5, linearly spathulate, flaccid, of a yellowish white colour, the two uppermost * P. canescens, umbellis plurifloris, foliis ternatis canescentibus : foliolis aggregatis tripartito-laciniatis obtusis, petalis rigidis superioribus brevioribus, tubo neetarifero pedicellato calyce quadruplo longiori. Geranium incisum. Andrews^ sreposit. 67? VOL, I. B B rather longest, reflexed, and marked at the base witli a dark crimson patch. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers, 3 sterile ones short and curved inwards. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen and aristw hairy. Style red, hairy at the base and smooth above. Stigmas 5, reflexed. This plant and the one we have described under the name of P. canescens are nearly related, and we sus- pect Mr. Andrews's figure was begun from the one and finished, from the other, as it is not like either, but is an intermediate kind of thing, and we believe some of his other figures to be in the same predicament, parti- cularly his Geranium astragaljfolium, the leaves of which are correct enough, but the flowers are not like it or any other that we have seen ; it seems to be quite imaginary. Our drawing was taken from a plant in the superb collection of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. where we ob- served it in flower this summer in greater perfection than ever we had seen it before ; it is rather more ten- der than some of the common kinds, but will thrive well if placed in an airy situation and not overwatered; and from its very distinct habit and foliage it makes a pleasing variety. The best soil for it is a mixture of turfy loam and peat, and a little sand to keep the com- post open. Cuttings soon strike root if placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. 94 ERODIUM incarnatum. , Flesh' coloured HerorC s-hill. E. incarnatum pedunculis plurifloris, foliis scabris cor- datis tripartitis ternatisve quinquelobis dentatis scabriSj caule fruticuloso, petalis superioribus basi punctatis. Erodium incarnatum. Willden. sp. pi. 3. p. 637. Botan, magaz. 261. VH&it. geran. t, 5. Pers. syn. 2. p. 225. Hart. Kew. ed. 2. v. 4. p. 158. Geranium incarnatum. Cav. diss. 4. f. 223. t. 97. f. 3. Andrews s geran. c. ic. Stem sufFruticose, with few branches ; branches short, thickly clothed with leaves, smooth and glossy ; flowering branches elongated, bearing numerous um- bels of flowers. Leaves rough, of a dark glossy green, cordate, not hairy, some ternate, others 3-parted or 5-lobed, deeply toothed with bluntish teeth that are terminated with a blunt callous mucro: lobes une- qually and deeply cut and toothed. Petioles long and slender, flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, very rigid. iS'^ijow/e* sub ulately linear joined to the base of the petioles, smooth and shining. Peduncles slender, clothed with very short hairs, generally 4- flowered. Involucre of 6 subulate fringed bractes. Pedicles gradually thickened upwards, curved inwards, slightly hairy. Sepals 5, lanceolate, acute, thickly covered with short villous hairs; the upper one widest. Corolla of 5 equal oblong blunt flesh-coloured petals, the two upper ones have 6 little dots at the base, in a bright red circle, above that is a circle of white, then another circle of a lighter red. Filaments 10, united B B 2 at the base, every other one bearing anthers, 5 sterile ones very short. Anthers red. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style smooth of a purplish red. Stigmas 5, of the same colour, spreading. This handsome and curious plant is a native of the Cape, and has been introduced to our gardens ever since the year 1787, though it is still far from being common: it has been generally supposed difficult to cultivate and as difficult to increase ; but it will thrive as well as any of the tribe, if it be planted in an equal portion of turfy loam, peat, and sand, watering it only when quite dry. Cuttings will strike root freely, planted in the same kind of soil and set on a shelf in the greenhouse; they may also be increased by pieces of the roots planted in pots with their tops above the surface; these must be kept dry till the wound is dried up, they may then be regularly watered. