PELARGONIUM Smithii.
Smith’s Stork’s-bill.
P. Smithii, umbellis plurifloris, foliis cordatis quinque-
iobis undulatis insequaliter profundeque dentatis
concavis rigidis, stipulis cordatis subdentatis, tubo
nectarifero calyce parum longiori.
Stem shrubby, branching; branches spreading
thickly- clothed with unequal soft villous spreading
hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves
coidate, concave, 5-lobed, undulate, unequally and
deeply toothed with sharp rigid teeth, covered on both
sides with short pubescent hairs. Petioles widely flattened
and furrowed on the upper side and convex on
the lower, dilated at the base and apex. Stipules
widely cordate, generally toothed, very hairy, and ci-
liate. Peduncles short and stiff, swollen at the apex
from 4 to 7 flowered. Involucre of 6 widely lanceolate
concave taper-pointed hairy bractes, about the length
of the pedicles. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment largest
ovate acute, erect, the others lanceolate, spreading
or reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length or a
little longer than the calyx, flattened and furrowed on
each side, a little gibbous at the base. Petals 5 the
two uppermost oblique, obovate, of a pale scarlet inclining
to orange, with a bright purple spot in the
centre, and a white mark below it, and numerous
purple stripes from the base that are slightly branched •
lower petals oblong, obtuse, of rather a lighter colour’
rilaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers.
orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style red
slightly hairy on the lower part and smooth on the
upper. Stigmas 5, purple and revolute.
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