j; DOVE S FOOT CRANE'S- 

 BILL. 



Geranium molle. Xat. Ot'd., Geraniaceee. 



HE dove's foot crane's-bill is one 

 of our numerous species of wild 

 geraniums. Of these we have al- 

 ready figured the meadow crane's- 

 bill, or G. pratenae, a plant with 

 very large bluish-purple flowers ; 

 the shining crane's-bill, G. lucidiim; 

 and the herb Robert, or G. Roler- 

 lianunt. All the twelve species 

 indigenous to Britain agree in 

 one point -namely, their beauty 

 and attractiveness. The blood 

 geranium, or G. sangitineuni, 

 despite its unattractive name, 

 is a very fine species. It derives 

 its title from its large and deep 

 crimson flowers. Though found 

 iu many parts of England, it is not by any means 

 a common plant, though it bears transplanting and cul- 

 tivation well, and may much more frequently be found 

 in the garden than in a wild state. It is found on high 

 ground in dry woods and on limestone rocks, flowering 

 freely in the most inaccessible places during the month of 

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