Taxonomic history:
   1753: Linnaeus described this species as Asparagus albus in Species Plantarum, 1st ed., p. 314 of Ray Society 1957 facsimile.
   today: The current name for this species is Asparagus albus L.

original Latin description
Asparagus aculeis solitariis, ramis flexuosis, foliis fasciculatis angulatis muticis deciduis.

English translation
Asparagus with spines soltary; with branches flexuous; with leaves fasciculate, angular, unarmed, [and] deciduous.

English translation with commentary

Asparagus	Asparagus
with spines	aculeis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun aculeus, -i
solitary;	solitariis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective solitarius, -a, -um; modifies aculeis
with branches	ramis - ablative plural of second declension masculine noun ramus, -i
flexuous;	flexuosis - ablative plural masculine of group A adjective flexuosus, -a, -um; modifies ramis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
with leaves	foliis - ablative plural of second declension neuter noun folium, folii
fasciculate,	fasciculatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective fasciculatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
angular,	angulatis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective angulatus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
unarmed,	muticis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective muticus, -a, -um; modifies foliis
[and]	[added for smoother reading]
deciduous.	deciduis - ablative plural neuter of group A adjective deciduus, -a, -um; modifies foliis