jPENTANDRI A PENTAGYNIA. 
20 g 
V . PENTAGYNIA. 
2;o. ARALIA. Gen.pl. 525. 
3. A subacaulis, unifoliata ; folio triternato vel triquinato : 
foliolis oblongo- ovalibus, scapo nudo folio breviore, 
umbeilulis paucis .-—IVilld. sp. pi. 1. p. 1521. 
Icon. Pluk. aim. t. 238. f 5. 
In shady rocky woods : Canada to Carolina, i/ . May, 
June. v. v. Commonly called Sarsaparilla , and as 
such used in the shops. 
2. A. divaricato-ramosa ; petiolis 3-partitis, partitionibus 
3— 5-foliolatis, foliolis plerisque cordati.^ ramulis ax- 
illaribus foliosis, umbeilulis pluribus subpaniculatis su- 
perne aphyllis. — IVilld. sp. pl. 1. p. 1521. 
Icon. Cold, canad. t. 75. Moris . hist. 1 . s. 1 . t. 2 .f Q. 
In rocky and shady situations: Canada to Virginia. % . 
June — Sept. v.v. Known by the name of Spike- 
nard , and highly esteemed as a medicine. 
3. A. humilis, suffruticosa ; caulibus petiolisque setis his- 
pidis, foliis duplicato-pinnatis, foholis ovatis inciso- 
serratis inermibus glabris, umbeilulis longissime pe- 
- dunculatis,— Mich.Ji. orner. 1 . p. 185. 
Icon. Bot. mag. 1085. Vent. hort. cels. 41. 
In stony woods : Canada, New England, &c. On high 
mountains : Pensylvania, Virginia. ^ • June, July. 
v. v. Called Wild Elder. 
4. A. caule arborescente foliisque spinosis, foliis duplicato- 
pinnatis, foliolis leviter serratis, panicula ramosissima, 
umbellis numerosis. — IVilld. sp. pl. 1. p. 1520. 
jS. A. caule spinoso glauco, foliis inermibus. 
Icon. Schmidt ark. 102 CS* 103. Comm. hort. 1. t. 47- 
In fertile low woods of Lower Virginia and Carolina, 
likewise in the Illinois country, h . Aug. Sept, v. v. 
Known by the name of Angelica-tree. The berries 
used in an infusion of wine or spirits are a remarkable 
medicine for relieving rheumatic pains. The var. (3 . 
was found near Charlestown, South Carolina ; I have 
not seen its flowers. 
271. ZANTHOXYLUM. Gen.pl. 1512. 
1. Z. aculeatum; foliis pinnatis, foliolis bvali-lanceolatis 
subintegerrimis sessilibus basi aequalibus, petiolo com- 
vol. i. r 
nudieaulis. 
racemosa . 
hispida . 
spinosa. 
inermis. 
fraxineum . 
