WORMWOOD. 



(Wormwood of Judea.) 

 COMPOSITE, Artemisia Judaica, 



and or 



ASTERACE^E. Absinthium Santonicum Judaicum. 



E variety of &quot;wormwood&quot; above named is that which 

 Hasselquist discovered on Mount Tabor. It is peculiar 

 to Palestine, and hence derives the name &quot;Judaicum.&quot; 

 It is a bitterer wormwood than any found in Europe or 

 America. Besides the above variety, there are three 

 others, the Nilotica, fruticosa, and clnerea. The Judaicum 

 flowers in January, and is a plant of small ash-colored leaves, 

 with many stalks full of little yellow seeds, the leaves and 

 seeds being used for medicine. It has a bitter and salt-like 

 sharpness of taste, and an unpleasant smell. 



The references in Scripture seem to intimate that the bitter 

 ness of this plant was well known ; and perhaps it grew in 

 many places, as it is said at the present day to be found 

 throughout the land, though at first noticed only on Mount 

 Tabor. 



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