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terminal on the little bracted-foot-stalks. The seed vessels not so 

 long as in the Wood Geranium. 



Besides the above named we have two smaller speeies. The 

 well known Herb Robert — G. Rohertianum or fa^tid geranium— ^ 

 which is said to have been introduced from Britain, but is bv no 

 means uncommon in Canada, in half cleared woodlands and by way- 

 sides attracting the eye by its bright pink flowers, and elegantly cut 

 leaves, which becomes bright red in the fall of the year. This 

 pretty species is renowned for its rank and disagreeable odour when 

 handled. 



Another small flowered species, with pale insignificant blossoms 

 is also common as a weed by road sides and in open woods, probably 

 this is G. pusilum^ smaller Cranes-bill ; it also resembles the British 

 plant, but is of too frequent occurrence in remote localities to lead 

 us to suppose it to be otherwise than a native production of the soil. 