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill and Son, where it continues in full bloom nearly all the year. 95 PELARGONIUM scutatum. Shield-leaved Siork' s-bill. P. scutatum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis quinquelobis glanduloso-crenulatis pubescentibus carnosis sub- peltatis, ramis prostratis tomentosis angulatis, pe- talis patentissimis. Pelargonium scutatum. Nob. in Colv. CataL p. 22. col. 3. Stem shrubby, much branched ;^branches prostrate if not supported, spreading to a great distance in all directions, slightly angular and densely clothed with soft woolly hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves peltate, upper ones only slightly so, 5- lobed, pubescent on both sides, glandularly crenulate, fleshy, concave with a deep angle running up each lobe, of a bright green colour with a dark brown circle near the base. Petioles slightly flattened on the upper side and convex on the lower, a little swollen at the base and apex. Stipules widely cordate, acute, pubescent. Peduncles thick and rigid, bearing umbels of from 4 to 8 flowers. Involucre of 6 or 7 bractes ; hractes unequal, cordately ovate or lanceolate, bluntish. Calyx 5-cleft, segments unequal, concave, taper- pointed ; upper one widely cordate, the others ovate or widely lanceolate. Nectariferous tube nearly sessile, very stout and rigid, slightly flattened and channelled on each side, about three times the length of the calyx. Petals 5, distinct, widely spreading, the two uppermost obcordate, white, with 2 handsome bright purple stripes from the base, which are slightly branched; lower ones widely oboyrte, attenuated at the base, white. Filaments 10, hairy, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers, 5 lower ones long and ziscending, 2 upper ones very short and erect, sterile ones straight and subulate. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen vil- lous. Style pale, very hairy. Stigmas 5, of a blush colour, reflexed. This very handsome plant is without doubt a real species, and was raised by Mr. Colvill in 1819, from seeds given him by E. Tattersall, Esq. who received them from the Cape; on the paper of seeds was written. Pelargonium, the leaves good for the cure of wounds. This is the first season of its flowering, and it is a truly desirable plant, either for training to a trellis, or to be placed on a shelf with its branches hanging down ; in the latter situation it will not grow so strong nor bear so many flowers on the umbel. As it is of rather a suc- culent habit, care must be taken not to overwater it, the pots should therefore be well drained: the best soil for it is an equal portion of turfy loam, peat, and sand; and cuttings soon strike root if planted in the same kind of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs. Colvill in July last. There are several slight varieties of it, differing a little in the shape and colour of the upper petals; but we think the present, one of the hand- somest: it is preferable to most others of the tribe, by reason of its flowers continuing so long in beauty. We have seen one umbel last for near a month without dropping any of its petals. 96 PHYMATANTHUS elatus. Tall TVart-flower. P. elatus, pedunculis subtrifloris, foliis lanceolatis ca- nescentibus inciso-dentatis, petalis superioribus ma- joribus, caule fruticoso erecto, calycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo breviori. Phymatanthus elatus. Noh. in Colv. Catal. p. 22. col. 3. Geranium tricolor, arborea. Andrews's geran. c. ic. Stem shrubby, branching, rough, and rugged, oc- casioned by the bases of the footstalks ; branches slender, erect, thickly clothed with a short white pu- bescence. Leaves lanceolate, acute, unequally cut and sharply toothed, canescent, thickly covered with soft white down. Petioles long and slender, slightly flat- tened above and rounded below. Stipules subulate, bases persistent. Peduncles cylindrical, long and slen- der, generally 3-flowered, thickly clothed with short soft down, as are the pedicles, bractes, and calyx. In- volucre of 6 subulate, concave, fringed bractes. Pedicles slender, curved upwards, the flowers leaning forwards. