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3 ins. below the point, and finely toothed in the re- 

 maining portion. Flowers almost pure white, in a vast 

 pyramidal panicle. This plant is hardy, but the fact 

 is not generally known. It should be tried on well- 

 drained slopes in good sandy loam. There are some 

 varieties, of which T. a. quadricolor and T. a. versicolor 

 have the leaves variously edged with green, yellow, and 

 red. These fine variegated varieties are also very hardy, 

 but as they are as yet far from common, it will be best 

 to utilise them in the greenhouse or conservatory, or 

 place them in the open air during summer. They look 

 very pretty isolated on the grass, the pots plunged to 

 the rim. S. America and W. Indies. 



* Yucca angustifolia. A somewhat dwarf species, the 

 whole plant, when in flower, not being more than 2 or 



3 ft. high. The leaves are thick and rigid in texture, 

 from 15 ins. to 18 ins. long and about i in. broad, of a 

 pale sea-green colour, with numerous white filaments 

 at the edges. The inflorescence is a simple raceme 

 of white flowers slightly tinged with yellow. Till more 

 plentiful this had better be grown in warm borders, in 

 well-drained sandy loam. N. America. 



* Yucca canaliculata. The leaves of this species are 

 entire, /. e. neither toothed nor filamentous at the margin, 

 and form a dense rosette on a stem which rises i or 

 2 ft. above the ground. Each leaf is from 20 ins. to 

 24 ins. long, and 2 ins. to 2-1 ins. broad at the middle, 

 very strong and rigid, and deeply concave on the face. 

 The flowers are of a creamy white, in a large panicle 



4 ft. to 5 ft. high. Fine for isolation or groups. Till 



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