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Asparagus asparagoides, Wight (Myrsiphyllum asparagoides, Willd. A. medeoloides, Thunb.). Smilax of florists Fig. 410 Tall slender glabrous twiner: sts. slender, much branched: cladodes single in axils of lf.-scales, ovate, about 1 in. long, usually spreading horizontally: If .-scale small, not developed into a spur at base: fls. solitary or paired in axils on slender pedicels, greenish white; perianth-lobes spreading or recurved from beyond middle: berries dark purple, 1-3-seeded. S. Afr. B.M. 5584. R.H. 1895:177. S.H. 1:417; 2:160. Gn. 42, p. 536. G.W.I, p. 206.—Much grown for florists' use in decorations. Seed small, germinating in about 3 weeks (see cultural notes under Smilax in a succeeding volume). Var. myrtifolius, Hort. "baby" Smilax, an extremely light and elegant variety with much smaller Lvs. than the type, becoming popular.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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