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments broadly lanceolate, acuminate, reflexed. Nectariferous tube short, keeled on each side, about half the length of the calyx. Petals 5, un- equal, the 2 uppermost largest, nearly orbicular, of a dark red colour, reticulately marked with numerous black lines, which gives the whole a dark velvetty ap- pearance: at the base, above the unguis, is a velvetty black spot, swollen irregularly into little blisters or warts (not regularly warted as in P. tricolor): lower petals oblong or narrowly obovate, concave, white. Filaments 10, very hairy, united at the base, 5 only bearing anthers; 5 fertile ones elong^ated, spreading; sterile ones short, erect, the 2 upper ones rather longest. Germen villous. Style purple, hairy on the lower part and smooth On the upper. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. This plant differs from P. tricolor in the following manner; this is tall and erect, that dwarf and spread- ing; this is covered with a short white pubescence, that with long villous hairs ; the leaves of this are more regularly lanceolate, not trrfid ; its upper petals are largest, not smallest as in that; in this the filaments are connected into a short tube, in that they are nearly distinct to the base. We are not certain if it be a dis- tinct species or a hybrid production ; if the latter, it is probably intermediate between P. tricolor and Campylia coronopifolia. It is a handsome free-growing plant, and flowers the greater part of the year, if managed well ; the best soil for it is an equal portion of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and the pots must be well drained with potsherds, that it may not get sodden with too much wet; watering over the leaves in winter is also very injurious to this and all other downy-leaved plants, as the wet lodges on them and makes them rot. Cuttings strike root freely if planted in pots in the same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken from a plant in the collec- tion of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. last summer. 97 97 PELARGONIUM . bicolor. Two-coloured Stork' s-hill. P. bicolor, umbellis multifloris, foliis cordatis trifidis undulatis hirsutis: segmentis lateralibus trilobis: superioribus quinquelobis obtusis dentatis, petalis planis distinctis, calycibus reflexis. Pelargonium bicolor. Willden. sp, pi. 3. p. 680. Pers. syn. 2. p. 232. Baton, magaz. 201 . Hort. Kew. ed. 2. vol 4./?. 179. Geranium bicolor. Jacq. hort. 3. p. 23. t. 39. Cavan. diss. 4. p. 248. t. 111./. 1. Andrews s geran. c. ic. a* atrum, petalis saturatioribus, marginibus albis vix conspicuis, ^o-. 1. |S. pallidum, petalis pallidioribus, marginibus albis con- spicuioribus, Jig. 2. Stem shrubby, branching, knotted at the joints, of a brown colour; branches flexuose, slightly angular, thickly covered with unequal horizontal hairs. Leaves cordate, trifid, slightly undulate, bluntly toothed, and hairy on each side; lower ^€gmew^« generally 3-lobed: upper one 5-lobed and recurved at the point. Petioles flattened on the upper side, and convex on the lower, gibbous at the base, thickly covered with unequal ho- rizontal hairs, as arc the peduncles and calyx. Stipules reniform, entire or rarely toothed, ciliate, and ter- minated with a short mucro. Peduncles slightly an- gular. Umbels many-flowered. Involucre of one bracte, divided into several widely ovate bluntish segments, ending abruptly in an acute point. Calyx 5-cleft, seg- ments widely lanceolate, bluntish, reflexed. Nectari- VOL. I, € C ferous tube sessile, flattened and channelled on each side, longer than the calyx. Petals 5, cuneate, flat and distinct, the two uppermost widest : in var. a. of