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PELARGONIUM carinatum. 
Keeled- stipuled Stork's-bilL 
P. carinatum pedunculis 2-4 floris, foliis longe petio- 
latis ovatis insequaliter dentatis incisisve, stipulis 
carinatis, petalis superioribus oblongis undulatis 
emarginatis, caule sufFruticoso adscendente. 
Geranium tricolor, ovalifolium. And. Ger. c. icone. 
Geranium ovatum. Cav. diss. 4. p. 238. t. 103. 3? 
Stem sufFruticose, ascending, not strong enough to 
support its own weight without assistance, a little 
twisted, very rugged, owing to the persistent bases 
of the petioles and stipules: in our plant about 2 feet 
high. Leaves oval, sharply and unequally toothed, 
covered on both sides with a soft mealy pubescence. 
Petioles very long, shghtly flattened on the upper side, 
and rounded below; pubescent and sheathing the stem 
at the base. Stipules lanceolate, keeled, taper-pointed 
and ciliate. Peduncles pubescent, 2-4-flowered. In- 
volucre generally of 6 bractes, which are lanceolate, 
keeled, very acute, and ciliated with soft white hairs. 
Pedicles unequal in length, pubescent. Calyx 5-cleft, 
segments unequal, some ovate, the others lanceolate, 
keeled, concave, and covered with soft white hairs. 
Nectariferous tube shorter than the calyx. Petals 5, 
emarginate, the 2 uppermost oblong, undulate, of a 
deep crimson colour, darkest at the base, lower ones 
narrowly spatulate, undulate, obtuse, white, tinged 
with pink. Filaments 10, united at the base, 5 only 
bearing anthers, 2 upper sterile Jilaments with anther- 
like apices. Anthers incumbent, ending in an acute 
point, in which this tribe differs from all the other 
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