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PELARGONIUM obscurum.
Darkened-petaled Stork’s-bill.
P. obscurum, umbellis subquad cordatis, quinquelobis insequrailfiltoerri s,d efnotlaiitsis opiblloastios--
simis: superioribus trilobis, stipulis oblatis renifor-
mibus, petalis superioribus obcordatis, tubo necta-
rifero calyce parum breviori.
Pelargonium maculatum, obscurum. Hoare Gerani-
acece, p. 21.
Stem shrubby, much branched. Branches thickly
coothveerr edp awrt itho f ltohneg pulanneqt ueaxl cevpiltl outhse haciorrso, llaas. is Leevaevreys
oblately cordate, concave, lower ones 5-lobed, upper
ones deeply 3-lobed, unequally toothed with bluntish
xP-eigtiido lteese tshh, ofrrti,n gmedu, chn erfvlaetst ennuemd eraonuds , fumrurocwh ebdr aonnc hethde.
upper side, and convex on the lower. Stipules kidneysdhuanpceleds,
swhiodret,r tgheanne ralollnyg ,4 -wfliothw ecrielida.t edI nmvoalrugcirnes . of Pseix
widely ovate, blunt, keeled, ciliate bractes. Pedicles
very short, not so long as the nectariferous tube.
oCtahleyrxs 5la-cnlceefot,l autep,p reerf lseexgemd.e nNt oecvtaatrei,f eorbotuuss etu, beer esccat,r ctehley
shorter than the calyx, widely flattened and. furrowed
ownh ietaec, hs tsaidinee. d wPeittha lrse 5d, ; thine tthweo c uepnptreer miso sat loabrcgoer ddaatrek,
velvetty spot, which covers the greater part of the
petal, and from the base branch a few purple stripes ;
lower petals oblong, blunt, white, often tinged with
red near the centre. Filaments 10, united at the base,
7 bearing anthers. Germen villous. Style very hairy,
of a pale colour. Stigmas 5, pale red, reflexed.
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