42 PLANT NAMES AND SYNONYMS 



a. A. liypog-aea L. Tropical America, widely cult. Peanut,. 

 Gon'ber or Gouber (Negroes of southern States), Ground Pea, 

 Ground-nut, Earth-nut, Yer-nutt, Hau^ih-nut, Manila-nut; 

 Ger. Erdnuss; Fr. Pistache de terre. Seedf esculent; yield a. 

 valuable fixed oil called in India Katchung oil. 



169. ARAGALLUS, Neck. Aragallus. Papilioiiacear. 



Syn. Ox,\ tropin, Astragalus, in part. Herbs or j>ub-shrubs 

 related to Oxytropis. About 20 species, all of w«- stern U, S. 



170. ARALIA, L. - Aralia. - Araliaceai^. 



Name of unknown origin. Syn. Fatsia, in part. Peren- 

 nial aromatic herbs, shrubs or trees. About 27 species, 

 N. America and Asia; 6 in U. S. 



a. A. Californica Wats. Pacific Coast of U. S. California Spike- 



nard. Like (e), but larger. 



b. A. llispida Vent. Northeastern U. S. to Labrador and Minne 



sota. Dwarf Elder, Wild Elder, Bristly Sarsaparilla, Brittle- 

 stem, Kough or Brittle-stem Sarsaparilla, Pigeon berry. Bark 

 diuretic, alterative. 



c. A. iiiulleauli** L. Nortlieastern LT. S. to Manitoba and Mis- 



souri. American Sarsaparilla, Wild or False Sarsaparilla, Vir- 

 ginian Sarsaparilla, Small Spikenard, Rabbit' s-voot, Shot-bush, 

 Wild Licorice; Ger. Nackte Aralie; Fr. Aralie a tige nue, 

 Petit nard. Rhizome of this and of (e), formerly called Nardus 

 Americanus, alterative, stimulant, diuretic. 



d. A. papyrifera LTook. ( more correctly Fatsia papyrifera ( Hook. ) 



Dec. & Planch. ). Formosa. The white pith, cut in sheets, is 

 the Chinese rice paper. 



e. A. rareniosa L. Northeastern U. S. to New Brunswick and 



Minnesota. Spikenard, American Spikenard, Spignet, Spice- 

 berry, Indian-root, Petty -morrel, Life-of-Man, Old-man's-i'oot; 

 Ger. Amerikanische Nard; Fr. Nard Americain. See (cV 



f. A. spinosa L. Gulf States to New York. Hercules' -club, 



Toothache-tree, Wild Orange, Spikenard-tree, Pick-tree, Shot- 

 bush, Pigeon-tree, Sea Ash, Angelica tree. Southern Prickly 

 Elder, Southern Prickly Ashf; (jer. DornigeAralie; Fr. Aralie 

 epineuse. Bark acrid, alterative, antiarthritic. 



171. ARAUCARIA, - Araucaria. - Fiiiaceae. 



Lo'ty evergreen trees. About 8 species, waini regions, S. 

 America to Australia. 



a. A, rxoelsa R. Br. Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island Pint'. 



Timbei- used for ship building. 



b. A. inibriodta Pavon. Chili and Patagonia. Araucaria, Mon- 



key-puzzle. The most hardy of the Araucarias. Tmifeer valua- 

 ble. " Seeds constitute the chief food of the aborigines in some 

 regions. 



