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ASPARAGUS 



A. ca'ndicans (whitish). 2. Pale yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1774. 

 capita 'ta (head-flowered). a. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1823. 

 carno'sa (Aeshy-Uaved). 3. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1795. 

 Chcno'poda (goose-foot). 3. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1759. 

 cilia ns (fringed). 2. Yellow. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1799. 

 crassifo'lia (thick-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1800. 

 tncrfo'lia (heath-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1789. 

 .. gaiioi'des (galium-like). 2. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1817. 

 genistoi'des (broom-like). 2. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1816. 

 globo'sa (globular). 3. Orange. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1802. 



hi'spida (stiff -haired). See A. THVMIFOLIA. 

 Hy'strix (porcupine). 2. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1824. 



i'ndica (Indian). See INDIGO' FERA ASPALATHOIDES. 

 laricifo'lia. 2. Yellow. July. S. Africa. 1823. 

 larici'na (larch-leaved). See A. LARICIFO'LIA. 

 lotoi'des. S. Africa. 1816. Syn. A. quinquefolia. 

 mucrona'ta (spine-pointed). See VIBORGIA ARMATA. 

 multiflo'ra (many-flowered). See A. THYMIFOLIA. 

 peduncula' ta (long-flower-stalked). 6. Yellow. July. 



Cape of Good Hope. 1775. 

 quinquefo'lia (five-leaved). See A. LOTOIDES. 

 seri'cea (silky). 2. Yellow. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1816. 

 spino'sa (spiny). 2. Yellow. July. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1824. 



squarro'sa (squarrose). See A. PEDUNCULATA. 

 subula'ta (awl-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1789. 

 thymifo'lia (thyme-leaved). 2. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1825. 

 vniflo'ra (single- flowered). 3. Yellow. July. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1812. 



ASPA'RAGUS. (From a, intensive, and sparasso, to 

 tear ; in reference to the strong prickles of some species. 

 Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 6-Hexandria, i-Mono- 



The A. officina'lis is well known in our kitchen-gardens : 

 it, as well as the other hardy kinds, is propagated chiefly 

 by seeds, and rejoices in rich, light loam, well drained. 

 The stove and greenhouse varieties are propagated chiefly 

 by dividing the roots, and prefer sandy loam and peat. 

 All herbaceous perennials, except where otherwise speci- 



fied 



HARDY. 



A. ama'rus (bitter). See A. SCABER. 



Broussone'tii (Broussonet's). 2. Canaries. 



davu'ricus (Davurian). 3. Green. April. Davuria. 



1823. Syn. A. glycycarpus. 



hngifo'lius '(long-leaved). 3. White. July. Siberia. 



1827. 



mart'timus (maritime). 2. Green. June. 



officina'lis (officinal). 4. Green. July. England. 



sca'ber. 4. Green. July. France. 1824. 



sylva'ticus (wood). See A. TENUIFOLIUS. 



,. tenutfo'lius (fine-leaved). Yellow. June. Hungary. 



,, tricar ina'tus. See A. VERTICILLA'TUS. 



,, rerticilla'ris (whorl-leaved). See A. VERTICILLATUS. 



vcrticilla'tus. 2. White. July. Caucasus. 1752. 



GREENHOUSE. 



A. acutifo'lius (acute-leaved). 2. Whitish-green. Spain. 



1640. Evergreen shrub, half-hardy. 

 athio'picus (Ethiopian). 3. White. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1816. Evergreen shrub. 

 albane'nsis. Allied to A. plumosus. 

 ternifo'lius. White. August. S. Africa. 1872. 

 africa'nus aepe'ndens. 4. White. June. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1819. Evergreen climber. 

 a'lbus (white). 12. White. Spain. 1540. Half- 



hardy. 

 aphy'llus stipula'ri$. S. Europe. 1800. Syn. A. 



horridus. 



A. asia'ticus (Asiatic). 3. White. Asia. 1759. Ever- 

 green shrub. 

 ,, cape'nsis (Cape). 4. Green. April. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1691. Evergreen shrub. 

 Colma'ni (G. C., 1906, xxxix., 109). 

 Coope'ri. Whitish. S. Africa. 1862. Climber. 

 ,, comore'nsis. Emerald green. 1888. 

 ,, cri'spus. Syns. A. decumbens and A. flexuosus. 

 declina'tus (down-bent). 5. Whitish-green. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1759. Half-hardy. 

 ., decu'mbens (decumbent). See A. CRISPUS. 

