. The Indiana weed book. Weeds. Fig. 115, Single flower on left; head of flowers on right. (After Brittqn and Brown.) 120. Eotatorium (P. N. 3.) Stem stout/ hairy, branched above, 2-5 feet high; leaves opposite, united at base and surrounding the stem, horizontal or half erect, lance- olate, long-pointed, finely toothed. Heads, crowded in a flat-topped cluster, 10-16 flowered; involucre bell-shaped, the bracts lanceolate, pointed, in 2 or 3 overlapping rows; flowers white, rarely bluish. (Fig. 116.) Very common in low moist mead- ows, along ditches, borders of streams, lakes, etc. July-Sept. A
. The Indiana weed book. Weeds. Fig. 115, Single flower on left; head of flowers on right. (After Brittqn and Brown.) 120. Eotatorium (P. N. 3.) Stem stout/ hairy, branched above, 2-5 feet high; leaves opposite, united at base and surrounding the stem, horizontal or half erect, lance- olate, long-pointed, finely toothed. Heads, crowded in a flat-topped cluster, 10-16 flowered; involucre bell-shaped, the bracts lanceolate, pointed, in 2 or 3 overlapping rows; flowers white, rarely bluish. (Fig. 116.) Very common in low moist mead- ows, along ditches, borders of streams, lakes, etc. July-Sept. A well known weed, much used in the country as a remedy for fever and ague, whence the names "feverwort" and "ague- weed" by which it is sometimes known; also for colds, dyspepsia and as a tonic. The leaves and flowering tops are the parts used, and if gath- ered for sale should be stripped from, the stalk when the latter is in flower and carefully dried. They bring from 2 to 8 cents per pound. When their infusion is taken in large doses it acts as an emetic and cathartic. When too abundant, the boneset can be killed out by drainage, frequent mowing, or thorough cultivation,.. Fig. 116. ti, mature head: 6, fruit with pap* puH. (After Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Blatchley, W. S. (Willis Stanley), 1859-1940. Indianapolis, The Nature publishing company
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