AGRIFOUS

(Fr.),n. A®-gri?f-u. A Bo ular name in the south of France for the Ilex a qui folium. [L, 49, AGRIMONTIA (Lat.), n. f, A%g(a8g)-ri?-mo’ni?-a8, From dypés, a field, and pévos, alone (because pre-eminent among the plants of the fields as a medicine). Fr., aigremoine. Ger. Ackermennig, Odermennig. It., Sp., a grim on i a, Agrimony, liverwort: a genus of perennial rosaceous plants, of the sub-order Roseæ, tribe Rosidee, distinguished from the roses by having only two carpels in a dry, prickly calyx. [B, 34; L, 64.]—A. eupatoria [Linnaeus]. Fr., aigremoine, eupatoire des Grecs. Ger., Wundodermennig, Leber” Klette, Steinwurz. Syn.: A. officinal is, hemp-agrimony. A’species growing wild in the United States and Canada. It is hairy, attains a height of from 1 to 3 feet, and bears small yellow flowers set very short pedicels. Two sub-varieties have been described: 1. 4. eupatoria hirsuta [Torrey], smaller and more hairy. 2. À. eupatoria parviflora [Hooker], which is le hairy, and has smaller flowers set on longer pedicels. The latter variety is considered by some a distinct species, and called A, parviflora [De Candolle], but this name is applied also to a different plant. A. eupatoria contains a bitter principle and_ tannic acid, and is sometimes used as a tonic and astringent. [B, 33; L, 46, 67, 85.)—A. officinal is. See À. eupatoria.—A. oriental is. À. repens.—A. parviflora [Aiton], A species growing in the east-central region of the United States, attaining a height of 3 or 4 feet, bearing a yellow flower, and having an agreeable aromatic odor. The A. parviflora of De Candolle is a variety of A, eupatoria, [B, 34.J—A. repens [Linneus]. Fr., aigremoine rampante. A creeping species, indigenous to the Levant. [A, 248; D, 92.)—A. suaveolens [Pursh]. See A. parviflora. —A. vulgar is. Fr., aigremoine vulgaire. See A. eupatoria.— Aqua agrimoniæ [Sard. Ph, (1773)]. Fr., eau (ou hydrolat) d'aigremoine, Made by macerating 1 part of agrimony in 2 parts of water, and distilling until two thirds have pa ed over. 133,]—Extractum agrimoniæ aquosum [Amst. Ph. ( Fr... extrait aqueux d’aigremoine. Aqueous extract of agrimony; made by From dypros, wild. boiling 1 part of the herb for 2 hours in 2 parts of water, expre ing, decanting, straining, and evaporating until the residue will not ad-