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PELARGONIUM recurvatum. 
Becurved-petaled Stork' s-hill. 
P. recurvatum, caule fruticoso ramoso ; ramis pubes- 
centibus, foliis planis cordato-oblongis 3-5-lobis 
denticulatis pubescentibus, stipulis ovatis acutis, 
pedunculis 3-4-floris, petalis superioribus recurvis, 
tubo nectarifero calyce subaequali. 
Stem shrubby, erect, much branched ; branches pu- 
bescent, purplish. Leaves cordately oblong, bluntish, 
3 or 5-lobed, distantly and unequally toothed, strongly 
veined underneath, pubescent on both sides, of a dark 
green colour : lower lobes long and spreading, rather 
pointed ; upper ones short and bluntly rounded. Pe- 
tioles flattened and slightly furrowed on the upper side 
and convex on the lower, gibbous at the base, pubes- 
cent. Stipules ovate, taper-pointed. Peduncles longer 
than the leaves, 3 or 4-flowered. Involucre of 6 short, 
ovate, acute bractes. Pedicles pubescent, longer than 
the nectariferous tube. Cah/x 5-cleft; segments un- 
equal, lanceolate, acute, spreading. Petals 5, the two 
upper ones recurved or revolute, of a rosy blush, mark- 
ed in the centre with a dark velvetty spot, edged with 
red, from which branch several lines in various direc- 
tions ; lower ones obovate, pale lilac. Stamens 10, con- 
nected at the base, seven bearing anthers. St?/le red, 
very hairy. Stigmas 5, red, reflexed. 
Our drawing of this plant was taken at the Nur- 
sery of Mr. Colvill, this summer. It is of hybrid ori- 
gin, and is nearly related to V.planifolium and P.penicil- 
latum, but is readily distinguished from its near rela- 
tives by its recurved petals. It is of tolerably strong 
