PELARGONIUM villosum.
Villous Stork’s-bill.
P. villosum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis inferioribus ob~
latis intequaliter cartilagineo-dentatis villosis basi
truncatis;flexis, tubo superioribus nectarifero calyce rhomboideis,brevior ic. alycibus re-
Wood’s Geranium majestum. Hortulanorum.
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plant except the corolla. Leaves roundish, wider than
long, truncate at the base, deeply and unequally
toothed with long sharp cartilaginous teeth; upper
ones rhomboid. Petioles widely flattened and furrowed
on the upper side and convex on the lower, dilated at
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longer than the leaves, several-flowered. Involucre of
6 or 7 elliptical or widely lanceolate acute bractes.
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tariferous tube flattened on each side and gibbous at the
base, shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, very large, 2
upper ones roundly ovate, rose-coloured, with a dark
purple spot in the centre, which joins several purple
lines from the base; lower petals widely obovate, rose-
coloured. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing
anthers. Germen villous. Style red, hairy on the
lroewfleexre da.nd smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 5, red,
This very fine plant is of hybrid origin, and was
raised from seed by Mr. Wood, nurseryman at Hunt