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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 5 (of 6)

Note 374 — BOOK XXIV. THE REMEDIES DERIVED FROM THE FOREST TREES. (continued 2)

John Bostock translation

Possibly the Achillea millefolium of Linnæus, our milfoil or yarrow. It is still said to have the property of healing wounds made by edge-tools, for which reason it is known in France as the “carpenter’s plant.”

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