145. LILIACEM. [6. Yucca. 



the leaves, about 12" by 2" including the 4" long peduncle, flowers in 

 clusters of 2-3 on small tubercles and with as many scarious bracts, 

 suberect. Perianth -6- -7" long and same distance across at the 

 mouth, tubular AWth finally revolute lobes free over half-way down, 

 lobes linear obcuneate with obtuse somewhat inflexed thickened 

 papillosely pubescent tips. 



Gregarious as an undergro^^-th on rocky soils under sliade in the Kahuri, Baruni 

 Hill, Selingpara and other forests in Puri division ! Steep slopes along shady 

 ravines, Angul 1* Fl. June-July. Fr. Dec. 



Rhizome horizontal creeping sending up tufts of leaves at intervals. Pedicels 

 jointed, •1--3" tinged violet, broader above the joint. St. somewhat shorter 

 than tepals, anthers oblong, lobes distinct at base up to the filament. Ovary 

 broadly oblong, somewhat 3-grooved, with style -6" long and exserted capitellate 

 stigma. The scape is sheathed with about 3 linear-lanceolate concave pale bracts 

 with soUd tips. 



Flowers each last a day, lobes erect up to 3 p.m., then spread and become revolute 

 about 4 p.m., when the anthers become far exserted. The plant yields a very 

 good fibre used for bowstrings, etc. 



5. CORDYLINE, Commers. 



Characters of Draccena, but ovules 4-16 in each cell of the ovary, 

 testa black shining. Embryo nearly as long as the albumen. 



1. C. terminalis, Kunth. (Often called a Draccena by horticulturists.) 



A moderate-sized shrub with long oblong-lanceolate or hnear-lanceolate dis- 

 tichous green or purplish leaves 1-3 ft. long by 2-5" broad with broad petioles. 

 Flowers white or piuphsh or rose-coloiued, small, pretty, -3" long, 3-nate and 

 sub-sessile on the branches of a large erect simply branched panicle 1-2 ft. high. 



Widely cultivated and very ornamental. Fl. March. There are several varieties 

 in cultivation, some with coloiued or variegated leaves, not distinguishable from 

 Draccena without the flowers or fruit. 



6. YUCCA, L. 



Handsome stout shrubs or trees with simple or branched stems and 

 terminal clusters of large linear-lanceolate or ensiform coriaceous or 

 fleshy thorn-tipped leaves. Flowers large drooping campanulate in 

 a many-fld. terminal panicle of racemes. Perianth segments free or 

 nearly so. Stamens much shorter than corolla with thickened 

 filaments and small sagittate anthers. Ovary-cells many-ovuled, 

 incompletely 2-locellate. Fruit capsular or baccate. 



Natives of the United States and Central America. The two following are 

 commonly cultivated in gardens and known as Adam's Needle or Spanish Bayonet. 

 They are very ornamental both in foliage and flowers. 



1. Y. aloefolia, L. 



Often attains 15 ft. in height with generally a simple stem and a 

 crown of narrow sword-shaped grey-green finely toothed leaves. 

 Flowers usually white in a large dense panicle 1-1 1^ ft. long. Fruit 

 baccate. 



2. Y. gloriosa, L. 



Woody stem rarely exceeding 3 ft. Leaves more broadly ensiform. 

 * The AngiU plant had semi-terete leaves 2' long and was not in flower. 

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