(A) Wild Geranium; Cranesbill (Geranium mascu- 
laturn) is one of our most common woodland plants, 
flowering from May to July. The stem, the leaves and 
the flower calyx are rough-liairy, the former being quite 
stout and branching and attaining heights of one to 
two feet. The large, magenta or pale purple flowers 
are in loose, few-flowered clusters at the ends of the 
branches; the petals are large and rounded and slightly 
overlap. ' ^ >; 
The leaves of the Geranium are very coarse and fuzzy, 
and the surface is often spotted with white or brown; 
they are palmately divided into five lobes, each of which 
is sharply toothed and pointed. It is very common from 
Me. to Manitoba and southwards. 
(B) Herb Robert (Geranium Robertianum) is a 
smaller edition of the last. Its flowers are similar, 
but smaller and coarser in texture. Its leaves are 
smaller and usually more deeply cleft. The stem is 
usually stained with red; both this and the leaves 
emit a strong odor when bruised. 
Herb Robert is common from Me. to Minn, and south¬ 
wards. 
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