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NATURE STUDY NOTES 
YARROW 
GENERAL—Thrives in waste places, especially 
on the road-side, but is also common in cultivated 
fields, constituting a troublesome weed on account 
of its creeping roots like those of “twitch.” Height, 
1 to 2 feet. 
Yarrow (after Fream) 
LEAVES— Shape and 
appearance, feathery. 
Odour, quite strong, when 
crushed— not unpleasant. 
Colour, dark green, when 
full grown. Position, 
forming a “rosette” near 
the ground when the 
plant is young, and at the 
junctions of branch stems 
with main stem, when full 
grown. 
FLOWERS—Large, flat 
clusters of small, creamy 
white flowers at the top 
of each branch stem. 
These masses of flowers 
are usually so near to one 
appearance of one large 
another as to give the 
cluster, thus making the plant very conspicuous. 
STORKSBILL 
GENERAL—This flower is also called Cranesbill,- 
both names being derived from the shape of the 
ovary. The botanical name is “Erodium,” and it 
differs from the other common plants of this family, 
e.g.. the Geranium and Herb Robert, by having 
