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PELARGONIUM lineatum. 
Striped-flowered Stork' s-bill. 
P. lineatum, pedunculis bifloris, foliis distichis cordato- 
cuneatis leviter trilobis undulatis dentatis, tubo nec- 
tarifero longitudine calycis. 
Stem shrubby, much branched, branches short and 
crowded, slightly pubescent. Leaves 2-ranked, small, 
some cordate, others cuneate, slightly 3-lobed, undu- 
late, dentate, covered with short hairs. Petioles un- 
equal in length, slightly channelled on the upper 
side, covered with short soft hairs. Stipules small, 
cordate, acute, ciliate. Peduncles 1 -2 flowered, reach- 
ing far above the leaves, pubescent. Involucre of 2 or 
3 bractes, cordately ovate, deciduous. Pedicles longer 
than the nectariferous tube, hairy. Calyx 5-cleft, seg- 
ments unequal, reflexed when the flower is expanded, 
but erect when in seed. Nectariferous tube about the 
length of the calyx, flattened and channelled on both 
sides, covered with short hairs. Corolla of 5 petals, 2 
uppermost round ly-obovate, retuse, of a pale rose co- 
lour, with a dark purple forked spot in the centre, and 
numerous purple and red lines in all directions, 3 
lower ones spatulately lanceolate, obtuse, of a paler 
colour, also marked with red lines. Filaments 10 
united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen 
orange-coloured. Germen villous. Style hairy on the 
lower part, and smooth above, purple. Stigmas 5, 
purple and reflexed. 
Our drawing of this little plant was taken at Mr. 
Colvill's nursery late in the autumn. It is probably 
one of the mule kinds produced in the nurseries from 
seed, being nearly related to several. It is a desirable 
