Asplenium

the Spleenworts, a genus of ferns, formerly reputed to be a remedy for the spleen. They are characterised by having their linear sori, or clusters of spore-fruits, along the veins on the backs of their fronds and covered with an elongated membrane attached by one side to the vein. As pro monte, # mountain at the extreme southwest. of Italy, overlooking the Me ina Straits. Its summit is nearly 7,000 feet high. Aspro Potamo (anc. Acieléus), the largest river of Greece. It rises in Mount Kodjaka, near Janina, and flowing south falls into the Ionian Sea about 15 miles from Mis so long hi after a course of nearly 100 miles, [ACHELGUS.] Aspnzi, a town in the vilayet of Aleppo, Asiatic ‘Turkey. It has a high and healthy position, which causes it to be resorted to in summer. Asquith, Ricut Hon. H. H. (b. 1852), was educated at London and Oxford and called to the Bar in 1876. In 1892 he was made Home Secretary. From 1903-5 he vigorously opposed Mr. Chamberlain’s Fiscal policy. In 1905 he was made Chancellor of the Exchequer in the J.iberal Ministry, and in 1908 became Prime Minister, retaining that office after the 1910 General Election.