 ., depe'ndens (drooping). See A. AFRICANUS. 

 ,, Duche'snei (R. H., 1900, 583). Congo Free State. 

 ,, flonga'tus (elongated). 6-7. Africa. 1908. 

 ., falcifo'rmis. See A. MEDEOLOIDES FALCIFORMIS. 

 ,, ftlici'nus (B. T. O., 1902, 142). Resembling A. 



lucidus. 



,, ,, Gira'ldii (Girald's). Green. China. 1908. 

 glycyca'rpus. See A. DAVURICUS. 

 ., grandiflo'rus (large-flowered). See A. UMBELLATUS. 

 ,, Greenfif'ldi (G. M., 1902, 441). See A. MYRIOCLADUS. 

 ,, ho'rridus (horrid). See A. APHYLLUS STIPULARIS. 

 ,, japo'nicus (G. M., 1902, 42). See A. SCANDENS. 

 ,, la'nceus (lance-leaved). White. May. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1811. Herbaceous climber. 

 ,, larici'nus (larch-like). White. May. Cape of Good 



Hope. 1816. 



,, Leo'ms (Leo's). White or yellowish. S.Africa. 1909. 

 ,, h'ngipes (K. B., 1901, 134). Cameroon Mountains. 

 ,, medfoloi'dfs. S. Africa. Best known as Smiiax. 

 ,, ,, angustifo'lius (narrow-leaved). 6. July. 1752. 

 falcifo'rmis. Syns. A. falciforntis, Myrsiphyllum, 



asparagoides, and M. falciform*. 

 myrtifo'lius (myrtle - leaved). Leaves small. 



1904. 

 myrio'cladus (G. M., 1902, 441). Dwarf species. 



NataL 

 nivenia'nus (Niven's). Whitish-purple. May. Cape 



of Good Hope. 1811. 

 pectina'tus. See A. SCANDENS. 

 plumo'sus. White. S. Africa. 1876. 

 Blampie'di (G. C., 1902, xxxi., 150). 

 na'nus. S. Africa. 1880. 

 ,, robu'stus. Vigorous variety. 

 racemo'sus (racemose). 3. Whitish-green. E. Ind. 



1808. Evergreen shrub. 



ramosi'ssimus. Cream colour. S. Africa. 1862. 

 retrofra' 'ctus (backwards-bent). 4. White. July. 



Africa. 1759. Evergreen twiner. 

 arbo'reus (Jard., 1890, 255, f.). 

 ,, sca'ndens (climbing). 6. Green. Cape of Good Hope. 



1795. Evergreen climber. 

 ,, smithia'nus (Smith's). Teneriffe. 1529. Evergreen 



shrub. 



,, Sprenge'ri (Gfl., 1890, p. 490). Natal. 

 compa'cta (G. C., 1898, xxiv., 445). 

 falcatoi'des (Gfl., 1902, 162). 

 ochroleu'ca (Gfl., 1902, 133). Fruits yellow. 

 variega'ta (G. C., 1898, xxiii., 250). 

 ,, sieberia'nus. Garden hybrid (crispus and tenuissi- 



tts). 

 stipula'ceus (large-stipuled). 4. White. Cape of 



Good Hope. 1821. Evergreen twiner. 

 ., subala'tus (winged). White, fragrant. Himalaya. 



Climber. 



ii M gra'cilis (Gard., 1904, Ixvi.. 220). 

 subula'tus (avrl-leaved). 3. Cape of Good Hope. 1811. 



Evergreen shrub. 



,, tenui'ssimus. Light green foliage. S. Africa. 

 tetrago'nus (four-angled). \\'hite. S. Africa. 1909. 

 ., umbella'tus. Canary Islands. Syn. A. grandiflorus. 

 umbellula'tus of Bresler. Syn. A. crispus of 



Bojer. 



,, undula'lus (waved). 6. S. Africa. 1816. 

 ,, virga'tus. 5. Green. S. Africa. 1862. 



STOVE. 



A. falca'tus (sickle-leai-ed) . 3. Whitish-green. Trop. 

 Africa. 1792. Evergreen shrub. 



,, flexuo'sus (zigzag). See A. CRISPUS OF LAMARCK. 



., madagascarie'nsis(B.M., 1.8046). Yellowish. Mada- 

 gascar. 1905. 



,, sarmento'sus (twiggy). 6. Whitish-green. August. 

 Ceylon. 1810. Evergreen twiner. 



