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was many years at Campecliy, selected as the best for the 

 Florida plantation, and that he selected wisely. 



Martius supposed the Sacqui might he a Furcraea, bnt the 

 sketch already mentioned and the descriptions suggest an 

 Agave of the Sisalana type, with a stout trunk, however, and 

 generally more the habit of a Yucca. The flowers have been 

 seen at Kew, and the plant pronounced to be probably ' var. 

 elongate of (Engelmann' s) A. rigida. We do not know on 

 what material Engelmann's description of the type of " rigida" 

 was founded, but he evidently meant to indicate the "wild" 

 original of the field Sacqui. Pending further exploration it can 

 hardly be regarded as established that tbe wild originals of 

 either, Sacqui or Yash-qui have been found or exist anywhere. 



Both have evidently been in cultivation by the Mayas from 

 a great antiquity, and we propose until more is known of the 

 Agaveae of Yucatan to refer to them as, 



Sacqui = A. longifolia, Engelmann 

 Yash-qui=* A. sisalana, Perrine 



From Martius' history it seems possible that a third species 

 has been cultivated in Yucatan and that this was A. Ixtli 

 of Karwinski. Mr. Dodge's account of the False Sisal found 

 on and near the coast of Florida makes it not unlikely that this 

 was unintentionally introduced along with "Sisalana" and 

 has meantime been described again (from Florida) as A. 

 decipiens of Baker. 



It is condemned by the North American experts, but the 

 qualities assigned to it would not necessarily prevent its being 

 used in its native country ; more particularly if it be the fact, 

 that a good deal of local fibre has for many years been shipped 

 from the Gulf of Mexico to be mixed with other staples. 

 Although existing solely in Botanic Gardens in India we include 

 A. decipiens Baker, in our descriptive list of Indian AguveaB, 

 as it should be known, if only to be avoided for the reasons 

 given by the authorities at Kew and Washington. 



The result of the above examination of the authorities and 

 material available in India may be summed up as follows so 

 far as identity of species is concerned. 



* Strictly, this should be A. sisalana, Perrine (Engelmann), but tbe 

 above is less cumbrous. 



