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PELARGONIUM Tibbitsianum. 
Mr, Tibbils Stork' S'bilL 
P. Tibhitsianum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis inferioribus 
. cordatis trilobis undulatis inaequaliter gi"osseque 
dentatis : superioribus planis cuneatis, stipulis Ian- 
ceolatis subdentatis, bracteis pedicellis longioribus, 
tubo nectarifero calyce parum longiori. 
Stem shrubby, branching ; branches thickly clothed 
with long soft villous hairs, as are the petioles, pe- 
duncles, and calyx. Leaves cordate, slightly 3-lobed, 
landulate, unequally and sharply toothed, thickly cloth- 
ed on both sides with soft villous hairs ; leaves on the 
flowering branches wedge-shaped at the base, rigidly 
and sharply toothed. Petioles widely flattened and 
furrowed on the upper side and convex on the lower, 
widened at the base. Stipules broad lanceolate, acute, 
fringed, sometimes toothed, some nearly cordate. Pe- 
duncles cylindrical, several-flowered. Involucre of six 
elliptically lanceolate, acute, fringed bractes, that are 
longer than the pedicles. Cali/x 5-cleft, segments long, 
lanceolate, acute, reflexed. Nectariferous tube a little 
longer than the calyx, much flattened and furrowed on 
each side. Petals 5, the two upper ones roundly ovate^ 
oblique, of a bright pink inclining to scarlet, with a 
large velvetty spot in the centre, and below it are nu- 
merous purple lines : lower petals oblong, obtuse, of 
rather a lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the 
base, seven bearing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. 
Sti/le pale, quite smooth and shining. Stigmas 5,, 
purple, reflexed. 
The present magnificent plant is of hybrid origin, 
and is the largest flowering kind of the bright reds 
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