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Geranium Peltatum or Ivy Leaved
Geranium
Geranium Peltatum. Ivy-Leaved Geranium
Class and Order
Monadelphia Decandria
Generic Character
Monogyna. Stigmata quinque. Fructus rostratus. 5-coccus
Specific Character
GERANIUM peltatum calycibus monophyllis, foliis quinquelobis
integerrimis glabris subpeltatis, caule fruticoso. Linn. Syst.
Vegetab. ed. 14. p. 613.
GERANIUM africanum, foliis inferioribus asari, superioribus
staphidisagriæ maculatis splendentibus et acetosæ sapore. Comm.
Præl. 52. t. 2.
A native of Africa, as are most of our showy Geraniums, is not so
tender as many others, and may be propagated very readily from
cuttings.
A leaf, having its foot-stalk inserted into the disk or middle part
of it, or near it, is called by Linnæus, peltatum, hence the Latin
trivial name of this plant. It may be observed, however, that some
of the leaves have this character more perfectly than others.
The African Geraniums differ much from the European, in the
irregularity of their Petals, but exhibit the character of the Class
Monadelphia much better than any of our English ones, having their
filaments manifestly united into one body; this species has only 7
filaments bearing antheræ, but 3 barren ones may be discovered upon
a careful examination, which makes it of the order Decandria.
The Botanical Magazine or Flower-Garden
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