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PELARGONIUM Daveyanum. 
Davey^s Stork' s-hill. 
P. Daveyanum, pedunculis subquadrifloris, foliis cor- 
dato-reniformibus undulatis leviter qiiinquelobis 
dentatis villosis moUibus, tubo nectarifero calyce 
parum breviori. 
Stem shrubby, branching. Branches thickly covered 
with long soft hairs. Leaves either cordate or kidney- 
shaped, slightly 5-lobed, rigidly toothed, undulate or 
crumpled between the lobes, thickly clothed on both 
sides with soft villous hairs. Petioles thick, widely 
flattened above and rounded below, villous. Stipules 
broadly cordate, with acute points, generally toothed, 
and thickly covered with long hairs. Peduncles gene- 
rally 4-flowered. Involucre of several bractes, some 
ovate, others lanceolate, acute, villous. Pedicles un- 
equal in length. Calyx 5-cleft, upper segment much 
the widest, erect, the others lanceolate, acute, reflexed, 
covered with soft villous hairs. Nectariferous tube 
about the length, or hardly so long as the calyx, flat- 
tened on both sides. Petals 5, two upper ones obovate, 
of a dark carlet, deepest at the outside, beautifully 
marked with crimson in the middle, and barred with 
innumerable dark marks and lines, which branch in 
all directions; lower petals oblong, obtuse, of a lighter 
colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only 
bearing anthers, and these have not as yet been pro- 
duced perfect. Style red. Stigmas 5, purple reflexed. 
This handsome plant is a hybrid production ; we have 
named it in honour of Mr. Davey, who raised it from 
seed, and to whom our gardens are indebted for many 
