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PELARGONIUM Smithii. 
Smith's Stork' S' bill. 
P. Smithii, umbellis plurifloris, foliis cordatis quiiMjue- 
lobis undulatis insequaliter profundeque dentatis 
concavis rigidis, stipulis cordatis subdentatis, tubo 
nectarifero calyce parum longiori. 
Stem shrubby, branching; branches spreading, 
thickly clothed with, unequal soft villous spreading 
hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves 
cordate, concave, 5-lobed, undulate, unequally and 
deeply toothed with sharp rigid teeth, covered on both 
sides with short pubescent hairs. Petioles widely flat- 
tened and furrowed on the upper side and convex on 
the lower, dilated at the base and apex. Stipules 
widely cordate, generally toothed, very hairy, and ci- 
liate. Peduncles short and stiff, swollen at the apex, 
from 4 to 7 flowered. Involucre of 6 widely lanceolate 
concave taper-pointed hairy bractes, about the length, 
of the pedicles. Cali/x 5-cleft, upper segment largest, 
ovate, acute, erect, the others lanceolate, spreading 
or reflexed. Nectariferous tube about the length or a 
little longer than the calyx, flattened and furrowed on 
each side, a little gibbous at the base. Petals 5, the 
two uppermost oblique, obovate, of a pale scarlet in- 
clining to orange, with a bright purple spot in the 
centre, and a white mark below it, and numerous 
purple stripes from the base that are slightly branched ; 
lower petals oblong, obtuse, of rather a lighter colour. 
Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. 
Pollen orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style red, 
slightly hairy on the lower part and smooth on the 
upper. Stigmas 5> purple and revolute. 
