Category:Pelargonium

Pel`ar*go"ni*um, n. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. (bot.)

Defn: a large genus of plants of the order geraniaceæ, differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular corolla.

Note: about one hundred and seventy species are known, nearly all of Them natives of south africa, and many having very beautiful Blossoms. See the note under geranium.