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PELARGONIUM Saundersii. 
Saunders' Stork' s-hill. 
P. Saundersii, umbellis subquadrifloris, foliis basi trun- 
catis trilobis planis glabriusculis : lobis divaricatis 
obtusis inaequaliter obtuse dentatis, stipulis corda- 
tis acutis ciliatis, tubo nectarifero calyce parum 
breviore. 
Stem shrubby, much branched ; branches glossy, 
thinly clothed with short hairs. Leaves truncate at 
the base, deeply 3-lobed, flat, smooth on the upper 
side, and covered with a very short pubescence on the 
lower ; nerves few, but prominent, branched : lobes 
divaricate, obtuse, unequally toothed with short blunt 
teeth. Petiole slender, flattened and furrowed on the 
upper side and convex on the lower, slightly pubes- 
cent. Stipules short and flat, broadly cordate, acute, 
entire, fringed, Peduncles cylindrical, generally 3 or 
4-flowered, clothed with short spreading hairs. Invo- 
lucre of six ovate, acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles 
unequal in length, longer than the bractes. Calyx 5- 
cleft ; segments lanceolate, acute, fringed ; upper one 
erect, the others reflexed. Nectariferous tube unequal 
in length, some about half the length, others scarcely 
shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, the two upper ones 
obovate, oblique at the base, of a rosy lilac, with a 
dark velvet spot in the centre, and a few short dark 
lines below it and branching from it : lower petals ob- 
long, obtuse, of a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united 
at the base, seven bearing anthers. Pollen orange- 
coloured. Style red, hairy on the lower part and 
smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
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