Field notebooks : Mallorca, 1930-1935
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uv. White beneath, almost acule, midvein only along. (See 9-11-30 which suggests this is grafted from old stumps. 2-14-30 Asparagus stipularis Forsk. KNT 381 West of Cas Catala do flr fr. Shrublike, grey- isle, almost no lvs but branchlets v Tips? branches provided with all thorns as 3/4 in long tipped with sharp yellowish points, sometimes a thorn had 2 almost mes to sides at base. Thorn detach form st as would petiole of lf. Below each thorn se- man's a tiny scale v below each branchlet a spiniferous scale such as on some sp. of Asparagus. Could this be A. stipularis Forsk KNT 381 = A. horridual. Bar 442, (see 3-80-30 v 11-5-36) (2-16-31 Pro identifies this as source of the asparagus sold in Palma shops) 2-14-30 Asparagus albus L do flr fr. West of Ports Pi just west of Cas Catala, looks like another Asparagus St. Very slender, white, somewhat ridged? 2 in long lvs in fascles in axil of straight thorn 1/2-3/8 in long. Thorn has game clas as at v not articulated with it. Consider Albus L or A acutiflous L. Cloddes not at all prickly.