ovate, undulate, strongly veined at the back, of a pale
lilac, with a short red line at the base of each, forked
downwards, ungues with ah auricle on the inferior
margin, lower petals ligulate or narrowly spatulate, of
the same colour. Filaments 10, pubescent, 5 only
bearing anthers, 2 upper sterile ones longer than the
others and recurved. Capsules hispid. Aristce spiral,
villous, and bearded inwards. Style red, hairy. Stigmas
5, dark red, recurved.
This handsome species is nearer related to Pelargonium
eriostemon of Jacquin than to any other, but
in that the petals are white and notched at the end.
C. verbascijlora seems to be intermediate of the present
plant and C. blattaria; perhaps it is a mule. We received
a fine specimen of it last summer from Sir R. C.
Hoare, which we intend to publish soon. The present
is the largest flowered of the genus with which we
are acquainted. It makes a handsome plant, and
grows freely if planted in an equal mixture of turfy
loam, peat, and sand. The pots must be well drained
with potsherds, that the wet may pass off readily.
Cuttings soon strike root if planted in pots in the
same kind of soil, and placed on a shelf in the greenhouse.
Our drawing was taken at the Nursery of Messrs.
Colvill last summer, where it began to flower the
beginning of March, and continued in fine bloom till
late in the autumn.