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Species about 200 in the cooler climates of almost the whole 

 northern hemisphere, a few in South America and the Sandwich 

 islands. In Europe several species, Mugwort, Wormwood, 

 Absinth. Ger. Beifuss, Wermuth, Fr. Armoise. Southernwood 

 and Tarragon are cultivated in English Gardens. 



Leaves white underneath A. vulgaris. 



Leaves green underneath ........ A. parviflora. 



Artemcsia parviflora Roxh. ; F.B.I, iii 322, LXXII 5. 



Stem 2 to 5 feet grooved. Lower leaves wedge-shaped, 



coarsely toothed along the broad further margin : upper 



pinnatifid with narrow segments, sparingly hirsute : all 



with a pair of narrow stipular-like segments at the base. 



Panicle 12 inches high by 4 inches wide. Heads '% inch. 



Involucral bracts broad, obtuse. Florets few, some with 



large anthers, but only an aborted ovary and undivided 



style. Achenes ellipsoid, smooth. 



Nilgiri and Pulney downs, common. Flowers colder months, 

 Fyson 1082, 2134.'^ Bourne 73. 



Gen. Dist. Mountains of India (not Ceylon). 



Artemcsia vulgaris Linn. ; F.B.I, iii 325, LXXII 14. 



Mugwort. Tall aromatic herb or shrub growing to 5 



or 6 feet. Leaves pinnatisect, white tomentose below, 



aromatic. All florets fertile. 



Nilgiris : on the downs in dense patches, possibly the sites 

 of former Toda-munds. Pulneys ; apparently truly wild on 

 the downs. Also near villages, e.g., Vilpatti. Fyson 2135, 

 2496, 2078. Bourne 1556. 



Gen. Dist. Wild on the Bombay Ghats and mountains of India and 

 temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Also cultivated. 



Formerly much used in Europe, as elsewhere, for flavouring 

 dishes and drinks, whence the English Mugwort, Mugwood, 

 Muggert or Mugger ; Ger. Beifuss, Biboess ; Fr. Armoise. 



GYNURA. F.B.I. LXXVL 



Succulent herbs with alternate coarsely toothed or 



entire leaves and unrayed flower-heads with involucres of 



the SENECIO type (p. 242) and a few small bracts below, 



