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Hab. Mexico ; San Luis, Potosi. Described by Jacobi from a plant seen 

 at Kew in 1805, which is still there and has never flowered. I cannot clearly 

 separate from the descriptions A. lampruchlora and A. i)crludda Jacobi. 



96. A. HuMBOLDTiANA Jacobi, Monogr. 251. — Acanlescent. 

 Leaves 30-40 in a rosette, oblanceolate-oblong, 2^-3 ft. long, 

 5-6 in. broad above the middle, narrowed to 3 in. above the base, 

 bright green, slightly glaucous when young, the subpungent brown 

 end-spine ^ in. long, the close very minute deltoid marginal 

 prickles tipped with brown. Inflorescence unknown. 



Hab. Mexico ; San Luis, Potosi. Described by Jacobi from a plant seen 

 at Kew in 1805, which is still there^ and has never flowered. 



97. A. Kewensis Jacobi, Monogr. 242. — Trunk | ft. long below 

 the rosette of leaves. Leaves 80-40 in a rosette, oblanceolate- 

 oblong, 3|^-4 ft. long, 7-8 in. broad above the middle, narrowed to 

 4 in. above the base, bright green, the subpungent end-spine short 

 and brown, the face concave in the middle, the marginal prickles 

 small, close, brown, deltoid. Inflorescence unknown. 



Hab. Mexico. Described by Jacobi from a plant seen at Kew in 1805, 

 which is still there. 



98. A. [Littaa) Sartorii K. Koch Woclien. 1860, 37; Bot. Mag. 

 t. 6292. A. Noackli va\d. rnfocincta ^?k>Qohi. A. i:iendula^Q\m.\ii. A. 

 cccspitosa Todaro, Hort. Bot. Panorm.t. 8. — Trunk 1-2 ft. long, some- 

 times forked. Leaves 30-40, spaced out in a lax rosette, ensiform, 

 1^-2 ft. long, 3 in. broad at the middle, narrowed to 2-2^ in. above 

 the base, bright green, with a pale band down the centre, the face 

 flat, the end-spine small and not pungent, the minute, crow^ded 

 deltoid spreading teeth tipped with red-brown. Peduncle lateral, 

 including the 2-3 ft. often cernuous spike 6-8 ft. long. Flowers 

 greenish, 1^-1-1 in. long; tube ^ in. long; segments lanceolate, 

 ■| in. long. Stamens about three times as long as the segments, 

 inserted at their base. 



Hab. Mexico and Guatemala. Introduced about 1803. Frequent in 

 cultivation. This is distinctly polycarpic, and flowers at Kew usually every 

 year. 



99. A. [LiWra) oblongata Jacobi, Nacht. 40. — Acaulescent. 

 Leaves 20-30 in a rosette, lanceolate, 2 ft. long, 3-| in. broad at the 

 middle, narrowed to 3 in. above the base, light glaucous green, the 

 face nearly flat in the centre, the end-spine small and weak, the 

 marginal prickles close, minute, brown, deltoid. Peduncle 4 ft. 

 long. Spike dense, twice as long as the peduncle, Flowers 1^ in. 

 long ; tube short. Stamens 2^ in. long. Capsule oblong, 1^ in. 

 long. 



Hab. Probably Mexico. Described by Jacobi in 1868, from a plant in the 

 collection of Herr Tonel at Ghent. Perhaps a mere variety of micracantha ; 

 the name is not appropriate. 



100. A. (Littaa) Haseloffii Jacobi, Monogr. 244. — Shortly 

 caulescent. Leaves about 20 in a rosette, lanceolate, 1|~2 ft. long, 

 3 in. broad at the middle, narrowed to 2 in. above the base, bright 

 light green, the subpungent brown end-spine f in. long, the 

 marginal teeth close and brown, the central ones lanceolate, ^ in. 



