bearing anthers, 5 lower ones long and ascending, 2
upper ones very short and erect, sterile ones straight
and subulate. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous.
Style pale, very hairy. Stigmas 5, of a blush
colour, reflexed.
This very handsome plant is without doubt a real
species, and was raised by Mr. Colvill in 1819, from
seeds given him by E. Tattersall, Esq. who received
them from the Cape; on the paper of seeds was written,
Pelargonium, the leaves good for the cure of wounds.
This is the first season of its flowering, and it is a truly
desirable plant, either for training to placed on a shelf with its branches haan tgreinllgis ,d oowr nt o; bine
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for it is an equal portion of turfy loam, peat, and sand;
and cuttings soon strike root if planted in the same
kind of soil, and placed in a sheltered situation.
Our drawing was taken at the nursery of Messrs.
Colvill in July last. There are several slight varieties
of it, differing a little in the shape and colour of the
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reason of its flowers continuing so long in beauty. We
have seen one umbel last for near a month without
dropping any of its petals.