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PELARGONIUM paucidentatum. 
Distant-toothed Stork's- bill. 
P. paucidentatum, pedunculis subquadrifloris, foliis cor- 
datis subtrilobis undulatis glabriusculis obsolete 
dentatis ciliatis, stipiilis lato-cordatis aciitis^ tubo 
nectarifero calyce multum breviori. 
Stem shrubby, flexuose, branching; branches spread- 
ing, flexuose, thickly clothed with long white villous 
hairs. Leaves broader than long, cordate, slightly 
3- lobed, undulate, smoothish, ciliate, and toothed with 
small unequal distant teeth ; points a little recurved. 
Petioles flattened and furrowed on the upper side and 
convex on the lower, thickly covered with long villous 
hairs, as are the peduncles and calyx. Stipules broad- 
ly cordate, acute, entire, ciliate. Peduncles generally 
4- flowered. Involucre of about six unequal, concave, 
pointed bractes, some of them obovate, others ovate 
or lanceolate. Pedicles villous, double the length of 
the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, segments broadly 
lanceolate, concave, spreading. Nectariferous tube un- 
equal in length, sometimes nearly as long, at other 
times not half the length of the calyx. Petals 5, the 
two upper ones broadly obovate, of a bright lilac, 
tinged with rose in the centre, on which is a large dark 
velvetty mark, and from it branch several purple lines 
in different directions : lower petals oblongly ovate, of 
a paler colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven 
bearing anthers. Style purple, hairy at the base and 
smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, reflexed or revolute. 
The plant from which our drawing was taken, was 
kindly communicated to us, with two others, from the 
collection of C. Hoare, Esq. of Luscombe, near Exeter, 
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