4. A Seed-bud and its appendages, a little magnified.
This species of Anemone, is a native of Portugal, having been brought from thence about the year 1788, and first cultivated at the Hammersmith Nursery; the specific title of Lusitanica obtained for a time, but little doubt rests now of its being the A. palmata of Linnæus’s Sp. Pl. p. 758, and of Vahl, Desfontaines, &c. How the plant could first acquire the name of palmata, is certainly a mystery; unless it might be, from the appearance of the fence, which nevertheless but ill accords with that character. Bauhin’s affination, as Cyclamen-leaved, is certainly the most appropriate, as the leaves both in shape, and the colour of the upper and under part, are exact with C. coum. It is rather too delicate for our winters, if exposed in the open borders; but, makes a pretty appearance, in spring, if kept in a pot, in light, rich earth. Like most Anemonies, it propagates best by dividing the roots, which are long and cylindrical; but, care must be taken not to water the pots, for some time after planting, as they are apt to rot, where they are broken.[Pg 114]
PLATE CLXXIII.
GERANIUM ROSEUM.
Rosy Geranium.
CLASS XVI. ORDER IV.
MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA. Threads united. Ten Chives.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
Monogyna. Stigmata quinque. Fructus rostratus, penta-coccus.
One Pointal. Five Summits. Fruit furnished with long awns, five dry berries.