PENTANDRIA rENTAGYXIA. 



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V. PENTAGYNIA. 



270. ARALIA. Gen. pi. 525. 



1. A. subacaulis, unifoliata ; folio triternato vel triquinato : nuiicauUt. 



foliolis oblongo-ovalibus, scapo nudo folio breviore, 



umbellulis paucis. — IVilld. spi pi. I. p. 1511. 

 Icon. Pluk. aim. ^ 238. / 5. 

 In shady rocky woods : Canada to Carolina. 2/ . May, 



June. V. V. Commonly called Sarsaparilla , and as 



such used in the shops, 



2. A. divaricato-ramosa ; petiolis 3-partitis, partitionibus racemosa. 



3 — 5-foliolatis, foliolis plerisque cordatis, ramulis a>:- 



illaribus foliosis, umbellulis pluribus subpaniculatis su- 



perne Z}^\\y\\h.— lVilid. sp.pt. I. p. 1521. 

 Icon. Cold, canad. t. 75. Moris, hist. 1. s. 1. ^2./, 9. 

 In rocky and shady situations : Canada to Virginia. 11 . 



June — Sept. v. v. Known by the name of 5/)i^e- 



nard, and highly esteemed as a medicine. 



3. A. humilis, sufFruticosa j caulibus petiolisque setis his- hispida. 



pidis, foliis duplicato-pinnatis, foliolis ovatis inciso- 



serratis inermibus glabris, umbellulis longissime pe- 



dunculatis. — Mich.Jl. amer. I. p. 185. 

 Icon. Bot. mag. 10S5. Fent. hort. eels. 41. 

 In stony woods : Canada, New England, &c. On high 



mountains : Pensylvania, Virginia. Vj . June, July. 



V. V. Called IFild Elder. 



4. A. caule arborescente foliisque spinosis, foliis duplicato- spinosa. 



pinnatis, foliolis leviter serratis, panicula raraosissima, 



umbellis numerosis. — IVilld. sp. pi. 1. p. 1520. 

 /3. A. caule spinoso glauco, foliis inermibus. inermis. 



Icon. Schmidt arb. 102 CS* 103. Comm. hort. 1. t.AJ. 

 In fertile low woods of Lower Virginia and Carolina, 



likewise in the Illinois country, l? . Aug. Sept. v. v. 



Known by the name of Angelica-tree. The berries 



used in an infusion of wine or spirits are a remarkable 



medicine for relieving rheumatic pains. The var. /3. 



was found near Charlestown, South Carolina j I have 



not seen its flowers. 



271. ZANTHOXYLUM. Gen.pl. 1512. 



1. Z. aculeatura ; foliis pinnatis, foliolis ovali-lanceolatis fraxineum. 

 subintegerrimis sessilibus basi aequalibus, petiolo com- 

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