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PELARGONIUM versicolor.
Various-coloured Stork’s-bill.
P. versicolor, pedunculis plurifloris, foliis cordatis quin-
quelobis argute duplicato-dentatis, stipulis cordatis
acuminatis dentatis, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo
breviori.
Stem shrubby, branching. Branches thickly clothed
with soft white unequal hairs. Leaves flat, cordate,
5-lobed, doubly toothed with veiy sharp rigid teeth,
hairy on each side; nerves prominent,lobes blunt, and rounded. Petioles mmuucchh b rfalantctehneedd;
laonwde rf,u rvreorwye dh aoirny .t heS utipppuelers sicdoer,d aatned, srhoaurnpdlyed poonin tthede
and toothed. Peduncles several-flowered. Involucre
generally of 6 bractes, which are short, ovate, acuminate,
and keeled. Pedicles unequal in length,
cylindrical, very hairy. Calyx 5-cleft, segments very
unequal, upper one largest, lanceolately-oval and
kabeeoluetd ,h aelrfe tcht,e tlheen gothth eorfs t hreef lceaxleydx., cNhaenctnaerlilfeedr oouns etaucbhe
side, slightly hairy. Petals 5, the two upper ones
widely obovate, red or deep rose colour, often lighter
ownh iocnhe b rsaidnec, ha anldl omvearr kthede pweittahl sn; ulmowereor uosn epsu ropblleo nlignleys-
ovate, obtuse, of a blush colour, marked with pale
veins. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing
anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous.
Style smooth, flesh-coloured. Stigmas 5, of the same
colour, reflexed.
Our drawing of this pretty plant was taken at the
nursery of Mr. Davey, Kxi n2g’s Road, Chelsea. It is