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ARTEMISIA MARITIMA. SEA WORMWOOD. 
SYNONYMA. Absinthium maritimum. Pharm. Lond. Absin- 
thium seriphium Belgicum. Bauh. Pin. p. 139. J. Bauh. Hist. 
iii. p. 188. Absinthium seriphium sive marinum Anglicum. 
Park. Theat. p. 102. Absinthium marinum album. Gerard. 
Emac.p. 1099. Raii Hist. p. 370. Synop. p.189. Huds. Flor. 
Ang. p. 359, . Withering Bot. Arrang. p. 890.. Smith. Flor. 
Brit. 864. 
Sp. Ch. A. foliis multipartitis tomentosis racemis cernuis flosculis 
femineis ternis. 
THE root is perennial, spreading, and fibrous: the stems are 
procumbent, branched, about a foot in height, and covered with a 
white down or cotton: the leaves are numerous, irregularly divided. 
into many segments, which are narrow, linear, and covered both 
above and below with a fine cotton-like substance, giving the whole 
plant a whitish appearance: the flowers are of a brownish yellow 
colour, and placed in pendent spikes: the calyx is composed of 
many réundish scales: three florets at the circumference are female, 
the others are hermaphrodite, and both in their structure resemble 
those of absinthium. It is a native of Britain, growing plentifully 
on the sea shore, and about salt marshes, and flowers in August and 
September. ‘ 
This plant seems to have been formerly confounded with the A. 
pontica, or Roman Wormwood, as appears by Ray* and Dale 3° their 
specific differences however are very evident: Its taste and smell 
*** Absinthii speciem Londini & alibi in Anglia coli solitam nomine Absinthii 
Romani, non aliter ab hoc differre putamus quam cultura & loco natali.” &c. 
Hist. p, 370. 
* Speaking of this plant, he says, ‘ Muliercule Botanopole Londinenses 
Absinthium romanum vocant.” Pharm. p. 99, 3 
