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M O N A D E L T H L á D E C A N D R IA .
. GERANIUM.
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C. C O R O L L A .
' Fig. 2.
S T A M IN A .
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F I S T Í L . L m
Fig. 6. .
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P. PERRICARPIÜM
Fig. 7-«x.
S. S EM IN À .
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T. T R U N C U
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F. FO L IA .
. Fig. 12.
fPERIANTHIUM monophyllur
I qùinquepartitum • ‘
J L a c in ia la n c e o l a t i , \
i acuta,''.
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■ Iperfiftentes. .
!f T h e PERIANTHIUMmonophyllous, q uinquepartite : '
The L a c in i as lanceolate,' .
concave, .-¡
permanent.
F ig. i
obovato-oblonga,
patentia, ■
magna. ST h e P ¿ t als five, a1.
5 P e t a l a quinqué,
oblong and ovate, '
patent, (fpreading)
large.
~(f. F ilam e n t a decerti-,
•apicepaientia, ' \ .
. ^ alterna longiora,
I corolla brcvlora. ' ' ;
I a. A n h e r a ovata,
l_ vcrfatilci.
The S T A M E N S .
'' Fig."3. 4. j . /
‘ ..Magnified.
The FiLAMENEsfen, s
• fubulate,
' ^readiqg at their apex,
every other is longer,
ihorter than the corolla.
a. T h e A n th era s ovatey5P'';'i2'
. verPatle, ifAe Antheras are fixed at the Apex of'th,
. Filament, and turn like the Needle of a Compafs.
Cg. G e rm e n quinqué angulare,
I rofiratum. (R),.-
J ¿..STYLus'/uia/cttti,
q flaminibus long!or,
• perfifens. .
11. S t igm a t a quinqué,
I . reflexa.
T h e P IS T IL LU M .
Fig, 6. •
‘ Magnified.
P j. The G e rm en quinqifeahgular,
I rofiratad. (having a bill or boak like a
J s. The St y l e fubulate,
s . longer than thVftamens,
I permanent-.V \ :
1 1. The SxiGMAs five,
L reflexed.
{nullum.- .
F r u c t vs pentacoccus, (F)
roftratus. (R)
. P ;E R I C A R P IU M . < The F ru it has five ièeds, (F)
^ Figj.7. II-. ' I roil rated. (R)
rfolitaria, 5,
J oblonga,
1 arillata ; (Fig:. 9 .10 . A:).'
I Arifta demum longiÉriù'ipiràli.. (Fig. 9. 10 .1 1 . f.)
S. The S E E D S.
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one in 'e'acmcelljlj'.qiz-:?
oblong.
having dfien anarillus;.;(Fig; t). 10. A)
the Arifta biirfting, then tw illing ipirally at the end.
I (-The Stem lignous,
). Ite re s ,- - ^ ■ “V T . - The. T R U N K . I round,
1 creclus, , v - ■ F i g l i a ', f ; 1 eredi, "
petiolata, (b),' .
orbiculato-reniformia, •
obfolete lobata,
remote crenata,
patilla. '
Pe t io l i liiperiores follia breviores.
F . The L E A V E S .
(■alternate,
j petiolate, (havingfootfalls) (h)
I: orbiculate and reniform, '
< with obfolete lobes,
I the crenatures (notches) remote from one anothei
I fpreading..
1 (.The FooT-STALKS on the upper leaves ihort.
St ip u l a fefliles, . (Eigi; 12 . s&
?'co rda tse, . . ,‘ ■
pateiites,
fubundulatse.
F lores umbellati. .. 1 TT
.U'Muell/s pedunculatx, j Wf t2 ‘
multifiora.
Ped u n cù l i axillar«, (p.)
fólitarii,;'^',
foliis longiores j
P e d ic e l l i teretes, (b) ;
■ fubiqiiales, Ì' edunculis quintuplo breviòresR j... . f i
nvolucrum plerumque pentaphvìlum, (Fig. 1 2 .1.)
foliola oblonga,
integra,
pedicellis breviora.
Obs: G e r a n ia A f r ic a n a vulgo calycibus bàli tubuio-
fis mònophyllis, (Fig; l i E ) Petalis inequalibus, ila-
minibus filamentis connatis, (Fig. 3; 4. 5.) Anthe-
rifque tantum foptem,’ feminibus nudis arifta plu-
mofa. (Fig. p.)' ■.
G e r a n i a E u r o p e a , d e , calyces habent penta-
- phyllos.
Nomen triviale GERANIUM inquinans.
Habitat in Africa. Sp: PI:
The S t leu Lis feflil, (fitting on thefiem without a footcordate,
(heart-jbaped)
pawns, (fpreading)'
lomewhat undulate. ..
The F l o w ' e r ® ® n'umbell,, I f i p .
The Um b e l e s : having a- peduncle;,
^TOtKjfian'^flowe rs. .
The Peduncles are axillary,
' ’round,
one qnlygih each cell, -
longer 'than the leaves
the.ipqdicles foun^J|(®fe^^(
lomewhat equal, ' i f
five times ihorter than the peduncles. .
'The I nvolucrum for the moft part pentaphvllous. ‘
: (Fig. . 2 . L ) > m :4 fithe
leaves oblorig,: >
integre,
lliorter than the pedicles;.
Obs: The A fr ic a n G eran ium s have commonly the
kalyx at the bafe tubulous and monophyllous, (Fig.
i.,K)„'the Petals unequal, thevfilaments at their bale
ilightly grown together; (Fig. 3 ; 4 .5 .) generally no
more, than feven Antheras, their feeds Uncovered,
with long feathery beards. \ (Fig. gfiio. n .,p .)
The E u rop ean Geran iums , ISc. have a kalyx confining
o f fix leaves.
The common name GERANIUM inquinans, or African
Crane’s-Bill.
Is a native o f Africa. Sp: PI: