28 THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Agave—continued. 
40ft. long. J. thirty or forty in a rosette, oblong-spathulate, 
persistently glaucous, 8ft. to 9ft. long, lft. broad, very rigid, with 
a very pungent end-spine decurrent for about 6in., and distant, 
dull brown, hooked or straight teeth. 1892. Plant stemless. 
(G. C. 1892, xii., p. 179, f. 31.) 
“A. geminifiora (twin-flowered). fl. greenish-brown, lin. to 2in. 
long; tube sin. long; peduncle 18ft. to 24ft. long, including the 
dense spike. 200 to in a dense rosette, recurved, linear, 
1yft. to 2ft. long, din. to din. broad, bright green, convex on both 
sides, the pale edge ee off into fine threads, the tip slightly 
pungent. Mexico, 1797. Stemless. (B. R. 1145.) Syns. Bona- 
partea juncea (of gardens), Litte@a geminijlora. 
A. Ghiesbreghtii is identical with A. pruinosa. 
A. glaucescens (bluish-grey). A synonym of A. attenuata. 
A. Haseloffii (Haseloff’s). . green, ljin. long; tube short; 
segments 4in. long; peduncle 7ft. long, including the dense 
spike (2ft.). 2 about twenty in a rosette, lanceolate, 1}in. to 2in. 
long, Sin. broad, the end-spine brown, tin. long, the marginal 
teeth close and brown. Probably Mexico. Plant shortly 
caulescent. (B. M. 7527.) 
A. Henriquesii (Henriques’). /7., perianth segments tinged dark 
brown, lanceolate, lin. long; style piloted pee 
spike-like; peduncle, including the inflorescence, 12ft. 14ft. 
long. 7. in a dense rosette, oblong-lanceolate, bright green, 
margined with dark brown, 2ft. long, Sin. broad, narrowed to 
the base and to the pungent apex, armed with spreading prickles. 
Mexico (2), 1887. (G. CG. 1887, i, p. 732, f£ 70.) S¥N. Littea 
Henriquesii. 
A. heteracantha (variable-spined). 
A. multilineata. s 
A. Hystrix (Hystrix). A synonym of A. striata. 
A. Ixtli (native name) and A. ixtlioides (Ixtli-like). These are 
synonymous with 4. rigida. 
A. Jacquiniana (Jacquin’s). A variety of A. Jurida. 
A. kewensis (Kew). i. unknown. J. thirty to forty in a 
rosette, oblanceolate-oblong, 33ft. to 4ft. long, 7in. to Sin. broad, 
bright green, the somewhat pungent end-spine short and brown, 
the face concave in the middle, the marginal prickles small, 
we) and brown. Mexico. Plant shortly caulescent. \(B. M. 
A garden synonym of 
A. laxifolia (lax-leaved). i. green, about 2in. long, including 
the ovary ; stamens 2in. long ; anthers very large, linear; panicle 
lax, 4ft. to 5ft. long; peduncle the same length. 1. twenty to 
thirty in a. lax rosette, oblong-lanceolate, firm, 1sft. to 2ft. 
long, with copious very small marginal spines and a pungent one 
at the apex. Mexico. Plant shortly caulescent. (B. M. 7477.) 
A. Leopoldii II. (Leopold IL’s). 7. succulent, very numerous, 
narrow, deep green, acutely pointed, the thin shreds on the 
= pure white and curiously curled. 18935. A garden 
seedling. 
A. lurida (lurid). #1. greenish-yellow, 3in. long, the tube jin. 
long ; stamens twice as long as the segments; peduncle 12ft. to 
16ft. long, including the thyrsoid panicle (ft. to eels June. 
i, thirty to forty in a rosette, oblanceolate, 2ft. to Sit. long, 
2sin. to 34in. broad, very glaucous, the pungent end-spine lin. 
long, the small, rather distant prickles reddish-brown, changing 
to black. Mexico, 1731. Plant nearly or quite stemless. (B. M. 
1522; Ref. B. 307.) 
