Acanthus mollis, Linn. Fig. 88. Lvs. 2x1 ft., cordate, sinuately pinnatifid, mostly radical: fls. summer; spikes loose, pubescent. Gn. 52, p. 239.—Also recommended as a window plant. Var. latifolius, Hort. (A. latifolius, Hort. A. lusitanicus, Hort.) is larger and hardier. Gn. 1, p. 303.