GINSENG. 



W. M. MUNSON. 



In response to numerous requests for information from the 

 Experiment Station upon the cultivation of ginseng as a 

 business venture, the following brief suggestions have been 

 prepared : 



Ginseng is a native perennial plant having a thick, fleshy, 

 irregular root, and leaves somewhat resembling the common 

 sarsaparilla, to which it is quite closely related. Not infre- 

 quently specimens of sarsaparilla are sent for identification 

 with the hope that they will prove to be ginseng. Both species 

 are found in Maine, but sarsaparilla is the more common. The 



Figure 3S.— Leaves and flower cluster of Ginseng 



