ASPHODELINE 



BB. Fls. yellow ; raceme lux. 



c Bracts large, e-lS lines long, long-cuspidate. 



tenMor, Ledeb. Height 1 ft. Caucasus, Arraen., N 



Persia. B.M. 2626.— Smaller tbau A. liitens, with tiner 



Iv.s. ami smaller, fewer and paler fls. Especially di» 



tinsiui-lii'.l l)v the stalk beiug naked at the upper part 



hclow ill.- r;i.-i.iiie of fls., and the bracts as short as 



or -.li.iiT. r than the peduncle. 



cr. />ni:fs .oti'ill, lM-3 lines long, short-cuspidate. 



Libumica, Reichb. [A. CrHica, Vis., not Boiss ) 



Height 1-2 ft. Greece, Crete, Dalmatia, Austria, Italy, 



not Asia Minor. L.B.C. 10: 915 as A. Cretica. 



brevicatilis, J. Gay (A. Critica, Boiss., not Vis.). St 

 often flexuose, that of all the others here described being 

 erect and strict. Asia Minor, Syria, Palestine, Egypt 

 AAA. Stems leafy only at the base: fls. white: raceme*- 

 dense. 

 B. Racemes usually simple. 

 c. Stems having leaf-scales : height s fi. 

 imperi&lia, Siehe. Tallest species of the genus : fls 

 large, reddish white. Cappadocia. G.C. HI. 22 : 397. 

 cc. Stems not having leaf-scales : height l^i-S ft. 

 DamascSna, Baker. Height 1^-2 ft.: bracts membra 

 naceous, lanceolate, the lowest 9-12 lines long. Mt 

 Lebanon. 



BaUnsae, J. Gay. Height 2 ft. : bracts scarious, 6-9 

 lines long. Cilicia. Gt. 46, p. 521. G.C. III. 23: 111. 

 EB. Bacemes much panicleci. 

 isthmocarpa. Gay. Height 2 ft. Cilicia. G.C. Ill 



W. M 



ASPIDISTRA 



109 



BB Scape shoit, almost uanitng 



acaaiis Desf Lvs 6-20 in a dense rosette 3-4 in 



long minuteh pubescent fls b-20, in a crowded co>ymb 



segments of perianth 2-3 lines wide Algiers B M 7004 



AA Plaiitannual leau ^ cyhmlni at hollou 



hstulbsus 1 mil 111 i_ht II -.iiiii hs i_ ii m t dense 



rosette ti-lJ in I ii_ tiiii i«llil -I i us seg 



meutsotiiiiintlil-.ini \m I lin l«itli|iiik buds 



pmk fls piiikisli tiin mil itu_ilt s.^,,, ^-rabia 



andAfghmistin B M 'Is4 L B (. U 11J4 - \eedspro 



tection under gliss in muter It remo\ed earh in autumn 



to a greenhouse it mi\ lie induced to seed tieeh 



A (;r(ficwT = \sphodehne 1 iburnini — 4 ^i^fKS = \sphodel 

 ine hiteus — 1 1 lUaisii \ erl is i torm of A rimosus from 

 E FruKe with long dense racemes and dirk brown bracts 

 Nil, ^ ji 



~ lLSPI'DtST'RA{(jrreek,a small, lound shield referring 

 probabh to the shape of the stignid) Liliheefe A 

 popular florists plant grown for its stiff shming, beau 

 tif ul foliage and still aioi e interesting for its i emarkable 

 fls , which ire inconspicuous liec uis( home close to the 

 ground The i isn \\ , \ , , v. r iif r ii j p. t that Aspi 

 distra lb 1 lili I n |i 1 II I 1 t 111 11 in mono 

 cot-sledons nip n 1 I _ im \spidis 



tra is consul i 1 I i i i ii _ its parts 



in 4 s Till t II nil 11 1 1 1 li 1 hi re con 



upoi 



1 I tiimerous st ite -mil 

 hi the trinierous stite 

 ptional reversion in A 

 erous state is thought to b 



ibed 



Uly 1 ke fl wer 

 and hrm 1 neir i 

 Perianth funnel 

 oblong ligulate 

 distinct nerve u 

 ascend ng Th 



t 1 \ il lei meal ws of tie 



ill 11 des of heroes on 



t, I H 1 The \ vhodel in 



(_ re k 11 wa the peculiar 



flower of the dead It ha ilwavs been a 

 common wee i in ( reece and t palhd yel 

 low flower ire a sociate 1 with de ert places 

 and tomb The word daffodil i a corrup 

 tion of \si ho lei The Asphodel of the early 

 Engli h ai d French poets is Narcissus 

 Pbe ilo I SI T f Baker m his re 

 vision of the gen T I i i 'soc 1 



268-' 2 (18 ) 1 t 4 I t rl 



botanists to A 11 | 



makes three sub i II \ 



distinct for hort 1 111 

 They aie the ones hrst de cril e 1 1 elow A 

 A alb s aie the only current traie names 

 Culture simple see Atphodel i e 



A. Plant perennial : Ivs.S-angled. 



B. Scape long. 



c. Racemes simple or sparingly branched. 



&lbus, Miller, not Willd. Branching Asphodel. 

 Bracts buff colored when young : filaments deltoid at 

 the base : capsules medium-sized. 5-6 lines long, sub- 

 globular or ellipsoid. Southern Eu. 



ceraslfenis, J. Gay. Bracts pale yellow : filaments 

 wedge-shaped at the base, but rapidly becoming awl- 

 shaped : capsule large, 8-10 lines thick, flatfish globu- 

 lar, umbilicate. Western Mediterranean region, 

 cc. Racemes much branched or panicled. 



microc&rpus. Vis. (A . a-sfi nis, Brot.) . Bracts pale yel- 

 low at first: filaments 4-angled at the base: capsule small, 

 3-4 lines long.obovoid-globose. Mediterranean, Canaries. 



158. Aspidistra lurida 



are rented for the temporary decoration of public halls, 

 Aspidistra lurida is one of the greatest favorites, as it 

 stands much abuse, such as dust, dry air, and lack of 

 water and light. It is. however, naturally fond of wa- 

 ter, and grows freely on the margins of ponds or streams, 

 especially south. In rich soil the variegation often dis- 

 appears altogether until the plants begin to starve, hence 

 a compost of nearly half sand is desirable. The best 

 method of propagation is by means of division in spring, 

 before active growth begins, as the young leaves are not 

 then disfigured. 



liirida, Ker-Gawl. Fig. 158. Lvs. 15-20 in. long, stiff, 

 evergreen, oblong-lanceolate, sharp-pointed, radical ; 



