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c. A. Mexicaiia Lam. Mexico. Maguey plant. This and perhaps 



other species, yield the Mexican pulque, which is simply the 

 fermented juice, and mezcal, distilled from the same. 



d. A. Yirginica L. Southern U. S., FaLse Aloe, Rattlesnake's 



Master, Virginian Agave. Hoot bitter, carminative. 



57. AG^RATUM, L. - Ageratum. - Compositae. 



Greek name of an aromatic plant, "not growing old.' " Syn. 

 CoelesLina, in part. Herbs with numerous small flower-heads. 

 About 40 species, America, chiefly tropical; 3 in U. S. 



a. A. conyzoides L. (A. Mexicanum Hort. ). Tropical America 

 and cult, for ornament. Generally known as Ageratum, 



58. AGOSERIS, Raf. 1817. False Dandelion, etc. Cichoriaoeae. 



From Greek, "head Succory." Syn. Troximon, Nutt. 1813 

 [not Gsertn. 1791]. Herbs mostly with radical leaves and 

 dandelion-like flowers. About 25 species, N. and S. America, 

 23 in U. S. 



59. AGRDI6nIA, L. - Agrimony. - Rosaeeae. 



The Latin name, perhaps transposed from Argemone. 

 Perennial herbs sv^ith pinnate leaves and racemes of small yel- 

 low flowers. About 15 species, north temperate zone and 

 Andes; 7 in U. S. 



a. A. Eupatoria L. Europe. Agrimony (Egremoine, Egra- 



mounde, Hemony) European Agrimony, Cockle-bur*, Clive[{, 

 <iarclive||, Goosechitejl, Feverfewf, Harvest-lice, Liverwort* . 

 Stickwort, White or Wild Tansy*; Ger. I>eberklette, Oder- 

 mennig, Heil-aller-Welt; Fr. Aigrimoine (Codex), Eupatoire 

 des Grecs. The fiouering herb, H. agrimoniae, H. lappulte 

 hepatica\ Astringent, antiscorbutic, taenicide. 



b. A. hirsuta (Muhl. ) Bicknell (A. Eupatoria var. hirsutaMuhl. ). 



Canada and Northeastern L^. S., also California. Tall Hairy 

 Agrimony^., Beggarticks, Stick-seed, Stick-weed, Cockle-bur*. 

 These names with synonyms of ( a. ) are applied also to other 

 indigenous species, which have in general the properties of (a) 



m, AGROPYRON, J. Gaertn. Wheat Grass. Graniineae. 



From Greek, "field wheat." Svn. Triticum, in part. About 

 32 species; 22 in U. S. 



a. A. repeus (L, ) Beauv. (Triticum repensL. ). Europe, North- 

 ern Asia, nat. in U. S. Couch-grass; Cooch-, Cutch- or Scutch 

 -grass; Quitch-, Quick-, Twitch-, or Squ itch -grass, Couch 

 Wheat, Sheep" s-cheese. Quickens, Wickens, Wick, Witch-grass; 

 Ger. Queckenwurzel, Graswurzel; Fr. Chiendent officinal, 

 Petit Chiendent ( Codex );Sp. Grama. The rhizome, Triticum, 

 U. S. P., Rhizoma (Radix) graminis. Emollient, diuretic, 

 lithontriptic, antiphlogistic. 



«1. AGR0STEM3IA, L. Corn Cockle. Caryopliyllaeeae. 



From Greek, "field garland." Coarse annual herbs with 

 showy flowers. Two species, Europe and Asia. 



