TAXSY. 237 



Production in Wayne County (X. Y.) 200 lbs. 



in other parts of the State of New York 200 „ 



„ in the State of Wisconsin 400 „ 



• „ „ „ Michigan 220 „ 



„ „ „ Xebraska 80 „ 



1100 „ 



Stocks on hand . 800 „ 



1900 „ 

 Against 3262 lbs. in 1892 

 4700 „ 1891 

 3245 „ 1890 



The sp. gr. of the oil is 0*925 to 0-950 at 15^ C. 



Besides the volatile oil, the plants of this genus possess an 

 active bitter principle, ahsinthinc. 



The genus Artemisia is widely distributed over the temperate 

 and warmer temperate regions of the globe and most of the 

 species are remarkable for their strong odour and bitter taste. 

 In this country three or four species grow wild. In certain of 

 the Western States of Xorth America, as Utah, Texas, Xew 

 Mexico, are large tracts almost entirely destitute of other 

 vegetation than that afforded by certain kinds of Artemisia, 

 which cover vast plains, and give them an universal greyish-green 

 hue. The plants are known under various names by the trappers, 

 who find the gnarled and interlacing branches an almost insur- 

 mountal)le Imrrier to man and horse. The plants moreover are of 

 no value as forage ; the few wild animals that feed on them are 

 said to have their flesh rendered of a bitter taste in consequence. 

 The Artemisias also abound in the arid soil of the Tartarian 

 Steppes, and in other similar situations. 



The flower-stalks and heads of several species of Artemisia are 

 sold by herbalists under the name of " Wormseed " ; they are 

 chiefly imported from the Levant and are the produce of plants 

 growing in Syria, Persia, and Barbary. Others imported from 

 India are employed as vermifuges. 



