AGRIMONY

A wild plant with sawed pinnated leaves, ig spike of yellow flowers, followed by bur-tike fruit. It has hail the reputation of keepfn from those ladies who persevere in tin' use of it in decoction.At least, it has the merit of being harmle , and from its slightly tonic qualities it would probably form a good kind of diet drink. AORlONIIMv (Or. aypm, a field.) The name of a family of near eels, Including the various kinds of dragon-flies {Libe , Linn.; tee thai word). The blue dragon-fly (Agrionpuelta) frequents ihe rushy ditches,of this family.and is one of the commonest of the Briti - i [s. 39]