Tas. 8501. 
AGAVE WARELLIANA. | 
Mezxieo. 
AMARYLLIDACEAE. Tribe AGAVEAE. 
~ Acave, Linn.; Benth. et Hook. f. Gen. Plant. vol. iii. p. 738. 
Agave (Littaea) Warelliana, Baker in Gard. Chron, 1877, vol. viii. p. 264, 
fig. 53; species e grege Littaearum perianthiis tubulosis segmentisque 
recurvis, maxime affinis A. chiapensi, Jacobi et A. macranthae, Tod., sed 
a prima differt tubo longiore, a secunda foliorum forma et aculeis minoribus. 
Suffrutex. Rosula acaulis vel subcaulescens, parce sobolifera et post anthesin 
ex axillis ramosa, dense foliata, circiter 1 m. alta et 1°70 m. lata. Folia 
laete et pallide viridia, vix glaucescentia, subnitida, erecto-patentia, 
lanceolato-spathulata, acuminata, 70-75 em. longa, supra medium 13-14 
cm. lata, basin versus ad 9-10 cm. constricta, usque medium convexa, 
superne plano-concava, dorso convexa, basi carnosa circiter 6-7 cm. crassa, 
superne tenuiora sed satis rigida; spina terminalis 18-20 mm. longa et 
3-4 mm. lata, recta, atro-brunnea, supra plana et ultra medium late canali- 
culata, ad margines longe decurrens; margines linea atro-brunnea vel 
demum grisea usque basin fere muniti aculeisque parvis vix 1 mm. longis et 2 
mm. inter se distantibus rectis incurvis vel recurvatis serrulati. Inflorescentia 
circiter 5 m. alta; scapus validus adscendens 2 m. longus, viridi-hbrunneo- 
maculatus, bracteis vacuis numerosis erectis adpressis deltoideis longe 
acuminatis mucronatis obtectus; bracteae inferiores circiter 28 cm. et ultra, 
superiores 18 cm. longae; spica densissima 3 m. longa et circiter 84-35 cm. 
lata, bracteae magnae, circiter 15-17 cm. longae iis scapi similes, summi 
gradatim minores. ores breviter pedicellati, 90-95 mm. longi; ovarium 
4 cm. longum, utrinque attenuatum, trigonum, laeve, Jaete viride, subrectum ; 
perianthii tubus decurvatus, obconicus, 14-15 mm. longus, extra 6-sulcatus ; 
segmenta late lineari-lanceolata, obtusiuscula, 85 mm. longa, intus luteola, 
dorso violaceo-brunneo-adspersa, exteriora acutiora, interiora obtusiora 
latiora, 10-11 mm. lata, dorso late carinata ; filamenta ad faucem inserta, 
$5 mm. longa, violaceo-brunnea, basi pallida, antherae sulphureae 82 mm. 
longae; stylus robustus concolor fere 14 cm. longus. Capsula obclavata, 
breviter rostrata, trigona, lignosa, 35-38 cm. longa et 18 mm. lata; semina 
atra, 6 mm. lata, subsemiorbiculata.—A. BERGER. — 
Agave Warelliana was first described by Mr. Baker from 
the famous collection of Mr. Wilson Saunders. It is still 
an uncommon, but is a very attractive plant in gardens. 
During the summer of 1912 it flowered at La Mortola in 
the garden of Lady Hanbury, and also in the garden of 
Professor G. Roster at Ottonella in the Island of Elba, 
From the plant which flowered at La Mortola was derived 
the material from which our figure has been prepared. 
‘June, 1913. at 
