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Common Yarrow. 



Achillea 



Millefolium. 



Yarrow is 

 the common- 

 est kind of 

 a common weed, whose gray- 

 white flower heads are utter- 

 ly unattractive even to those 

 who profess to be fond of 

 flowers. But, before passing 

 the weed in disdain, it will 

 be worth our while to pick a 

 small piece and place it under 

 the glass for closer inspec- 

 tion. Ah ! what a change ! 

 — the uninteresting weed at 

 once assumes an attractive 

 look. The littl^ gi'^J cen- 

 ters, which are ■ called the 

 flower heads, are minutely 

 and perfectly formed, and are 

 as symmetrically arranged as 

 the markings on what we 

 call " brain coral." Around 

 these flower heads are four, 

 sometimes five, white rays. 

 There is a pretty pink vari- 

 ety of the yarrow, in which 

 these rays instead of being 



Yarrow. 



