238 MINNESOTA BOTANICAL STUDIES. 



ARALIACE^. 



Aralia racemosa L. Sp. PI. 273. 1753. American spikenard. 

 Common in woods throughout. 

 Herb. : Collections from all parts of the state. 



Aralia nudicaulis L. Sp. PL 274. 1753. Wild sarsaparilla. 

 Common in woods throughout. 

 Herb. : Collections from all parts of the state. 



Aralia hispida Vent. Hort. Cels. fl. 41. 1800. Bristly sarsa- 

 parilla. 



Common in the northeastern part of Minnesota. 



Herb.: Bailey 341, St. Louis river; Arthur 47, Vermilion 

 lake; J. Scofield, Carlton; T. S.Roberts, Duluth ; Sand- 

 berg, Tower, Thomson and Two Harbors. 



Panax quinquifolium L. Sp. PI. 1058. 1753. Ginseng. 



Aralia quinqucfolia Dec. & Pl. Rev. Hort. 104. 1854. 



At one time common nearly throughout Minnesota. The 

 roots have been dug in so large quantities to supply the demand 

 for export that the plant is at present quite rare. 



Herb. : Lyon 210, Mayville, Houston county; Wheeler 469, 

 Jefferson, Houston county ; Ballard, 334, Belle Plain ; Shel- 

 don, 403, Taylor 711, Madison Jake ; Aiton, Sandberg, Hen- 

 nepin county ; Holzinger, Winona ; Sandberg, Vasa. 



Panax trifolium L. Sp. PI. 1059. 1753. Dwarf ginseng. 

 Aralia trifolia Dec. & Pl. Rev. Hort. 104. 1854. 

 Rare in woods east. 

 Herb. : Sandberg, Carlton county. 



UMBELLIFER.E. 



Hydrocotyle umbellata L. Sp. Pl. 1 : 234. 1753. Marsh pen- 

 nywort. 



Reported from the north shore of lake Superior by Upham. 

 The specimen in the University Herbarium so labeled \s Mitella 

 nuda L. This species of Hydrocotyle probably does not occur 

 in Minnesota. 



Hydrocotyle americana L. Sp. PL 1 : 234. 1753. Marsh pen- 

 nywort. 



Rare in moist soil east. Plentiful on the Wisconsin side of 

 the St. Croix river near St. Croix Falls. 



