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of a deep red, finely streaked with a darker red. It is a free- 

 growing plant, thriving in turfy loam and peat. 



Pelargo^nium ecliinatum^ prickly-stalked Stork's-bill, 

 S.G. 54, B.M. 309, the root fleshy and producing tubers ; 

 the stem shrubby and succulent ; the leaves cordate, from 

 three to five lobed, and the flowers white with bright red spots. 



' This handsome species is one of the most desirable 

 plants of the genus for any collection, as it begins to flower 

 in autumn after most of the other kinds have done, and if 

 kept in a warm situation it will continue to bloom till late in 

 the spring. As soon as it has done flowering and becomes 

 dormant, it should be watered very sparingly, requiring very 

 little till it begins to grow again ; it may then be shifted, 

 and the greater part of the mould taken from its roots ; then 

 planted in a fresh pot, in an equal mixture of loam, peat, 

 and sand, and regularly watered ; and as it increases in 

 size, requires changing into larger pots, for this is the only 

 way to flower it in perfection. A warm part of the green- 

 house, or the coolest and most airy part of the hot-house, 

 is the most suitable for it in winter. Cuttings root readily 

 if planted when in a growing state, and set in the green- 

 house.' Sweet's Geran. 54. 



P. ignescens var. sterile, barren-anthered flame-flowered 

 Stork's-bill, S.G. 55, B.C. 109, a shrubby much-branched 

 stem, with leaves trifid or deeply three-lobed, and flowers 

 of a deep scarlet with black spots. It is much esteemed on 

 account of the brilliant colour of the flowers. 



P. inodorum, scentless Stork's-bill, S.G. 56. a herbaceous, 

 much-branched, spreading stem, with small opposite cordate 

 leaves, and small heads of red and white flowers. It is a 

 curious little plant, but not to be recommended for orna- 

 mental culture. 



P. glaiicum, glaucous-leaved Stork's-bill, S.G. 57, B.M. 

 5B, a shrubby erect stem with few branches ; lanceolate or 



