Geranium with the root leaves lance-shaped, quite entire; foot-stalks the length of the leaves; petals wedge-shaped, equal, waved; flowers with five fertile chives; root tuberous. REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 1. The Empalement cut open, natural size. 2. The Chives cut and spread open, magnified. 3. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summits. This very handsome tuberous Geranium, and which we have rather placed as a variety than a species, might perhaps by some have been considered as sufficiently distinct to have formed a species; but, indeed, much difficulty arises in the determining, amongst this variable tribe, where to fix determinate specific character. Our present figure was taken from the Hibbertian Collection, where as yet the plant is only to be seen in Britain. It flowers in June or July; does not perfect its seeds, nor has the appearance of easily propagating from the root; the usual method with this link of the Geranium family. It thrives in sandy peat and leaf mould. [Illustration] PLATE CCCXVIII. HÆMANTHUS MULTIFLORUS. _Many-flowered Blood-Flower._ CLASS VI. ORDER I. _HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA._ Six Chives. One Pointal. GENERIC CHARACTER. CALYX. Involucrum hexaphyllum, maximum, umbelluliferum; foliolis erectis, oblongis, persistentibus. COROLLA monopetala, erecta, sexpartita; laciniis erectis, linearibus; tubo brevissimo, angulato. STAMINA. Filamenta sex, subulata, tubo corollæ inserta, corolla longiora. Antheræ incumbentes, oblongæ. PISTILLUM. Germen inferum. Stylus simplex, longitudine staminum. Stigma simplex. PERICARPIUM. Bacca subrotunda, trilocularis. SEMINA solitaria, triquetra. EMPALEMENT. Fence six-leaved, large, bearing a small umbel; leaflets upright, oblong, permanent. BLOSSOM one petal, upright, six-parted; segments upright, linear; tube very short, angular. CHIVES. Threads six, awl-shaped, inserted into the tube of the blossom, longer than the blossom. Tips laying on the threads, oblong. POINTAL. Seed-bud beneath. Shaft simple, the length of the chives. Summit simple. SEED-VESSEL. Berry roundish, three-celled. SEEDS solitary, three-sided. SPECIFIC CHARACTER. Hæmanthus foliis plicatis, undulatis, erectis, lato-lanceolatis; umbella globosa; floribus confertis; petalis patentibus; scapo ad basin maculato. Blood flower with plaited leaves, waved, upright and broad-lance shaped; umbel globular; flowers crowded; petals spreading; flower-stem spotted at the base. REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 1. The Leaves and part of the Flower-Stem, in miniature. 2. A Flower, complete, natural size. 3. The Seed-bud, Shaft, and Summit. 4. A Seed-bud, cut transversely. 5. The embryo of a Seed.