ASPHODELUS 



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ASPIDIUM 



A. lu'tea. Yellow. Sicily. 1596. Syn. Asphodelus 



luteus. 



sibi'rica (B. R., t. 1507). Pale yellow. May. 

 Siberia. 1829. There is another form with double 

 flowers. 

 ,, proli'fera. i. White. August. Armenia. 1824. 



Hardy annual. Syn. Asphodelus proliferus. 

 tau'rica. White, striped with green. Asia Minor, &c. 



1812. Syn. Asphodelus tauricus. 



tenu'ior. Yellow. Orient. Syn. Asphodelus tenuior. 



ASPHO'DELUS. Asphodel. (From a, not, and sphallo, 



to supplant ; the stately flowers not easily surpassed. 



Nat. ord. Lily worts [Liliaceaa], Linn. 6-Hexandria, i- 



Monogynia.) 



Hardy herbaceous perennials, except where otherwise 

 specified. Dividing the roots, except the stove annuals, 

 which may be raised from seed. Grown in any common 

 soil. A. interme'dius requires the protection of a cold 

 pit in winter ; temperature for it at that period, 38 to 45. 

 A. asti'vus (summer). See A. TENUIFOLIUS. 

 a'lbus (white). 2. White. April. South of Europe. 



1820. 



,, asia'ticus (Asiatic). White. June. Levant. 1824. 

 capilla'ris (hair-leaved). See ASPHODELINE LIBURNICA. 

 clava'tus (club-seeded). See A. TENUIFOLIUS. 

 como'sus. 2. White, green. N. W. Himalaya. 1887. 

 cre'ticus (Cretan). See ASPHODELINE LIBURNICA. 

 fistulo'sus (pipe-stalked). 2. White. August. South 



of Europe. 1596. 



interme'dius (intermediate). See A. RAMOSUS. 

 ,, lu'teus (yellow). See ASPHODELINE LUTEA. 

 microca'rpus (small-podded). See A. RAMO'SUS 



MICROCA'RPUS. 



proli'ferus (proliferous). See ASPHODELINE PROLIFERA. 

 ,, ramo'sus (branchy). 2. White. April. South of 



Europe. 1551. 



,, a'lbus. 2. White. April. South of Europe. 1820. 

 ,, interme'dius. 2. White. July. Canaries. 1822. 



Syn. A. intermedius. 

 , microca'rpus. Dalmatia. 1831. 

 , Villa'rsii. White. Eastern France. 1888. 

 , sibi'ricus (Siberian). See ASPHODELINE LUTEA. 

 , tau'ricus (Taurian). See ASPHODELINE TAURICA. 

 , tenuifo'lius. Oriental India. 

 , clava'tus. White. July. E. India. 1808. 

 , tenu'ior (slenderer). See ASPHODELINE. 

 , Villa'rsii. See A. RAMOSUS. 



ASPIDIOTUS. See Co'ccus. 



ASPIDISTRA. (From aspidiseon, a little round 

 shield ; shape of flower, or, probably, in reference to the 

 mushroom-shaped stigma by which Aspidistras are char- 

 acterised. Nat. ord. Lilyworts [Liliaceae]. Linn. 8- 

 Octandria, i-Monogynia.) 



Most useful foliage plants for house decoration propa- 

 gated by division ; pot in good loamy compost. They 

 have been described as stove plants, but though thriving 

 well in heat they are almost hardy. 



A. ela'tior (taller). 2. Brown. October. Japan. 1835. 

 lu'rida (lurid), i. Purple. July. China. 1832. 

 puncta'ta (dotted), i. Purple. March. 

 ,, variega'ta. 2. Brown. October. Japan. 1835. 

 ty'pica (W. G., 1894, 266). Supposed to have been 

 introduced from Tonkin. 



ASPI'DIUM. Shield Fern. (From aspidion, a little 

 buckler ; the shape of the spores or seed-apparatus. 

 Nat. ord. Ferns [Filices]. Linn. 2^-Cryptogamia, i- 

 Filices.) 



Spores or seed, and division of the roots, just after they 

 start growing in the spring. Shady situation ; loam and 

 peat. The greenhouse and stove kinds should have 

 their appropriate treatment ; those of the latter should 

 not have the temperature lower than 50 in winter. See 

 FERNS for general culture. 



HARDY. 



A. acrostichoi'des. N. Amer. Syn. Polystichum acrosti- 

 choides. 



gra'ndiceps. Crested form. Garden variety. 



,, inci'sum. Pointed, pinnules deeply incised. 



., aculea'tum. The Hard Shield Fern. Syn. Polysti- 

 chum aculeatum. 



