. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. ARALIACEAE. Vol. II. 3. Aralia nudicaiilis L. Wild or Mr- ginian Sarsaparilla. Fig. 3091. Aralia nudicaulis L. Sp. PI. 274. 1753. Aralia nudicaulis prolifera A. C. Apgar, Bull. Torr. Club 14: 166. 1887. A. nudicaulis elongata Nash, loc. cit. 20 : 374. 1893. Acaulescent or nearly so. Rootstock long; leaf arising with the peduncle from the very short stem, both sheathed
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian. Botany. ARALIACEAE. Vol. II. 3. Aralia nudicaiilis L. Wild or Mr- ginian Sarsaparilla. Fig. 3091. Aralia nudicaulis L. Sp. PI. 274. 1753. Aralia nudicaulis prolifera A. C. Apgar, Bull. Torr. Club 14: 166. 1887. A. nudicaulis elongata Nash, loc. cit. 20 : 374. 1893. Acaulescent or nearly so. Rootstock long; leaf arising with the peduncle from the very short stem, both sheathed at the base by dry thin scales; petioles erect, 6-12' long; primary divisions of the leaf ternate, slender-stalked, pinnately 3-5-foliolate; leaflets oval, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, acuminate, fmely serrate, 2'-$' long; umbels commonly 3, simple, rarely com- pound ; involucre none; pedicels slender, glabrous; flowers greenish, iJ" broad; fruit globose, purplish-black, about 3" long, 5-lobed when dry. In woods, Newfoundland to Manitoba, Idaho, Georgia. Missouri and Colorado. Small spike- nard. Rabbit-root. False sarsaparilla. Wild liquorice. Shot-bush. May-June. 4. Aralia hispida Vent. Bristly Sarsapa- rilla. Wild Elder. Fig. 3092. Aralia hispida Vent. Hort. Cels, pi. 41. 1800. Erect, leafy, i°-3° high, the stem and petioles hispid with slender bristles. Leaves bipinnate; leaflets ovate or oval, acute, glabrous or pubescent on the veins beneath, sharply serrate, 1-2' long; umbels several, sleuder-peduncled, simple; pedicels glabrous; flowers white, i" broad; fruit dark purple, 3"-4" in diameter, strongly s-lobed when dry. In rocky or sandy woods, and clearings, Newfound- land to North Carolina, Hudson Bay. Minnesota. Indiana and Michigan. Tune-July. Rough sarsa- parilla. Dwarf elder. Hyeble. Pigeon-berry. 2. PANAX L. Sp. PI. 1058. 1753. Erect perennial herbs, from globose or elon- gated aromatic roots, with a verticil of digitately compound leaves at
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