232 THE DICTIONARY 
OF GARDENING, 
Yucca—continued. 
Y. filifera (thread-bearing) fl., inflorescence 6ft. to 8ft. long, 
on a short peduncle, the branches sometimes 2ft. long. Jr. 
fleshy, indistinctly ribbed, pendulous in a young state, erect 
afterwards, I lift. long, obscure green, lightly channelled, 
lin. to ljin. broad. Trunk sometimes 50ft. high, 2ft. to 3ft. 
in diameter. Mexico, 1826. Greenhouse. See Figs. 243 and 244 
(R. H. 1876, p. 433.) Syn. Y. baccata australis (of Baker). 
Y. flaccida (flaccid). A form of Y. filamentosa. 
Y. flexilis (flexible). /., perianth white, An. long, the segments 
oblong, acute ; pedicels jin. to jin. long, the bracts small; in- 
florescence 4ft. long, the central branches 6in. long, six to nine- 
flowered. Summer, dense, linear, 2ft. to 23ft. long, lin. to 
in. broad, obscurely plicate, moderately firm, pungent-pointed, 
the margins horny, red-brown, entire or sometimes obscurely 
serrulated. Caudex simple, short. Mexico, 1859. Greenhouse. 
See Fig. 245. (R. H. 1859, p. 400.) SYNS. Y. acuminata, Y. angusti- 
*olia, Y. longifolia, Y. icana, Y. stenophylla (all of gardens). 
Fie. 246, Yucca FLEXILIS ENSIFOLIA, 
. f. ensifolia (sword. * š : 
with red pee Ee ie "af. perianth slightly tinged 
à duncle rather sh ; 
leaves. L forty to eighty, me shorter than the 
slightly glaucescent), 2ít. x” n » pale green (at first 
Stem slender, sometimes at v Bii. [3 a dan? Hin. broad. 
"ee Y. ensifolia (Ref. B. 318). ; . Fig. 246, 
+ f. falcata (sickle-shaped). fl, ; i 
: x , perianth hi z 
. with green on the epe dini to diim. eeng = slightly tinged 
st loose, 2tt. 1g; peduncle lit. long, I: boid, 
_ straight, 2ft. long, 13in. to 14in. broad. TR 150, green, 
nobilis (noble). l sixty to eighty, nearly straight, lft. to 
Yucca—continued. 
lift. long, (un. to Lin. broad, concave on the face, the margins 
horny, pale or red-brown ; young ones very glaucescent, 
Y. f. semi-cylindrica (hali-cylindrical). Z forty to fifty, Lut. 
to 2ft. long, nine to ten lines broad, pale green (at first slightly 
glaucescent), the outer ones recurved, channelled above from 
_ base to apex, the margins red-brown. 1870. 
Y. fragilifolia (fragile-leaved). A form of Y. baccata. 
Y. funifera (cord-bearing). l. not numerous, ensiform, 6ft. to Tft. 
long, thick, rigid, dingy-green, striolated, the margins furnished 
with robust, tenacious processes, often 10in. to 12in. long. 
e de? about 1866. Greenhouse. Perhaps a variety of Y. Tre- 
euleana. 
Y. Ghiesbreghtii (Ghiesbreght’s). 
Y. guatemalensis. 
tea (gi 
A garden synonym of 
e ntic). fl., perianth white, Jin. to Sin. long; 
panicle 2ft. to 24ft. long, with twelve to fifteen branches, the 
central ones nearly lft. long, eight to ten-flowered. Summer. 
l. ensiform, straight, spreading, shining-green, 4ft. to 5ft. long, 
Sin. to An. broad, acuminate, pungent-pointed, the margins 
whitish ; lower ones scarcely recurved. Stem (in gardens) 
simple, slender, 3ft. to 4ft. high. Mexico (?), 1859. Greenhouse. 
Y. glauca (glaucous)* fl., perianth white, broadly campanulate, 
the segments oblong, liin. long ; lower pedicels five to six lines 
long; bracts small, lanceolate; panicle rhomboid, 2ft. to 3ft. 
long, the branches ascending, glabrous; peduncle 3ft. long. 
Summer. J, twenty-five to thirty, dense, ensiform, lift. long, 
Län. to Län. broad, the young ones slightly glaucous, somewhat 
et at apex, with very narrow, red-brown, entire or slightly 
mentose margins, the outer ones recurved. North America, 
1814. Plant stemless, half-hardy. (B. M. 2662; Ref. B. 315.) 
Y. glaucescens (glaucescent). A form of Y. filamentosa. 
Y. gloriosa (glorious).* Mound Lily. #., perianth tinged with 
red outside, campanulate, 14in. to 21in. long, the segments oblong, 
acute; pedicels four to twelve lines long; bracts small, lanceo- ` 
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