PELARGONIUM mirabile.
Admirable Stork's-bill.
P. mirabile, caule ramosissimo diffuso, foliis trilobis in-
aequaliter dentatis utrinque hirsutis: inferioribus
cordatis obtusiusculis: superioribus cuneatis aut
ovatis basi attenuatis acutis, stipulis lanceolato-ova-
tis acuminatis subdentatis ciliatis, umbellis 4-5-flo-
ris, petalis ovatis, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo
breviore, stylo basi hirsuto.
Pelargonium mirabile. Young Mss.
Stem frutescent, very much branched: branches spreading,
so as to form a thick spreading bush, thickly clothed
with woolly hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles,
and calyx. Leaves smallish, very variable, hairy on
both sides, toothed with rigid teeth that vary considerably
in size: lower ones cordate, some nearly round
and not lobed, others 3-lobed, and some inclining to
be 5-lobed, bluntish, strongly nerved with numerous
nerves underneath ; upper ones wedge-shaped or ovate,
acute, more or less tapering to the base, scarcely lobed. Petioles short, flat on the upper side and convex below,
a little widened at the base. Stipules varying from lanceolate
to ovate, taper-pointed, sometimes more or less
toothed, villous and fringed. Umbels 4 to 5-flowered. Peduncles short and stout, cylindrical. Involucre of 4
to 6 ovate or oblong, sharp-pointed bractes, that are
keeled and ciliate. Pedicles longer than the bractes. Calyx 5-cleft, of a purplish brown, the segments lanceolate,
taper-pointed, erect: the upper one broadest,
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