WORMWOOD: Artemisia. 
Common Wormwood: A. absinthium. (Perennial, to 3') Leaves sil¬ 
very greyish-green, aromatic, bitter. Minute yellow flowers in pan¬ 
icles. Handsome as a decorative background plant in herb garden. 
Any good soil, full sun. .25 each; $2.25 per ten. 
Roman Wormwood: A. pontica. (Perennial, to 2') Lacy grey-green 
foliage forming broad masses. Attractive for unusual delicate, aro¬ 
matic foliage. Light soil, full sun. .25 each; $2.25 per ten. 
Silver King Wormwood: A. albula. (Perennial, to 3') Graceful sil¬ 
very white plant, sometimes called 11 Ghost plant.” Attractive for 
foliage in winter bouquets. .30 each; $2.75 per ten. 
Sweet Wormwood: A. annua. (Annual, to 4') Very fragrant, much- 
branched plant; quantities of small flowers in panicles. Scent good 
in pot pourri. .25 each; $2.25 per ten. 
Additional Plants Not Included With 
BOX: Buxus. General Cultural Note: Well-drained soil, sun or part shade. 
Common Box: Sometimes called AMERICAN BOX: B. sempervirens. 
(Evergreen, to 25') Leaves dark green, narrow, oval-shape. Grows 
more rapidly than dwarf type: B. sempervirens var. suffruticosa. 
All types of Boxwood of greatest interest and value for garden use. 
6 to 8" plants, .30 each; $2.75 per ten; $25.00 per 100. 
Bullata Box: B. sempervirens var. bullata. (Evergreen, to ') Bark 
green leaves, large, rounded with an unusual curved effect, some¬ 
what puffy. A handsome variety. Bare. 18" plants. .75 each. 
Handsworthi Box: B. Handworthii. (Evergreen) Bushy in growth. 
Large broad dark green leaves. Excellent for formal effects. May be 
trimmed readily. Unusual. 6" to 8". .60 each. 
Japanese Box: B. microphylla var. Japonica. (Evergreen, to 6') Hardy 
tall-growing type. Large leaves. 6" to 8". .35 each. $3.00 per ten. 
Korean Box: B. microphylla var. Korean. (Evergreen, to 2") Very 
hardy type. Light green foliage. 6" to 8". .60 each. $5.25 per ten. 
Old English Dwarf Boxwood: B. sempervirens var. suffruticosa. (Ever¬ 
green to 15') Small dark green leaves, the whole plant of very compact 
growth. Dwarf type, much slower in growth than B. sempervirens, 
but in time can attain large proportions. Single specimens or hedges, 
after a century or more of growth, become most valuable plant ma¬ 
terial, contributing great beauty to any garden. This variety most 
suitable for edgings or hedges. Single specimens may be used as 
delightful accents in the garden, either trimmed in formal shapes or 
if left untrimmed through the years will develop into plants full of 
individual character and charm, irregular billowy forms of dense 
green, full of lights and shadows. 
Boxwood grown at WEATHERED OAK HERB FARM unusually 
sturdy, healthy growth. 6" plants, .50 each; $4.50 per ten; $40.00 
per hundred. 8" to 10" plants, $1.00 each; $9.00 per ten; $80.00 per 
hundred. 
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