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PELARGONIUM Dennisianuni. 
Demiis's Stork* s- bill. 
P. Dennisianum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis cordato- 
reniformibus acutis concavis undulatis denticulatis ; 
tubo nectarifero calyce sub-duplo breviori. 
Stem shrubby, branching; branches erect, covered 
with soft villous hairs, as is every other part of the 
plant, except the corolla. Leaves reniform, or some- 
times cordate, slightly 5-lobed, acute, undulate, un- 
equally toothed, with short rigid teeth, densely covered 
with soft villous hairs, shortest and closest on the upper 
side. Petiole longer than the leaf, channelled on the 
upper side, and dilated at the base. Stipules cordato- 
lanceolate, acute, sometimes toothed. Peduncles 4 to 
6 flowered, sometimes more. Involucre of 6 bractes 
united at the base: bractes unequal, broadly lanceo- 
late, terminating abruptly in an acute point. Pedicles 
short, unequal in length, bending before the flower 
expands, but quite erect after. Cali/jo 5-cleft, segments 
unequal, erect, lanceolate, acute, nearly twice as long 
as the nectariferous tube, and clothed with long soft 
hairs. Nectariferous tube widely flattened on each 
side, sometimes channelled. Corolla of 5 petals, 2 
uppermost widely obovate, obtuse, of a dark red colour, 
marked with blackish purple streaks, from which 
branch dark red lines in all directions, 3 lower ones 
oblong, obtuse, of a lighter colour. Filaments 10 
united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. Pollen 
orange-coloured. Sti/le purple, very hairy. Stigmas 
5, purple, and revolute. Seeds sericeous. Arillus 
covered with soft villous hairs. 
