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PELARGONIUM scituluro. 
Neat White Stork 1 s-bill. 
P. scitulum, foliis basi dilatatis subtruncatis inaequaliter 
cartilagineo-dentatis sublobatis acutis; subtus multi- 
nerviis, pedunculis plurifloris, pedicellis bracteis duplo 
longioribus, tubo nectarifero calyce subsequali. 
Stem frutescent, branching: branches spreading, thickly 
clothed with unequal spreading hairs. Leaves broader than 
long, dilated and truncate at the base, the large ones not 
lobed and gradually tapering to a point, of a glossy green, 
but pubescent on both sides, sharply toothed with unequal 
rigid horny teeth, underneath strongly and numerously 
nerved, the nerves branched all over the leaf, the branches 
terminated in teeth, under side of a lighter colour than the 
upper; upper leaves more lobed, and clothed with longer 
hairs. Petioles flattened and furrowed on the upper side, 
and convex on the lower, very hairy. Stipules broadly 
lanceolate, taper-pointed. Peduncles cylindrical, clothed 
with spreading unequal hairs. Umbels several-flowered. 
Involucre of 6 ovate or obovate fringed bractes, most of 
which are toothed at the points. Pedicles about double 
the length of the bractes. Calyac 5 -cleft, the segments va¬ 
riable in breadth, lanceolate, acute, mucronated with a brown 
point, villosely hairy and fringed. Nectariferous tube 
about the length of the calyx, much flattened on each side 
and gibbous at the base, slightly tinged with purple. Pe¬ 
tals 5, pure white, the two upper ones obovate, unequal 
sided, gradually narrowing to the base, striped above half 
their length with several purple lines, which are shortly 
branched: lower ones oblongly obovate, also tapering to 
their base, 7 bearing anthers, and their sterile ones longer 
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