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Asparagus. | LILIACEZ (Baker). 257 
1. Dectinatr. Spur of the leaves of the main stem only small and deltoid, 
not spreading and pungent. Cladodiaterete, Pedioels axillary, mostly 1-2-nate, 
Cladodia usually absent ... =... .. sue, =| wee (LL) denudatus, 
Cladodia few ina cluster: ~ 
Stems woody: 
Perianth minute Siw i oy « (2) Eckloni. 
Perianth y,-} in. long... ... ..  «. (8) exuvialis, 
Stems very weak, sarmentose ve ats «+ (4) crispus. 
Stems not woody, straight, erect ... ...  ... (5) virgatus. 
Cladodia many in a cluster : 
Cladodia very short ... ieee oe Be --- (6) nodosus. 
Cladodia filiform, 4—} in. long: 
Cladodia 6-12 ina cluster... a . (7) plumosus. 
Cladodia often 20 or more in a cluster -. (8) consanguineus. 
Cladodia more robust, }-4 in. long: 
Pedicel as long as the flower ... _.... ... (9) declinatus. 
Pedicel much longer than the flower ... ..- (10) Macowani, 
2. Umperzari. Spur of the leaves of the main stem not large and pungent. 
Cladodia terete, Flowers many in a cluster. 
Cladodia short : 
Stems pubescent ... 0... sess sew (11) maultiflorus. 
Stems glabrous ae se xs ove (12) Burkei. 
Oledodia long <5... se, see ce as * oe, 8) Subalatas, 
83. THUNBERGIAN}. Spur of the leaves of the main stem produced into a 
distinct pungent spine. Cladodia subulate. Branchlets not fascicled. Flowers 
mostly 1-~2-nate. 
Cladodia minute, elliptic .. 2... eens -- (14) stellatus. 
Cladodia rigid, cylindrical vent Sv'eee 1) age) eee (15) talororhaphis. 
Cladodia robust, subulate, $-} in. long... ...  ... (16) thunbergianus. 
Cladodia rigid, subulate,4~}in. long ...  ... «ss 3) minutiflorus. 
Cladodia filiform, 4-} in. long ... is ws» eee (18) Cooperi. 
- 4 Caprnsgs. Spur of the leaves of the main stem produced into a con ac 
apine. Branchlets fascicled, with 1-4-nate flowers from the tip only. Cladodia 
terete. 
Pedicels very short : 
Branches not ending in spines : 
Cladodia pubescent, ,~+ in. long... ae Cot capensis. 
Cladodia glabrous, 4~-+ in. long ss .. (20) densus. 
Pa cla ending in spines ove ee “es ... (21) Nelsoni. 
icels as long as the flowers: 
Branches not ending in spines —... pada aes eS) o7 seco 
Branches ending in spines ... —... 
5. Argicant. Spur of the leaves of main stem produced into a pungent spine. 
Cladodia subulate. Flowers generally more than two in a cluster. 
Cladodia 4-4 in. long : 
Main stem slender; prickles small... .-. (24) asiatious. 
Main stem robust and woody; prickles large ... (25) africanus. 
Cladodia $-1 in. or more long: 
Cladodia arcuate... «.. ss wwe ewe (26) retrofractus. 
Cladodia straight, ascending ios sts .«. (27) laricinus. 
6. Sreiarr. Cladodia flattened (phyllocladia). Flowers axillary, solitary, 
geminate or umbellate. 
ia rigid in texture: 
Stems woody, suberect ; phyllocladia rigid in ts 
ers generally solitary ... jes as 
Flowers umbellate_... nay us see .«, (29) striatus, 
