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WOOD BETONY 



2747. Woodsia Ilvensis (X >s). 

 WOOD BETONY. Stachys Betonica. 



WOODBINE. In England, Lonicera Perichymenum; 

 in America, Ampelopsis quinque folia. 



WOODRUFF. 

 WOOD LILY. 



See Asperula. 

 Trillium. 



WOODSIA(Joseph Woods, 

 an English botanist). Poly- 

 podiaceai. A genus of mainly 

 rock-loving ferns character- 

 ized by their inferior indu- 

 sium, which is attached be- 

 neath the sorus, inclosing it 

 at first but soon splitting 

 into star - like lobes, and 

 later hidden beneath the 

 sorus. Some fifteen spe- 

 cies are known, of which 

 seven grow wild in this 

 country. The following na- 2749, Pods known as " Worm 



WOKMWOOD 



pinnae; sporophylls with narrowly linear pinnae 3-4 in. 

 long. Mich, to Fla., mostly near the coast. 



AA. Lvs. uniform. 

 B. Veins forming one or more series of areolce. 



radicans, Sin. Lvs. rising from a caudex 3-5 ft. long, 

 gracefully curved; pinnae 8-15 in. long, 2-4 in. wide, 

 pinnatifld nearly to the midrib. The true W. rudicans 

 from Europe bears scaly buds toward the apex of the 

 leaf and roots to form new plants. The California!! and 

 Mexican species, which has often been referred to this 

 species, is really distinct and never roots. 



orientalis, Swz. Lvs. 4-8 ft. long, 12-18 in. wide, with 

 lanceolate pinnae and sinuate pinnules; veins uniting 

 freely. Japan and Formosa. 



BB. Veins free between the sori and the margin. 



Virginica, Smith. Fig. 2748. Lvs. 12-18 in. long, 

 6-9 in. wide on stout stipes; pinnae linear-lanceolate, 

 4-6 in. long, cut nearly to the rachis into oblong lobes. 

 Can. to Mich., Ark. and Fla. L. j\j g UNDERWOOD. 



WOOLLY BUTT. Eucalyptus longifolia. 



WOEMS. Fig. 2749. Under the name of "Worms," 

 "Snails" and "Caterpillars," various odd fruits of legu- 

 minous plants are grown as curiosities. The pods are 

 often put in soups as a practical joke, not for their 

 edible qualities. The plants chiefly grown for this pur- 

 pose are Scorpiurus vermiculata, Linn., S. subvillosa, 

 Linn., S. muricata, Linn., S. sulcata, Linn., Medicago 

 scutellata, Mill., and Astragalus hamosus, Linn. The 

 last is the one usually known as "Worms." The pic- 

 ture, Fig. 2749, shows spe- 

 cies of Scorpiurus, chiefly 

 8. verm icu lata( beneath ) and 

 S. subvillosa (above). All 

 these various plants are an- 

 nuals of the easiest culture. 

 They are practically un- 

 known in -this 

 country, al- 

 though offered 

 by seedsmen. 

 See Caterpil- 

 lars. L. H. B. 



tive species are sometimes 

 cultivated in borders. Treat- 

 ment given other hardy ferns will suit them well. 

 Both grow best amongst rocks. 



Ilv6nsi8, R.Br. Fig. 2747. Lvs. growing in rosettes 

 or tufts, 3-8 in. long, 1 in. or more wide, bipinnatifid; 

 segments crowded, obscurely cre- 

 nate: sori confluent when old. 

 Eu. and N. Amer. north of Va. 



obttisa, Torrey. Lvs. clustered, 

 6-15 in. long, 2-4 in. wide, minute- 

 ly glandular -hairy, bipinnate ; 

 pinnae rather remote, triangular- 

 ovate. New England to Arizona. 



L. M. UNDERWOOD. 

 WOOD SORREL. Oxalis Ace- 

 tosella. 



WOODWARDIA (Thomas J. 

 Woodward, an English botanist). 

 Polypodiacece. A genus of rather 

 coarse-foliaged ferns of diverse 

 habit and structure, but all bear- 

 ing the sori in rows arranged 

 parallel to the midrib like links 

 of sausages. Commonly known 

 as the CHAIN FERN. See Fern. 



s" and "Caterpillars." some- 

 times grown for curiosity. 



WORMSEED. 



See C'henop o- 



d i n in . 



WORMWOOD 



Fig. 2750. An 



2748. Fruiting lobe of 

 Woodwardia V i r - 

 ginica (X 1%). 



A. LVS. of two sorts, the veins everywhere forming 



areol(t. 



areplata, Moore ( W. angustiFblia, Sm.). Sterile Ivs. 

 deltoid-ovate, with numerous oblong-lanceolate sinuate 



(Artemisia Absinthium}. 

 erect, hardy herbaceous perennial, native 

 of middle and western Europe and the 

 countries that bound the Mediterranean, 

 and sometimes found in waste places as an 

 escape from American gardens, having an- 

 gular, rather shrubby stems 2-4 ft. tall, 

 which bear abundant, much divided, hoary 

 leaves of in- 

 tensely and per- 

 sistently bitter 

 flavor, and pani- 

 cles of greenish 

 or yellowish fl.- 

 heads. The seed, 

 grayish and very 

 small, retains its 

 vitality for about 

 four years, but is 

 usually sown soon 

 after harvesting. 

 The tops and 

 leaves, gathered 

 and dried in July 

 and August when 

 the plant is in 

 flower, are offi- 

 cially credited in 

 America with aro- 

 matic, tonic, and, 



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2750. Wormwood (X 