a reddish purple, with a dark velvetty spot in the centre, and light margins, the upper petals have also several linear spots and lines from the base; in var. (3. the petals are altogether lighter, with much broader and whiter margins. Filaments 10, united at the base, upper one flat and spathulate, like the others of this section, but terminated with an anther, which makes the seventh that bears anthers. Pollen of a brown colour. Germen villous. Style red, hairy. Stigynas 5., red and revolute. This pretty species is an old inhabitant of our gar- dens, having been cultivated in this country, accord- ing to Hortus Kewensis, ever since the year 1778, when it was introduced by John Earl of Bute. There are two very distinct varieties, one with dark, the other with lighter coloured flowers : our figure represents the former, and we have added a single flower of the other at the bottom of the plate, to show the difference. It is a very desirable species for any collection, as it con- tinues in flower nearly all the summer: the best mould for it is an equal portion of turfy loam, peat, and sand. Cuttings strike root readily, planted in the same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. Our drawing was taken at the collection of Robert H. Jen- kinson, Esq. last summer. We have seen two very curious plants belonging to this section in flower this season, at Mr. Colvill's nur- sery, that were received last year from the Cape ; one of them is the Geranium luridum of Andrews, with leaves very much like Hura crepitans^ and was named by us, in Mr. C.*s Catalogue, P. hurcefolium, as we had not then seen its flowers; the other we believe to be P. mul- tiradiatum of Sprengel, with leaves v^ry like a large Fern, or an umbelliferous plant. 98 OTIDIA carnosa. Fleshy -stalked Otidia. O. carnosa, umbellis plurifloris paniculatis, foliis si- nuato-pinnatifidis ternatisve ; laciniis oblongis ob- tusis apice inciso-dentatis, calycibus patentibus, tubo nectai'ifero calyce sesquilongiori. Otidia carnosa. L'mdley MSS. Noh. in Colv. Catal. p. 21. col 2. Pelargonium carnosum. IVillden^ sp. pi. 3. p. 686. Pers. syn. 2. p. 233. Hort. Keiv. ed, 2. vol. 4. p. 182. Geranium carnosum. Cav. diss. 4. p. 266. t. 99. f. 1. Dill. elth. 153. t. 127. f. 154. Stem shrubby, succulent, branching ; branches swol- len at the joints, where the stipules remain for a con- siderable time, but are not properly persistent, between the joints thickly clothed with a short hoary pubes- cence. Leaves scarcely pinnate, sometimes ternate or pinnatifid, others deeply divided, segments oblong, irregularly cut and toothed, with blunt rounded teeth, hairy on both sides. Petioles a little flattened and fur- rowed on the upper side, and rounded on the lower, thickly clothed with short soft pubescent hairs, as are the peduncles, pedicles, and calyx. Stipules cordately lanceolate, of a brown colour, scarcely persistent. Peduncles panicled, several-flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 short lanceolate downy bractes. Pedicles unequal in length, some longer than the nectariferous tube, others not so long. Calyx 5-cleft, segments spreading, spa- tulately lanceolate, concave, obtuse, fringed, the up- per one largest. Nectariferous tube about half as long again as the calyx, slightly flattened on each side and gibbous at the base. Petals 5, equal, linear, con- cave, obtuse, white, the 2 upper ones eared above the base. Filaments 10, united at the base, 5 only bearing anthers; of the sterile ones the 2 uppermost are longest, spatulate, and recurved, similar to Campylia, the 3 lower ones shorter, cloven at the point or emarginate, reflexed. Pollen dark orange-coloured. Style veiy haiiy, purple. Stigmas 5, purple, spreading. This plant, which is so very dilferent from any we have yet published, is proposed by Mr. Lindley to form a distinct genus, which we have adopted ; to it also be- long P. dasycaulon, P. ceratophyllum, P. alternans, and some others ; the whole tribe are of a shrubby succu- lent nature, and require