The BRITISH HERBAL. 
1 he ilalks rife among thefe : they are nume- 
rous, thick, and of a pale green ; they fpread 
themfelves every way, and afe very much 
branched. 
The leaves on thefe refemble thofe from the 
root, but they are fmaller, and their pinnx-, as 
thofe of the otiiers, arc very deeply cut in at the 
edges, and fliarp-pointcd. 
The flowers Hand on the tops of the flalks and 
branches on flender, long footftalks, each fup- 
porting three or more: they are moderately large, 
and of a beautiful red. 
The beaks are large, and fbarp. 
It is common on ditch-banks, and flowers all 
fummer. 
C. Bauhine calls it Geranium daft,e folio m'ms 
et fupimm. Others, very idly, Geranium mofcha- 
tum iiiodorum; becaufe it refembles the miijk 
cranifhill, next to be defcribed, in figure, but 
has not its fmell. Our people call it Unfavoury 
tr'anejbill. 
19. iViufk Cranefbill. 
Geranium foliis pnnatis mofchahim. 
The root is long, white, thick, and furniflied 
With many fibres. 
The leaves that firft rife from it are long, and 
beautifully pinnated : they lie fpread upon the 
ground in a circular rtianner, and are of a pleafant 
green : each is conipofed of many pairs of pinnse 
placed on a middle rib, and an odd one at the 
end ; and thefe are not To deeply cut in at the 
edges as in the preceding fpecies ; often only 
notched nightly. 
The fl:aiks are numerous, thick, round, and 
hairy; they rife in the centre of the tuft of leaves, 
and fpread every way ; and they are very much 
branched. 
The leases on thefe refemble thofe from the 
root, and are cut, in the fame manner, flightly 
at the edges, and of a pale green : the whole 
plant has a very fvpect fcent, refembling that of 
mufk. 
1 he flowers are fmall and red : they ftand 
feverai together in a kihd of little umbelk. 
The ftalks arc long and flender. 
It is wild in oi^r fouthern counties, and has 
been thence for its fcent brought into gardens. 
It flowers in June. 
C. Bauhine calls it Cera-nium cicuU folio mof- 
elatum. Others, Geranimn mofchatum. 
20. Great pinnated-leaved Cranefbill. 
Geranium foliis pinnatis maximum. 
The root is long and thick, and is furniflied 
with numerous fibres. 
-The firll leaves are very long, and large: they 
he fpread upon the ground, and are of dufl.-y green. 
Each is compofcd of a great many pairs of pTnns- 
and thefe are broad, flrort, and indented more 
nightly at the edges than in either of the former. 
The flialks are numerous round, thick, and 
flelhy : they arc two feet long, not much' branched, 
and they have leaves on them like thofe from the 
root. 
The flowers are fmall and white, never havin<» 
the leafl- tinge of red : they Hand at the tops ol" 
the ff-.ilks and branches on .long footft.lks, two 
or three on each, rarely more. 
The beak is large and fharp. 
It IS common in our fouthern counties j and 
has been found by Mr. Ray in the neigbourhood 
of London. 
Tabernamontanus calls it Geranium arvenfs 
ttUam. Others, Geranium, inodorum album. 
21. Pinnated Cranefl)ill with fpottej flowers. 
Geranium foliis pinnatis florihus tnaculatis. 
The root is long, thick, and divided into ma- 
ny parts. 
The leaves rife in a round tufi:, and are very 
beautiful : they are long and narrow, and each is 
compofed of feverai pairs of pinna, with an odd 
one at the end: thefe are fhort, broad, and 
flightly ferrated ; and the whole leaf has much 
the afpeft of burner le.af, whence fome have 
named the plant. 
The ftalks are round, whitlfli, and branched ; 
and the leaves which grow on them are like thofe 
from the root in all refpetls, only they arc 
fnialler. 
. The flowers are moderately large, and of a 
Angular flrufture: they are compofed each of 
five petals, in tlie manner of the others ; but 
thefe arc broad and unequal : the two upper ones 
are fliorter than the others, and each has a green 
fpot. 
The beak is fmall and flender. 
It is found in Yorkfliire ; and has been ob- 
ferved nearer London, particularlyabout Hackney. 
Dillenius calls it Geranium fimfinelU folio. 
Some have called this fpecies Geranium Roberti- 
anum ; but that breeds confufion, another fpecies 
havuig been long imiverfally known by that 
name. 
All the fpecies o? cranefbill are reftringent and 
vulnerary. They are good againft inward bruifes, 
and in hemorrhages of all kinds, 
A ffrang decoction of the herb Robert ftands 
recommended as excellent in nephritick com- 
plaints; and the dove' s-foot cranefbill is, in the 
lame manner, recommended againfl: ruptures : 
they have not been fo much ufed in the prafticc 
of phyfick as they appear to deferve. 
DIVISION II. FOREIGN SPECI 
E S. 
I. Cranefbill with divided and fubdivided leaves. 
Gtranium tnberofum fioribus umiellalis. 
The root is large, thick, tuberous, and irre- 
gularly formtd. 
Jhe Srft leaves are numerous and very beau- 
tiful : they are large, broad, and deeply divided 
and fubdivided : each is formed of two or three 
pairs of large fegments, refembling wings, and 
an odd one at the end ; and thefe fegments are 
again deeply divided in the fame manner, but 
none of thefe divifioBs go down to the middle 
2 rib; 
