ASP 



ASP 



vicinity of the Cyclades. — Alfo, a town of Afia, in Macedo- 

 nia, f.nmdca by I'liilip, tht father of Pcrftus. Steph. Byz. 



A.SriTHRA, a town of Afia, in the country of the 

 Sines. I'Loleniy. — Alfo, a river of Afia in the fame coun- 

 tiy. 



ASPIUS, in Irk'hy.Utrv, a fpecies of Cyprinvs, that 

 inhabits the fredl wa'tsr iircanis in moll of tiie nortliern 

 parts of Europe, ljir.ii-.uus in liis Fauna Suecica, defcribes 

 it fpccificaily as having fi.'iteeu rays in the anal fin, and the 

 lower jaw longer tliaii t!ie upper one, and recurved. It 

 jifrows to the weight of twelve pounds ; is hlackifli above, 

 and bluifli-whitc on the fides; feeds on vegetables, worms, 

 and hti'c filh ; fpawns in March ; lltfli white, foft, fat, 

 and Well tailed. 'I'liis is Cyprinus rapax ovatus fubcoin- 

 prcflus ca-4-uIefeens, S:e. of Leik. ; Icuciicus argeiiteus, SiC. 

 Klein ; and rappe of Gelii. 



ASPLEDON, in JiKiait Geography, a town of Bccotia, 

 north-call of Oichomenc, from which it was feparatcd by 

 the fnr.dl river Melas. 



ASPLENIUM, in Botany, fplecnwort (faid to be de- 

 rived from a and o-TrXrli/, bccaufc it -nas fuppofcd to dry 

 upon the fpleen). Lin. g. 1178. Schreb. 1631. Lingua 

 cervina, Irichomanes Tourncf. Clafs, cryplogamia flues. 

 Generic Char. Fruftifications difpofed in right lines along 

 ;.he under dii1< of the frond. 



* FrontI Jlnipk. 



Species, I. A. fM-zophyHiim, root-leaved fplecnwort. Pliyl- 

 litis riuk. Ahii. 154. t.'ioj. f. 3. Morr. Hill. 3. 5J7. 14. 

 f. 14. 1. 1, f. 14. " Fronds cordate-enfiform undivided, top 

 fihfoiir., rooting." Root fibrous ; fronds triangular acu- 

 minate, point long linear ; at the bafe hollowed, eared, on 

 long footllalks ; fruftllieations irregularly difperfed over 

 the whole dilk of the leaf in oblong fpots; the ends of 

 the fronds bent down to the ground, and there Unking 

 root. A native of North America. Introduced here by 

 Mr. Bartram in 1764. 2. A. hem'wnil'ts, iiiule's-tongue 

 fplecnwort. Lour. Cochin. 677. " Fronds fiinple, cordate- 

 hallatc, live-lobed, entire ; ilipes fmooth and even." It 

 rifes about fix inches in height, and nearly refenibles N' 3. 

 (hart's-tongue), but the longitudinal diameter of the frond 

 icarccly exceeds the tianfvcrfe one; the ilipes are llendcr 

 and in tufts; the lobes of the fronds are fubliuear, unequal; 

 fruftifications in oblique lines. A nali\-e of the foutli of 

 Europe. Inti-oduced here in 1779. 7,. A. fcolopeiulnum, 

 hart's-tongue fplecnwort, Hndf. 452. VVith. 3. 51. Lightf. 

 660. Cnrt. Loud. I. 67. Bolton Fil. 18. t. 11. "Woodv. 

 Med. Bot.- f. 273. The varieties are p. phylhtis crifpa. 

 Bauh Hill. 7. P. f. Lingua cervina maxima, undulato folio 

 auricnlato per bafim. Pluk. phyt. c. Lingua cervina, multi- 

 fido folio. Bauh. pin. :. P. f. Lingua ccivina minor crifpa, 

 fol. multitido, ramofa, Pluk. phyt. " Fronds iimple, cor- 

 date-lingulate, quite entire ; Ilipes hirfute." Root black, 

 hard, I'caly, hiniilhcd with numerous fibres; llipe and 

 lower part of the mid-rib covered with chaffy fcales ; 

 fronds from five Inches to a foot long, and from an inch to 

 two inches broad, lanceolate, rounded, and hollowed at 

 tlic bafe, of a firm tough texture, and of a (hining green 

 on tlie upper fide, and more or lefs waved at the edges ; 

 frudtifications in parallel lines ; thefe are at firil covered 

 with a pellucid involucre, wliich burfts when the capfnles 

 fwell ; they then appear globular and brown, and each is 

 fiinounded with a jointed elallic ring, by which the ieeds 

 when ripe are forced out of the capfuic and difperfed to a 

 confiderable dillance. It grows commonly on old walls, 

 rocks, and in (hady lanes. Tliis plant, like fume others of 

 the fame genus, was formerly ufed to llrcnglheu tlic vifcera, 

 rellrain lijnnorrhages, and alvijie fluxes, txpcl gravel, a.id 



open obftniftions of the liver and fpleen ; but its medi- 

 cinil qualities are now little valued. It is one of thofe 

 termed the five capillary herbs. 4. A. n'ulus, bird's-neft 

 fpl.-'cnwort ; " fronds fimplc, lanceolate, quite entire, 

 finooth." I.,eBves two feet long, broad, firm, thick, fmooth, 

 llrcakcd ; fruclifications in parallel lines, extending one^ 

 third of the breadth of the leaf. It roots into the tups 

 of trees ; tiie leaves come out in a circle, and form a kind 

 of umbel, in the middle ol which birds niike their nclls. 