a dry aiiy situation to have them in good health: when they are in a dormant state they should be kept quite dry, but they may be watered regularly when growing freely. The best soil for them is an equal quantity of turfy loam, peat, and sand, and the pots must be well drained, that the wet may pass off readily. Cuttings, when taken off, should be laid by till the wound is dried up, before planting, or they will be apt to rot. Our drawing was taken from a plant in the collec- tion of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. in August last. 99 JENKINSONLA. tetragona. Square-stalked JenJcinsonia. J. tetragona, pedunculis bifloris, foliis cordato-reni- formibus quinquelobis dentatis hirsutis carnosis ; junioribus zonatis, ramis tetragonis carnosis, corol- lis 4 raro 5-petalis. Pelargonium tetragonum. JVillden. sp. pi. 3. p. 669. Pers. syn. 2. p. 231. Hort. Kew, ed. 2. v. 4. p. 173. LHMt. ger. t. 23. Botan. maga%. 136. DC. pi. grass. 96. Geranium tetragonum. Andrews s geran. c. ic. Geranium trigonum. Scop. del. 1. p. 12. t. 5. Stem shrubby, succulent, much branched; branches succulent, obtusely 4-sided, or sometimes 3-sided, jointed, smooth and glossy, of a bright green colour; when quite young, slightly hairy. Leaves fleshy, cor- date or reniform, 5-lobed, toothed and fringed, thickly clothed with long villous hairs. Petioles nearly cylin- drical, or slightly flattened on the upper side, dilated at the base, and thinly clothed with short pellucid hairs. Stipules cordate or widely ovate, blunt. Pe- duncles obtusely angular, 2-flowered and covered with short pellucid hairs. Involucre of 4 lanceolate, taper- pointed, concave bractes. Calyjc o-cleft, segments un- equal, fringed, upper one widest, lanceolate, 3-nerved, erect, the others subulately linear, spreading. Necta- riferous tube nearly sesspe, more than twice the length of the calyx, slightly flattened on each side, and co- vered with short pellucid hairs. Petals 4, or rarely 5, the 2 upper ones much the largest, with a long unguis, widely obovate, oblique, reflexed, back of a pale rose colour, front much lighter, with 2 bright purple lines from the base that are slightly branched ; lower petals with long ungues, broadly spatulate at the point and oblique, white or pale blush. Filaments 10, united at the base, or the lower ones sometimes divided, 7 fertile ones declining, bent in the middle, their points ascend- ing, sterile ones nearly equal, short and subulate. Germen villous. Style very long, bent like the fila- ments, hairy on the lower part and smooth on the up- per. Stigmas 5, purple, reflexed. In our account of J. quinata, supra fol. 79, we had proposed this as a distinct genus, under the name of Chorisma, but we find the principal character on which our generic distinction was fixed to be variable in dif- ferent flowers on the same plant, some having the lower filaments divided to the base, and others con- nected into a tube ; we therefore consider it a good species of Jenkmsonia: the species, also, which we enumerated in our account of P. coriandri/oUum, supra fol. 34, will also rank very well as a different section of the same genus, Our drawing was taken this summer at the exten- sive collection of Robert H. Jenkinson, Esq. The va- riegated variety at the side of the other, differs only in the variegation of its leaves, which, when grown luxu- riantly, it loses altogether ; the best method to preserve its variegation is to grow it in very sandy peat, but in our opinion it is handsomest in its green state : the best soil for it is an equal portion of loam, peat, and sand, th e same as recommended for the other succulent species, and to be grown in a dry airy situation. Cuttings roo»t readily, planted in the same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse. /{ ( 100 PELARGONIUM villosiiui. T^illous Stork' s-bill. P. villosum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis inferioribus ob- latis insequaliter cartilagineo-dentatis villosis basi truncatis; superioribus rhomboideis, calycibus re- flexis, tubo nectarifero calyce breviori. Wood's Geranium majestum. Hortulanorum. Stem shrubby, branching" ; branches thickly covered with long villous hairs, as is every other part of the plant except the corolla. Leaves roundish, wider than long, truncate at the base, deeply and unequally toothed with long sharp cartilaginous teeth; upper ones rhomboid. Petioles widely flattened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, dilated at the apex and curved inwards. