deep green and purple ribbed. Polynesia. l.H. 23:240. 

 R.H. 1891, p. 224. Gn. 39, p. .'i65. A.G. 19: 374. -One 

 of the best. 



A. Ohahriiri, Hort. ; see Elaeodendron.— A . crassifdlia, So- 

 land ; see Pseudopanax.— J., tdngipes, Hort. Lvs. dictate, the 

 Ifts. oblong-lanceolate, a'.-umiiiat*-, wa\y. X. Austral.— A. n6- 

 bilis, Kort. "A thenplirrf.t;t liVr'jilrnit Avifli cln^flypacked.bold 

 foliage, the lvs. ot.liMiu' m1m,\ :,ir ,,, uiukini^v iin.lulate at the 

 margins." Once oir-i- I - , i -' , , - ll.^rt. Like A. 



leptophylla. but l';iil. i . i\,-^ and veins 



brown. S. S. Isl.— .4 . '/ w, , , </ , / li : I .■ iil'i ^ .:, sinuate : lvs. 

 opposite. New Brituiii.— -1. ,i^ht,,ii.i, ilwi;. Lfai of a single 

 orbicidar-cordate leaflet orsometinie^ Ji-foliolate. wliite-toothed. 

 Polynesia.— A. spectdliUe. Hort.= A. fllicifolia.— A. splendidis- 

 slTna, Hort. Lvs. pinnate, the leaflets shiny green. New Cale- 

 donia.— A. temdta, Hort. Lvs. opposite, temate or 3-Iobed, 

 the leaflets oblong-lanceolate and sinuate.— A. Ticldrice, Hort. 

 See Panax. Some of the above probably belong to Oreopanax 

 and other genera. I TT "R 



AA. Eardy or true Aralias. 

 B. Prickly shrubs or rarely low trees : lvs. bipinnate, 

 ^-3 ft. long : umbels numerous, in a large, broad, 

 compound panicle : styles distinct. 



spindsa, Linn. Angelica Tree. Hercdles' Club. 

 Devil's Walking-stick. Stems very prickly, 40 ft. 

 high : lvs. VA-2)4 ft. long, usually prickly above ; Ifts. 

 ovate, serrate, 2-3^^ in. long, glaucous and nearly 

 glabrous beneath, mostly distinctly petioled; veins curv- 

 ing upward before the margin. Aug. S. states north to 

 Tenn. S.S. 5:211. Gn. 50, p. 126. -The stout, armed 

 stems, the large lvs., and the enormous clusters of fls. 

 give this species a very distinct subtropical appearance. 

 Not quite hardy north. 



Cllin6nsis, Linn. {A. Japdnica. Hnrt. .1. M.niil- 

 shurica, HoTt.). Chinese Angelu a 'li.i.i:. M. m^ less 

 prickly, 40 ft.: lvs. 2-4 ft. long, usually witlM.ni in !■ kits; 

 Ifts. ovate or broad ovate, coarsely sfrntii* ci- den- 

 tate, usually pubescent beneath, nearly .«cssile, 3'-.j-C in. 

 long ; veins dividing before the margin and ending in 

 the points of the teeth. Aug., Sept. China, Japan.— In 

 general appearance very much like the former species, 

 but hardier. Nearly hardy north. Grows well also in 

 somewhat drv, rocky or clayey soil. Var. elata, Dipp. 

 (Di)norphdniluis eldtns, Miq.). St. with few prickles : 

 Ifts. pubescent beneath. The hardiest and most com- 

 mon form in cult. Var. canfiscens, Dipp. (.4. caniscens, 

 Sieb. & Zucc). Lvs. often prickly above; Ifts. gla- 

 brous beneath, except on the veins, dark green above. 

 More tender. Var. Mandshiirica, Rehder {Dimorphdn- 



ARAUCARIA 



thus Mandshuricus, Maxim.). St. prickly : Ifts. pu- 

 bescent only on the veins beneath, more sharply and 

 densely serrate than the foregoing var., and hardier. 

 There is also a form with variegated lvs. (l.H. 33: 609). 



style 



inited at the base. 