A. 1. Jacquiniana (Jacquin’s). ji. small. J. 23ft. to 3ft. long. 
Trunk lft to lift. long. 1848. (B. H. ix., t. 25, and B. x. 
5097, under name of 4. Jacguiniana.) 
A. maculata (spotted). 7. purplish-green, l}in. long, in a lax, 
somewhat spicate raceme 6in. to 12in. long; duncle 13ft. to 
3ft. long, the bract-leaves few and much uced. J. twelve 
to twenty in a rosette, lanceolate, spreading, 6in. to 12in. long, 
jin. to li broad, glaucous-green, with irregular brown 
blotches on both sides, the point not pungent, the edges serru- 
lated. Texas, 1856. Stemless. Syn. A. maculosa (B. M. 5122; 
G. C. 1872, p. 1194, f. 273). 
A. maculosa (spotted). A synonym of A. maculata. 
A, Maximowicziana (Maximowicz’). ji. green, sessile, borne 
in pairs, disposed in a cylindrical spike; peduncle, including 
the spike, 6ft. to 7ft. high. 2 in a dense rosette, obovate- 
lanceolate, 33in. broad, densely and irregularly toothed, the 
oe spine sometimes forked. 1889. Allied to A. densi- 
lora. : 
A. mexicana (Mexican). 7. greenish-yellow, 24in. to Sin. long; 
ee 18ft. long, including the thyrsoid panicle (7ft. to Sft.). 
twenty to thirty in a rosette, oblanceolate-spathulate, 2ft. to 
3ft. long, Sin. to Gin. broad, very glaucous, the brown, pungent 
Hel} ain done the pecs eee distant, gin. to din. long. 
exico, Stemless. common t in European gardens. 
(G. GC. 1883, i, f. 22 s 
A. mitis (mild). 7. about 2in. long, the segments about as long 
as the tube; peduncle Sft. to 10ft. long, including the dense 
spike (Sft. to 4ft.). J. about thirty in a rosette, oblanceolate, 
lft. to lift. long, Sin. broad, bright green, flat in the middle, 
the end-spine weak, the crowded teeth very small. Mexico, 
1860. Shortly caulescent. (G. C. 1877, ii., p. 717, f. 137.) Syn. 
Littea mitis. 
. 
Agave—continued. 
A. Morrisii (Morris’). #., perianth bright yellow, 2in. to 2iin. 
long; stamens nearly twice as long as the ents ; panicle 
thyrsoid, the main branches 1ift. long; peduncle, inclu the 
inflorescence, 15ft. to 20ft. long. 2 twenty or more in a dense 
rosette, oblanceolate-spathulate, 6ft. to 7ft. long, nearly lft. 
broad, ually narrowed to the pone te apex, dull 
green, the margins prickly. Jamaica, 1887. . C. 1887, i, 
p. 643, f. 105.) 
A. multilineata (much-lined). #. lin. long; tube very short; 
spike slender, not dense, finally 5ft. long; peduncle Sft. i 
Autumn. lL thirty to forty in a dense rosette, ensiform, lft. 
long, lin. broad, gradually narrowed to a pungent apex, with 
@ narrow grey edge, small irregular teeth, rounded on the back, 
with copious darker green lines. Probably Mexico. Stemless. 
Syn. A. heteracantha (of gardens). 
A. Nickelsi (Nickels’). This is described as a new species, 
resembling A. Victoria Regine. 189. 
A. Poselgerii is identical with A. heteracantha. 
A. pubescens (downy). (. greenish, ljin. long; tube longer 
than the segments; spike 6in. long, loosely twelve- to fifteen- 
flowered; peduncle 3it. ie l. twelve to fifteen in a rosette, 
i lanceolate, Sin. 12in. long, lin. to ltin. broad, 
papillose and minutely pubescent all over, dull pe spotted 
exico, 1870. 
yal). unknown. J. twelve to fifteen in a rosette, 
oblong-spathulate, lift. to lift. dang fin. to Sin. broad, bright 
green on th t pungent brown tip sin. 
long, the prickles moderately close, very brown, the 
upper ones ascending, the lower ones deflex Probably 
Mexico. (G. C. 1877, ii, p. 620, f. 124. Syn. A. revoluta (of 
gardens). 
