. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. ^Cl)illca lilillcfolium. Natural Order: Compositcc—Aster Family. \STURES and old fields throughout the Northern States are iht favorite haunts of the Yarrow. The stem is about a foot hi_;h. The foliage is cut or parted into numerous divisions, thereby giving it the name of Milfoil, from the Latin milk ^5^ JoUa., signifying a thousand leaves. Achilles was said to ^"'^ '-^ have discovered its medicinal properties while studying bot- l an^ under Chiron the centaur, from which circumstance it has been honored with his name
. Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. Floriculture; Flower language. ^Cl)illca lilillcfolium. Natural Order: Compositcc—Aster Family. \STURES and old fields throughout the Northern States are iht favorite haunts of the Yarrow. The stem is about a foot hi_;h. The foliage is cut or parted into numerous divisions, thereby giving it the name of Milfoil, from the Latin milk ^5^ JoUa., signifying a thousand leaves. Achilles was said to ^"'^ '-^ have discovered its medicinal properties while studying bot- l an^ under Chiron the centaur, from which circumstance it has been honored with his name. The flowers are white or rose-colored, and bloom in flat-topped corymbs from June to autumn. The whole plant has a pungent taste and aromatic odor. A. ptarmica (from the Greek plairein, to sneeze), or Sneezewort, is another variety, run wild in many places, but also sometimes cultivated in gardens. ar. T S death more cruel from a private Than in the field, from murdering swords of thousands? Or does the number slain make slaughter glorious?. -OUer. T wo troops in fair array one moment show'd, The steeds without their riders the field. The next, a field with fallen bodies sti-ow'd: Not half the number in ther seats are found, But men and steeds lie groveling on the ground The points of spears are stuck within the shield. T The knights unhorsed, on foot renew the figlit; The glittering falchions cast a gleaming light. Hauberks and helms are hew'd with many a wound. Out spins the streaming blood, and dyes the ground. —Dryden. blow for blow, disputing inch by inch, For one would not retreat, nor t' other flinch. War, my lord, Is of eternal use to human kind; For ever and anon, when you have pass'd A few dull years in peace and propagation. The world is overstock'd with fools, and we A pestilence, at least, if not a hero. —j H E is unwise that to a market goes. Where there is nothing to be sold but blows. -AUyu J. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned
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