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so called from the musky odour given off from all parts of the plant, 

 especially when rubbed or crushed. It is often seen in hedgerows, 

 but is not so common as the other two just described, and seems 

 to be rather partial to gravelly soils. The plant is hair}^ of a pale 

 green colour, with an erect stem from two to three feet high. 



THE COMJrON MALLOW. 



The flowers are large and beautiful, of a rich rose colour, and crowded 

 towards the top of the stem. The fruit is hairy. A white variety 

 is occasionally seen, and this is not uncommonly grown as a garden 

 flower. The time of flowering is July and August. 



Some three species of Geranium (order Geraniacece) have ah-eady 

 been described among the spring wayside flowers, and these were 

 listed at the commencement of the present chapter as continuing 

 to bloom during the summer ; but now we have to note other 



