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cordate and bluntly crenate. It is a handsome vigorous 

 plants which has been long in cultivation. 



Pelargo^nium scmtillans, sparkhng Stork's- bill, S. G. 

 28^ a shrubby much-branched stem with flexuose purplish 

 branches, wedge-shaped five-lobed leaves, and deep scarlet 

 flowers. The plant rather delicate. 



P. grandifldmm, great-flowered Stork's-bill^ S. G. 29, a 

 shrubby erect stem not much branched, with smooth glau- 

 cous leaves deeply five to seven lobed, and large white flow- 

 ers. It is rather scarce at present, and is also tenderer than 

 any of the other species. 



P. ruhescensy the Countess of Liverpool's Stork's-bill, 

 S. G. 30, the stem shrubby, tall, and erect, and not much 

 branched ; the leaves cordate, five-lobed, and undulate ; and 

 the flowers large, of a fine dark red above and the lower 

 petals paler. It is a free strong-growing plant. 



F. pulchellum, nonesuch Stork's-bill, S. G. 31, B. M. 

 524, a suffruticose short succulent stem, with oblong sinuate 

 leaves, and pale whitish flowers with streaks of red. It is a 

 native of the Cape of Good Hope, and was introduced in 

 1795; it flowers from March to May, and must be but 

 sparingly watered after the bloom is over. 



P. Daveyanum, Davey's Stork's-bill, S. G. 32, the stem 

 shrubby, branching, and hairy ; the leaves eil her cordate or 

 kidney-shaped, slightly five-lobed ; the flowers of a fine dark 

 scarlet above and the lower petals lighter. It is a hybrid, 

 by Davey of the King's-road, a free grower, abundant flow- 

 erer, and continues in bloom a long time. 



P. involucrafum, large-bracted Stork's-bill^ S. G. 33, the 

 stem shrubby, erect, growing to a great size, and not much 

 branched ; the leaves are kidney-shaped or cordate ; and the 

 flowers very large, white, streaked with dark purple. It is 

 of hybrid origin, and there are several varieties, all ' fine 



