. 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 . 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


. 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 . 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 the su


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