THE AGRIMONY. 



Agrimonia Eupatoria. Nat. Ord., 

 Rosacea. 



HE agrimony is one of the 

 most graceful in general 

 growth of our smaller herbs, 

 and the nearer inspection of 

 its parts confirms the favour- 

 able impression made on us 

 by a first glance. The long 

 flowering-stems rise to a 

 height of some two feet or 

 so, and terminate in a long 

 spike of yellow blossoms. 

 As we have not had occasion 

 to use the term before, we 

 may mention that the in- 

 florescence of a plant is said 

 to be a spike when a series 

 of stemless flowers spring from the one 

 central stalk that is common to them 

 all. The flowers are in this case said 

 to be sessile, a term meaning sitting. The spicate in- 

 florescence is not often found, as in most cases the flowers 

 that spring from such central stem are not adherent, 

 but are borne on short stems of their own, as we see in 



