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PELARGONIUM notatum 
Marked-petaled Stork' s- bill. 
P. notatum, pedunculis elongatis plurifloris, foliis cor- 
datis trilobis concavis scabris: margine crispis den- 
ticulatis, stipulis acuminatis, petalis venosis, tubo 
nectarifero calyce reflexo sesquilongiori. 
. Rosalind Geranium. Hoare MSS. 
Stem shrubby, slender, branching: branches slen- 
der, elongated, spreading, thickly clothed with short 
white pubescent hairs, and slightly knotted at the joints. 
Leaves cordate, acute, 3-lobed, concave, roughish, 
clothed on both sides with short white kairs, margins 
curled, and toothed with small unequal teeth. Petioles 
long and slender, flattened and furrowed on the upper 
side, pubescent. Stipules lanceolate, taper-pointed, 
fringed. Peduncles long and slender, cylindrical, pu- 
bescent. Involucre of six lanceolate, taper-pointed, 
fringed bractes. Pedicles long and slender, pubescent. 
Cali/x 5-cleft, segments broadly lanceolate, acute, the 
upper one erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous 
tube much flattened, gibbous at the base, pubescent, 
about half as long again as the calyx. Petals 5, much 
veined, the two upper ones obovate, oblique, of a rosy 
lilac, with a bright purple mark in the centre, and 
numerous purple lines branching in every direction ; 
lower petals oblongly obovate, slender at the base, of 
a lighter colour and not so much veined. Filaments 10, 
connected at the base, seven bearing anthers. Germen 
villous. Sti/le very hairy at the base, and smooth up- 
wards. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. 
This neat little plant is of hybrid origin, and was 