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, often toothed or forked. Peduncles longer than the leaves, several-flowered. Involucre of 6 or 7 elliptical or widely lanceolate acute bractes. Pedicles about the length of the bractes. C^/z/a? 5-cleft, segments very long, widely lanceolate, reflexed. Nec- tariferous tube flattened on each side and gibbous at the bcise, shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, very large, 2 upper ones roundly ovate, rose-coloured, with a dark purple spot in the centre, which joins several purple lines from the base; lower petals widely obovate, rose- coloured. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Germen villous. Style red, hairy on the lower and smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. This very fine plant is of hybrid origin^ and was raised from seed by Mr. Wood, nurseryman at Hunt- ingdon; from its villosity and cartilaginous teeth we suspect one of its parents to be P. cardiifolium or P. an- gulosum, but we are at a loss to guess at the other : we believe it to be the largest of the rose-coloured ones that has yet been raised; it requires to be kept in a dry aiiy situation in winter, as its leaves, if allowed to get damp, are very apt to turn mouldy and rot, owing to the dense wool with which they are covered. It thrives wqll in a mixture of turfy loam and peat, or any rich vegetable mould ; and cuttings soon strike root, if planted in a sheltered situation. Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs, Colvill last summer. SYSTEMATICAL INDEX TO VOLUME I. No. 1. Monsonia speciosa 77. 2. Geraninm ibericum 84. 3. Geranium palustre 4. Geranium Wal!ichianum 90. 5. Gtsraoium Nepalense 19. .8, Geranium argenteum 59- 7. Erodium caucalifoUum 6. 8. Erodium hymenodes 23. 9. Erodium incaruatum 94. 10. Phymatanthus tricolor 43. 11. Phymatanthus elatus 96. 12. Campylia carinata, in obs. 1 43. Pelargonium carijiatum . . J 21. 13. Campylia holosericea 75. 14. Campylia blattaria 88. 15. Otidia carnosa 98. * Hoarea Sect. 1. 16. Hoarea corydaliflora 18. 17. Hoarea setosa 38. ** Sect. 2. 18. Hoarea melanantha 73. 19. Hoarea atra 72. 20. Hoarea reticulata 91. 21. Dimacria pinnata 46. * PelargoiUiim. Sect. 1. f Div. 1. 22. Pelargonium filipendulifolium 8.5. 2S. Pelargonium lobatum 51. 24, Pelargonium bicolor 97. 25. Pelargonium imbiicatum .... 65. 26". Pelargonium sanguineum. . . . 76. 27. Pelargonium aidens 45. 88. Pelargonium pulchellum .... 31. ft J^iv. 2. 29. Pelargonium echinatum .... 54. 30. Pelargonium seepefiorens .... 58. 31. Pelargoniinn reniforme 48. 32. Pelargonium particeps 49. 33. Pelargonium cortxissefolium . . 14. ttt Div. .3. 84. Pelargonium gibbosum 61. *« Sect. 2. 35. Pelargonium fulgidura 69. 36. Pelargonium ignesceus. ». . . . 2. 37. Pelargonium ignesceus. 3. sterile 65. 38. Pelargonium Colvillii 86. 39. Pelargonium pavoninum 40. 40. Pelargonium ruhescens 30. 41. Pelargonium Daveyanum .... 32. 42. Pelargonium calycinum. «, 0, et y 81. 43. Pelargonium Mostynae 10. 44. Pelargonium Dennisianum ... 20. 45. Pelargonium cardiifolium . . 15. 46. Pelargonium solubile 24. 47. Pelargonium multinerve .... 17. 48. Pelargonium villosum 100, 49. Pelargonium floridum 41 50. Pelargonium coarctatum .... 70 51. Pelargonium nervosum 47 52. Pelargonium involucratum «. maximum 33 VOL. I. No. 53. Pelargonium Baileyanum .... 87- 54. Pelargonium pannifolium ... 9. 55. Pelargonium Boyleae 50. 56. Pelargonium biandum 4. 57. Pelargonium versicolor 78. 58. Pelargonium macranthon .... 83. 59. Pelargonium grandiflorum . . . 29. 