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PELARGONIUM nervosum. 
Prominent nerved Stork' s-bill. 
p. nervosum, umbellis plurifloris, foliis reniformibus le- 
viter quinquelobis subcucuUatis insequaliter gros- 
seque dentatis multinerviis, stipulis cordatis acumi- 
natis, petalis superioribus revolutis, tubo nectarifero 
longitudine calycis. 
-5^em shrubby, branching. -Bmwc^e* thickly covered 
with long soft vinequal hairs. Leaves kidney-shaped, 
slightly 5-lobed, concave, deeply but unequally toothed 
with sharp rigid teeth, densely pubescent on both sides ; 
nerves numerous, prominent, much branched. Petioles 
flattened and deeply furrowed on the upper side and 
convex below, widely dilated upwards, very hairy. 
Stipules cordate, acuminate, concave, ciliate. Pe- 
duncles several-flowered, thickly covered with soft vil- 
lous hairs. Involucre generally of 6 bractes; hractes 
ovate or broadly lanceolate, acute, keeled, ciliate. 
Pedicles unequal in length, bent upwards. Calyx 5- 
cleft, segments erect, lanceolate, acuminate, villous. 
Nectariferous tube about the length of the calyx, widely 
flattened on both sides and gibbous at the base, thickly 
clothed with soft villous hairs. Petals 5, two upper- 
most widely ovate, apices reflexed or revolute, of a 
reddish rose-colour, darkest at the points; in the middle 
is a dark crimson spot, and numerous dark lines from 
it to the base, which branch in all directions; lower 
petals oblong, obtuse, of rather a lighter colour. Fila- 
ments 10, only 7 bearing anthers. Pollen orange- 
coloured. Germen densely villous. Style red, very 
hairy. Stigmas 5, revolute. 
