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PELARGONIUM belluliim. 
Neat Stork' S'bill. 
P. bellulum, pedunculis subquadrifloris, foliis cordato- 
cuneatis undulatis quinquelobis pubescentibus; 
lobis inciso-dentatis, stipulis latis cordatis ciliatis, 
' tubo nectarifero calyce breviori. 
Pelargonium rosetta. Hortulanorum. 
Stem shrubby, dwarf, making a compact little bush. 
Branches covered with soft unequal hairs. Leaves 
5-lobed, wedge-shaped, or sometimes cordate, undu- 
late, covered on both sides with soft down: lobes jag- 
ged, unequally toothed, ciliate; nerves prominent, 
branching, covered with unequal hairs and soft down 
scattered among them. Petioles flattened and chan- 
nelled on the upper side, and convex below, hairy. 
Stipules broadly cordate, ciliate, ending abruptly in an 
acute point. Peduncles generally 4- flowered, hairy. 
Involucre of 6 or 7 bractes; ^mc^e^ lanceolate, acute, 
concave, keeled at the back, very hairy. Pedicles a 
little longer than the nectariferous tube. Calyx 5-cleft, 
segments very unequal, lanceolate, all reflexed. Nec- 
tariferous tube about the length of the calyx, flattened 
on both sides. Petals 5, two uppermost ovate, of a 
bright rose-colour, beautifully marked and barred with 
black lines, which branch in every direction; lower 
petals oblong, obtuse, of a pale rose-colour. Filaments 
10, united at the base, 7 bearing anthers. Pollen 
orange-coloured. Style purple, very hairy. Stigmas 
5, purple and revolute. 
Our drawing of this pretty little plant was taken in 
June last, at the nursery of Mr. Dennis at Chelsea, 
