Geranium foliis integerrimis, spathulatis, sub-ciliatis calycibus monophyllis; petalis recurvatis; staminibus quinque fertilibus; radice tuberosa.
Geranium with quite entire leaves, spatula-shaped, slightly fringed; cups one-leaved; petals recurved; five fertile chives, root tuberous.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The Empalement magnified.
2. The Chives spread open.
3. The Pointal natural size.
4. The same magnified.
This fine variety of the Spatula-leaved Geranium is, as yet, only to be found, in the Hibbertian collection. Its date in Britain is the same as the G. spathulatum, of this work, plate 152, Vol. III. We should not have considered the curved character of the petals, alone, a sufficient groundwork to constitute, even a variety; but the slight fringe which may be discovered on the leaves of our present plant, and not in the smallest degree to be traced in the other, determined this to be, in our opinion, deserving notice, at least as a variety. For the treatment and culture of the plant, see G. punctatum of the Botanist’s Repository, plate 60, Vol. I. which may well serve for this.[Pg 558]
