G E R A N I U M R A D I A T U M.
Rayed-leaved Geranium.
C L A S S XVI. ORDER IV.
MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Threads united. Ten Chives.
E S S E N T I A L G E N E R I C CHARACTER.
M O K O G Y N A . Stigmata q u i n q u é . Fructus rof- i! One P O I N T A L . Five fummita. Fruit f u r n í í h ed
t r a t u s , p c n t a - c o c c u s , || with l u n g a w n s , five d r y b e r r i e s.
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
G e r a n i u m foliis fub-obovatis, crafliufculis, i n t e -
g e r r i m i s , r a d i a i i s , bumi adpreffisj calycib
u s m o n o p l i y l l i s , lnciniis e r e c t i s ; floribus
p e n t a n d r i s , m a x i m i s , l u t e i s j radiée t u b e -
rofa.
G e r a n i u m w i t h leaves n e a r l y obovate, t h i c k i f h,
q u i t e e n t i r e , p l a c e d in a r a y a b o u t t h e ftem,
a n d l y i n g on the g r o u n d ; cups of o n e leaf,
t h e f e g m e n t s e r e c t ; flowers w i t h five f e r t i le
c h i v e s , v e r y l a r g e a n d y e l l o w ; r o o t t u b e r o u s.
R E F E R E N C E TO T H E P L A T E.
1. T h e C u p laid o p e n , to ( h ew its h o l l ow ftruóture.
2 . T h e Chives a n d P o i n t a l , n a t u r a l fize.
3 . T h e Chives f p r e a d open, to i h e w t h e n u m b e r a n d fituation of t he
f e r t i l e ones,
4. T h e P o i n t a l , magnified.
T H E only p l a n t s of this fpecies of G e r a n i u m are to b e f o u n d in t h e C l a p h a m collection; t h e y were
a m o n g t h e lafl, received by M r . H i b b e r t from t h e C a p e , in i S O l . To affix any p a r t i c u l a r period as
t h e e x a c t feafon of its flowering, would be p r e m a t u r e ; as, t h e p l a n t f r om w h i c h our figure was t a k e n,
i n t h e m o n t l i of A u g u f t , laft year, had been kept conftantiy i n t h e g r e e n - h o u f e ; and, we muft p r e -
f u m e , as t h e root a r r i v e d n e a r l y dry, t h e r e g u l a r feafon of its flowering muft have been materially
a l t e r e d . It a p p e a r s to fkmrifb in a l i g h t fandy foil. The p r o p a g a t i o n muft be from t h e feeds, or from
t h e root.