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branched, the leaves cordate, three-parted, and undulate, 

 and the flower of a deep scarlet marked with black. The 

 brilliancy of the flowers is unequalled in the genus ; it re- 

 quires care as to the dispensation of water, especially when 

 not in flower. 



Pelargo^nium TVatsoniy Waisou's Stork's-bill, S. G. 130, 

 a shrubby not much branched stem, with roundly cordate 

 five-lobed leaves, and large red flowers, marked with dark 

 or brownish red. A pretty plant, and an abundant bloomer 

 till late in autumn. 



P. Youngii, Young's Stork's-bill, S. G. 131, a shrubby 

 much-branched stem, with flat widely-cordate slightly three- 

 lobed leaves, and large showy white and dark red flowers. 

 A desirable plant, from its abundance of bloom and hardy 

 nature. 



P. Hoarecefldrum, Hoarea-flowered Stork's-bill, S. G. 

 133, a tuberous root, and subcaulescent, succulent, leafy 

 stem ; the leaves radiate, pinnate, and canescent, and the 

 flowers deep-red marked with black. It is a curious and 

 handsome hybrid, requiring the usual culture given to the 

 tuberous species of this genus. 



P. pulcherrimum, beautiful Stork's-bill, S. G. 134, a 

 shrubby, erect, much-branched stem, with kidney-shaped 

 truncate leaves, and fine deep-red and black flowers. It is 

 a dwarf bushy plant, and flowers late in autumn. 



P. spedabile, showy Stork's-bill, S. G. 136, a shrubby, 

 erect, branching stem, with cordate, undulate deeply-toothed 

 leaves, and bright red flowers marked with darker red. 

 There are several varieties of this species, all splendid 

 plants of easy culture. 



P. Beaufortianum, Duchess of Beaufort's Stork's-bill, 

 S. G. 138, a shrubby, erect, branching stem, vrith rigid, 

 smoothish, truncate, five-lobed leaves, and large red and 

 pale-red flowers marked with black : the plant hardy and a 

 free flowerer. 



