belonging to the family Composite. Its leaves, which are 3 to 5 
inches long, are opposite, broadly ovate, pointed, sharply toothed and 
Fig. 1. — White snakeroot or richweed (Eupatorium urticxefolium). 
thin, and have rather long petioles. The stems are viscid- villous. 
The small white flowers are in compound corymbs of 8-10 flowers, 
