▁is ▁called ▁Old ▁Woman , ▁in ▁distinction ▁to ▁Old ▁Man ▁or ▁southern wood , ▁Ar tem is ia ▁ab rot an um , ▁which ▁it ▁somewhat ▁res emb les , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁del icate - looking ▁and ▁la cks ▁the ▁peculiar ▁ref res hing ▁sc ent ▁of ▁' Old ▁Man .' ▁Dr . ▁Hill ▁says ▁of ▁this ▁species : ▁" This ▁is ▁a ▁very ▁noble ▁bitter : ▁its ▁peculiar ▁province ▁is ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁app et ite , ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Common ▁W orm wood ▁is ▁to ▁assist ▁dig estion ; ▁the ▁flow ery ▁to ps ▁and ▁the ▁young ▁sho ots ▁possess ▁the ▁virtue : ▁the ▁older ▁Le aves ▁and ▁the ▁St alk ▁should ▁be ▁thrown ▁away ▁as ▁useless ▁.... ▁The ▁ap othe car ies ▁put ▁three ▁times ▁as ▁much ▁sugar ▁as ▁of ▁the ▁ing red ient ▁in ▁their ▁Con ser ves ; ▁but ▁the ▁virtue ▁is ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁sweet ness , ▁those ▁will ▁not ▁keep ▁so ▁well ▁that ▁have ▁less ▁sugar , ▁but ▁' tis ▁easy ▁to ▁make ▁them ▁fresh ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁wanted ." ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁ab ounds ▁in ▁salt ▁mar sh es ▁in ▁which ▁cattle ▁have ▁been ▁observed ▁to ▁f atten ▁quickly , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁her b ▁has ▁acquired ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁being ▁benef icial ▁to ▁them , ▁but ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁eat ▁it ▁generally , ▁and ▁the ▁rich ness ▁of ▁mar itime ▁past ur age ▁must ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁true ▁reason ▁of ▁their ▁improvement ▁under ▁such ▁circumstances . ▁This ▁plant ▁is ▁the