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which 1ms hardly any cup, the lobes being deeply divided, 

 equal to or longer than the gerraen, bluntly linear lanceolate 

 thin and faintly striate. [Capsule not available.] 



INDIA; Delira Dun. J. & Gamble No. 23247. Upper Gangetic Plaiu ; 

 Etavvab, SurJkill 18134! 



DISTKIB. Native country unknown. Planted along Railways in N. W. 

 somewhat extensively. 



This species differs from A. Cantala Roxb. in the stiff 

 upright leaves which are never involute and hardly concave, 

 do not bend outwards and are seldom recurved even at the tip. 

 It also differs as regards the flower which is smaller than that 

 of A. Cantala and is more delicate in texture. It appears to be 

 the Agave described by Mr. T. Moore in Gard. Chronicle No. 37 

 of 18^9 pp. 583 and 615 as being inflower in the Chelsea Garden 

 in that year, which he referred doubtfully to the A. mexicana 

 of Haworth. Mr. Gamble called his plant "A. mexicana," 

 referring possibly to the species described by Moore which is 

 seemingly distinct from tho A. mexicana of Baker whose " var. 

 cyanopkytta" (Gard. Chron. 1877 0m., fly. 36 p. 201) may be 

 the species of Miller's Figures (voL II. p. 18 PL ccxxii). 



Agave sisalana Perrine. . . <? 



Leaves 20 35, oblong-lanceolate, never forming a rosette 

 but closely tufted on the rhizome or on a very short ascending 

 caudex which is completely hidden by their moderately thick 

 bases, the inner making a very sharp angle with the axis, the 

 outer gradually receding but still making less than a right 

 angle, neck not at all constricted, colour deep green, sometimes 

 glaucous, up to six feet long, breadth at the widest part which 

 is just above the middle reaching ten inches, margin with or 

 without prickles, which, if present, are weak, scattered and pale- 

 coloured, terminal spine not channelled, glossy, purple or dark 

 brown; scape 15 feet or more with the panicle, fascicles of 

 blossoms rather crowded, germen equal to or shorter than the 

 perianth slightly broadened upwards, base of perianth convex 

 and somewhat dilated, limb suddenly contracted narrowly 

 ligulate tip slightly hooded, style long very faintly lobed early 

 protruded. [Capsule not available.] 



INDIA : Introduced into various parts of the country between 1885 and 1892. 

 Cultivated in Burma, Cachar, and Sylhet, Assam, Bengal, North- West India as 

 far as Lahore, Central India, Bombay, Deccan (Poona), Mysore, Madras. 



