Southernwood

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Read about Southernwood in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Artemisia abrotanum, Linn. Southernwood. Old Man. Shrubby, 3-5 ft., green and glabrous, the st. much branched and rather strict: Lvs. 1-3- pinnately divided, the divisions fine- filiform : panicle loose, with yellowish white heads. Eu.—Southernwood is grown for its pleasant-scent foliage; and it sometimes escapes into waste places. See Southernwood. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Read about Southernwood in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Southernwood (Artemisia Abrotanum, which see for botanical account) is a European herb, aromatic, much branched, woody-stemmed, rather tender, perennial, 3 to 5 feet tall, with pale green or grayish often variegated leaves, small yellowish flowers and minute seeds. (Fig. 3653.) It is occasionally found in family gardens, where it is grown from seed (or more often from its easily rooted cuttings, which are most readily obtained in early summer) for its pleasant taste and tonic properties, which resemble those of wormwood. It is seldom offered by seedsmen in this country because of its slight importance. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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