A. revoluta (revolute). A garden synonym of A. regia. 
A. rigida (rigid). ji. greenish, ljin. to 2in. long, the tube very 
short; stamens twice as long as the segments; peduncle, 
including the thyrsoid panicle, 12ft. to 15ft. long. JL thirty to 
forty in a rosette, ensiform, Lift. to 2ft. long, 1sin. to 2in. broad, 
rigidly erecto-patent, glaucous, the end-spine lin. long, the teeth 
small, brown or nearly black. South Mexico. Plant nearly 
or quite stemless, yielding a valuable fibre. Syns. A. IJztli, 
A. ixtlioides(B. M. 5393). 
A. Salmiana (R. H. 1873, p. 375, tt. 40, 41; G. C. 1871, ii, 
p. 141, t. 31; 1877, ii, £ 3S). The correct name is A. atrovirens. 
A. Schottii (Schott’s). fl. bright yellow, 2in. long; panicle lax, 
somewhat spicate, lft. long; peduncle and pedicels very short; 
imap Sift. to aS ee forming a dense, Sorvle tee ee 
rom an ovate 2, long, pungent at apex, the i 
up into fibres. Arizona. B. M. 7567.) 
A. spectabilis (remarkable). A garden synonym of A. attenuata. 
A. striata (B. M. 4950). Syn. A. Hystriz; also known in gardens 
as Dasylirion junceum and Yucca Hystriz. 
A. Taylori (Taylor's). A garden hybrid between 4. inijiora 
and probably A. jilamentosa (“not A. densiflora a A 
A. Terraccianoi (Dr. Terracciano's). fl. greenish-yellow, sessile, 
solitary or in pairs in the axils of the bracts; inflorescence 
about 5ft. high. 2 many in a rosette, narrow-lanceolate, about 
lft. long, 2in. broad, dee n, speckled with blood-red. 
Probably Mexico or Texas, 1 (RB. G. 1895, p. 66, f. 14.) 
A. Theometel (native name). (jf. yellowish-green, 3in. long; 
stamens twice as long as the segments; peduncle 10ft. to 
long, including the thyrsoid icle. J. about thirty, oblong- 
spathulate, lift. to 2ft. long, 4sin. to 5in. broad, nearly flat on 
the face, green, the dark brown end-spine lin. long, the distant 
prickles gin. long. Mexico. Stemless. Syn. A. Beauleuriana. 
A. univittata variegata (variegated). i deep bronzy green, 
ined with white, and having a band of bright i 
dineatthele centre. 1895. A handsome seedling. a 6 
A. Villarum (Villa Brothers’). /. quite spineless, as in A. filifera, 
but much longer, more spreading, and less dense. An 
Italian hybrid between A. jfilifera and A. zylonacantha, the 
former being the seed-bearer. 
A. vivi) This name is also applied in gardens to A. soboli- 
Sera (G. C. 1877, ii, f. 150). 
A. weissenburgensis (Weissenburg). 7. erect, tubular, Lin. 
long, disposed in clusters along the Sac of a long flower-stalk, 
which, with the panicle, measures 7ft. to 8ft. i thirty to forty, 
Sin. to Yin. long, 2iin. broad, upwards of din thick, oblong- 
lanceolate, mucronate, with remote, spiny teeth on the margins. 
Probably Mexico, 1885. 
AGENORA. Included under Hypocheris (which 
see). 
AGERATUM. Syn. Carelia (of Adanson). Bentham 
and Hooker include here Celestina, which has been 
described on p. 356, Vol. I. This genus embraces about 
sixteen species of herbs and shrubs, natives of tropical or 
sub-tropical America, one being broadly distributed over 
the warmer regions of the globe. 