139. Unsymmctncal Araucana grown from ; 



BB. Unarmed herbs . 

 c. Umbels numerous, in elongated puberulous pani- 

 cles : S-10 ft. high. 



racemdsa, Linn. Spikenard. Height 3-6 ft.: glabrous, 

 or slightly pubescent : lvs. quinately or ternately de- 

 compound ; leaflets cordate, roundish ovate, doubly and 

 sharply serrate, acuminate, usually glabrous beneath, 

 2-6 in. long : fls. greenish white. July, Aug. E. N. 

 Amer. west to Minn, and Mo. B.B. 2: 506. 



Calildmica, Wats. Height 8-10 ft.: resembles the 

 preceding : Ifts. cordate, ovate or oblong-ovate, 

 shortly acuminate, simply or doubly serrate ; panicle 

 loose ; umbels fewer, larger, and with more numerous 

 rays. Calif. 



cordita, Thunb. (A.Mulis, Sieb. & Zucc). Height 

 4-8 ft.: lvs. ternately or quinately decompound, pinnjB 

 sometimes with 7 Ifts.; Ifts. cordate or rounded at the 

 base, ovate or oblong-ovate, abruptly acuminate, un- 

 equally serrate, pubescent on the veins beneath, 4-8 

 in. long. Japan. Gt. 13: 432 as A . racemosa, var. Sacha- 

 linensis. R.H. 1896, p. 55. A.G. 1892, pp. 6, 7. 



Cachemirioa, Decne. (A. Cashmeriana, Hort. Saul 

 1891. A macrophylla, Lindl.). Height 5-8 ft. : lvs. 

 quinately compound, pinnse often with 5-9 leaflets ; leaf- 

 lets usually rounded at the base, oblong-ovate, doubly 

 serrate, glabrous or bristly on the veins beneath, 4-8 in. 

 long. Himalayas. 



cc. Umbels several or few on slender peduncles ; 



pedicels glabrous; 1-3 ft. high. 

 hfspida, Vent. Bristly Sarsaparilla. Wild Elder. 

 Height 1-3 ft., usually with short, woody stem, bristly : 

 lvs. bipinnate ; Ifts. ovate or oval, rounded or nar- 

 rowed at the base, acute, sharply and irregularly ser- 

 rate, 1-3 in. long : umbels 3 or more in a loose corymb; 

 fls. white. June, July. From Newfoundland to N. Caro- 

 lina, west to Minn, and Ind. B.M. 1085. L. B.C. 14:1306. 

 nudicaiilis, Linn. Wild Sarsaparilla. Small 

 Spikenard. Stemless or nearly so : usually 1 leaf, 1 ft. 

 high, with 3 quinately pinnate divisions ; Ifts. oval or 

 ovate, rounded or narrowed at the base, acuminate, 

 , 2-5 in. long : umbels 2 or 3 ; fls. greenish. 

 May, June. Newfoundland 

 to N. Carolina, west to Mo. 

 B.B. 2:506. 



A. quinquefdlia. Decne. & 

 Planch. =Panax quinquefolium. 

 —A. '.ritdlla. Decne. & Planch. 

 = Panax trifolium. (See also 

 Oinseny.) 



Alfred Rehder. 



ARAUCABIA (Chilian 

 ii.iiie). Conifenn, tribe 

 \ raucdriece. About 15 spe- 

 ■ i. s of S. Amer. and the 

 -Vustralian region, grown for 

 their striking symmetrical 

 habit and interesting ever- 

 green foliage. In the S. some 

 species will thrive in the 

 optn where the climate is not too dry, but in the N. all 

 are grown under glass only. Lvs. stiff, sharp-pointed, 

 crowded cones globular or oblong, terminal, hard and 

 woody, of some species several inches in diameter. 

 Most of the species become gigantic forest trees in their 

 natne haunts. As here treated, the genus includes Co- 

 lumbea and Eutacta. l^ jj_ g_ 



There are some 15 Araucarias in cultivation. Most of 

 these however, are grown in limited numbers in private 

 and botanical collections. The kinds most popular in 

 this country are A. eicelsa and its varieties glauca and 

 lobw-ta compacta. Of A. excelsa, probably 250,000 

 plants m 5-inch and 6-inch pots are annually sold in the 

 U S These are nearly all imported in a young state 

 from Ghent, Belgium, where the propagation and grow- 

 ing of them is made the leading specialty at many nnr- 



