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PELARGONIUM obtusifolium. 
Mlunt'leaved Stork' s-hilL 
P. obtusifolium, pedunculis paucifloris, foliis trilobis 
planis obtusissimis, lobis divaricatis inaequaliter 
dentatis, stipulis latis cordatis, tubo nectarifero 
calyce longiori. 
Stem sbrubby, of a woody texture, very much 
branched; branches spreading, of a shining green, 
clothed with unequal hairs. Leaves flat, about an inch 
long, and 2 inches in breadth, deeply 3-lobed; lobes 
very blunt, unequally toothed with small sharp teeth; 
slightly hairy, and covered with a very short pubes- 
cence; nerves numerous, prominent, hairy. Petioles 
longer than the leaf, flat and channelled on the upper 
side, and a little rounded below. Stipules very short, 
broadly cordate, ending in an acute point, fringed, 3 to 
5 nerved. Peduncles few flowered. Involucre of 6 
short ovate bractes; bractes concave, ciliate, taper- 
pointed. Pedicles short, shghtly hairy. Cali/x of 5 
veiny lanceolate segments, upper and lower ones erect, 
side ones reflexed. Nectariferous tube a little longer 
than the calyx, flattened on each side, hairy. Petals 
5, the 2 upper ones obovate of a bluish rose colour, with 
a red spot in the centre, and below it branch dark lines 
in various directions; lower petals oblong or broadly 
lanceolate, obtuse, of a pale rose colour. Filaments 
10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen 
orange-coloured. Style light red, hairy at the base and 
smooth on the upper part. Stigmas 6, reflexed. 
We suspect this plant is of hybrid origin, perhaps 
between P. adulterinum and some other: it is a free 
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