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ARALIA L. 



Aralia spinosa L. (spiny). 



Angelica Tree. Hercules' Club. Devil's Walking-stick. 



Rare. Escaped from cultivation to a roadside in Bridge- 

 port (Eames). July — Aug. Adventive from the South. 



Aralia racemosa L. (racemose). 



Spikenard. American Spikenard. Spignet. Hungry-root. 

 Occasional. Rich woods and thickets. July — Aug. 

 The root is medicinal and is much used both in profes- 

 sional and domestic practice. 



Aralia hispida Vent, (rough-haired). 

 Bristly Sarsaparilla. Wild Elder. 



Occasional or local. Dry rocky woods or in sandy ground. 

 June — Aug. 



The root is of medicinal value. 



Aralia nudicaulis L. (naked-stemmed). 



Wild, False or American Sarsaparilla. 

 Frequent or common. Dry or moist woodlands. May — June. 

 The aromatic root is used medicinally. 



PANAX L. Ginseng. 

 Panax quinquefolium L. (five-leaved). 

 Aralia quinquefolia Dene. & Planch. 

 Ginseng. 



Rare. Rich woods or rocky hillsides : Lyme and East 

 Haddam (Graves), Guilford (G. H. Bartlett), Middletown 

 (Harger), Southington (Andrews & Bissell), West Hartford 

 (Miss A. Lorenz), Farmington (Bissell), Wolcott (An- 

 drews), Woodbridge (P. P. Sperry), Colebrook (J. W. Rob- 

 bins), Goshen (L. M. Underwood), Danbury (F. Mills), 

 New Fairfield (Eames). June; fruit Aug. 



The roots are much prized by the Chinese and are ex- 

 ported to China in large quantities, but they seem to be of 

 no great medicinal value. 



Panax trifolium L. (three-leaved). 

 Aralia trifolia Dene. & Planch. 

 Dwarf Ginseng. Groundnut. 



Rich moist woods, often in sandy soil. Mid-April — June. 



