ARALIACEiE — TJMBELLIFER^ 97 



1. H. vulgtlris, L. 



Stems 6-18 in. high; leaves 6-12 in a whorl. Wet places, very common, 



i Man.-Alta. 



LXI. ARALlACE^ (Ginseng Family). 



Herbs, shrubs or trees with alternate or whorled leaves, and perfect 

 or polygamous flowers, usually in umbels. Calyx tube adnata to 

 the ovary; stamens alternate with the petals, on a disk on the ovary; 

 ovary 1-several-celled. 



1. ARALIA. 



Perennial herbs (with us) with compound leaves and small, per- 

 fect, greenish-white flowers in umbels; fruit a berry. 



1. A. nudicaulis, L. Wild Sarsapabilla. 



Stemless or nearly so; leaf usually solitary, rising from a strong rootstock; 

 petiole 6-15 in. high; leaf divided into three parts, and each part sub- 

 divided into 3-5 leaflets; peduncle shorter than the petiole; flowers whitish, 

 usually in 3 umbels; fruit dark purple. Woods, Man.-Alta. 



LXII. UMBELLiFERffi (Paesley Family). 



Herbs with hoUow stems, alternate, usually compound leaves with 

 sheathing petioles, and small flowers in simple or compound umbels. 

 Calyx adhering to the ovary, the 5 teeth usually minute ; petals 5, 

 stamens 5, both on a disk on the ovary; styles 2; fruit 2 seed-like 

 carpels adhering to each other but separating when ripe. A large 

 family comprising many of our most useful garden vegetables and 

 aromatic herbs, but also with some poisonous members. Extremely 

 difficult for inexperienced students. 



1. SANICULA. Black Snakeroot. 



Calyx teeth present and persistent; carpels not separating when 

 ripe and covered with hooks. Glabrous perennial herbs with paJ- 

 mately lobed leaves' and irregular umbels of greenish flowers. 



1. S. mariltndica, L. 



Erect, 1-3 ft. high ; leaves 5-7-parted, the divisions serrate, basal petioled, 

 upper sessile; flowers greenish white, the styles slender and spreading, 

 longer than the hooks on the carpels. Rich woods, Man.-Alta. 



