Aralia chinensis

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Read about Aralia chinensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Aralia chinensis, Linn. (A. japonica, Hort. A. mandshurica, Hort. Dimorphanthus elatus, Miq. A. spinosa var. canescens, Franch. & Savat.). Chinese Angelica Tree. Fig. 299. Sts. less prickly, 40 ft.: Lvs. 2-4 ft. long, usually without prickles; lfts. ovate or broad ovate, coarsely serrate or dentate, usually pubescent beneath, nearly sessile, 3½-6 in. long; veins dividing before reaching the margin and ending in the points of the teeth. Aug.. Sept. China, Japan. M.D.G. 1897:461. Gn. 1, p. 561. G.W. 5:509.—In general appearance very much like the former species, but considerably hardier. Grows well also in somewhat dry, rocky or clayey soil. Var. glabrescens, Schneid. (A. spinosa var. glabrescens, Franch. & Savat. A. spinosa var. canescens, Sarg. A. canescens, Sieb. & Zucc.). Lvs. often prickly above; lfts. glabrous beneath, except on the veins, dark green above. More tender. Var. mandshurica, Rehd. (Dimorphanthus mandshuricus, Maxim.). St. prickly: lfts. pubescent only on the veins beneath, more sharply and densely serrate than the foregoing variety and "hardier. G.C. II. 10:592; 23:313. Var. variegata, Rehd. (A. japonica variegata, G.C.). Lfts. bordered with white. I.H. 33:609. G.C. III. 31:231. Gn. 63, p. 379. Var. aureo-variegata, Rehd. (Dimorphanthus mandschuricus elegantissimus fol. var., Hort.). Lfts. variegated with yellow. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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