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PELARGONIUM melissinum. 
Balm-scented Stork' s- bill. 
P. melissinum, umbellis paiicifloris, foliis cordatis quin- 
quelobis undulato-plicatis dentatis: lobis inferiori- 
bus dilatatis lobatis: superioribus trilobis, stipulis 
dentatis ciliatis. 
Stem sbnibby, branching. Branches erect^ very 
downy. Leaves deeply 5-lobed, strongly ribbed on the 
lower, and furrowed on the upper side, covered on 
both sides with soft downy hairs, margins undulate 
and plaited; lower lobes widely spreading, unequally 
lobed and toothed; intermediate ones slightly lobed: 
upper one three-lobed. Petiole longer than the leaf, 
downy, a little flattened and channelled on the upper 
side. Stipules cordate, taper-pointed, ciliate, and 
generally toothed. Peduncles 2 to 5-flowered, downy, 
and reaching beyond the leaves. Pedicles unequal in 
length, about the length of the nectariferous tube. 
Calyx 5-cleft, segments lanceolate, acute, spreading. 
Nectariferous tube longer than the calyx, flattened on 
both sides, downy. Petals 5, the two uppermost 
obversely ovate, white, stained nearly all over with red ; 
in the middle of it is a large dark spot, nearly black, 
from which branch some short stripes of the same 
colour: lower petals narrowly lanceolate, white. Fila- 
ments 10, seven only bearing anthers. Pollen orange- 
coloured. Style hairy. Stigmas 5, reflexed. 
Our drawing of this pretty little plant was taken at 
Mr, Davey's nursery. King's Road, Chelsea. It is one 
of the hybrid kinds, that hath been produced between 
P. crispum or some of its kin, and perhaps P. graveo- 
lens, and is not very unlike P. crispum latifotium of 
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