The petals are so widely spread that the calyx is seen, from above, as a fine-pointed green star; after they fall the head develops long, wiry, green hooks, with which to grapple the heedless traveller. The growth is angular, and weedy. [Illustration: WHITE GEUM: Geum album.] *Common Agrimony.* _Agrimonia Eupatoria._ Found in July and August, in shady copses, light woods, and thickets. The small single stalk (from 1 to 2 feet in height) is dry fibred, and hairy. Green in color. The leaflets are many, 5 to 7 usually, with small unformed leafkins irregularly placed between them upon the long stem; the leaflets are oval, and many ribbed, with toothed margins, of a loose texture, and hairy to the touch. The color is a strong green. The stem is hairy, clasping with a pair of flaring, toothed or entire wings. The leaves are alternate, and near together. The small flower has 5 oval, short petals of fine texture, and a full yellow color; the many stamens are yellow with orange tips; the calyx is 5-parted, the divisions alternate with the petals, and of a strong green color. The flowers are arranged in a close round terminal spire. When crushed the leaf exhales a faint spicy odor. The slender spire seldom holds itself stiffly erect, but bends and curves to one side, like a pretty green and gold plume; its seeds, round and rather flat, are sticky, and apt to go a’ travelling without an invitation, with the footman. [Illustration: COMMON AGRIMONY: Agrimoniam Eupatoria.] *Five-finger.* _Potentilla Canadensis._ *Common Cinquefoil.* Found, from May to July, about dwellings and in pastures, and light shade; in sandy soil. The root sends up a bunch of leaves, from which many long, slender, reddish runners spread; they vary much in length. The compound leaves are 3-divided, with an appearance of being 5-parted the side leaflets are so deeply cleft into 2 divisions; the leaflets are wedge-shaped with noticeable ribs, sharply-toothed margin, thin texture, and downy surface. The color is a strong, full green, lighter underneath. The leaves, on long stems, rise from the root, or on very short stems are arranged along the running stems, in little groups, at rather long intervals apart. The 5 heart-shaped petals of the flower are delicate in texture, and light pure yellow in color; the calyx is 5-parted, the divisions alternate with the petals, and with the 5 narrow bracts which hug the calyx closely,--all these parts are hairy, and green. The flowers, on slender stems, spring from the angles of the leaves, along the runners. Sometimes the stems lift themselves nearly erect, but more often they lie upon the ground, where occasionally they throw out roots from the tufted leaves, and so cover the earth with a pretty interlacing network of green leaves, and red stems. [Illustration: FIVE-FINGER: Potentilla Canadensis.]