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Agra ve — continued. 



A. atrovirens ((Urk-gTeen). Synonymous with A. Saltniana. 



A. attennata (attenuated).* fl. fH'eenish- yellow, 2in. long ; pedicels 

 about :tin. lonji, on a dense spike, 6ft. to 8ft. long, and 6in. in 

 diameter; bracts overtopitiuK the perianth. I. ten to twenty, 

 in a dense rosette at the top of the stem, oblons-spathulate, 

 2ft. to 2Aft. long, Sin. to 9in. broad two-tlurds of the way up, 

 narrowed to 2iin. to Sin. above the base, persistently p,laucous, 

 one of the most fleshy of all in texture ; face rather concave when 

 yount; ; tip not pimsent, edfie quite entire. Stem 4ft. to 7ft. high, 

 oin. to 4in. thick. Alexico, 1854. A most distinct species. 



A. Beaucamel (T^eaucarne's). Synonymous vnth A. Kcrchovci. 



A Botterii (I^otteri'.s).* Jl. greenish-yellow, about lin. long, on a 

 dense spike, longer than the leaves ; primary bracts lanceolate, 

 with a long i>oint, the lower ones as long as the flowers ; scapo 

 covered with adprtssed lanceolate bracts. I. about fifty in a 

 rosette, oblong spatliulate, about 2ft. long, 6in. broad above the 

 middle, narrowt-d to 4;^in. above the base; pale green, concave in 

 the centre ; spine hard, pungent, about ^in. long ; marginal teeth 

 crowded, ^in. , upcurved at the tip. Stemless. ftlexico, about 1865. 



A. bnlbifera O'l'lb-bearing). Synonymous with A. vivipara. 



A. caaspitosa (tufted). Synonymous with A. Saiiorii* 



A cantula. Synonymous with A. vivipara. 



Ag'ave — conttiiucd. 



dilated base, where it is lin. to l|in. thick, deep heavy green; 

 terminal spine l^in. or more in length, red ; side prickles 

 irregidar. deltoid," unequal, nearly straight. ,^in. to Jin. long, red. 

 Mexico. 1S59. 



A. COClllearis (cochleate). Jl. yellowish green, above 4in. long, 

 in dense clusters. I. forming a sessile rosette 10ft. broad, oblong- 

 spathulate, 6ft. to 6ft. long, above 1ft. broad, Sin. thick at tbe 

 base, opaque gi-een, with a deeply excavated face ; terminal 

 spine very stout, pungent ; side prickles curved variously, middle 

 sized, deltoid. Stems 26ft. high. Mexico, previous to 1867. 



A Considerantl (Considerant's). Synonymous with .■!. Vlctoruv 

 rwjina. 



A. Corderoyl (Corderoy's).* .;?. uidvuown. I. forty to flfty in a 

 dense rosette, rigidly erecto-palL-nt, ensiforni. lUt. long, ^in. to 

 lin. broad, briglit green ; trrniinal spine hard, l>ro\vn. lin. long ; 

 side prickles moderately close, erecto-patont. dark brown, ,i,in. 

 long. IMexico, 1868. A very distinct and pretty species. 



A. crenata_ (crenated). Referred to .1. Scolifiiiiia. 



A. CUCUllata (hooded). Referred to A. Scolijutus. 



A. dasylirioides (Dasylirion-like).* jl. yellow, about l^in. long ; 

 spikt.' as long as the scape, often decurved ; lower bracts much 

 lunger than the flowers; pedicels ubsulete; scape 6ft. long, 

 densely clothed with spreading subulate brait leaves, the lower 

 ones 1ft. loug. I. eighty to a hundred in a dense rn-^l'tt^■, linear- 

 ensiform. I'ft. in 3ft. long, about lin. broad. narn>\\ing gradually 

 from the niidillt- to a short brown pungent point, pale glaucous 

 green, rii^idly b-atlu-ry ; edge minutely denticulate. Mexico, 1846. 



A. d. dealtoata (whitened). A variety of preceding, but with more 

 glaucous foliage. 



A Celslana (Cels's).* Jl. tinged puI•plish■bro^vn, 2in. long, in a 

 dense spike, 1ft. or more long, and bm. to Sin. in diameter when 

 expanded ; scape 4ft. long, the lower bract leaves lanceolate, tbe 

 upper ones subulate. I. twenty to tliirty in a rosette, oblong, 

 spathulate, l^ft. to 2ft. long, 4in. to 5in. broad at the middle, 

 narrowed to 24in. to Sin. anove the base, persistently glaucous, 

 the point hardly at all pungent ; spiiius very unequal in size and 

 shape, green, largest brown aTid hmny at the top. Mexico. 1839. 

 This is a beautiful species, the ^toni of which scarcely rises off 

 the surface of the ground. See Kig. 46. 



A coccinea (scarlet), jl. unknown. I. twenty to thirty in a 

 dense rosette, oblanceolate-spathulate, lift, to 2ft. long, 4in. to 

 fiin. broad two-thirds of the way up, narrowed to Sin. above the 



Fig. 47. AGAVE DENSIFLORA. 



A. denslflora (close-flowered),* Jl. yellowish red. Uin. to 2in. . 

 long, on a dense spike, 2ft. long; pedicels very sliort ; scajie, 

 including the spike, 6ft. lon^, the lower bracts ascending, the 

 ujiper ones spreading. I. thuty to forty in a stemless rosette, 

 oblanceolate-spatliulate, 2ft. to Sft. long, and 2iin. to 5in. broad, 

 bright green whi-u mature ; ternnnal spine ^in. long, thick, pun- 

 gent, slightly decurrent ; side spines crowded, short, bright 

 chestnut brown. Mexico (previous to) 1S57. See Fig. 47. 



