P L A T E CCLIX.
G E R A N I U M P I L O S U M.
Hairy Geranium.
C L A S S XVI. O R D E R IV.
MONADE LP IIIA DECANDRIA. Threads united. Ten Chives.
E S S E N T I A L G E N E R I C C H A R A C T E R.
M O N O G Ï N * . Stigmata 5. Fru6tus roflratus, I O N E P O I N T A L . Five fumraits. Fruit furniibed
5-Coccus. with long awns, five dry berries.
See G E R A N I U M G R A N D U LORUM. PI. X I I . Vol. I.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R.
G e r a n i um foliis pilofis, p i n n a t i s ; foliolis profunde
lacunaris, a c u t i s ; umbella 4-6 flora;
pedunculis calycibufque pilofis; floribus
p e n t a n d r i s ; radice tuberofa.
Geranium with hairy winged leaves; leaflets
deeply torn, and i h a r p p o i n t e d ; umbel from
4 to 6 flowers; foot-ftalks of the flowers
a n d cups h a i r y ; flowers with five fertile
chives; root tuberous.
R E F E R E N C E T O T H E P L A T E .
1 . T h e Empalement cut open, t o fliew its tubular character.
2. T h e Chives and Pointal.
3 The Chives cut open, and magnified.
4. T h e Pointal, with the five Glands, or Honey-cups, at t h e bafe.
5. T h e fame_. magnified.
T H I S very pretty G e r a n i um was introduced to the Clapham collection, in the year 1 8 0 1 , b y Mr.
Niven, from the Cape of Good Hope. It is as hardy as any of t h e family winch have tuberous roots;
n v y be b c r e a f e d by c u t t i n g a portion off the old root, in fpring, and giving it t h e heat of the hot-
Z f e at t h a t feafon of t h e year. It rarely produces ripe feed; fo fays Mr. Allen the manager of the
collections and he recommends the p l a n t i n g of it in fandy peat earth.