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The British Cyclopaedia: Agrimony (Linnaeus).

The British Cyclopaedia
of the arts, sciences, history, geography, literature, natural history and biography; copiously illustrated by engravings on wood and steel by eminent artists.
Edited by Charles F. Partington, professor of mechanical philosphy, author of various works on natural and experimental philosophy, &c., assisted by authors of eminence in the various departments of science.
Complete in ten volumes.
Volume VI.
Natural history.
ABA to CET.
London: WM. S. Orr and Co., Amen Corner, Paternoster Row.
MDCCCXXXVIII.
A genus of herbs found on the northern parts of both continents. Linnaean class and order, Dodecandria Digynia. Natural order, Rosaceae. The A. eupatoria is a British plant, neral common on hedge-banks; formerly of some repute as a medical herb, and still used in herb teas.

The root in spring is sweet-scented, and the flowers fresh gathered smell like apricots. When the plant is coming into flower it dyes wool a dull yellow, and if gathered in September a still deeper shade. Formerly it was used for dressing leather.

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