ROSALS. 186 nosnwoule 
Acrimonia. Linneeus. 
Calyx 5-cleft, without bracts ; tube fleshy, at length tough, covered with 
hooked bristles, and investing a couple of carpels. : 
Rx. nt e 1. A. Eupatoria Linneus. 
—(Aermony.) Fig. 
256. ; 
Leaves interruptedly pin- 
nate, serrate, downy 
beneath ;_ calyx of 
the fruit obconic; 
outer bristles spread- 
ing. 
Habitat. Fields and roadsides. 
Quality. Slightly aromatic, 
styptic, bitter. 
Uses. Decoction used in gar- 
gles ; dried leaves forma 
kind of herb-tea; root 
has been employed as & 
vermifuge. 
Comarum. Linneus. © 
Calyx 5-cleft, with as 
many bracts. Carpels 
00, dry, on a convex 
persistent succulent 
torus. - 
1. C. palustre Linneus. 
Leaves pinnate ; leaflets 
oblong, sharply ser- 
rate : flowers dark - 
= AL purple ; petals small. 
Habitat. Marshes and bogs. — 
Quality. Said to be » valu- 
able remedy for intermit- 
tent fevers, 
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256 
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Fig. 256.—Agrimonia Eupatoria; a, perpendicular section of flower; », ripe fruit. — 
