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PELARGONIUM Baileyanum.
Bailey’s Stork’s-bill.
P. Baileyanum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis inferioribus
reniformibus basi truncatis sublobatis inaequaliter
argute dentatis villosis: superioribus basi cunea-
tis subquinquelobis, tubo nectarifero calycis. longitudine
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of the plant except the corolla. Lower leaves kidneyshaped,
truncate at the base, scarcely lobed, unequally
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lobed. Petioles widely flattened and furrowed on the
upper side, and convex on the lower. Stipules cor-
dately lanceolate, acute, sometimes sharply toothed,
others are entire. Peduncles very long, nearly cylindrical.
Umbels several-flowered. Involucre generally
of 6 widely lanceolate acute bractes. Pedicles longer
than the bractes, curved upwards. Nectariferous tube
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per one erect, the others reflexed. Petals 5, the two
upper ones ovate, of a pale blush colour, with a fine
dark crimson spot in the centre, which joins numerous
purple lines from the base that branch in all directions;
lower petals oblong, of a lighter colour. Filaments
10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen
orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style red, slightly
hairy on the lower part and smooth on the upper.
Stigmas 5, of a darker colour, reflexed.