318 CLVi. LiLiAOB^. (J. D. Hooker.) [A^aragus. 



spreading, anthers mediiira-sized. A. volobilis, Wall. Oat. 6154 D 

 {in part). Asparagopsis adscendens, Kunth Bnum. v. 102. 



EOHILKTJITD, the WESTEEif HIMALAYA, and the Pakjab, from Murree eastwards 

 to Kumaon ; ascending to 5300 ft. — -Distbib. AfFghanistan. 



Stem excessively branched, flezuoas, and primary branches ashy white ; internodes 

 very short. Spines J-f in., stout, straight. Cladodes densely crowded, soft. 

 Sacemes copious, 1-2 in., often branched at the top and bearing cladodes ; pedicels 

 ■j'j-i in., jointed aboye or below the middle; flowers i in. diam. Ovules many in 

 each cell. Berry \—\ in. diam., 1-seeded. 



15. A . Curillus, Ham. in Roxb. Fl. Ind. ii. 152 ; stem tall smooth 

 subscandent and branches angled, spines long straight, cladodes very- 

 small 3-6-nate ^-i in. spreading or ascending linear flattened or subtri- 

 quetrous acnte, racemes corynibiform, bracts minute, perianth-segments 

 spreading. Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. 627 ; Wall. Cat. 6155 D. A. 

 volubilis. Wall. Cat. 6154 D {in part). Asparagopsis Oarilla, Kunth 

 Enuni. V. 102. 



SuBTEOPioAL Himalaya, alt. 2-4000 ft., from Kumaon to Nepal, Hamilton, 

 &c. 



An excessively branched undershrubj branches spreading, angles obscurely 

 scaberulous. Spines i-i in., pungent curved. Cladodes obtusely 3-gonous, 

 Racemes J-l^ in., few-fld. ; pedicels \ in., jointed below the middle j bracts lanceo. 

 late; flowers J in. diam. Berry i-\ohei {Roxb.). 



•ft Cladodes linear, flattened. 



16. A. falcatuS; Linn. Sp. PI. 313 ; stem subscandent and branches 

 terete smooth, spines short,cladodes solitary and 3-6-nate 4-6 in. long linear- 

 ensiform falcate flat acuminate costate, racemes very short laxly few-fld., 

 bracts cymbiform, perianth-segments reflexed. Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. 

 xiv. 626 ; Kunth Bnum. v. 71 ; Bresl. Diss. Asparag. No. 2 ; Burm. Fl. Zeyl. 

 36, t. 13, f. 2 (bad) ; Thwaites Enum. 337. A. sethiopious, var. ternifolia, 

 Baker in Saunders Refug. Bot. t. 261, and in G-ard. Chron. 1872, 1687, with 

 woodcut. ? A. sarmentosus, Thwaites Fnutn. 337 {noi of Linn.). 



Cbxlon ; common in the warmer parts. — Distkie. Trop. and S. Africa. 



Stem tall ; branchlets very slender, flexuoHs. iSpines ^-i in. Cladodes -ji S- in. 



broad, narrowed at the spinescent tip. Sacemes i-| in. ; pedicels ^-J in., jointed 

 below the middle. Flowers ^ in. diam., white, sweet scented. Anthers minute 

 subglpbose. Serry 5 in. diam., 1-seeded. 



17. A. gronoclados, Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc. xiv. 627 ; stem sub- 

 scandent terete smooth, branches green curved angled 3-quetrou8, spines 

 "short, cladodes 2-6-nate §-1 in. ensiform flat falcate subcostate, racemes 

 elongate lax-fld., bracts short cymbiform, perianth-segments spreading. 

 A. Curillus, Wall. Cat. 5155 A. 



The Decoan Peninsula; from the Coucan southwards. Ceylon, Thwaites 

 (Cp. 737). 



An excessively branched undershrub ; branchlets curved, green, strongly angled. 

 Spines ^-J in. Cladodes ^ in. diam., narrowed to the acuminate tip, green. 

 Racemes 1-3 in., often fascicled, sometimes connate ; pedicels :fa~it ^"-j jointed 

 below the middle ; flowers -^j in. diam. ; anthers small. 



IMPEBEEOTLY KNOWN SPECIES. 

 A. EtJEEiGAULlS, BaJcer in Joiwn. Linn. Soc. xiv. 616 ; subscandent, branches 

 flexuous smooth purplish, spines conical, cli^dodos densely fascicled setaceous terete 



