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ASPIDISTRA

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Originally appearing in Volume V02, Page 769 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ASPIDISTRA  , a small genus of the

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lily
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order (
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Liliaceae), native of the Himalayas,
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China and
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Japan . Aspidistra lurida is a favourite pot-plant, bearing large
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green or
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white-striped leaves on an underground
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stem, and small dark purplish,
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cup-shaped
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flowers
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close to the ground .

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