PELARGONIUM Broughtonise. 
Ladi/ Broughto7is StorM s-hill. 
P. Broughtonice, umbellis plurifloris, foliis cordatis 
quinquelobis undulatis ineequaliter grosseque den- 
tatis rigidis, stipulis cordatis acutis subdentatis 
ciliatis, tubo nectarifero insequali calyce parum 
longiori. 
Stem shrubby, branching; branches spreading, 
thickly clothed with soft villous unequal hairs, as is 
every other part of the plant except the corolla. Leaves 
cordate, 5-lobed, undulate, unequally and deeply tooth- 
ed with sharp cartilaginous teeth : upper leaves on the 
flower-stems 3-lobed, very sharply toothed. Petioles 
widely flattened and furrowed on the upper side and 
convex on the lower, a little widened at the base, and 
connivent at the apex. Stipules cordate, acute, often 
toothed and ciliate. Umbels several-flowered. Invo- 
lucre of six widely lanceolate taper-pointed bractes. 
Pedicles unequal in length, a little bent upwards. 
Cal]i/jc 5-cleft, segments unequal, lanceolate, acute, re- 
flexed. Nectariferous tube unequal in length, flattened 
and furrowed on each side, sometimes as short, and 
sometimes longer than the calyx. Petals 5, the two 
upper ones oblong and oblique at the base, lower ones 
ligulate ; the upper petals are nearly veinless, of a bril- 
liant flame colour, and sometimes marked in the 
centre with a brown velvetty spot, and below that 
branch a few purple stripes. Filaments 10, united at 
the base, seven bearing anthers. Pollen orange-co- 
loured. Style hairy at the base and smooth on the 
upper part. Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
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