PENTANDRIA PENTAGYNIA, 
V. PENTAGYNIA. 
270. ARALIA. Gen. pl. 825. 
1. A, subacaulis, unifoliata ; folio triternato vel triquinato : 
foliolis oblongo-ovalibus, scapo nudo folio breviore, 
umbellulis paucis. — Willd. sp. pl. 1. p. 1521. 
Icon. Pluk. alm, t. 238. f. 5. h 
In shady rocky woods: Canada to Carolina. 4. May, 
June. v.v. Commonly called Sarsaparilla, and as 
... Such used in the shops. 
2. A. divaricato-ramosa; petiolis 3-partitis, partitionibus 
3—5-foliolatis, foliolis plerisque cordatis, ramulis ax- 
illaribus foliosis, umbellulis pluribus subpaniculatis su. - 
perne aphyllis.— Willd. sp. pl. 1. p. 1521. 
Icon. Cold. canad. t. 75. Moris, hist. 1. s. 1. t.2: f. Q. 
In rocky and shady situations: Cavada to Virginia. Y. 
June—Sept. v,v. Known by the name of Spike- 
nard, and highly esteemed as a medicine, 
3. A. humilis, suffruticosa ; caulibus petiolisque setis his- 
pidis, foliis duplicato-pinnatis, foliolis ovatis inciso- 
serratis inermibus glabris, umbellulis longissime. pe- 
dunculatis.— Mich; jl. amer. 1. p. 185. 
Icon. Bot. .1085. Vent. hort. cels. 41. 
In stony woods : Canada, New England, &c. On high . 
 . mountains: Pensylvania, Virginia, 5. June, July. 
"v Biwo Called Wild Bidir o oo o 
£ A caule arborescente foliisque spinosis, foliis duplicato- 
pinnatis, foliolis leviter serratis, panicula ramosissima, 
‘umbellis numerosis, — Willd. sp. pl. 1. p. 1520. — 
; B.A. caule spinoso glauco, foliis inermibus. 
. lcon. Schmidt ark. 102 € 103. - Comm. hort, 1. t. 47. 
In fertile low woods of Lower Virginia and Carolina, 
. likewise in the Illinois country. h. Aug. Sept. v.v. 
- "Known by the name of dngelica-tree. The berries 
- Used in an infusion of wine or spirits are a remarkable 
medicine for relieving rheumatic pains. The var. 8. 
— Was found near Charlestown, South Carolina ; 1 have 
En 
nudicaulis. 
racemosa. 
hispida. _ 
spinosa. 
inermis. 
