s apt to be lost, like other small alpine plants, for want of
proper treatment and care.

Mr. AITON informs us on the authority of LOBEL, that it was cultivated
here by Mr. HUGH MORGAN, in 1570.

May be propagated by cuttings, as well as by seeds, which however are
not very plentifully produced with us.

Succeeds best when kept in a pot, or on rock-work, which it is well
suited to decorate.

[Footnote 5: In saxosis udis alpium. _Jacq._]

[Footnote 6: Radix perennis. _Jacq._]

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GERANIUM ANEMONEFOLIUM. ANEMONE-LEAV'D GERANIUM.

_Class and Order._

MONADELPHIA DECANDRIA.

_Generic Character._

_Cal._ 5-phyllus. _Cor._ 5-petala, regularis. _Nect._ glandulae 5
melliferae basi longiorum filamentorum adnatae. _Fructus_ 5-coccus,
rostratus; _rostra_ simplicia nec spiralia nec barbata. _L. Herit.
Geran._

_Specific Character and Synonyms._

GERANIUM _anemonefolium_ foliis palmatis; foliolis pinnatifidis,
caule fruticoso. _L. Herit. n. 6. t. 36._

GERANIUM palmatum. _Cavan. Diss. 4. p. 216. t. 84. f. 2._

Before the appearance of the _Hortus Kewensis_, _laevigatum_ was the term
usually applied to this species of Geranium, by Botanists here, and that
on account of the smooth and glossy appearance of its leaves; in that
work Mr. AITON adopts the word _anemonefolium_, by which Mons. L.
HERITIER had distinguished this species, from an idea that their shape
afforded a more expressive character than their smoothness. We regret
that the small size of our plate will not admit of our giving
representation of those leaves, and of their mode of growth, which so
strikingly characterizes the plant and adds so considerably to its
beauty.

Mr. AITON informs us that this species is a native of Madeira, from
whence it was introduced here by Mr. FRANCIS MASSON in 1778.

It flowers from May to September, is usually and readily raised from
seeds, nor is it so tender as many other green-house plants.

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DIANTHUS BARBATUS. BEARDED PINK OR SWEET WILLIAM.

_Class and Order._

DECANDRIA DIGYNIA.

_Generic Character._

_Cal._ cylindricus 1-phyllus: basi squamis 4. _Petala_ 5
unguiculata. _Capsula_ cylindrica, 1-locularis.

_Specific Character and Synonyms._

DIANTHUS _barbatus_ floribus aggregatis fasciculatis: squamis
calycinis ovato-subulatis tubum aequantibus, foliis lanceolatis.
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