PELARGONIUM Vandesiæ.
Comtesse de J/andes’ Stork’s-bill.
P. Vandesiæ, umbellis plurifloris subcapitatis, foliis
palmatifidis scab ris marg: inleo briesv ol7u-t9i s, otbulboon gnise ctdaîrviifseirso dberenvtaiotirsi
calyce.
Stem shrubby, erect, not much branched; branches
stiff, of a reddish brown, clothed with a mealy pubesc7e
n9c, e.o bloLnega,v esb lupnatlimsha,t ifiddiv, idoer d,d eeupnleyq udaivlliyd edto: otlohbeeds,
rough to the touch, revolute at the edge, covered on
both sides with a short mealy pubescence. Petioles a
ulipttplee r swsidoell,e nth iactk ltyh ec obvaesere, ds lwigihthtl yu ncehqaunanle lhleadir s.o n Sthtie
paunlde s taopvearte-p ooirn wteidd,e lys olamnecteimoleast e,t owoitdheende, d cailti atthee. baPsee,
duncles several-flowered, hairy. Pedicles very short,
about the length of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-
cleft, segments reflexed. Nectariferous tube shorter
than the calyx. Corolla of 5 petals, two uppermost
wbeiaduestitf,u olblyo vmataerlyk ewd edwgieth-s hraepde da,n odf da arroks yp bulrupslhe :c ololowuerr,
olanmese nstpsa t1u0la tuelnyi tewde dagte -tshhea pbeads eo,f a7 liognhltye rb belaursihn.g aFnithers.
Germen villous. Style red. Stigmas 5, slightly
re flexed.
Our drawing of this handsome plant was taken at
the Comtesse de Vandes’ superb collection at Bays-
wseaetde rb :y wSeir aRre. Hinofoarrme. ed Iitt sheaesm sb eiennt elramteeldyi artaei sbeedt wfreoemn
P. augustum and P. blandfordianum, and is no doubt
their hybrid production. It may be considered as