PELARGONIUM Spinii.
Spins Storlcs-bill.
P. Spinii, foliis cordatis pinnatifido-lobatis; sinubus ro-
tundatis: lobis oblongis rotundato-obtusis undulato-
crenulatis, umbellis multifloris capitatis, petalis cuneatis
crenatis, tubo nectarifero calyce multum breviore.
Pelargonium Spinii. Colla hort. ripul. t. 7. Swt. hort. brit. add. y>. 471 • Colv. catal. edit. 3. p. 29- col. 1.
Pelargonium dianthiflorum. Swt. hort. brit. p. 82. n. 323. Lodd. catal. ed. 14. p. 32.
Stem frutescent, very much branched, and thickly clothed
with leaves : branches spreading, thickly clothed with
spreading unequal hairs, and slightly glutinous. Leaves
cordate, pinnatifidly 5 to 7-lobed, hairy on both sides,
slightly viscous, reticulately veined underneath, of rather a
turpentine scent; sinuses rounded : lobes oblong, sometimes
divided, roundly obtuse, spreading, the margins
curled or undulate, and very shallowly notched. Petioles
rather, slender, flattened on the upper side, and rounded on
the lower, hairy. Stipules short, broad at the base, and
tapering to a slender point. Umbels numerous, in close
compact heads, many flowered. Involucre of 6 to 8 lanceolate
acute bractes. Pedicles short,lyx scarcely any. Ca
5-cleft, the segments oblong, obtuse, concave, spreading,
very hairy. Nectariferous tube much shorter than
the calyx, flattened on each side, sharply keeled at the
back. Petals 6, broadly cuneate, notched at the points;
upper ones rather longest, of a pale lilac, with a dark patch
in the centre, and several dark branched lines between it
and the base: lower ones marked with a fainter spot. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Style hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5,
reflexed.