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much cultivated. It grows rapidly, and covers 

 house walls and various supports offered it. 

 When growing wild, it climbs tree trunks 

 and covers stone walls, fences, and rocks. It 

 supports itself by means of the small disks at 

 the ends of the tendrils. The fall coloring is 

 brilliant. Its five leaflets are a feature dis- 

 tinguishing it from the Poison Ivy, which has 

 somewhat similar habits of growth. The 

 latter's leaflets are but three in number. 



ANGELICA TREE. HERCULES' CLUB 



Aralia spinosa Ginseng Family 



Fruit. — The black berrylike drupes are five- 

 lobed and bear the styles at the summit. The 

 fruits grow in large terminal clusters. The flesh 

 is thin. The fruits hang on the trees during the 

 winter. 



Leaves. — The leaves are doubly or triply 

 compound and very large. The leaflets are 

 ovate, thick, and serrate. They are dark green 

 above and paler beneath. The petioles are 

 prickly. Dark red with traces of yellow is the 

 fall coloring. 



