Chap. 745 ’ "Englifh Herbs. 1283 
r Roman:) 
Wormwood** Or, Atrue, 
t Pontick) 
Root, fpre tiding it felf under Ground , which J'cnd * 
up many finally hard , fiff, \ and hoary Stalks , on 
which are Jet, without order , fmall and fame what 
long , and hoary Leaves , very like to the Leaves of 
Marfh Wormwood j which Stalks are divided to- 
wards their tops , into many other fmall and flcnder 
Branches , riftng from the Joints where the Leaves 
do grow, with many fmall Heads, which give forth 
many fmall whitijh Flowers. 
VI. The Places. They are Italian, Anfrian, 
and Hungarian Plants ; but for their excellent Vir- 
tues fake, have been Tranfpianted into our Coun- 
try, where now they are Nurft up in Gardens. 
VII. The Times. They all Flower in July and 
Auguf-, in which Times they ought to be Gather- 
ed, and carefully laid up for Medical ufes- 
VIII. As to their Qualities, Specif cat ion. Prepa- 
rations and Virtues , they are the fame with thofe 
of our Common Wormwood, in the former Chapter $ 
and therefore no more need be faid of them here. 
But this is to be Obferved, that our Common fort 
in the former Chapter, is the moll Potent and 
Effe&ual to all the Purpofes to which any of 
thofe may be applyed. 
CHAP. DCCXLVI. 
Of WORMWOOD, 
Sea or Marfb. 
broad Leav’d Wormwood. Its fmell is fomething 
Aromatical fweet, and its bitternefs is not fo great. 
V. The third, or fine Leav’d Pontick, or Auffrian 
Wormwood. It has a long fender , and Fibrous 
Wormwood Pontick fine Leav’d '. 
I.'T'ifE Names. It is called in Greek ’A 4 hQ/op 
JL 'A^-tvQiov Scflip/oK, & 'Se/np/ov : in La- 
tine Abfintbium Seriphium, and Seriphium •, Abfin- 
thium Maritimum, O Marinum : in Englifh, Alarfh 
Wormwood, and Sea Wormwood. 
II. The Kinds. Authors give us 4 or 5; forts of 
this Plant, but not being Common with us, we 
fhall only Treat of fuch as Grow in our Sait 
Marlhes, or are Nurft up in our Gardens, viz. 
1. Seriphium Anglic um, Abfnlhium Seriphium * 
Abfintbium Maritimum vel Marinum : Our com- 
mon Englifh Marfh Wormwood. 2. Seriphium 
album , Abfintbium Marinum album : White 
Marfh Wormwood. 
The Defcriptions. 
III. The firft, or our Englifh Marfh Worm- 
wood. Its Root runs fomething deep, yet fpreads 
it felf in the Ground , being compofed of many 
large Strings and fmall Fibres. It rifes up 
with many hoary round woody Stalks, two Feet 
or more high , being well furnifhed and re- 
pleat with a vaft number of white hoary long 
and narrow Leaves , rather broader and long- 
er than any Southernwood Leaves, having a fmall 
bitterifh Taftc, and a very pleafing filrong Smell. 
The Flowers are fmall and yellow , funding at the 
tops of the Leaves and Branches, which afterwards 
give very fmall Seed. 
IV. The fecond, or white Marfh Wormwood. 
Its Root is tough, woody and flringy , creeping far 
abroad, by which means it very much encreafes. 
It has tough hoary white Stalks 2 or 3 Feet high , 
which a little fpread out into Branches, lhe 
Leaves are winged, fever a l fmall narrow ones ( not 
very long ) fet upon one middle Rib, which feem 1 0 
I be divided at it were into many jags, not altogether 
fo large at the True Roman Wormwood, of a bit- 
ter Tafc and pleafant Smell , of a very white 
2 A 2 hoarinefs : 
