Fructus rostratus, penta-coccus.
One Pointal. Five summits.
Fruit furnished with long awns, five dry berries.
See Geranium Grandiflorum, Pl. XII. Vol. I.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Geranium foliis hispidis, multifidis; floribus heptandris; pedunculis multifloris; petala atropurpurea, margine pallido; caule suffruticoso, spithamæo.
Geranium with hairy leaves many-cleft; flowers with seven fertile chives; foot-stalk, many flowers; petals dark purple, pale at the margin; stem half shrubby, grows a span high.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement, cut open as far as to the solid part.
2. The Chives and Pointal.
3. The Chives cut and spread open, magnified.
4. The Pointal, magnified.
This beautiful species of Geranium was raised by Mr. J. Armstrong, nurseryman of Northwarmborough, Hants, from seeds received by him, in 1796, from the Cape of Good Hope. From a branch, in fine flower, brought to us, this year, in the month of June, by Mr. Dickinson, our drawing was made; who informs us, that the ordinary treatment of common Geraniums, is all that is required for this; that it is increased by cuttings, or from a division of the root, in spring. It has not, as yet, produced any perfect seed; although it has flowered abundantly these two years, from May till October. It has something the habit of G. triste, or the Night-smelling Geranium; but differs from that species, in having a short shrubby stem, the leaves shorter and harsher, and the flowers entirely without smell.[Pg 463]