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PELARGONIUM Cosmianum. 
Perfumed Stork' s-bill. 
P. Cosmianum, pedunculis subbifloris, foliis subdistichis 
5-7 lobatisve undulato-plicatis rigidis dentatis^ pi- 
losis, stipulis cordatis, tubo nectarifero calyce pa- 
rum longiori. 
Stem shrubby, branching; branches slender, spread- 
ing in various directions, thickly clothed with soft 
villous hairs. Leaves small, distant, generally 2-rank- 
ed, narrowing at the base, deeply lobed with 5 or 7 
undulate or plaited lobes, rigid, hairy on both sides : 
lobes sharply toothed, folded inwards, spreading. Pe- 
tioles slender, very hairy. Stipules cordate, acute, 
sometimes toothed. Peduncles hairy, generally two- 
flowered. Involucre of several small ovate or lanceo- 
late keeled pointed bractes. Pedicles about the length 
of the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, segments 
lanceolate, taper-pointed. Nectariferous tube scarcely 
longer than the calyx, flattened and furrowed on each 
side. Petals 5 ; upper ones white, with a dark spot in 
the centre on a red gi-ound, slightly branched ; lower 
ones ligulate, white tinged with blush. Filaments 10, 
united at the base, seven bearing anthers. Style haiiy. 
Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
For the opportunity of giving a figure of this pretty 
little plant, we are indebted to Sir R. C. Hoare, who 
sent us fine specimens of it in full bloom. It is one of 
the handsomest of the perfumed small-leaved sorts ; 
and, besides its elegance of growth and neat little 
flowers, it possesses an agreeable fragrance, and, when 
passed through the hand, it leaves a strong aromatic 
scent, which may be compared to a mixture of spice 
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