 A native of Java and the Society Illes. 5. A. ftrratiinif 

 ferrate-leaved fplecnwort. Phylliiiv, £;e. Sloan, jam. f. 72. 

 n. 5. " Fronds fimple, lanceolate, lerrate, lubfeHik." 

 .Root coinpoled of brown fibres, which fend forth eigiit 

 or nine fronds about three inc'ies long, gradually broader 

 near the end, which is formed into a blunt point. A na- 

 tive of woods in the inlands parts ot Jamaica. 6. A. plan- 

 ta^inciiin, plantain-leaved fplecnwort. Brown Jam. 92. 

 " Fronds fimple, ovate-lanceolate, fubternate, liipe qua- 

 drangular." The fronds rife from a thick fibrous root co 

 the heiijht of ten or twelve inclics, with an even margin 

 and a finooth fl.ipe. A native of Jamaica 7. A. lanrcwr, 

 lance-leaved fplecnwort. Thuiib. Japon. 333. " Frond iim- 

 ple, elliptic, entire, fmooth ; fiipe round, fcaly." Stipe 

 fcxuofe, decumbent ; lines of fructilicatioiis near the edge 

 of the le-af, which is lanceolate. A native of Jamaica. 

 8. A. liifoliiim, double-leaved fplecnwort, lingua, cerv. &c. 

 Plum. fil. 116. t. 133. " Fronds pinnate; leaflets lanceo- 

 late, fiibfinnate, connate." Fronds all double, or cmn- 

 pofed of two equal fimilar leaflets, united at the bafe by a 

 common membrane; the common peduncle forks a very 

 little above the bafe, and forms the mid rib. A naliic of 

 South America. 



* * Froiiil piiinot'ijid. 



9. A. ff/c-arZi, common ipleenwort, Hudf. 452. Lightf. 

 661. Bolton Fil. 20. t. 12. "Fronds pinnatifid ; lobe.i 

 alternate, confluent, obtufe." Fronds many, from three to 

 fix inches long ; lobes of the frond fhort, broad, roundifll, 

 entire, about twenty pairs in a trond. This grows in funi- 

 lar fituations to thofe mentioned of A. fcolopcndrium. 10. 

 A. ohiiiffoHum, blunt-leaved Ipleenwort, adiantum alis latio- 

 ribus, Pet. Fil. 1 17. t. 2. f. 4. " Fronds lubpiiiiK.te ; pin- 

 nas obtufe, finuate, decurrent, alternate." A native of South 

 America. 



*** Frond pinnate. 



II. A. noilofiim, knotted-llalkcd fpleenvi-ort. Brown Jam. 

 93. Lour. Cochinch. 678. Sloane Jam. i. S5. t. ,<.i.f. 1. 

 " Fronds pinnate ; pinnas oppolite, lanceolate, entire." 

 Above a foot and a half iiigh, upright, fmooth ; pinnas 

 long, ftriated; fructifications in obhque, llraight, parallel 

 lines. A native of the AVell Indies and Cocliincliiiia. 



12. A. falieifolium, willow-leaved fpleenvvoit. Lonciiitis, 

 &c. Plum. Amer. 4. t.6. Pet. Fil. 110. 1.3.^3. Sloane. 

 Jam. I. 78. 24. " Fronds pinnate ; pinnas fickle-lanceo- 

 late, crenate from the bafe upwards, angular." A loot 

 high or more; pinnas alternate ; middle pinnas largcll, fer- 

 rate at the edges. A native of Jamaica and the Antilles. 



13. A. trichomanes, common maiden hair. Hudf. 452. With. 

 3. 52. Bolton 22. t. 13. Woodv. Med. Bot. 204. Eng. 

 Bot. 576. " Fronds pinnate; pinnas romidifli, crenate." 

 Fronds about five or fix inches long, lanceolate ; llipc and 

 rachis fmooth, glofly, blackiili, purple ; pinnas filtcen or 

 twenty pairs, the lowell mod remote, of an irregular oval 

 figure, largcll below ; lemiml lines oblique to the mid-rib, 

 three, four, or five in number, it grows in the crevices 

 of rocks and w-alls, and in fhady places among ftones. The 

 leaves have been uied in dilorders of the brealt proceeding 

 from an acrimony of the fluids, and alfo to promote the 



expectoration 



