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P L A T E CCCXXIIL
G E R A N I UM BAR BATUM.
Bearded-leaved Geranium. Lejhr Far.
C L A S S XYL O R D E R IV.
MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Tlireads 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 .
MONOGYNIA. Stigmata qulnque. F r u d u s roftratus,
penta-coccus.
ONE PoiNTAL. Five Summits. Fruit furniilied
with long awns, five dry berries.
S P E C I F I C C H A R A C T E R .
Geranium foliis pinnatis; foliolis itiequaliter,
dentatis,apicebarbatis; floribus umbellatis;
petalis linearibus, recurvatis; ftaminibus
quinque fertilibus, binis longioribus ; fcapo
polyliachio; radice tuberofa.
Geranium with winged leaves, leaflets unequally
toothed, and bearded at the point; flowers
grow in umbels, petals linear, recurvedj
five fertile chives, two longer ; flower-ftem
branched; root tuberous.
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R E F E R E N C E TO T H E P L A T E .
] . Th e Cup cut open, to fliew its tubular ftrufture.
2. Th e Chives and Pointal, natural iize.
3. The Chives cut open, magnified.
4. The Pointal, natural fize.
5 . T h e fame, magni f ied.
OUR prefent figure is taken from a plant in the Hibbertian Colleftion, Cl apham; and is a very ftrong
variety of the Bearded-leaved Geranium of a former number, taken from the fame fource. I t is, as
far as appearances lead, no way differing in character f rom the reft of the tuberous fpecies of tliis
genus, to require any other treatment. Flowers in June or July.
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