The Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening

Every genus a Victorian gardener could grow — Abelia to Zygopetalum across four volumes, with each plant's history, species, and culture, by the Curator of Kew.

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Geranium (Supplement)

To the species and varieties described on pp. 62-4, Vol. II., the following should now be added:

G. Lowii (Low's). fl. pink, in large clusters; stalks fleshy, 1ft. to 2ft. high. l. 3in. to 12in. in diameter, in five divisions, each division again deeply divided.

G. tuberosum Charlesii (Dr. Charles'). fl. rose-coloured, 1in. to 1 1/2in. across, the petals enlarging till they fall off. l., radical ones none; lowest cauline ones long-petiolate, the uppermost ones sessile. Afghanistan, 1885. (B. M. 6910.)

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