Agrimony; a genus of the digynia order, belonging to the dodecandra class of plants. Of this genus there are five species enumerated by botanical writers; but none of them have any remarkable properties except the two following.—(1.) The eupatoria, or common agrimony. It grows naturally in several parts of Britain by the sides of hedges and of woods.—This species is eaten by sheep and goats, but refused by horses and swine. The Canadians are said to use an infusion of the root in burning fevers, with great success. An infusion of six ounces of the crown of the root in a quart of boiling water, sweetened with honey, and half a pint of it drank three times a-day, is an effectual cure for the jaundice, according to Doctor Hill. He advises to begin with a vomit, afterwards to keep the belly soluble, and to continue the medicine as long as any symptoms of the disease remain.—It is said to be an aperient, detergent, and strengthener of the viscera. Hence it is recommended in scrofulous disorders, in debility and laxity of the intestines, &c. Digested in whey, it affords an useful diet-drink for the spring-season, not ungrateful to the palate or stomach. Doctor Alton says, that the best mode of administering this herb is in powder, when the intention is to corroborate; and that if thus taken in a large quantity, we may expect many of the effects of the bark from it in agues.—(2.) The odorata, or sweet-scented agrimony. This grows near four feet high; the leaves have more pinnate than the former; the serratures of the leaves are also sharper, and, when handled, they emit an agreeable odour. The leaves of this species make an agreeable cooling tea, which is sometimes prescribed by physicians as a drink for people in fevers.

Culture. Both these species may be propagated either by seed, or by parting the roots in autumn when the leaves begin to decay. The seeds ought also to be sown in this season; for if kept out of the ground till spring, they seldom come up that year.—Agrimony is a hardy perennial plant, and will thrive in almost any soil or situation; but the plants should not be placed nearer