[Geranium R obertianum. Strong-Scented
C ranes-Bil l , or Herb R obert.
GERANIUM Linntei Gen. PI. M o n a d e l p h i a D e c a n d r i a .
Stigmata quinque. FruBus roftratus, pentacoccus.
Raii Syn. 335. H e r b .® p e n t a f e t a l a l v a s c ü h e e r .®.
GERANIUM robertianum pedunculis bifloris, calycibus pilofis decemangulatis. Linncei Syfi Veretab
P' 5 15 ' Fk Suecic. 241. n. 619. 6 .
GERANIUM folnsduplicatopinnatis, pinnis ultimis confluentibus, calycibus flriatis, hirfutis. Haller
ny i. n . 943.
GERANIUM robertianum. Scopoli Fl. Carniol. n. 845. Hudfon Fl. Angl. p. 264.
GERANIUM robertianum primum. Bauhin. Pin. 319.
GERANIUM robertianum. Gerard.emac. 939.
GERANIUM robertianum vulgare. Parkinfon 710. Raii Syn. p. 358.
IRADIX annua, fufca, fibris ramofis prælongis inftrufta. <
fCAULES plures, dilfufi, rarnofi, fanguinei ut ut tota i
planta haud infrequenter, geniculis turaidis, j
pilon, præfertim in junioribus plantis.
(FOLIA oppofita, pilofa præcipue in umbrofis, unum- \
quodque folium e tribus foliolis pinnatifidis j
ball confluentibus componitur, foliolo medio \
longius pedicellato, laciniis fpinüla rubra ter- j
' minatis. |
« i
ÎSTIPULÆ ad fingulum geniculum quatuor, utrinque «
binæ. ^ @
IPEDUNCULI biflori.
(CALYX : Perianthium decemangulatum, perfiftens, 0
ioliölis ovato-laneeolatis, nervofis, hirfutis f
1 mucronatis, 1, 2. / <
(COROLLA : Pb t a l a quinque rofea, patentia, æqua- \
lia, lamina fubcordata, unguis linearis, medio <
prommulo fulcato in très nervös albidos diva- 1
ncante, •fig . 3. j
|TAMINA: Filamenta decem fertilia, fubulata, 1
plana, alba, bafi cohærentia ; A ntheræ pur- 1
puralcentes, polline flavo repletæ,fig. 4,au6L 5. j
piSTILLUM: GERMENquinquangulare-, Stylus fubu- $
latus, villofus ; Stigmata quinque, rubra I
pauiulum reflexa, fig. 6. I
{FMINA quinque Arillata, lævia, ovata, fufca, ad unum |
latus comprefla, fig. g ; A rillus ïugofus, $
PS- 7. 8. I
> ROOT annual, brown, furnilhed with long branched
> ’ fibres.
[ STALK S feveral, fpreading, branched, ofablood-red
> colour, as is frequently the whole plant (the
[ joints tumid) hairy, particularly in the youmr
, plants. 7 5
[ LEAVES oppofite, hairy, Specially when growing in
the {hade, each compofed of three pinnatifid
leaves, uniting at the bafe, the middle leaf
{landing on the longeft foot-flalk, the lacinias
or jags of the leaf terminated by a fmall red
fpine.
ST IPU LE four at each joint, two on each fide o f it.
PEDUNCLES biflorous.
CALYX : a P erianthium having ten angles, and continuing,
the leaves ovato-lanceolate, nervous
y hairy, terminating in a point, fig. 1 ,2 . *
> C O R O L LA : five rofe-coloured P etals, fpreading and
equal, the lamina fomewhat heart-lhaped, the
claw linear, the middle part of it prominent,
! . , /TTJ i 'ooved’ and %reading into three whitilh nerves!
> o 1 AiVilJNA : ten fertile F ilaments, tapering, flat,
[ white, conne&ed at bottom ; A nthera purplilh,
filled with a yellow Pollen, fie. 4, mas--
| nified, fig. ' 5. ^ 6
> PISTILLUM : Germen having five angles; Style
tapering, villous; S tigmata five, red, a little
,; turned back, fig. 6.
SEEDS five, contained within an Arillus, fmooth, o.val,
brown, flattened on one fide, fig. n ; the*
A rillus wrinkled, fig. 7, 8.
I I Of fhe forefgnoLG^ e r™ era l Of thb ft ^ f^randfUK and.™nety ■ he curious, M H P rs;„e;.al ° f thcm, are fuffciently beautiful to beo ef nftPitIleendd itdo cao lpoluarcse fi°n ctohne fgpaircdueonuss oInf
Wkratmfc); theP m n n i a ? Crmf r f ll * *‘J Gcr?mu™Smg™neum)-, the Crowfoot Cranes-bill (Geranium
R a v e how defcrfiredTdre f c 11 ° f H^ ) .“ ”d *<= Herb Robert! which we
■■f?ur‘r ound woods ■ it likewife is frenn ,.®rf0WS ? aturkty 1“ woo^s’ t>ut more particularly under the hedges which much exp0fed“ o the fun %?In'iflMNYVT’ 11 B— °° I roofsffhoufes
»'an ts come up | flower the enfuino- W W i ’ * 11 1 9 f£W theLmfel,ves In Autumn, foon after the young
» the {hade | toward* t i l l § SPn?S> and continue to bloflbm the whole Summer long, if the plant «rows
■ The whole p“ ™ ^ 1 ' kb°‘!! ? a'ks a” d become of a deep r e f or blooS co oSur.
f appears to grow S * I he" 1 B ^ diftinguilhed^from our other fpecies.
k » Arabia faelix. P ’ d pr0° f oflts bemS ftdl more “ niverfal, L jun^ us mentions its grow-
J If cmdit mav'h * * b,te flowur now and then occurs.
■ cu|ariy as an AlftWem Wh?erS E S m Materia Mcdica, it is a plant o f confiderable efficacy in medicine nar-
|B??nagement Df catt]e® ’ 1S [ fcomnle.nded m all kinds of Hemorrhages ; and thofe who havefhe
■ »S praaice originated’ from the drA™ °.f * ! s P,ant when they make bloody urine.— Has not
■ “ »us, and pufrid Ulcers toh T t ° f II ,s aIfo celebrated as a vulnerary in fchrophulous can
f c h ; .as likewife in Contufions d f f o l ^ * * ^ 0rfcthe fomented with a deco^ion o f the
■ % 'S raid to be exhib ted with ^I j r erxt.ravafat' d b'ood when applied n the form of a Cataplafm ; and
muft deterndne! § ' I S“ ne and far it merits thefe^ncomiums
■ M brUlfed andapplied t0 P'uucs infefted with Bugs, is faid by L inx.r-.is to drive them away.