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pend. The seeds are black, thin, margined, and rather 
small. 
Of somewhat the aspect of Y. radiosa, but with more 
rigid and denticulate not filiferous leaves, this species rivals 
in gracefulness of habit the Nolinas of Mexico and the 
grass-trees (Xanthorrhoea) of the South Sea, both of which 
it far surpasses in beauty of inflorescence, and it should 
prove a desirable addition to regions like California, Madeira 
and the Mediterranean countries, where it will prove hardy, 
and to some of the gardens of which I have been able to 
send viable seed. 
AA. Fruit indehiscent (so far as known). 
B. Fruit soon drying, erect, spreading or pendent. Seeds thin, flat, 
slightly margined: albumen not ruminated (but surface of seed often 
somewhat grooved). — § Heteroyucca. 
1. Leaves finely denticulate, softly green-pointed. Large tree. 
Y. eicanrea Lemaire, Ill. Hort. 6. Misc. 91. (Nov. 1859). 
13:92. — Rev. Hort. 1860 : 222. — Engelmann, Trans. 
Acad. St. Louis. 3 : 212.— Baker, Gard. Chron. 1870: 
1184. Journ. Linn. Soc. Bot. 18 : 224. — Hemsley, 
Garden. 8: 134. — Trelease, Rept. Mo. Bot. Gard. 
9:141. pl. 40-42. 
At length a rough-barked branching tree 10 m. or more high. Leaves 
rigidly spreading or somewhat flexuous, green, glossy, plicate, with soft 
green tip, over 1 m. long and often 100 mm. wide, scabrid margined. In- 
florescence compact, close to the leaves. Flowers resembling those of 
Y. gloriosa. Fruit apparently soon drying. 
This species, if more than aform of Y. elephantipes, was 
first described from young specimens cultivatedin European’ 
gardens, and again, in mature form, from a large tree cul- 
tivated in the Azores. It does not appear to be known in 
a state of nature. In habit and foliage, except for larger 
dimensions, it resembles Y. elephantipes, but if the notes 
on the spontaneous Azorean fruit are accurate, possesses 
fruit comparable with that of Y. gloriosa, and it may be a 
hybrid, Y. elephantipes being doubtless one parent, in this 
case; but it is very doubtful as anything but a form of Y. 
elephantipes. 
