ARALIACEAE 47 1 



Conn. Rare along the coast in New London Co. 

 N. Y. Rosedale, L. I. 



N. J. Known from the region surrounding the pine-barrens, but 

 not in them, otherwise unknown. 



7. M. proserpinacoides Gill. Localized in our area at Haddon- 

 field, N. J. Perhaps not persistent. Native of Chili, and 

 frequently cultivated. 



ARALIACEAE 



Herbs, shrubs or trees; leaves alternate, decompound; styles 5. 1. Aralia. 



Herbs; leaves verticillate, digitately compound; styles 2 or 3. 2. Panax. 



I. Aralia [Tourn.] L. 



Umbels numerous, panicled or racemose. 



Spiny shrub or tree; leaflets thick, ovate. I. A. spinosa. 



Branching unarmed herb; leaflets thin; large, cordate. 2. A. racemosa. 

 Umbels 2-several, sometimes numerous, terminal or corymbose. 



Plant glabrate; leaf and peduncle arising from the rootstock. 3. A. nudicaulis. 



Plant bristly or hispid; stem leafy or erect. 4. A. hispida. 



i. A. spinosa L. In low grounds, and along streams: Conn, to 

 Fla., Ind., Mo. and Tex. Adventive from the South. 



Not known as a wild plant in our area; rarely escaping from 

 cultivation in southern N. J. and N. Y. ; perhaps wild near Upper 

 Darby, Pa. 



2. A. racemosa L. In rich woods: N. B. to Ga., S. Dak. and 



Kan. 

 Conn. Throughout, increasing northwestward. 

 N. Y. L. I. and on S. I., increasing and becoming common 



northward. 

 N. J. Rare and local in Camden, Burlington and Monmouth 



counties, not in the pine-barrens, thence increasing and common 



northward. 

 Pa. Pike, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Bucks, Delaware 



and Chester counties. 



Tertiary, o: Cretaceous, very rare: Older Formations, increasing 

 northward. 117-220 days. Sea level-4,020 ft. 



3. A. nudicaulis L. In woods: Newf. to Man., N. Car., Neb. 



and Mo. 



Common throughout the range, more rare in the pine-barrens, 

 and more common northward than elsewhere. 



The variety prolifera A. C. Apgar has been collected only at Lambertville, Hunterdon 

 Co., N. J. 



The variety elongala Nash, is known only from Greene Co., N. Y. in the Catskills. 



