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PELARGONIUM opulifolium.
Guelder-rose-leaved Stork's-bill.
P . opulifolium , p e d u n c u lis s u b q u a d n f lo r is , fo liis c o r -
d a tis c u c u lla tis q u in q u e lo b is in s e q u a lite r d e n ta tis
g la b r is , s tip u lis c o r d a tis a c u m m a tis , c a u le g la b r o ,
tu b o n e c ta r if e r o c a ly c e p a r u m lo n g io n .
Stem s h r u b b y , e r e c t, w ith fe w b r a n c h e s , o f a s h in in
g : b r o w n c o lo u r . Branches g lo s s y , g r e e n , th ic k ly
c o v e r e d w ith u n e q u a l h a ir s . Leaves w id e r t h a n lo n g ,
c o r d a te , c o n c a v e , 5 - lo b e d , u n e q u a a n d g r e e n , n o t g la u c o u s , s lig h tly hlalyir yt.o o tPh eedti,o lsems oloonthg
ac on nd v esxle nbdeelro,w s, litghhictlkyl yf lactltoe tnheedd own i tthh es tur ap ipgehrt suidnee qaunadl
hk ae ierlse.d Setniptiur ele. s lPa regdeu,n clberso acdylyli n dc roircdaal,t e , g eanceurma lliyn a t4e -,
f lo w e re d . Involucre o f 6 b r a c te s , o f te n jo in e d a t th e
b a s e ; bractes o v a te , k e e le d a n d ta p e r - p o in te d Pedicles
bs ee gn md ien ng t eurpewc ta, rbd rso, avd elyr y l ahnacier yo l. a te ,C 3a-lnyexr v^e-dc,l etfht,e ou tPhPeer sr
s p r e a d in g o r s lig h tly re f le x e d , v e r y u n e q u a l la n c e o la te ,
atucbuem ain altiet t,l ea lbl eonf t ,a fdlaa rt k a bn rdo wc nh acnonleo lulre.d o n b o th s id e s ac an ldy x g? ib bPoeutas lsa t5 ,t hteh e b a2 s eu,p po ef r mth oe s ts avme rey bc or oloaudr, anse atrhlye
o r b ic u la r , a n d o b liq u e a t t h e b a s e o f a p a le r o s e -
cb or alonucrh, ws hiothr t ap wu rhpiltee ma nadr kf anine at r r et hd e libnaesse,, lao nwde rf iop me ta list
n a r r o w ly o v a l, o f r a th e r a l ig h te r c o lo u r . Filaments
o1 0r a n guen-ictoe ldo u ar et d .t h eG ebrams ee,n 7v ilbloeua sr.i n gA raisnttah;e rssp.i r a lP, ovleler yn
h a ir y a n d b e a r d e d in w a r d s . Style r e d , h a ir y b e lo w a n d
s m o o th o n th e u p p e r p a r t. Stigmas 5 , r e d , r e fle x e d .
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