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PELARGONIUM eriocaulon. 
Woolly-stalked Stork 9 s-bilh 
P. eriocaulon , undique villoso, foliis cordatis quinquelobis 
plicato-undulatis bullato-rugosis grandidentatis, stipulis 
oblongo-lanceolatis acutis, umbellis subquadrifloris, ca- 
lycibus reflexis, tubo nectarifero inaequali calyee 2-3-plo 
longiore. 
Pelargonium ignescens var. speciosa. Hortulanorum. 
Every part of the plant thickly clothed with long spread¬ 
ing villous white hairs. Stem frutescent, more or less flex- 
uose, with few branches; branches long and weak. Leaves 
cordate, 5-lobed, very much crumpled and undulate, rug¬ 
gedly blistered, and toothed with large unequal teeth, some 
of which are bluntly rounded, others sharply pointed; 
lobes large, oblate, much crumpled or plaited. Petioles 
stout, dilated at the point, nearly cylindrical, or a little 
flattened on the upper side. Stipules very long, variable in 
form, oblong or lanceolate, acute, entire or sometimes 
toothed. Peduncles cylindrical, generally four-flowered. 
Involucre of 6 ovate or lanceolate acute bractes. Pedicles 
unequal in length, sometimes longer, and rarely shorter 
than the bractes. Nectariferous tube stout, unequal in 
length, generally 2 or 3 times longer than the calyx, but 
sometimes scarcely longer. Calyx 5-cleft, segments ovate 
or lanceolate, acute, reflexed. Petals 5, the two upper 
ones broadly obovate, unequal sided, of a bright scarlet, 
with a dark patch in the centre, below which are numerous 
dark lines a little branched : lower petals oblong, bluntly 
rounded, 3 times narrower than the upper ones, and of a 
lighter colour. Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only 
bearing anthers. Style purple, longer than the stamens. 
Stigmas 5, purple, revolute. 
vol. iv. q 
