WOOD GERANIUM. 
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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 species. The 
well known Herb Robert — G. robertidnum or feotid geranium— 
which is said to have been introduced from Britain, but is by 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 specie, with pale insignificant blossoms 
is also common as a weed by road sides and in open woods, probably 
this is G.pusillum , 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. 