60. Pelargonium opulifolium «... 53. 61. P^argonium striatum 1. 62. Pelargonium cordatum 67. 63. Pelargonium papiiionaceum • . 27. 64. Pelargonium Husseyanum . . • 92. 65. Pelargonium Breesianum ... . 64. 66. Pelargonium oblatum 35. 67. Pelargonium eximium 26. 68. Pelargonium Vandesiae 7. 69. Pelargonium melissinum .... 5. 70. Pelargonium obscurum 89. 71. Pelargonium atrofuscum .... 82. 72. Pelargonium optabile 62. 73. Pelargonium Lousadianum . . 44. 74. Pelargonium Seymouriae 37. 75. Pelargonium obtusilobum ... 8. 76. Pelargonium adulterinura . . . 22. 77. Pelargonium obtusifolium . . . 25. 78. Pelargonium Thynneae 74. 79. Pelargonium pectinifoiium . . . 66. 80. Pelargonium bellulum 60. 81. PelaVgonium scintillans 28. 82. Pelargonium dumosum 19. 83. Pelargonium lineatum 16. 84. Pelargonium pustulosum .... II. 85. Pelargonium ornalum 39. 86. Pelargonium mixtum 71- 87. Pelargonium Hoareanum .... 80. 88. Pelargonium glaucum 57. *** Sect. S. 89. Pelargonium Lncisum 93. **** Sect. 4. 90. Pelargonium australe 68. 91. Pelargonium Inodorum 56. *#»«* Sect. 5. 92. Pelargonium humifusum .... 42. •»•*«* Sect. 6. 93. Pelargonium elegans » et $ .. 36'. ««««««« Sect. 7. 94. Pelargonium pinguifolium ... 52. 95. Pelargonium scutatum 95. * Jenkinsonia Sect. 1 . 96. Jenkinsonia tetragona 99. 97. Jenkinsonia quinata 79. «* Sect. 2. 98. Jenkinsonia coriandrifolia • • • 1 34 Pelargonium eoriandrifolium j 99. Ciconium hybridum { Pelargonium hybridum ... I 100. Ciconium monstrum \ Pelargonium monstrum . . • / ALPHABETICAL INDEX TO VOLUME I. No. 'Campylia blattaria 88. Campylia carinata 21. Campylia holosericea 75. Ciconium hybridum .. ....... . 53. Cicoiiium monstrum 13. Diiiiaciia pinnnta 46. Erodium cauealifolium 6. Erodium hymenodes 23. Erodiuui jncarnatum 94. Geranium argenteum 53. Geranium ibericum 84. Geranium nepalense 12. Geranium palustre 3. Geranium Wallichianum 90. Hoarea atra 72. Hoarea corydaliflora ig. Hoarea melanantlia 73. Hoarea reticulata 91. Hoarea setosa 38. Jenkinsonia coriandrifolia 34. Jenkinsonia quinata 79. ■ Jenkinsonia tetragoiia 99. Monsonia speciosa 77, ■Otidia carnosa 93. Pelargonium adulterinum 22. Pelargonium ardens 45. Pelargonium atrofuscum 82. Pelargonium austrak . . . . ^ gS. Pelargonium Baileyanum 87. Pelargonium bellulum 60. Pelargonium bicolor 97. Pelargonium blandum 4. Pelargonium Boyleee 50. Pelai gonium Breesianum 64. Pelargonium calycinum «. 3- 7. ... 81. Pelargonium carinatuvi 2 1 . Pelargonium cardiifolium 15, Pelargonium coarcta'um 70. Pelargonium Colvillii 86. Pelaigonium cordatum 67. Pelargonium coriandrif oliiim .... 34. Pelargonium cortusiefoliura 14. Pelargonium Daveyanum 32. -Pelargonium Dennisianum 20. Pelargonium dumosum 19. Pelargonium echinatum 54. Pelargonium clegans. «. 3 36. Pijlargonium cximiuui 26. Pelargonium filipendulifolium 85. Pelargonium fioridum 41. P£largonium fulgidum 69. Pelargonium gibbosum ei. Pelargonium glauciim 57. No. Pelargonium grandiflorum 49. Pelargonium Hoareanum eo. Pelargonium humifusum 42. Pelargonium Husseyanum 92. Pelargonium hybridum 6S. Pelargonium ignescens. a 2. Pelargonium ignescens. ^. sterile . . 55. Pelargonium imbricatum 65. Pelargonium incisum 93. Pelargonium inodorum 56. Pelargonium involucratum a. maxi- mum 33. Pelargonium lineatum 16. Pelargonium lobatum 51. Pelargonium Lousadianuiu 44. Pelargonium macrsuitlion 83. Pelargonium melissinum 5. Pelargonium uiixtum 71. Pelargonium immslrum 13. Pelargonium Mostynae 10. Pelargonium multinerve 17. Pelargonium nervosum 47. Pelargonium oblatum 35. Pelargonium obscurum gg. Pelargonium obtusifolium 25. - — - Pelargonium obtusilobum 8. Pelargonium optabile 62. Pelargonium opulifolium 53, Pelargonium ornatum 39, Pelargonium pannifolium 9. Pelargonium papilionaceum 27. " Pelargonium particeps 49, Pelargonium pavoninum 40. Pelargonium pectinifolium 66. Pelargonium pinguifolium 52. Pelargonium pulchellum 31, Pelargonium pustulosum n. Pelargonium reniforme = 49. Pelargonium rubescens so. Pelargonium saepeflorens 53. Pelargonium sanguineum 76. Pelargonium scintilians 