(A) Agrimony (Agrimonia gryposepala) is a com¬ 
mon weed found on the borders of swamps or thickets. 
It has a tall, hairy, simple stem from two to four feet 
high. 
The flowers are in a long, many-flowered spike at the 
top of the stalk. Each flower is tiny, has five yellow 
petals and numerous, orange stamens, giving the spike 
a bright, golden-yellow appearance. It is a common 
plant from N. B. to N. C. and westwards to Cal. 
(B) Marsh Five-finger; Purple Cinquefoil (Po- 
tentilla palustris) is in character quite like the fore¬ 
going species. It is the only one, however, having purple 
flowers, and is easily recognized on that account. The 
flowers are nearly an inch broad, larger than those of 
the other Cinquefoils. 
The stem grows from 6 to 20 inches long and is rather 
woody at the base. Purple Cinquefoil grows in swamps 
or cool bogs, from Labrador to Alaska and south to 
N. J., Pa., Ia., and Cal., flowering during July and 
August. 
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