G E R A N I U M R E F L E X U M .
lieflexed-leaved Geranium.
C L A S S XVI. ORDER IV.
MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Chives 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 H A Stigmata quiiroue. F r u a u s rof- II One PoiNTAL. Five Commit.. Fruit f u r n i i h ed
t r a m s , 5 - c o c c u s . II "W> ' " " S fi'e ^7b e r r i c s -
S P E C I F I C CHARACTER.
G e r a n i u m folur, l o n g e p e t i r l a l n m f o l i a t i ; foholis
l o b a t o incifis, r e c u r v i s ; floribus umbellatis,
p e n t a n d r i s ; f t a m i n i b u s d u o b u s frjperioribus
t l i g m a t l b u f q u e r e f l e x i s ; r a d i c e t u b e r o f a.
G e r a n i u m w i t h leaves t h a t h a v e l o n g foot-fialks,
a n d t h r e e l e a f l e t s ; leaflets gafti-lobed, and
r o l l e d b a c k ; flowers grow in u m b e l s , have
Ave f e r t i l e c h i v e s , w i t h t h e t w o u p p e r chives
a n d the fummita r e f l e x e d ; root 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 E m p a l e m e n t.
2 . T h e Chives a n d P o i n t a i.
3 . T h e Chives f p r e a d open, magnified.
4 . T h e P o i n t a i , magnified.
T „ , s p r c t t v G e r a n i u m , from t h e C a p e of Good H o p e , Is a n o t h e r of thofe w h , c h w e r e m t r o d u e e d by
G Hibbert E, ,. in t h e Y«.r 1600, t h r o u g h t h e m e d i u m of M r . N i v e n . T h e root b e mg
i u d g c t h a f o m a divifion of t h e . m a i l e r l o b e , it is t o b e i n c r e a f e d . From t h e rcflexed c h a r a c t e r wh ch
j u d g e t h a t fruaification, ta. we have a d o p t e d our i p e c . b e t . t l e.
T l T c u H ^ r n t t f e ^ m e ^ ' f o r the o t h e r t u b e r o u s fpecies of this g e n u s . Our figure was made a.
C l a p l i am in t h e m o n t h of J u l y 1 8 0 1.