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PELARGONIUM mirabile. 
Admirable Stork's-bill. 
P. mirabile , caule ramosissimo diffuso, foliis trilobis in- 
sequaliter dentatis utrinque hirsutis: inferioribus 
cordatis obtusiusculis: superioribus cuneatis aut 
ovatis basi attenuatis acutis, stipulis lanceolato-ova- 
tis acuminatis subdentatis ciliatis, umbellis 4-5-flo- 
ris, petalis ovatis, tubo nectarifero calyce duplo 
breviore, stylo basi hirsuto. 
Pelargonium mirabile. Young Mss. 
Stem frutescent, very much branched: branches spread¬ 
ing, so as to form a thick spreading bush, thickly clo¬ 
thed with woolly hairs, as are the petioles, peduncles, 
and calyx. Leaves smallish, very variable, hairy on 
both sides, toothed with rigid teeth that vary conside¬ 
rably in size: lower ones cordate, some nearly round 
and not lobed, others 3-lobed, and some inclining to 
be 5-lobed, bluntish, strongly nerved with numerous 
nerves underneath; upper ones wedge-shaped or ovate, 
acute, more or less tapering to the base, scarcely lobed. 
Petioles short, flat on the upper side and convex below, 
a little widened at the base. Stipules varying from lan¬ 
ceolate to ovate, taper-pointed, sometimes more or less 
toothed, villous and fringed. Umbels 4 to 5-flowered. 
Peduncles short and stout, cylindrical. Involucre of 4 
to 6 ovate or oblong, sharp-pointed bractes, that are 
keeled and ciliate. Pedicles longer than the bractes. 
Calyx 5-cleft, of a purplish brown, the segments lan¬ 
ceolate, taper-pointed, erect: the upper one broadest, 
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