Tas. 4950. 
AGAVE strRIATa. 
Striated-leaved Agave. 
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Nat. Ord. AMARYLLIDEZ.—HEXANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Gen.. Char. (Vide supra, TaB. 4934.) 
AGAVE striata ; acaulis, foliis patentibus rectiusculis numerosissimis rigido-car- 
nosis elongatis linearibus sensim attenuatis (transverse sectis subrhombeo- 
ancipitibus) subglaucis superne longitudinaliter pluristriatis margine scabris 
apice spinescente, scapo centrali elongato foliis duplo triplove longiore brac- 
teato bracteis patentibus, spica longissima densiflora, floribus geminatis ses- 
silibus, bracteis e lata basi longe subulatis, capsulis subbaccatis brevi-ovatis 
obtuse triquetris nigris. 
AGaveE striata. Zuce. in Nov. Act. Acad. Leopold. Carol. 16. 2. p. 678. Salm- 
Dyck, Hort. 1814. p. 307. “ Roem. Am, 286.” 
There can be no question that this plant, which we have re- 
ceived from Real del Monte, Mexico, is nearly allied to Agave 
geminiflora, Gawl. (see Bot. Reg. t. 1145), but the foliage is dif- 
ferent in the form (as best seen by a transverse section), and the 
two are quite distinct. Three species of this group of Ayave, with 
very narrow linear but gradually attenuated leaves, are described 
by authors ; viz. Agave geminiflora, Gawl. (too long known in our 
gardens under the false name of Bonapartea juncea) ; A. striata, 
Zuce., which we believe to be the species here figured ; and 4. 
recurva, Zucc. The two last appear to be hitherto unknown in 
the flowering state. Of the first, 4. geminiflora, I would observe 
that this is described as having the leaves filamentous at their 
margins, although no figure, that we have scen, gives that ap- 
pearance (I have no access to “ Tagliabue, in Bibliotheca Ital. 1. 
t. 100”). Dr. Lindley describes them “ marginibus per @tatem 
filamentosis.” The oldest plant however, under the name of A. 
geminiflora, in our gardens, shows no appearance whatever of 
filaments: but, on the other hand, we have lately received a 
NOVEMBER Ist, 1856. 
