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BRITISH WILD FLOWERS. 
4.—THE DOVE’S-FOOT CRANE’S-BILL. (Geranium molle, Lin.) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 778 ; 2nd ed., t. 972 ; and our Jig. the leaves, which are rounded, many-lobed, notched and downy. Fruit 
5, in PI. 20. much wrinkled or smooth. Seeds without dots. {Smith.) 
Specific Character. —Stalks two-flowered, alternate, opposite to 
Description, &c.— This is a very common species, which grows abundantly on the road-sides in every part 
of the kingdom. It has a procumbent, spreading stem, and roundish leaves with very broad segments, which 
fold over each other, so as to make the large leaves near the root, at first sight, appear to be almost entire. The 
whole plant is covered with a soft pubescence, from whence it has received its specific name of Molle, which 
signifies soft. The name of Dove’s-foot alludes to the shape of the stem-leaves. The species is an annual plant, 
and it produces its little pale pink flowers during the whole of the summer and autumn. 
5.— THE MOUNTAIN CRANE’S-BILL. (Geranium pyrenaicum, Lin.) 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 405 ; 2nd ed., t. 969 ; and our fig. 4, length of the calyx. Leaves kidney-shaped, lobed. Fruit keeled, 
in PI. 20. even, somewhat downy. Seeds without dots. (Smith.) 
Specific Character. —Stalks two-flowered. Petals twice the 
Description, &c. —This species, notwithstanding its name, is rarely found except in low, moist meadows, 
where it is a very troublesome weed, as when it has once established itself it is very difficult to eradicate it. 
The flowers, which are of a pale purple, are very numerous, and rather pretty. It is a perennial plant, and 
flowers in June and July. 
G.—THE BLOOD-RED CRANE’S-BILL. (Geranium sanguineum, Lin.) 
flowered. Leaves roundish, in five or seven deeply separated, falcate, 
Engravings. —Eng. Bot., t. 272 ; 2nd ed., t. 977 ; and our fig. ], 
in PI. 20. 
Specific Character. —Stems branched, ascending. Stalks single- 
three-cleft lobes. Fruit even ; bristly at the summit. Seeds minutely 
wrinkled. (Smith.) 
Description, &c. —This is an exceedingly ornamental plant, from its large, deep rose-coloured flowers, and 
very handsome leaves. In its wild state it is seldom found but on mountains, and generally only in a calcareous 
soil; but in gardens it will thrive and flower abundantly in almost any soil and situation. It is a perennial 
plant, and flowers in June and July. 
7.—THE DWARF CRANE’S-BI LL. (Geranium prostratum, Cav.) 
Synonymes. — G. sanguineum, var., Dec. ; G. Lancastriense, 
Withering. 
Specific Character. —Stems dwarf, tufted, nearly simple, shaggy. 
Stalk single-flowered. Leaves roundish, in three or five two-or- 
three-lobed ovate divisions. Fruit even ; bristly at the summit. 
Seeds minutely wrinkled. (Lindley.) 
Description, &c. —This species, though it is frequently confounded with G. sanguineum , is yet very 
distinct. The stems are very short, and grow in tufts; the leaves are nearly round, and the lobes ovate ; the 
flowers are large, and they are either white, or of a pale flesh-colour, with crimson veins. The plant is a 
perennial, with a very strong woody root; flowering from July to September. It has only been found wild in 
Lancashire. 
THE KNOTTED CRANE’S-BILL. (G. nodosum, Lin.) 
This very pretty plant is rather a doubtful native, but it is occasionally found wild in Cumberland, and the 
mountainous districts of the North of England ; and it is a favourite plant in gardens, particularly on rock-work, 