,, alpi'num (alpine). See CYSTOPTERIS ALPINA. 



angula're. The Soft Shield Fern. There are nume- 

 rous varieties of this kind. Syn. Polystichum 

 angulare. 



gra'ndiceps. With narrow fronds, and much 

 forked top. 



atoma'rium (atomed). See CYSTOPTERIS BULBIFERA. 



bulbi'ferum (bulb-bearing). See CYSTOPTERIS BULBI- 

 FERA. 



crista'tum. See NEPHRODIUM CRISTATUM. 

 ,, clintonia'num (G. and F., 1888, 342). See 

 NEPHRODIUM. 



crista'tumXmargina'le (G. and F., 1896, 444, f. 58). 

 Natural hybrid. 



denta'tum (toothed). See CYSTOPTERIS FRAGILIS DEN- 

 TATA. 



dilata'tum (widened-crested). See NEPHRODIUM. 



dumeto'rum (thicket). See NEPHRODIUM SPINULOSUM 



DUMETORUM. 



fra'gile (brittle). See CYSTOPTERIS FRAGILIS. 



Halle' ri (Haller's). Brown. April. Switzerland. 



1824. 



irri'guum (plashy). See NEPHRODIUM IRRIGUUM. 

 loba'tum (lobed). 1-2. June. Britain. 

 Lonchi'tis. i to 2. Britain. Syn. Polystichum 

 Lonchitis. 



aspe'rrimum (roughest), i. July. N. Amer. 

 monta'num (mountain). See NEPHRODIUM MONTANUM. 

 muni' turn. California. Syn. Polystichum munitum. 

 re'gium (royal). See CYSTOPTERIS ALPINA. 

 rhce'ticum (Rhaatian). See ASPLENIUM FILIX FOJMINA 



RH^TICUM. 



GREENHOUSE. 



a'mulum. See NEPHRODIUM .*MULUM. 



arista' turn, i to 2. Japan, Himalayas, New South 

 Wales. Syn. Polystichum aristatum. 

 ,, coniifo'lium. Finely divided fronds. 

 ,, variega'tum. With a band of green running 

 through the bases of the pinnules. 



cape'nse. i to 2. S. Amer., New Zealand, Cape 

 Colony. Syns. A. coriaceum and Polystichum 

 capense. 



falcine'llum. i. May. Madeira. Syn. Polystichum 

 falcinellum. 



fcenicula'ceum. Syn. Polystichum fcenicula'ceum. 



frondo'sum. Syn. Polystichum frondosum. 



laserpitiifo'lium. Syns. Lastrea Standishii and Poly- 

 stichum laserpitiifolium. 



lepidocau'lon. Syn. Polystichum lepidocaulon. 



mohrioi'des. Syn. Polystichum mohrioides. 



pu'ngens. Syn. Polystichum pungens. 



tri'pteron. Syn. Polytsichum tripteron. 



va'rium. Syn. Lastrea varia and Polystichum varium. 



STOVE. 



ala'tum (winged). See NEPHRODIUM VASTUM. 

 ama'bile. Syn. Polystichum amabile. 

 ano'malum. Syn. Polystichum anomalum. 

 auricula' turn. Syns. A. ocellatum and Polystichum 

 auriculatum. 



,, le'ntum. Pinna? divided into lobes. 



mar gina' turn. Texture more coriaceous. 

 cicuta'rium (cowbane-like). See NEPHRODIUM. 

 decu'rrens (decurrent). See NEPHRODIUM. 

 exal ta' turn (lofty). 4. Brown. July. Jamaica. 1793. 

 falca'tum. Syn. Cyrtomium falcatum. 



caryoti'deum. Syn. Cyrtomium caryotideum. 



Fortu'nei. Syn. Cyrtomium Fortunei. 



Ma'yi (May's). Fronds crested. 1908. 

 fle'xum. Syn. Polystichum flexum. 

 gra'nde (grand). See NEPHRODIUM PACHYPHYLLUM. 

 heracleifo'lium (cow-parsnip-leaved). See A. TRIFOLIA- 



TUM. 

 Hooke'ri (Hooker's). Brown, yellow. June. Malay 



Archipelago. 1812. 

 indivi'sum (whole-leafed). 2. Brown. July. Jamaica. 



1824. 

 latifo'lium (broad-leaved). See NEPHRODIUM LATI- 



FOLIUM. 



macrophy'llum (large-leaved). See NEPHRODIUM. 

 meniscioi'des. Syns. A. confertum and Cyclodium 



meniscioides. 



mucrona'tum. Syn. Polystichum mucronatum. 

 pa'tens (spreading). See NEPHRODIUM. 



