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PELARGONIUM dependens. 
Pe7ident-petaVd Stork' s-bill. 
P. dependens, pedunculis siibquadrifloris, foliis trilobis 
hirsutis : lobis cuneatis divaricatis apice ineequaliter 
dentatis basi integerrimis, petiolis caulisque villosis, 
petalis inferioribus dependentibus, tubo'^nectarifero 
calyce parum longiori. 
Stem shrubby, branching ; branches spreading, 
thickly clothed with soft villous hairs, as are the pe- 
tioles, peduncles, and calyx. Leaves small, deeply 
3-lobed, truncate at the base, hairy on both sides : 
lobes spreading, broadly wedge-shaped, points un- 
equally toothed, base and sides entire. Petioles slen- 
der, flattened on the upper side and convex on the 
lower. Stipules ovate or lanceolate, oblique, taper- 
pointed, sometimes toothed, ciliate. Peduncles gene- 
rally 4-flowered. Involucre of six broadly lanceolate, 
acute, fringed bractes. Pedicles unequal in length, 
scarcely as long as the nectariferous tube. Cali/a; 5- 
cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, upper one erect, the 
others reflexed. Nectarif erous tube a little longer than 
the calyx, flattened on each side and swollen at the 
base. Petals 5, the two upper ones oblongly obovate, 
oblique at the base, of a clear white, with a large dark 
purple patch in the centre, edged with red, and from 
the base branch numerous red and purple lines on 
each side ; lower petals spatulate, dependent, of a clear 
white. Filaments 10, united at the base, seven bear- 
ing anthers. Pollen orange-coloured. Germen and 
aristce villous. Style very hairy, much shorter than 
the stamens. Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