28. Pelargonium scutatum 95, Pelaigonium Seymouriae 37. Pelargonium solubile 24. Pelargonium striatum 1. Pelargonium Thynneas 74, Pelargonium Vandesiae 7. Pelargonium versicolor 73. Pelargonium villosum loo. Phymatanthus elatus 96. Phymatanthus tricolor 43. ENGLISH INDEX TO VOLUME I. Cunpylia. Downj-leared - - - - Keeled-stipuled - - - - Silky-leaved Crane's-bill. Iberiau - - - - Marsh - - - - Nepaul - - - - Silver)-4eaved , . - - - - Wallich's Dimacria. Wing-leaved Heroa's-bill. Bur-parsley-leaved . . - - - - Flesh-coloured - - - - Three-leaved ....... Hoarea. Black-flowered - - - Bristle-pointed - - - Dark-brown - - - Fumitory-ttowered - - - Netted-petaled Jenkinsonia. Coriander-leaved .... - - - - Quinate-leaved - - - - Square-stalked Monsonia. Large-flowered Otidia. Fleshy-stalked Stork's-bill. Abundant-flowering . , - - - - Bailey's - - - - Balm-scented - - - - Barren -authered flame- flowered - - - - Blistered-leaved - - - - Blunt-leaved - - - - Blunt-lobed - - - - Blush-flowered - - - - Breese's - - - - Bushy - - - - Butterfly - - - - Celandine-leaved _ - - - Close-leaved - - - - Cloth-leaved - - - - Cluster-leaved - - - - Cockle-shell-leaved . . . _ . _ . Colvill's - - - - Comtesse de Vandes' . . - - - - Coriander-leaved - - - - Cortusa-leaved - - - - Cow-parsnip-leavcd . . . - - - - Crimson - - - - Cut-leaved - - - - Dark-brown marked . . . - - - - Darkened-petaled - - - - Davey's .... Dennis's - - - - Desirable - - - - Dissolvible-coloured . . No. JV«. 88. 85. i 1 . S6. 75. C. 84. - - - - Frequent-flowering . . . ss. 3. 57. 12, 45. 6.9. 52. yo. £». 46. - - - - Guelder-Rose-leaved , . 53. 6. 67. 94. - - - - Hoare's Fair Rosamond 80. fi3. - - - - Hoary-ti'i fid-leaved . . . 82. 73. 65. 38. 21. 72. 48. 18. 61. 91. - - - - Lady Mary Hussey's . . 92. 34. 83. 79. 81. 99. 83. 77. 17. »8. 44. 41. 10. 87. 37. 5. 71. 68. 65. 60. 68. 31. 35. 8. 4. 39. 64. 49. 19. 40. 27. 54. 69. - - - - Prominent-nerved .... 47. 70. - - - - Scallop-shell-leaved . , . 66. 9. 56. IS. 26. 15. 95. 86. 28. 1. 16. 34. 14. 42. 51. - - - - The Countess of Cork's 50. 98, 30. 82. - - - - The Marchioness of Bath's 74. 89, 97. 78. 20. 100. 62, 96. 24. 48. INDEX OF SYNONYMS TO VOLUME I. No. Erodiam trilobatum iS. Geranium Angelina o. - - - - ardens 45. . , - - bicolor 97. - - - - bicolor; far. magna, .. 66. - - - - Brown's Countess of Ro- den 61. - - - - Brown's Duke of York . 92. - - - - cordifolium 67. - - - - cortusaefolium. 14. - - - - cortusaofolium; var. coi- tustiides 49. - - - - Davey's Fairy Queen . . 1 . - - - - Diana 4. - - - - Duchess of Gloucester's 24. - - - - echinatura 54. - - - - echinatum ; #£ppe/?o»'C7w 58. - - - - elegans 36. - - - - fulgidum 69. - - - - geifolium 23. - - - - gibbosum 61. - - - - glaucHin 57. - - - - glomeratum 68. - - - - gtandiflorum 29. - - - - bederinum : /lore albo . 62. - - - - hyoienodes 23. - - - - ignescens 55. - - - -ignescens; major 2. - - - - incarnatum 94. - - - - incisum 9b. - - - - KutusofF's 22. - - - - lanceolatum S7. - - Laval ette.'s 70. - - - - lobatum 51. - - - - miniatum 63. - - - - Mostynum 10. - - - - OTatum 21. Geninium pictum... HV - - - -prsemorsum 79" - - - - reniforme . . . , 48" - - - - Rose brilliant 81" - - - - speciosum 77. - - - - tetragonum 99. - - - - tricolor 43, - - - - tricolor ; arborea 96. - - - - tricolor ; ovalifolium . . 21. - - - - trifoUum 2S. - - - - trigonum 99. - - - - Waterloo 4. - - - - Wood's majestum 100. Pelargonium atrum 72. - - - - autumnale 41. - - - - Bathnniee 74. - - - - blattarium 88. - - - - carnosum 98. - - - - coccineum 63. - - - - cordifolium 67. - - - - hamatum 54. - - - - ^uaculatum; obsc rwn 89. - _ - - melananthon 73. - - - - pinnatum , . . , 46. - - - - purpureum; fusaim . . 82. - - - - quinatum 79. - - - - rapaceuoa ; var. lutea . 18. - - - - Robertsoni 92. - - - • rosetta 60. - - - - splendens 65. - - - - splendidum 17. - - - - tetragonum 99. - - - - tricuspidatuni ; rubrum 8. - - - - triste; 3- filipenduli- folium 85. - - - - violarium 43. THE END OF VOL. I. S. Goinell, Printer, liittlc Queen Stmt, London.