Wormwood
It is cultivated for the tops or extremities of the branches. Its properties are tonic, diuretic, and it is a vermifuge. The dried leaves steeped in vinegar are a very useful application to fresh bruises, for which it is well worth cultivating. It is also usefully employed in antiseptic fomentations.
[Thomas Stuart McFarland, a farmer near Belgrade, Newton County, in southeast Texas, reported that he had wormwood in his garden as April 16, 1840.]
