60 Subtropical Gardening. 



very suitable for grouping. A native of Japan. = A. 

 Sieboldi. 



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Aralia japonica. 



* Aralia nudicaulis. A very vigorous perennial, 

 with a smooth stem scarcely rising out of the ground, 

 bearing large leaves with long-stalked, oval-oblong, 

 pointed, toothed leaflets, and a- shorter naked flower- 

 stem, with from two to seven umbels of blossoms. Roots 

 several feet long and highly aromatic. Similar uses to 

 those directed for A. edulis. North America. 



Aralia papyrifera (Chinese Rice-paper Plant). 

 This, though a native of the hot island of Formosa, 

 flourishes vigorously with us in the summer months, and 

 is one of the most valuable plants in its way, being useful 

 for the greenhouse in winter and the flower-garden in 

 summer. It is handsome in leaf and free in growth, 

 though to do well it must, like all the large-leaved things, 



