778 CLXXVIII. LILIACEJE, [Draccenec., 
radicalia linearia, elongata, crassiuscula. Scapus erectus, simplex. Flores in racemo 
simplici breviter pedicellati, magni, sub bracteis solitarii. Bractese sub pedicellis scarioss, 
infra inflorescentiam interdum paucse vacuze subfoliacez. Pedicelli infra florem articulati, 
Species 1, Californica. 
40. Hesperaloe, Engelm. in S. Wats.. Bot. 40 Parall. 497. — Perianthium cylindraceum, 
rectum ; segmenta angusta, subzequalia, tenuiter oo-nervia, usque ad apicem erecta, conni- 
ventia, non v. vix cohsrentia. Stamina 6, ima basi segmentorum aflixa iisque paullo 
breviora, filamentis ,tennibus j anther:e oblongse, basi 2-fidee, infra medium dorsifix:z, 
, nec f: Fiant int Ovarium sessile, 3-loculare ; 
stylus flitormis, stigmate: pervos ovula in loculis Capsula subglobosa, coriacea, 
valvis demum septicide 2-partitis 6-valvis. Semina 
angulat np v. fere plana, exalata, testa nigra crassiuscula ; embryo in 
lbumine carnoso longiusculus, rectus.— Caulis foliatus seu caudex DE Folia 
conferta, linearia, canaliculata, rigida, margine filamentosa. Pedunculus seu scapus 
aphyltus, elatus, pugne v. ramis llis strictis inst Flores secus rhachin v. 
ramos I t G1 1-polli. ), pedicellis apice articulatis. Bractea sub 
quoque fasciculo b , Sub pedicellis minime. 
Species 1, l'exana. Genus quoad perianthii formam .4loi affine, sed folia inflorescentiaque potius 
Yucce. Anthere Hesperocallidis, filamento cum eonneetivo continuo nec in foveolam distinctam inserto, 
41. Yucca, Linn. Gen. n. d ianthi diu i gmenta distincta v. vix 
ima basi connata, 1 lat gw vius in globum conniventia. 
Stamina 6, hypogyna, erecta, Mods multo breviora, filamentis crassiusculis apice 
elevatis seepiusque subrecurvis ; antherw parvs ad apicem filamenti sessiles v. adnate, 
loculis introrsum dehiscentibus. Ovarium sessile, 3-loculare, loculis imperfecte 9-locellatis; 
stylus columnaris, brevis, superne in lobos 3 erectos introrsum stigmatosos plus minus 
divisus; ovula in loculis oo. Fructus nunc carnosus pulposus v. s spongiosus 
iüflahisqahay nunc siccus loculicide dehiscens. Semina obovoidea v. ang 
testa nigra; embryo albumine corneo vix brevior, diagonalis.— Caudex mes nunc 
humilis, nune demum elatus v. arborescens ramosus. Folia ad apicem caudicis conferta, 
lineari-lanceolata, crassa rigidaque v. rarius flaccida, apice plerumque spinescentia, — 
integra v. fil Panicula terminalis, speciosa, multifl inter folia sul 
pedunculo bracteato fulta. Flores miajusculi, secus ramos breviter pedicellati, pod 
Species admisit Engelmann 12, Americz borealis civitatum australiorum "Mexici et Ameriesm 
centralis incolas; Baker species 21 distinxit imprimis ad specimina hortensia, quorum plurima 
floribus adhue ignotis valde dubia remanent. Kunth, Fnum. Pl.iv. 268. Engelmann in. Trans. 
Acad. Sc. St. Louis, ii. 17. — Baker in Journ. Linn. Soc, xviii. 219, 
Engelmann in monographia supra citata genus, ad specimina sylvestria plerumque in vivo 
examinata, in sectiones 4 sequentes imprimis ad fructum divisit :— 
T Bacea indehi: pendula. | Semina crassa, albumine ruminato. Huc Y. aloifolia, 
Linn., spe: speciesque alie sepius arborescentes. Red. Lil.:. 326, 397, 401, 402. DC. PI. Grass. t. 20. 
Andr. Bot. Rep. t. A18. Salisb. Parad. Lond.t.31. Bot. Mag. t. 1280, 1700, 5201, 6316. Bot. 
Heg. t. 1690, 1894. — Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. t. 195. Saund. Tief. Bot. t. 313, 316 ad 321. 
2. Clistoyucca. Fructus indehiscens, demum siecatus spong Semina iuseula, albumine 
integro. Species unica, s brevifolia, Engelm., arborescens. 
3. Ch Fru laris, erectus, septicide dehiscens, demum 6-valvis. Semina tenuia, 
plana, albumine PUR True Y. fil ; Linn, affines acaules v. vix caulescentes. 
Red. Lil. t. 277, 278. — Bot. Mag.t. 900, 2292, 2236, 2662. Bot. Reg. t. 1895. Bioeet, Brit. Fl. 
re 1.58,251. Saund. Hef. Bot. t. 314 ?, 315, 322 ad 325. 
a. Capsula loculieide 3-valvis. Semina Chenoyucce, Filamenta quam in cseteris 
cities minus incrassata, summo apice attenuata, antheris solito multo majoribus, loculis diseretis 
per anthesin late apertis. Species unica, aeaulis, seapo elato, Y. Whipplei, Torr. In icone in 
Gard. Chron. 1876, ii. 197 ad vivum aW, G. Smith delineata, filamenta apparent ut in sectionibus 
elavata, 
