SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
Geranium foliis intigerrimis, concavis, lanceotis, marginibus ciliatis; floribus pentandris; radice tuberosa.
Geranium with quite entire leaves, concave, lance-shaped, and fringed at the edge; flowers with five fertile chives; root tuberous.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement.
2. The Chives spread open, magnified.
3. The Pointal, magnified.
The singular shape and number of the leaves of this plant, which are but two, large, concave, thickish, between lance and egg-shaped, and fringed at the edge, constitute the most essential specific difference it possesses; the flowers, and other parts, much resemble many of its fellows. It is from the Cape of Good Hope, and introduced to us by Messrs. Colvills, nurserymen, of the King’s Road, Chelsea; who received it, from thence, at the same time with the Geranium incrassatum, of our last. For the treatment, and increase, we must refer to any other of the tuberous kind of Geranium.[Pg 418]
