L iliac ccc Yucca. 



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4. Y. fldccida, another well-known species similar to the 

 last, but the leaves are of less substance, and when old abruptly 

 turned back from the middle as if broken. The leaves too are 

 longer and more copiously filiferous. 



5. Y. angustifolia. A narrow-leaved small plant now 

 rarely seen. 



The Entire-leaved group contains the most conspicuous 

 species of the genus. 



Fig. 252. Yucca recurvifoliu. (About ^ nat. size.) 



6. F. gloribsa. This species has long been in cultivation 

 and has produced several varieties. Stem 6 feet or more high, 

 much branched; leaves numerous, crowded, 18 to 30 inches 

 long and about 3 broad in the middle, narrowed towards both 

 ends, erect, with a concave plicated face and sharp points. 



