108 POPULAR FIELD BOTANY. 
GERANIUM MOLLE. (Plate VI. Fig. 21.) Doves foot 
Crané’s bill. The whole of this plant is very soft and 
downy, whence its Latin name. The leaves are nearly 
round, and divided into many lobes. Calyx-leaves with 
five nerves. Petals about one half longer than the calyx, 
cut about a third down, the claw tufted at the base with 
hairs on each side, and of a rose colour. The flowers grow 
in pairs, and spring from opposite the leaves. It is found 
all the summer growing in waste places, fields, and almost 
everywhere. Its soft, round, divided leaves make it easily 
distinguished from others of the genus, and, besides, it is 
the first to make its appearance. 
Geranium Ropertianum. Herb Robert. This scarcely 
flowers till May, but may be found occasionally if the 
season is mild. It grows in waste ground, on walls, &c., 
and soon catches the eye by its bright red stalks, and 
leaves tinged with the same colour, particularly when 
growing on walls and rocks. They are much divided, that 
is, into three or five parts, and those again subdivided. 
They are soft and silky. Flowers very pretty, petals bright 
rose colour, with three whitish veins. Calyx dark brownish- 
green, and hairy. It frequently flowers late in the autumn, 
even in November. 
