Yarrow, or Milfoil, a hairy, erect roadside weed from Europe. It has a flat top of small white flowers. It belongs to the composite family. The leaves are soft and dusty, from two to four inches in length, and are cut into many fine segments. Yarrow is held in repute as a medicinal plant. Yarrow tea is an old household remedy for loss of appetite and for diarrhea. Tincture of yarrow used as an ointment, has a tanning, puckering effect like that of alum. It arrests bleeding. Yarrow plays its part in the folk-lore of Scotland. The lass desiring to see the face of her future husband puts yarrow under her pillow and repeats this rhyme before going to sleep: Thou pretty look of Venus'-tree Thy true name it is Yarrow; Now who my bosom friend must be, Pray tell thou me tomorrow.