“Sitting down when school was o’er
Upon the threshold of the door,
Picking from mallows, sport to please,
The crumpled seed we call’d the cheese.”
—Clare.
COMMON MALLOW: Malva rotundifolia.
GERANIUM FAMILY.
GERANIACEÆ.
| Cranesbill. | Geranium maculatum. |
| Wild Geranium. |
Found in lush grass, or light shade, in fields and roadside banks, during May and June.