WILD FLOWERS WHITE AND GREENISH 
ill that flesh is heir to. Yarrow tea is a mild tonic, and 
the green leaves when steeped in hot water are used in 
healing bumps and bruises. It has also been used in 
nosebleed and the green leaves are still used as a styptic 
in fresh cuts and wounds. In Sweden, Yarrow is used 
for making beer. Quaint old Gerarde mentions the 
chewing of the green leaves as a remedy for toothache. 
Timid people believed that when this plant was carried. 
about the person, it would drive away fear and on this 
account it was frequently worn in times of danger. 
Susceptible maidens believe the plant to possess some 
mystic charm that can reveal their future lovers. And 
so on. Yarrow is naturalized from Europe and is 
found in flower everywhere in fields, along roadsides, 
and river banks from June to November. The erect, 
round, grooved, leafy stalk which is nearly smooth is 
single or forked near the top, and grows one or two feet 
in height from perennial, horizontal rootstocks. The 
long, narrow leaves are deeply cut into slender, balanced 
parts, each of which is again cut into very fine fringe. 
They are curled and feathery, and clasp the stalk at 
frequent intervals. The strong midrib is covered. with 
whitish hairs on the under side. From four to six 
small, oblong, three-nicked, usually white ray florets 
surround the tiny head of perfect yellowish or brownish 
disc florets, and form the flower head, which sits in a 
little light green cup. These heads are borne in many 
small, compact groups which are gathered into one or 
more large, flat-topped, stiff-branched terminal clusters. 
Both the leaves and the flowers are pleasantly scented 
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