No. 14. j FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 4OI 



inland as far as Wallingford and Haddam (Bissell), and 

 Seymour (Harger). Aug. — Sept. 



Artemisia campestris L. (of fields), var. pubescens (Jord. »& 

 Fourr.) Rouy & Foucaud (downy). 



Rare. Naugatuck, in waste ground (A. E. Blewitt, Har- 

 ger). Mid- Aug. — Sept. Fugitive from Europe. 



Artemisia Abrotanum L. (classical name for this species). 

 Old Man. Southernwood. 



Rare. Waste ground as an escape from gardens : Bridge- 

 port and Fairfield (Fames). July — Oct. Fugitive from 

 Europe. 



Medicinal much like Artemisia Absinthium. 



Artemisia vulgaris L. (common). 



Common Mugwort. Felon-herb. Sailor's Tobacco. 



Rare or occasional. Roadsides, waste ground and about 

 old gardens: New London and Sprague (Graves), East Hart- 

 ford (Weatherby), Southington (Andrews & Bissell), Lisbon, 

 Oxford and Southbury (Harger), Fairfield County (Fames).. 

 July — Sept. Adventive from Europe. 



The plant is medicinal. 



Artemisia Dracunculus L. (classical name for this species). 

 Tarragon. Estragon. 



Rare. Naugatuck, in waste ground (B. B. Bristol). July 

 — Sept. Fugitive from Europe. 



In Europe it is cultivated for its leaves which are used for 

 seasoning. 



Artemisia Stelleriana Bess. 



Dusty Miller. Beach Wormwood. Old Woman. 



Occasional on sea-shores in New London County (Graves). 

 July — Aug. Naturalized from Asia. 

 Sometimes cultivated for ornament. 



Artemisia biennis Willd. (biennial). 



Rare. Waste ground: Bloomfield (Bissell), Naugatuck 

 (B. B. Bristol), Stratford (Harger), New Milford (E. H. 

 Austin). Sept. Adventive from the West. 



Artemisia annua L. (annual). 



Rare. Waste ground: East Lyme (Graves), Naugatuck 

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