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PELARGONIUM Spinii. 
Spin's Storks-bill. 
P. Spinii , foliis cordatis pinnatifido-lobatis; sinubus ro- 
tundatis: lobis oblongis rotundato-obtusis undulato- 
crenulatis, umbellis multifloris capitatis, petalis cuneatis 
crenatis, tubo nectarifero calyce multum breviore. 
Pelargonium Spinii. Colla hort. ripul, t. 7. Swt. hort. 
brit. add. 471. Colv. catal. edit, 3. p. 29- col. 1. 
Pelargonium dianthiflorum. Swt. hort. brit. p. 82. n. 323. 
Lodd. catal. ed. 14. p. 32. 
Stem frutescent, very much branched, and thickly clo¬ 
thed with leaves : branches spreading, thickly clothed with 
spreading unequal hairs, and slightly glutinous. Leaves 
cordate, pinnatifidly 5 to 7-lobed, hairy on both sides, 
slightly viscous, reticulately veined underneath, of rather a 
turpentine scent; sinuses rounded : lobes oblong, some¬ 
times divided, roundly obtuse, spreading, the margins 
curled or undulate, and very shallowly notched. Petioles 
rather slender, flattened on the upper side, and rounded on 
the lower, hairy. Stipules short, broad at the base, and 
tapering to a slender point. Umbels numerous, in close 
compact heads, many flowered. Involucre of 6 to 8 lan¬ 
ceolate acute bractes. Pedicles short, scarcely any. Ca¬ 
lyx 5-cleft, the segments oblong, obtuse, concave, spread¬ 
ing, very hairy. Nectariferous tube much shorter than 
the calyx, flattened on each side, sharply keeled at the 
back. Petals 6? broadly cuneate, notched at the points; 
upper ones rather longest, of a pale lilac, with a dark patch 
in the centre, and several dark branched lines between it 
and the base: lower ones marked with a fainter spot. 
Filaments 10, united at the base, 7 only bearing anthers. 
Style hairy at the base, and smooth upwards. Stigmas 5, 
reflexed. 
